Lina Gjorcheska (; born 3 August 1994) is a Macedonian tennis player. She is the first player from North Macedonia to participate in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam event. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 170 in singles and No. 116 in doubles, both achieved on 12 June 2017.
She has won 15 singles and 47 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for North Macedonia in Billie Jean King Cup, Gjorcheska has a win–loss record of 30–7.
Career At the 2016 US Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Catherine Bellis. It was her first appearance in a Grand Slam event.
At her first appearance at the Australian Open in 2017, Gjorcheska beat Sachia Vickery in the first round of qualifying. In the second round, she beat Dalma Gálfi in straight sets and then lost to Stefanie Vögele in three. She played her first WTA Tour main draw at the 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne, and lost in the first round to Markéta Vondroušová.
Partnering with Jil Teichmann, she was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2024 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, losing to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz in the final.
At 2026 Wimbledon, Gjorcheska qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time by defeating Ángela Fita Boluda, Francisca Jorge, and Lucia Bronzetti. She became the first player from North Macedonia, male or female, to play in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. Gjorcheska lost to sixth seed Amanda Anisimova in the first round.
Grand Slam singles performance
Tournament201620172018...2024... 2026W–L Australian OpenAQ3AA0–0 French OpenAQ1AQ10–0 WimbledonAQ1AAR10–1 US OpenQ1Q1Q2A0–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–0
WTA 125 finals Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Aleksandrina Naydenova Chuang Chia-jung Renata Voráčová 4–6, 2–6Loss Ljubljana Open, Slovenia Clay Jil Teichmann Nuria Brancaccio Leyre Romero Gormaz 7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 40 (15 titles, 25 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournaments (0–5)W40/50 tournaments (2–1)W25/35 tournaments (4–8)W10/15 tournaments (9–11)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 May 2012ITF Arad, Romania10,000 Clay Viktória Maľová 4–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 1–1 Aug 2012ITF Pirot, Serbia10,000 Clay Teodora Mirčić 3–6, 1–6Loss 1–2 Aug 2013ITF Arad, Romania10,000 Clay Anastasiya Komardina 3–6, 2–6Loss 1–3 Oct 2013ITF Ruse, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Diana Šumová 1–6, 3–6Loss 1–4 May 2014ITF Sousse, Tunisia10,000 Hard Ana Sofía Sánchez 3–6, 1–6Loss 1–5 Jul 2014ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000 Clay Alexandra Nancarrow 6–4, 4–6, 2–6Win 2–5 Sep 2014ITF Varna, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Pernilla Mendesová 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 2–6 Dec 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Pia König 5–7, 4–6Loss 2–7 Apr 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Mariam Bolkvadze 1–6, 4–6Loss 2–8 May 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Anastasiya Komardina 3–6, 3–6Loss 2–9 May 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Anastasiya Komardina 3–6, 6–1, 3–6Win 3–9 Jun 2015ITF Tarsus, Turkey10,000 Clay Lenka Wienerová 6–2, 6–4Win 4–9 Sep 2015ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia10,000 Clay Nina Potočnik 6–7(4), 6–1, 6–0Win 5–9 Nov 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Aleksandra Pospelova 6–3, 4–6, 6–0Loss 5–10 Nov 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Alisa Kleybanova 3–6, 4–6Win 6–10 Jan 2016ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze 1–6, 6–3, 6–2Win 7–10 Apr 2016ITF Manisa, Turkey10,000 Clay Alona Fomina 6–1, 6–2 Win 8–10 Jul 2016ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000 Clay Dalila Jakupović 6–2, 3–6, 6–4Loss 8–11 Jul 2016ITF Turin, Italy25,000 Clay Dalila Jakupović 5–7, 4–6Loss 8–12 Apr 2017Nana Trophy, Tunisia60,000 Clay Richèl Hogenkamp 5–7, 4–6Win 9–12 Jul 2017Open Denain, France25,000 Clay Mari Osaka 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(6)Loss 9–13 Mar 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Seone Mendez 4–6, 0–6Win 10–13 Nov 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Hard Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Win 11–13 Dec 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Hard Oona Orpana 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1Loss 11–14 Feb 2020Trnava Indoor, SlovakiaW25 Hard (i) Sofya Lansere 2–6, 3–6Loss 11–15 Apr 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Eva Vedder 2–6, 3–6Loss 11–16 Jul 2022ITS Cup, Czech RepublicW60 Clay Sára Bejlek 2–6, 6–7(0)Win 12–16 Nov 2022ITF Heraklion, GreeceW25 Clay Miriam Bulgaru 6–3, 6–4Loss 12–17 Nov 2022ITF Heraklion, GreeceW25 Clay Ekaterina Makarova 4–6, 7–5, 5–7Loss 12–18 Jan 2023ITF Tallinn, EstoniaW40 Hard Yanina Wickmayer 1–6, 0–2 ret.Loss 12–19 May 2023ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW25 Clay Julia Avdeeva 1–6, 4–6Loss 12–20 Aug 2023ITF Osijek, CroatiaW25 Clay Anca Todoni 4–6, 3–6Win 13–20 Sep 2023ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W40 Clay Antonia Ružić 6–3, 6–3Loss 13–21 Mar 2024ITF Larnaca, CyprusW35 Clay Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 2–6, 3–6Loss 13–22 Jul 2024Internazionale di Roma, ItalyW75 Clay Oksana Selekhmeteva 1–6, 6–7(3)Win 14–22 May 2025ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW35 Clay Martha Matoula 2–6, 6–0, 6–4Loss 14–23 Aug 2025ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW35 Clay Miriam Bulgaru 7–5, 1–6, 0–6Loss 14–24 Aug 2025ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW75 Clay Teodora Kostović 5–7, 3–6Win 15–24 Sep 2025ITF Slobozia, RomaniaW50 Clay Elena Ruxandra Bertea 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 15–25 Sep 2025ITF Bucharest, RomaniaW75 Clay Lilli Tagger 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Doubles: 71 (47 titles, 24 runner-ups) Legend$50/60,000 tournaments (4–2)$40,000 tournaments (1–0)$25,000 tournaments (16–7)$10/15,000 tournaments (26–15)