Magda Linette
Age: 33 (12/02/1992)
  • Overview
    WTA singles titles
    12/9
    493/382
    WTA doubles titles
    2/3
    187/175
    Prize money
    $460,434
    $7,412,798
    Prize money
    $460,434
    $7,412,798
    Titles
    0
    3
    Titles
    0
    2
  • Full description
    Personal

    Coached by Mark Gellard. Previously worked with Nikola Horvat and Izo Zunic Parents are Tomasz and Beata; sister is Dagmara Started playing at age 6, favorite shot is backhand; favorite surfaces are hard and grass, and favorite tournament is Roland Garros Tennis idol growing up was Monica Seles.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Winner (3): 2024 - Prague; 2020 - Hua Hin; 2019 - Bronx Finalist (5): 2024 - Rouen; 2023 - Guangzhou; 2022 - Chennai; 2019 - Seoul; 2015 - Tokyo [Japan Open]. DOUBLES Winner (2): 2022 - Charleston (w/Klepac), Eastbourne (w/Krunic). Finalist (2): 2017 - Bogotá (w/Cepede Royg); 2016 - Hong Kong (w/Y.Xu); 2014 - Guangzhou (w/Cornet). WTA 125 Winner (1): Ningbo 2014 Finalist (2): Bol 2018; Tampico 2022 ADDITIONAL Polish Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2016-20, 2022-24; Polish Olympic Team, 2016, 2021, 2024.

    Career in Review

    Won her third career title in 2024 at Prague; also reached the final at Rouen and made her first career WTA 1000 quarterfinal at Wuhan (l. Gauff)

    Opened 2023 by going 3-1 in singles for Poland in the City Final in Sydney at inaugural United Cup (l. Keys), then achieved best Grand Slam result with SF at Australian Open (l. eventual champion Sabalenka). Broke into Top 20 for first time reaching No. 19 on March 20, 2023.

    Reached final at Guangzhou (l. Wang Xiyu) and ended 2023 by qualifying for Zhuhai Elite Trophy (0-2 in group stage).

    2022 season highlight was R-Up finish at Chennai (l. Fruhvirtova). Also won two doubles titles, at Charleston (w/Klepac) and Eastbourne (w/Krunic)

    Posted seventh successive Top 100 season in 2021, finishing at No.57 after starting her season at Miami in March, due to a knee injury

    Reached two semifinals in 2021, at Strasbourg (l. Cirstea) and Cleveland (l. Begu)

    Matched previous best results at Grand Slams in 2021 with 3r runs at Roland Garros (d. World No.1 Barty via ret. in 2r; l. Jabeur) and Wimbledon (d. No.5 Svitolina in 2r for best win of career in a completed match, before falling to Badosa)

    Won second WTA singles title at Hua Hin in 2020 (d. Kung in F), rising to new career-high ranking of No.33 (on February 17)

    Posted best result at US Open by advancing to 3r (l. Kontaveit); now has reached this stage at all four Grand Slams

    Winner of 2020 WTA Shot of the Year; became the third Polish woman to win this award (after A.Radwanska and Swiatek)

    Her 2019 campaign was highlighted by lifting maiden WTA title at the Bronx and finished R-Up at Seoul (l. Muchova); broke into Top 50 on September 9, 2019

    Season highlights in 2018 included QF run at Washington DC (l. Vekic); win over No.17 Osaka in 2r was first Top 20 victory - previous career-best win came over No.21 Gavrilova at 2017 Tokyo [PPO]

    Posted first career victories at 2018 Australian Open during 3r run (d. Brady in 1r and No.22 seed Kasatkina in 2r, l. Allertova)

    Highlight of 2017 campaign was SF at Kuala Lumpur (l. Hibino). Also made QF at Bogota and reached 3r at major for first time at Roland Garros

    In 2016 enjoyed run to first Premier-level quarterfinal of career at Tokyo [PPO] (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Wozniacki); also advanced to QF at Katowice (l. Parmentier)

    Reached maiden WTA singles final at 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. Wickmayer)

    Broke into Top 100 on June 15, 2015

    Played first two WTA main draws in 2013: 2r at Strasbourg (l. Cornet) and SF at Baku (l. Peer)

    Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Poland in 2007; owns 12 singles titles and eight doubles titles on ITF Circuit