Ivana Šebestová (born 3 March 2001) is a Czech professional

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player. She has career-high

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of No. 500 in singles, achieved on 21 August 2023, and No. 248 in doubles, achieved on 16 June 2025.

Early life

Šebestová was born in

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. She plays for TK Arbrex in

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. She also played for Osavi Tennis Team

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in the Polish .

Junior career

Šebestová represented the Czech Republic at the 2015 ITF World Junior Tennis Finals. In 2017, she reached the singles semifinals and the doubles final of the Grade 5 Charlie Berszakiewicz Memorial in

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Professional career

In August 2022, Šebestová and

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won the doubles title at the W15

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Open, defeating and in the final. Later that year, Šebestová won her first professional singles title at the W15 event in

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, defeating Elena Korokozidi in the final. In July 2023, she and

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won the doubles title at the W25 Schönbusch Open in

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; Šebestová also reached the singles quarterfinals of the tournament. She also qualified for the main draw of the

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, where she reached the second round. In May 2024, she and Linda Ševčíková won the doubles title at the W15

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Open. Later that year, she reached back-to-back singles semifinals at the W15 tournaments in

and

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. In February 2025, she and

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won the doubles title at the W75 event in

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, defeating the top seeded team of

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and

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in the final. Later that year, she also won the doubles titles at the Koper Open and

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, partnering Kristina Novak and

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, respectively.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner–ups)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebestova, Ivana 2001 births Living people 21st-century Czech sportswomen Czech female tennis players Tennis players from Plzeň