Petra Marčinko
Marčinko at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Croatia |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 2005 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $668,210 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 154–76 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (2 February 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 72 (2 March 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023, 2024, 2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024, 2025) |
| US Open | Q2 (2023, 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 28–13 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 386 (11 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 465 (2 March 2026) |
| Fed Cup | 16–6 |
| Last updated on: 2 March 2026. | |
Petra Marčinko (born 4 December 2005) is a Croatian tennis player.[1]
Marčinko has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 69 achieved on 2 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 386, achieved on 11 August 2025. She has one WTA 125 singles title as well as 11 titles in singles and four in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She achieved the No. 1 junior ranking on 13 December 2021.[2]
Career
2021-2022: Junior No. 1, Professional debut
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Marčinko had won nine singles and seven doubles titles. In December 2021, she completed a remarkable late-season surge as singles and doubles wins at the Orange Bowl championships saw her climb nine places to finish as the year-end junior world No. 1 on 13 December 2021.[3]
At the beginning of 2022, she won her first junior Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, defeating Sofia Costoulas in the final, in straight sets.[4]
As a 16-year-old, Marčinko made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Morocco Open in Rabat as a wildcard, defeating Rebecca Peterson,[5][6] before losing to Astra Sharma in the second round.[7]
2023-2025: First WTA 125 title
She won her sixth consecutive ITF Women's Circuit title at the 2023 Caldas da Rainha Ladies Open, defeating Léolia Jeanjean in the final in straight sets, and set the new Croatian record for the youngest women's player to win six professional singles titles before turning 18.[8]
Having been given a wildcard entry, Marčinko was runner-up at the WTA 125 2024 Montreux Nestlé Open, losing to seventh seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the final in three sets.[9]
In July 2025, Marčinko won her first WTA 125 title at the 2025 ATV Tennis Open in Rome, defeating Oksana Selekhmeteva in the final.[10]
2026: Grand Slam debut and first win
Marčinko made her Grand Slam debut at the 2026 Australian Open where she directly entered the main draw[11] and recorded her first win over Tatjana Maria.[12]
Grand Slam performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q2 | Q1 | A | 2R | 1–1 |
| French Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q2 | A | Q2 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–1, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2025 | ATV Tennis Open, Italy | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (11 titles, 1 runner–up)
| Legend |
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| W100 tournaments (3–0) |
| W80 tournaments (1–0) |
| W60/75 tournaments (4–1) |
| W25/35 tournaments (3–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | Carole Monnet | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | W80 | Hard (i) | Ysaline Bonaventure | 6–3, 7–6(2) |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2023 | Roma Cup, Italy | W60 | Clay | Georgia Pedone | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | Katarzyna Kawa | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–0 | Sep 2023 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W60 | Hard | Léolia Jeanjean | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–0 | Oct 2024 | Saguenay Challenger, Canada | W75+H | Hard (i) | Anouk Koevermans | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 8–0 | Aug 2025 | Landisville Challenge, United States | W100 | Hard | Janice Tjen | 7–6(4), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–1 | Sep 2025 | Le Neubourg Open, France | W75 | Hard | Greet Minnen | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–1 | Oct 2025 | Tyler Challenge, United States | W100 | Hard | Mary Stoiana | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–1 | Nov 2025 | Fujairah Open, UAE | W75 | Hard | Alevtina Ibragimova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–1 | Dec 2025 | Dubai Challenge, UAE | W100 | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2021 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Natália Szabanin | Darya Astakhova Ekaterina Makarova |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2021 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Natália Szabanin | Nefisa Berberović Nicole Fossa Huergo |
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2021 | ITF Monastir,Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Sebastianna Scilipoti | Ma Yexin Ni Ma Zhuoma |
6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W75 | Clay | Lola Radivojević | Živa Falkner Tara Würth |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2025 | ITF Murska Sobota, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | Tara Würth | Cho I-hsuan Cho Yi-tsen |
6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Junior finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Sofia Costoulas | 7–5, 6–1 |
Fed Cup participation
Singles (12–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Z1 R/R | 11 Apr 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Sweden | Clay | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | W | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Bulgaria | Julia Terziyska | W | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
| 14 Apr 2022 | Georgia | Nino Natsvlishvili | W | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||
| Z1 P/O | 16 Apr 2022 | Serbia | Lola Radivojević | W | 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 | |||
| P/O | 11 Nov 2022 | Rijeka, Croatia | Germany | Hard (i) | Jule Niemeier | W | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 12 Nov 2022 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | L | 4–6, 1–6 | |||||
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 10 Apr 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Denmark | Clay | Johanne Svendsen | W | 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | Bulgaria | Lia Karatancheva | L | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 | ||||
| 13 Apr 2023 | Sweden | Caijsa Hennemann | L | 4–6, 5–7 | ||||
| 2025 | Z1 R/R | 8 April 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Austria | Hard (i) | Tamara Kostic | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 9 April 2025 | Portugal | Matilde Jorge | W | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | ||||
| 10 April 2025 | Latvia | Beatrise Zeltiņa | W | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||
| Z1 P/O | 12 April 2025 | Serbia | Teodora Kostović | W | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| P/O | 15 November 2025 | Varaždin, Croatia | Colombia | Yuliana Lizarazo | W | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 16 November 2025 | Czech Republic | Nikola Bartůňková | W | 6–3, 7–6(6) |
Doubles (4–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Z1 R/R | 15 Apr 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Austria | Clay | Tara Würth | Barbara Haas Melanie Klaffner |
L | 7–5, ret. |
| 2023 | Z1 R/R | 10 Apr 2023 | Denmark | Rebecca Mortensen Johanne Svendsen |
L | 3–6, 5–7 | |||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Norway | Lucija Ćirić Bagarić | Emilie Elde Lilly Elida Håseth |
W | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 2025 | Z1 R/R | 8 April 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Austria | Hard (i) | Tara Würth | Ekaterina Perelygina Julia Grabher |
W | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Z1 P/O | 12 April 2025 | Serbia | Teodora Kostović Natalija Senić |
W | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||
| P/O | 15 November 2025 | Varaždin, Croatia | Colombia | Jana Fett | Yuliana Lizarazo Camila Osorio |
W | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 16 November 2025 | Czech Republic | Lucie Havlíčková Linda Nosková |
L | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
United Cup (0–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Surface | Match type (partner) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| 2023 | ||||||
| 29 December–8 January; RAC Arena, Perth, Australia; Group stage | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Mixed doubles (with Matija Pecotić) | France | Jessika Ponchet / Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 4–6, 4–6 |
| 2025 | ||||||
| 27 December–5 January; RAC Arena, Perth, Australia; Group stage | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Mixed doubles (with Ivan Dodig) | United States | Coco Gauff / Taylor Fritz | 2–6, 3–6 |
References
- ^ "GET TO KNOW....PETRA MARCINKO". ITFTennis. 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Croatia's Petra Marčinko new world No.1 junior tennis player". www.croatiaweek.com. 14 December 2021.
- ^ "MARCINKO SOARS TO NO. 1 WITH SINGLES AND DOUBLES WINS AT ORANGE BOWL". ITFTennis. 13 December 2021.
- ^ "'A memory that'll last forever': Marcinko wins Aus Open girls' title". International Tennis Federation. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Junior No.1 Marcinko, 16, upsets Peterson on WTA debut". 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Rabat: Sharma ends junior No.1 Marcinko's WTA debut in R2". Women's Tennis Association. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Petra Marčinko pobjednica ITF turnira u Portugalu, osvojila 6. profesionalni naslov u singlu!" (in Croatian). hts.hr. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Begu takes traditional lake plunge after winning Montreux WTA 125". Women's Tennis Association. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Teenage sweep: Valentova and Marcinko win latest WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "AO 2026's Grand Slam debuts: Sawangkaew, Bartunkova, Oliynykova and more". WTATennis. 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Marčinko Wins First Career Grand Slam Match! Čilić Cruises In Australian Open 1st Round". 21 January 2026.