Linda Klimovičová
| Country (sports) | Czech Republic (2018–2024) Poland (2024–)[1] |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $267,411 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 163–79 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 131 (2 February 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 131 (2 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–14 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 407 (5 August 2024) |
| Last updated on: 19 November 2025. | |
Linda Klimovičová (born 18 June 2004) is a Czech-born Polish tennis player. She achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 131 on 2 February 2026.
Klimovičová reached a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 31 on 25 October 2021. She owns seven singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Nationality representation
On 19 October 2024, she obtained Polish citizenship, and it was announced that she would represent Poland.[2][1]
Career
Juniors
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the semifinals of the girls' singles event as her best junior Grand Slam performance.[3][4]
Grand Slam performance
- Singles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 1R (2022)
- Wimbledon: SF (2022)
- US Open: 1R (2021)
- Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 2R (2022)
- Wimbledon: QF (2022)
- US Open: 2R (2021)
2021: WTA doubles debut
Klimovičová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, having received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.[5]
2022
In April 2022, she won her first ITF Women's Circuit title at the $15k Sharm El Sheikh tournament in doubles event, alongside fellow Czech player Dominika Šalková.[6] Later, in August 2022, she reached her first singles final at Bydgoszcz but lost to Valeriia Olianovskaia.[7]
2023
In February 2023, Klimovičová won her first ITF Circuit title at Sharm El Sheikh, defeating Katarína Kužmová in the final.[8] In September 2023 in Frýdek-Místek, she won her first $25k doubles title.[9] Two months later, she won her first $25k singles title at the tournament in Solarino.[10] There she also triumphed in doubles, partnering with Julie Štruplová.[11]
2026: Major singles debut
Klimovičová made her Grand Slam debut at the 2026 Australian Open where she qualified for the main draw.[12][13] She won the first set of her opening match against Francesca Jones who subsequently retired due to injury.[14] Klimovičová lost in the second round to 12th seed Elina Svitolina.[15]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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.
Singles
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1–1 |
| French Open | A | Q3 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | Q3 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| US Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Career statistics | ||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland | W15 | Clay | Valeriia Olianovskaia | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Katarína Kužmová | 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6–7(1), 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Emilie Lindh | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Lisa Pigato | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet | Jessica Pieri | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Tereza Valentová | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2024 | ITF Monzón, Spain | W35 | Clay | Sonay Kartal | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | W50 | Hard | Leonie Küng | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jan 2025 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W50 | Hard | Hanne Vandewinkel | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2025 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W50 | Hard | Andrea Lázaro García | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 2025 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | Antonia Ružić | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2025 | ITF Lopota, Georgia | W50 | Hard | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jul 2025 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W75 | Hard | Justina Mikulskytė | 0–6, 7–6(5), 6–0 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2025 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | W100 | Hard | Darja Semeņistaja | 5–7, 6–7(4) |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2021 | ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | W25 | Carpet (i) | Lucie Havlíčková | Maja Chwalińska Katherine Sebov |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Dominika Šalková | Mei Hasegawa Saki Imamura |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Elixane Lechemia Julia Lohoff |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Mana Kawamura | Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Julie Štruplová | Gaia Maduzzi Vittoria Paganetti |
6–1, 6–7(4), [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Isabella Shinikova | Daria Khomutsianskaya Evialina Laskevich |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 2024 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | W35 | Hard (i) | Laura Hietaranta | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Martyna Kubka |
6–3, 6–1 |
Junior finals
ITF Circuit
Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade 1 / B1 (2–1) |
| Grade 2 (0–2) |
| Grade 3 (1–2) |
| Grade 4 (0–3) |
| Grade 5 (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Hard | Dominika Šalková | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Wels, Austria | Grade 4 | Clay | Bianca Behulová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | Grade 3 | Hard | Radka Zelníčková | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2020 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Tereza Valentová | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2020 | ITF Véska, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Clay | Julie Štruplová | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Lola Radivojević | 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Brenda Fruhvirtová | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Feb 2021 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Grade 2 | Hard | Tatiana Prozorova | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Jul 2021 | ITF Roehampton, UK | Grade 1 | Grass | Linda Fruhvirtová | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–8 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sanxenxo, Spain | Grade 1 | Hard | Mirra Andreeva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–8 | Jan 2022 | ITF Svyatopetrivske, Ukraine | Grade 1 | Hard | Kristyna Tomajková | 6–2, 3–1 ret. |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade 1 / B1 (0–1) |
| Grade 2 (2–1) |
| Grade 3 (0–1) |
| Grade 4 (0–0) |
| Grade 5 (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Arlon, Belgium | Grade 5 | Carpet | Andrea Nova | Victoria Borodulina Tara Würth |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Alina Granwehr Laura Isabel Pütz |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Lola Radivojević | Anastasiia Gureva Elena Pridankina |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2021 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | Grade 2 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | Anaelle Leclercq Erika Matsuda |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2021 | ITF Tribuswinkel, Austria | Grade 2 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková | Tilwith Di Girolami Amelie Van Impe |
6–4, 2–6, [18–16] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sanxenxo, Spain | Grade 1 | Hard | Anca Todoni | Mirra Andreeva Hanne Vandewinkel |
4–6, 3–6 |
References
- ^ a b Pietraszko, Justyna (24 October 2024). "Tenisistka Linda Klimovicova będzie reprezentować Polskę" (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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- ^ Petr Sumbal (21 August 2022). "Klimovičová si na první titul musí počkat, premiérové finále skončilo porážkou (in Czech)" [Klimovičová has to wait for her first title, the premiere final ended in defeat]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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- ^ Pavel Lebeda (8 September 2023). "ITF Frýdek-Místek: Kučmová neztratila ani gem! Do semifinále proklouzla i Štruplová (in Czech)" [ITF Frýdek-Místek: Kučmová did not lose a game! Štruplová also slipped into the semi-finals]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Pavel Lebeda (12 November 2023). "B. Fruhvirtová má další titul, slaví také Klimovičová. Nouza rozehraje kvalifikaci (in Czech)" [B. Fruhvirtová has another title, Klimovičová also celebrates. Emergency will play qualification]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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