Linda Klimovičová

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Linda Klimovičová
Country (sports) Czech Republic (?–2024)
 Poland (2024–)[1]
Born (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20)
Olomouc, Czech Republic[2]
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$59,632
Singles
Career record108–57
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 217 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record29–13
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 408 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 413 (15 July 2024)
Last updated on: 15 July 2024.

Linda Klimovičová (born 18 June 2004) is a Czech-born tennis player representing Poland since October 2024.

She has a career-high combined junior ranking of 31, achieved on 25 October 2021.

Klimovičová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.[3]

On 19 October 2024, she obtained Polish citizenship and it was announced that she would represent Poland.[2][1]

Career overview

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Junior

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At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she reached semifinals of the girls' singles event as her best junior Grand Slam performance.[4][5]

Grand Slam performance

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- Singles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 1R (2022)
  • Wimbledon: SF (2022)
  • US Open: 1R (2021)

- Doubles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 2R (2022)
  • Wimbledon: QF (2022)
  • US Open: 2R (2021)

Professional

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In April 2022, she won her first ITF Women's Circuit title at the $15k Sharm El Sheikh tournament in doubles event, alongside fellow Czech player Dominika Šalková.[6] Later, in August 2022, she reached her first singles final at Bydgoszcz but lost to Valeriia Olianovskaia.[7] The following year in February, she won her first ITF Circuit title at Sharm El Sheikh, defeating Katarína Kužmová in the final.[8] In September 2023, in Frýdek-Místek, she won her first $25k doubles title.[9] Two months later, she won her first singles $25k title at the tournament in Solarino.[10] There she also triumphed in doubles, partnering with Julie Štruplová.[11]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (3–3)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2022 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W15 Clay Valeriia Olianovskaia 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Slovakia Katarína Kužmová 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W25 Hard Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6–7(1), 5–7
Win 2–2 Nov 2023 ITF Solarino, Italy W25 Carpet United Kingdom Emilie Lindh 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1
Win 3–2 Nov 2023 ITF Solarino, Italy W25 Carpet Italy Lisa Pigato 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–2 Mar 2024 ITF Solarino, Italy W35 Carpet Italy Jessica Pieri 6–3, 6–0
Loss 4–3 Apr 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W35 Hard Czech Republic Tereza Valentová 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4–4 May 2024 ITF Monzón, Spain W35 Clay United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 1–6, 0–6
Win 5–4 Jun 2024 ITF Palma del Río, Spain W50 Hard Switzerland Leonie Küng 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–2)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2021 ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic W25 Carpet (i) Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Poland Maja Chwalińska
Canada Katherine Sebov 		5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Czech Republic Dominika Šalková Japan Mei Hasegawa
Japan Saki Imamura 		6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Sep 2022 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay Czech Republic Dominika Šalková France Elixane Lechemia
Germany Julia Lohoff 		5–7, 5–7
Win 2–2 Sep 2023 ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic W25 Clay Japan Mana Kawamura Ukraine Maryna Kolb
Ukraine Nadiya Kolb 		6–1, 6–3
Win 3–2 Nov 2023 ITF Solarino, Italy W25 Carpet Czech Republic Julie Štruplová Italy Gaia Maduzzi
Italy Vittoria Paganetti 		6–1, 6–7(4), [10–8]
Loss 3–3 Jan 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W35 Hard Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova Daria Khomutsianskaya
Evialina Laskevich 		4–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2024 ITF Helsinki, Finland W35 Hard (i) Finland Laura Hietaranta Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Poland Martyna Kubka 		6–3, 6–1

Junior finals

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ITF Circuit

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Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grade 1 / B1 (2–1)
Grade 2 (0–2)
Grade 3 (1–2)
Grade 4 (0–3)
Grade 5 (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2019 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 4 Hard Czech Republic Dominika Šalková 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2019 ITF Wels, Austria Grade 4 Clay Slovakia Bianca Behulová 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 2020 ITF Trnava, Slovakia Grade 3 Hard Slovakia Radka Zelníčková 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Loss 0–4 Sep 2020 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Tereza Valentová 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Oct 2020 ITF Véska, Czech Republic Grade 4 Clay Czech Republic Julie Štruplová 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win 1–5 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Grade 3 Hard Serbia Lola Radivojević 5–7, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1–6 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Grade 3 Hard Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–7 Feb 2021 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Grade 2 Hard Russia Tatiana Prozorova 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–8 Jul 2021 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom Grade 1 Grass Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–8 Oct 2021 ITF Sanxenxo, Spain Grade 1 Hard Russia Mirra Andreeva 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–8 Jan 2022 ITF Svyatopetrivske village, Ukraine Grade 1 Hard Czech Republic Kristyna Tomajková 6–2, 3–1 ret.

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grade 1 / B1 (0–1)
Grade 2 (2–1)
Grade 3 (0–1)
Grade 4 (0–0)
Grade 5 (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2019 ITF Arlon, Belgium Grade 5 Carpet Czech Republic Andrea Nova Russia Victoria Borodulina
Croatia Tara Würth 		2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2020 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Dominika Šalková Switzerland Alina Granwehr
Germany Laura Isabel Pütz 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Grade 3 Hard Serbia Lola Radivojević Russia Anastasiia Gureva
Russia Elena Pridankina 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 May 2021 ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová France Anaelle Leclercq
Japan Erika Matsuda 		3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 May 2021 ITF Tribuswinkel, Austria Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Belgium Tilwith Di Girolami
Belgium Amelie Van Impe 		6–4, 2–6, [18–16]
Loss 2–4 Oct 2021 ITF Sanxenxo, Spain Grade 1 Hard Romania Anca Todoni Russia Mirra Andreeva
Belgium Hanne Vandewinkel 		4–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ a b Pietraszko, Justyna (24 October 2024). "Tenisistka Linda Klimovicova będzie reprezentować Polskę" (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Szczypka, Piotr (24 October 2024). "AKT NADANIA OBYWATELSTWA POLSKIEGO". Facebook (in Polish). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Livesport Prague Open: Do čtyřhry zasáhne sedm Češek včetně Bouzkové s Hradeckou". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ Ross McLean (7 July 2022). "Klimovicova into semis with dreams of being latest Czech success story". ITF Women's Circuit. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon: Džabúrová i Rybakinová jsou poprvé ve finále! Klimovičová se dostala do juniorského semifinále (in Czech)" [Wimbledon: Džabúrová and Rybakinová are in the final for the first time! Klimovičová reached the junior semifinals]. tenisovysvet.cz. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ David Schlegel, Filip Lefenda (13 February 2023). "Osmnáctiletá Klimovičová po prvním titulu: Původně to vypadalo, že na turnaj vůbec nepojedu (in Czech)" [Eighteen-year-old Klimovičová after her first title: Initially, it seemed that I would not go to the tournament at all]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ Petr Sumbal (21 August 2022). "Klimovičová si na první titul musí počkat, premiérové finále skončilo porážkou (in Czech)" [Klimovičová has to wait for her first title, the premiere final ended in defeat]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ Petr Sumbal (12 February 2023). "Průlom! Osmnáctiletá Klimovičová slaví po velkém boji první profesionální titul (in Czech)" [Breakthrough! Eighteen-year-old Klimovičová celebrates her first professional title after a great fight]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ Pavel Lebeda (8 September 2023). "ITF Frýdek-Místek: Kučmová neztratila ani gem! Do semifinále proklouzla i Štruplová (in Czech)" [ITF Frýdek-Místek: Kučmová did not lose a game! Štruplová also slipped into the semi-finals]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ Pavel Lebeda (12 November 2023). "B. Fruhvirtová má další titul, slaví také Klimovičová. Nouza rozehraje kvalifikaci (in Czech)" [B. Fruhvirtová has another title, Klimovičová also celebrates. Emergency will play qualification]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Solarino 2: Maduzzi/Paganetti Sfiorano il titolo in doppio (in Italian)" [Solarino 2: Maduzzi/Paganetti come close to the doubles title]. supertennis.tv. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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