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2024 Prague Open
The 2024 Prague Open (branded as the Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the TK Sparta Prague. It was the 15th edition of the tournament, a WTA 250 tournament on the 2024 WTA Tour. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic from 21 to 26 July 2024. Magda Linette and Magdalena Fręch played the first all-Polish final on the WTA Tour in the Open Era, while wildcard entrant Laura Samson became the first player born in 2008 or later to win a WTA Tour main draw match. Champions Singles * Magda Linette def. Magdalena Fręch, 6–2, 6–1 Doubles * Barbora Krejčiková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 6–3 Singles main draw entrants Seeds † Rankings are as of 15 July 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Renáta Jamrichová * Barbora Palicová * Laura Samson The follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA 250 Tournaments
WTA 250 is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021. Earlier these events were classified as WTA International tournaments, WTA International Tournaments. At their introduction in 2021, WTA 250 tournaments' prize money was approximately $250,000. As of 2025 WTA Tour, 2025 season, this has risen to $275,094. The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 250. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament ("Major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 1000 points for winning a WTA 1000 tournament, and 500 for winning a WTA 500 tournament. Events Current Defunct or Upgraded/Downgraded Historic names 1990–2008 ''WTA Tier III / IV / V'' 2009–2020 ''WTA International'' 2021–present ''WTA 250'' Singles champions WTA International WTA 250 Statistics Most titles Bold face designates active players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafářová (; born 4 February 1987) is a Czech professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, and No. 5 in singles. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open – Women's doubles, 2016 US Open, 2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2017 Australian Open and 2017 French Open – Women's doubles, 2017 French Open, all alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Šafářová won 15 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including five at WTA Premier tournaments, Premier Mandatory/Premier 5-level, and also finished runner-up at the 2016 WTA Finals – Doubles, 2016 WTA Finals with Mattek-Sands. She became world No. 1 for the first time in August 2017, holding the top ranking for the next six weeks. In singles, Šafářová won seven WTA Tour titles, most notably the 2015 Qatar Total Open – Singles, 2015 Qatar Open, and reached her highest rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarina Zavatska
Katarina Vitaliivna Zavatska (; born 5 February 2000) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Zavatska has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 103, achieved February 2020, and a best doubles ranking of 337, reached on 14 June 2021. She has won nine singles titles and two doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Career Juniors On the ITF Junior Circuit, Zavatska had a career-high ranking of No. 13, achieved on 18 July 2016. She reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 French Open girls' singles, losing to eventual champion Rebeka Masarova. Professional Zavatska made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Malaysian Open, where she was given a wildcard but lost in the first round to Magda Linette. She won her first WTA Tour match at the 2018 Morocco Open, where she beat wildcard Diae El Jardi in straight sets. She went on to win her second-round match in three sets against Alexandra Dulgheru. Zavatska made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut at the 2020 US Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Würth
Tara Würth (born 30 September 2002) is a Croatian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 achieved on 17 April 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 174 achieved on 31 March 2025. Grand Slam singles performance timeline WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups) Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups) Fed Cup participation Singles (1–3) Doubles (4–5) References External links * * * 2002 births Living people Croatian female tennis players Long stubs with short prose {{Croatia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasiia Sobolieva
Anastasiia Kostyantynivna Sobolieva (; born 23 April 2004) is a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 197, achieved on 17 March 2025. Her best doubles ranking of No. 564 was achieved on 27 November 2023. She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Career Sobolieva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Transylvania Open, going through the qualifying, before losing in the first round to Ana Bogdan in three sets. Entering as an alternate at the 2024 Swedish Open, she lost in first round, again in three sets, this time to Katarzyna Kawa. Sobolieva qualified for the 2024 Prague Open but was defeated in her opening match by Eva Lys Eva Lys (; born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 on 19 May 2025. Personal life She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2. Her father Vlad .... She reached the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Oksana Olegovna Selekhmeteva (; ; born 13 January 2003) is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 138, achieved on 8 August 2022, and a best doubles ranking of No. 150, reached on 11 July 2022. Selekhmeteva won two junior Grand Slam titles in doubles – the 2019 US Open and 2021 French Open. She also reached the final of the 2019 Wimbledon girls' doubles tournament. Junior career As a junior, Selekhmeteva posted a 78–44 win–loss record in singles and 83–31 in doubles, and reached as high as world No. 7 in the combined junior rankings in January 2021. She won two junior Grand Slam doubles titles (each on a different surface) with two different partners – 2019 US Open with Kamilla Bartone and 2021 French Open with Alex Eala. She also finished runner-up at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Bartone. She competed for the Russian team at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, reaching quarterfinals as an unseeded play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Chirico
Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American tennis player. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 58. On 6 March 2017, she peaked at No. 184 in the WTA doubles rankings. Chirico has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best performance in singles at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the second round at the 2016 French Open. Personal life She is of Korean descent through her mother. She comes from Harrison, New York. Career Early years Partnering Jan Abaza, Chirico won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Melbourne Pro Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final. 2015: Grand Slam debut She made her major main-draw debut at the 2015 French Open after being awarded a wildcard into the event by the USTA. She lost in the first round to the ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova, in straight sets. Chirico won her first WTA Tour match at the Washington Open where she defeated Heather Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel (born 11 July 1990) is a German tennis player. On 18 March 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 14 September 2015, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings. Barthel has won four singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA 125 tournaments, WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles titles and one doubles title on the International Tennis Federation, ITF Circuit in her career. Early life Mona Barthel was born in Bad Segeberg to Wolfgang Barthel, who won the shot put event at the 1970 European Junior Athletics Championships in Paris, and Dr. Hannelore. She was raised in a tennis-playing family, and took an interest in the game at age 3. She has cited Steffi Graf as an inspiration. Barthel moved to Neumünster, where she completed her Abitur in 2009, having attended the Klaus Groth Schule. Career 2007–2010: Early career Barthel played her first ITF tournament in July 2007 in Frinton where she qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Palicová
Barbora Palicová (; born 11 March 2004) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 190 in singles, achieved on 21 November 2024. Palicová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament. She made her singles main-draw debut at the 2022 Prague Open, losing in the first round to Lucie Havlíčková Lucie Havlíčková (born 13 March 2005) is a Czech tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings, rankings by the Women's Tennis Association of 196 in singles and 336 in doubles, achieved July and May 2023, respectively. Havlíčková made .... Junior career Grand Slam performance - Singles: * Australian Open: – * French Open: 2R (2021) * Wimbledon: 1R (2021) * US Open: – Grand Slam performance - Doubles: * Australian Open: – * French Open: 2R (2021) * Wimbledon: 2R (2021) * US Open: – WTA Challenger finals Singles: 1 (runner–ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renáta Jamrichová
Renáta Jamrichová (born 20 June 2007) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 304, achieved on 31 March 2025, and a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 1108, set on 27 February 2023. She had a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 1, achieved on 29 January 2024. Jamrichová and her partner Federica Urgesi won the 2023 Australian girls' doubles title, beating Hayu Kinoshita and Sara Saito in the final. The following year, she won the 2024 Australian girls' singles title, defeating Emerson Jones in the final. The final of the 2024 Wimbledon girls' singles was a rematch between Jamrichová and Jones, in which she won her second Junior Grand Slam singles title. She also won the 2024 French Open girls' doubles title, partnering Tereza Valentová. Early life and background Jamrichová was born in Trnava to father Milan and mother Renáta. She has two younger sisters. At the age of 13, she began training at the Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (; born 13 September 1994) is a Slovak inactive professional tennis player. On 12 October 2015, she reached her best WTA singles ranking of world No. 26. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, two singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 12 singles titles on the ITF Circuit. Early and personal life Schmiedlová was born in Košice to father Juraj and mother Martina. Her father played hockey for HC Košice, while her mother was a Czechoslovak national champion in water skiing. Her younger sister, Kristína Schmiedlová, was also a tennis player, but ended her career at the age of 21 to study medicine. Schmiedlová is in a relationship with fellow professional tennis player Lukáš Klein and in May 2025 the couple announced she was pregnant with their first child. Career 2013: Grand Slam and top 100 debuts Schmiedlová qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open. After Wimbledon, she reached the final o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Podoroska
Nadia Natacha Podoroska (; born 10 February 1997) is an Argentine professional tennis player. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36, and on 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings. Podoroska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and three singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with 14 singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Podoroska competed for Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life Podoroska was born on 10 February 1997, in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, and grew up in a middle-class family in Fisherton, a neighborhood founded in the late 1880s by railroad workers. She is one of three children born to father Marcelo and mother Irene; she is of Ukrainian descent as her grandparents were Ukrainian, but she does not speak the language at all. Her father was a watchmaker by profession who over the years became a pharmacist, and her mother is also a pharmacist. Nadia was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
