Rebecca Šramková
_10_(cropped).jpg) Šramková at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia |
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| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born | 19 October 1996 Bratislava |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Milan Martinec |
| Prize money | US$ 1,195,861 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 383–244 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (4 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 43 (4 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| French Open | 1R (2022, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | Q2 (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 48–42 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 364 (24 May 2021) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2024) Record 6–7 |
| Last updated on: 20 November 2024. | |
Rebecca Šramková (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈrebeka ˈʂramkɔʋaː]; born 19 October 1996) is a Slovak tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 43, achieved on 4 November 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 364, reached on 24 May 2021.[1] With the Slovakia team, she contributed to achieve for the first time the final for her country at 2024 Billie Jean King Cup, losing only in the final to world n.4 Jasmine Paolini. She has won one WTA Tour singles title in Hua Hin, Thailand. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she has won 13 singles titles and four doubles titles.[2]
Career
[edit]Juniors
[edit]On the ITF Junior Circuit, Šramková achieved her highest ranking of 200 on 14 July 2014. She won one title in doubles and none in singles.[3]
2012–2014: Professional debut
[edit]Her debut in the main competitions of the ITF Circuit was in May 2012, when she advanced from qualifying at the $10k tournament in Velenje, Slovenia. In the second round, she lost to Slovenian Anja Prislan. She won the premier single at this level of tennis in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia. At the $10k event which took place in September 2013, she defeated Dunja Stamenković from Serbia in the final.
2015–2016: WTA Tour qualifying debut, first ITF title
[edit]She made her WTA Tour singles qualifying debut 2015 on the grass courts of the Nottingham Open. At the beginning of the qualifying competition, she was eliminated by the second seeded Zhu Lin.
Šramková won her biggest singles title to date at the 2016 Open de Biarritz, a $100k tournament, where she defeated Martina Trevisan in the final in three sets. This was her fifth title on the ITF Circuit.[4]
2017–2022: Major and WTA Tour debuts
[edit]She made her Grand Slam main-draw singles debut at the 2017 Australian Open by mastering the three-round qualifying rounds, where she dealt with Virginie Razzano in the decisive match. However, in the opening round of the singles tournament, she lost to Chinese player Duan Yingying.
She made her tour debut at the Ladies Championship Gstaad where she defeated Nina Stojanović in the first round.
At the 2021 Prague Open, she defeated top seed and world No. 12, Petra Kvitová, for the biggest win of her career.[5][6]
At the 2022 French Open, on her debut at this major, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser after the withdrawal of Rebecca Peterson.[5]
2023–2024: WTA Tour title, 1000 & top 50 debuts, BJK Cup finalist
[edit]At the 2023 Warsaw Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated second seed and world No. 18, Karolína Muchová, to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, from 5-1 down in the third set, saving four match points.[7][5]
In September 2023, Šramková reached her first WTA 125 final in Bari where she lost to Tamara Zidanšek, despite having four match points in the second set.[8]
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2024 Indian Wells Open, after qualifying for the main draw, and won her first match at this level over Wang Yafan. Ranked No. 120, she also qualified for the main draw at the Italian Open and defeated wildcard Georgia Pedone, 26th seed Katie Boulter and Sofia Kenin to reach the fourth round, before losing to Jelena Ostapenko.[9][10] As a result, she reached the top 100 in the WTA rankings for the first time in her career on 20 May 2024.[5]
She also qualified for the 2024 French Open but lost to Amanda Anisimova.[11] and made her debut at 2024 Wimbledon.[10] At the 2024 Budapest Grand Prix, she reached her second WTA Tour quarterfinal, upsetting third seed Wang Xiyu, before losing to Eva Lys.[12]
In September 2024, ranked No. 136, Šramková reached her first WTA 250 final at the Jasmin Open, after defeating qualifier Elsa Jacquemot,[13] second seed Clara Burel in straight sets,[14][15] Sara Sorribes Tormo saving a match point to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal,[16][17] and seventh seed Lucia Bronzetti.[18][10] In the final, she lost in straight sets to Sonay Kartal.[19] Ranked No. 89, she reached back-to-back finals in a month at the 2024 Thailand Open 2, defeating local qualifier and WTA Tour debutante Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Magda Linette,[20]Jana Fett, and Tamara Zidanšek.[21] Šramková defeated Laura Siegemund in the final to claim her maiden Tour-level title and became the tenth first-time WTA Tour champion in the season. She moved to a new career-high at No. 61 on 23 September 2024, raising more than 40 positions up in the singles rankings and became the Slovak No. 1 player ahead of Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[22][23] On her debut at the China Open, where she qualified for the main draw, she defeated Anhelina Kalinina[24] and upset 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the third round at a WTA 1000 for the second time, recording her ninth straight match and fourth top 50 win for the season and the biggest win by ranking.[25][26] At the Jiangxi Open, Šramková reached a third final since the US Open with wins over Wei Sijia, avenging her first-round loss in Guangzhou,[27] and Laura Siegemund.[28] She lost the final to Viktorija Golubic in straight sets.[29][30]
National representation
[edit]In 2017, Šramková made her debut on the Slovak Fed Cup team in Forlì, being part of a match against hosting Italian team, at World Group II, in which she won both singles against Sara Errani and Francesca Schiavone as a player outside the top 100. With the decision set, they were dying alongside Anna Karolína Schmiedlová during the opening set of doubles. The Slovak team won 3–2.[citation needed]
In November 2024, Šramková defeated world No. 11 Danielle Collins as Slovakia overcame the USA to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals.[31][32] She then defeated Ajla Tomljanović as Slovakia overcame Australia to reach the semifinals.[33][34] In the last four, Šramková came back from a set down to defeat Katie Boulter to help Slovakia beat Great Britain and make it into the final for the first time since 2002.[35] She lost to Jasmine Paolini in the final as Slovakia were defeated by Italy.[36]
Performance timelines
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[37]
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2024 China Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | NH | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | PO | A | G2 | QR | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 15–6 | 21–17 | 55% | |
| Year-end ranking | 119 | 324 | 233 | 171 | 203 | 167 | 316 | 129 | $1,136,761 | |||
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | WTA 250 | Hard |  Sonay Kartal
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2024 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | WTA 250 | Hard |  Laura Siegemund
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2024 | Jiangxi Open, China | WTA 250 | Hard |  Viktorija Golubic
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3–6, 5–7 |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2023 | Bari Open, Italy | Clay |  Tamara Zidanšek
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6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay |  Dunja Stamenković
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2014 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 15,000 | Hard | Petra Uberalová
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6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2015 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 50,000 | Carpet (i) |  Olga Govortsova
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2016 | ITF Qarshi, Usbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jun 2016 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass |  Evgeniya Rodina
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2016 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Réka Luca Jani
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Sep 2016 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay |  Martina Trevisan
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6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Amina Anshba
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6–1, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 7–2 | Mar 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Cornelia Lister
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6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2018 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Monika Kilnarová
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6–7(5), 3-6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jul 2018 | Bella Cup Torún, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jan 2019 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | W60 | Hard (i) |  Audrey Albié
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6–2, 6–7(4), 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2019 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | W25 | Clay |  Jaqueline Cristian
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7–6(3), 3–1 ret. |
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2019 | Bella Cup Torún, Poland | W60 | Clay |  Marta Kostyuk
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–5 | Feb 2020 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W25 | Hard |  You Xiaodi
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4–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 11–5 | Feb 2023 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Tereza Smitková
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–5 | May 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay |  Seone Mendez
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6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 12–6 | Jun 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay |  Valentini Grammatikopoulou
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–6 | Jan 2024 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W50 | Hard (i) |  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
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6–7(4), 7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2013 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Michaela Pochabová
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 Hiroko Kuwata Hirono Watanabe
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Natália Vajdová
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 Lina Gjorcheska Polina Leykina
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2014 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |  Julia Terziyska
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Lina Gjorcheska Despina Papamichail
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1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sankt Pölten, Austria | 10,000 | Clay |  Pia König
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Nora Niedmers  Tina Tehrani
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2019 | Bella Cup Torún, Poland | W60 | Clay | Rebeka Masarova
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Robin Anderson Anhelina Kalinina
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6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | Sofya Lansere
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 Lee Pei-chi Wu Fang-hsien
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4–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rebecca Sramkova WTA Profile".
- ^ "Rebecca Sramkova ITF Profile".
- ^ "Rebecca Sramkova Junior Profile".
- ^ "Skvelé: Šramková s titulom!". Engie Open de Biarritz (in Slovak). 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "How qualifier Rebecca Sramkova has overcome impaired eyesight and injuries". 12 May 2024.
- ^ Tenisový svět (2017-04-30). "Rebecca Šramková po prohře ve 2. kole kvalifikace J&T Banka Prague Open 2017". YouTube (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ "Warsaw: Sramkova saves four match points, stays perfect vs. Muchova".
- ^ "Zidansek takes Bari 125 title with comeback win". WTATennis. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ @WTA (12 May 2024). "The week of her life 🥲 Qualifier Rebecca Sramkova, No. 120 in the WTA Rankings, defeats Kenin 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the last 16 in Rome! #IBI24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "First-time finalists Sramkova and Kartal to face off for Monastir title". WTATennis. 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Anisimova moves into second round". TennisMajors. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "2024 Budapest; Sramkova saves set points vs. Wang Xiyu, advances to Budapest quarters". WTATennis. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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- ^ "2024 Monastir; Sramkova edges Burel in two tight sets to make Monastir quarters". WTATennis. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "WTA roundup: France's Clara Burel, Diane Parry fall in Tunisia". Reuters. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ @WTA (13 September 2024). "3 hours & 22 minutes 😤 Rebecca Sramkova outlasts Sorribes Tormo 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-5, closing it out with an ace!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ "2024 Monastir; Sramkova ousts Bronzetti in Monastir to make first WTA final". 14 September 2024.
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- ^ @WTA (19 September 2024). "The journey continues ✨Rebecca Sramkova defeats Linette 7-6, 6-4!#ThailandOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2024 Hua Hin 2; Sramkova powers into second straight WTA singles final". 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Sramkova captures maiden title, defeats Siegemund in Hua Hin". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Rankings Watch: Haddad Maia nearing Top 10; Sramkova up 41 spots". WTATennis. 23 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 Beijing; Sramkova extends winning streak to eight with victorious Beijing opener". WTATennis. 25 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 Beijing; Sramkova ousts Alexandrova in Beijing to win ninth straight match". WTATennis. 27 September 2024.
- ^ "How Rebecca Sramkova became a winning machine in September". WTATennis. 28 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 Jiujiang; Sramkova avenges previous week's loss to Wei, makes Jiujiang quarters". WTATennis. 31 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Jiujiang; Sramkova into Jiujiang final after defeating Siegemund". WTATennis. 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Viktorija Golubic wins her second WTA tournament title". Blue News. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Golubic defeats Sramkova in Jiujiang to win first title since 2016". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "SVK 2-1 USA: Slovakia stun USA to book quarter-final place". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "U.S. ousted from BJK Cup Finals; Slovakia, Japan advance". ESPN. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "AUS 0-2 SVK: Sramkova powers Slovakia into semi-final". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Slovakia charges into Billie Jean King Cup semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "GBR 1-2 SVK: 'Win or lose in the final, my girls are legends now'". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup". The Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Rebecca Sramkova [SVK] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
External links
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- Rebecca Šramková at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rebecca Šramková at the International Tennis Federation
- Rebecca Šramková at the Billie Jean King Cup
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