Alena Kovačková

Alena Kovačková (born 13 June 2008) is a Czech tennis player.^[1][2] She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 594 achieved on 24 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 450, reached on 16 June 2025.

Kovačková has won three major jr. titles in girls' doubles, two of them with sister Jana Kovačková.

In October 2022, whilst ranked No. 1 European in the Girls U-14, Kovačková won the U-16 title at the Tennis Europe Masters in Monte Carlo, Monaco.^[3] Later that year she became the first girl to win both the U14 and U16 "Player of the Year" awards in the same year.^[4]

In July 2023, she won her first junior-level major, in the girls' doubles category at 2023 Wimbledon, playing alongside compatriot Laura Samsonová. They defeated British pair Hannah Klugman and Isabelle Lacy in the final.^[5] It was the first Czech pairing to win that event since Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková title a decade before.^[6]

Next season, as top-seeds and defending champions, Kovačková and Samsonová reached the quarterfinals at 2024 Wimbledon, where they lost to seventh seeds Mika Stojsavljevic and Mingge Xu.^[7]

Kovačková played in the girls' doubles event at the 2025 Australian Open, with her sister Jana. The pair reached the semifinals, where they lost to American twin sisters Kristina and Annika Penickova.^[8][9] A few months later, the Czech pair avenged that loss, defeating the American twins on their runners-up campaign at the 2025 French Open, where they lost to German pair Eva Bennemann and Sonja Zhenikhova in the final.^[10] Later that season, Kovačková and her sister were crowned champions at a major jr., winning the girls' doubles category at the 2025 US Open. The Czech sisters defeated fourth seeds Laima Vladson and Jeline Vandromme in straight sets.^[11][12]

Partnering again with her sister, Kovačková won the girls' doubles at the 2026 Australian Open. The pair did not drop a set on their run and defeated Tereza Heřmanová and Denisa Žoldáková in a first all-Czech junior final.^[13][14]

She reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 5 on 2 February 2026.^[15]

In 2024, Kovačková played her first ITF main draw, reaching her first semifinal in Sharm-El-Sheik, losing to Slovak Renáta Jamrichová. In her next event, she reached another semifinal in Antalya, Türkiye.

In July, Kovačková had her first experience at a WTA Tour event. She received a wildcard, in the qualifying draw, for the 2024 Prague Open, but lost in the first round to former champion Mona Barthel in straight sets.

In August, Kovačková reached her third and fourth singles semifinals at back-to-back events in Slovenia, losing to Pia Lovrič in both occasions. She won her first and second doubles titles at those events.

In early 2025, Kovačková reached just one ITF quarterfinal in singles but won another two titles, including her first title with younger sister Jana Kovačková and the biggest title of her career at 75k tournament in Česká Lípa with Ivana Šebestová.

In July, Kovačková was awarded with wildcard to compete at WTA event at Prague Open again. This time, she defeated two former Top 100 players, Arina Rodionova and Lucrezia Stefanini, to make her WTA main draw debut at the age of 17.

Kovačková has a younger sister, Jana, who is also a tennis player.^[16]

• Alena Kovačková at the Women's Tennis Association
• Alena Kovačková at the International Tennis Federation