Brenda Fruhvirtová (born 2 April 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 87, achieved on 29 July 2024.
Fruhvirtová reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of world No. 4, achieved on 13 December 2021.
Early life and background Born in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, Brenda Fruhvirtová is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player, Linda.
The Fruhvirtová sisters have been training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Southern France since 2017, and are recipients of the Patrick Mouratoglou foundation.
Career
Juniors In 2018, Fruhvirtová won the U12 Eddie Herr tournament. She was ten years old when she won the title.
In April 2019, Brenda won the 2019 Trnava Cup U14 single title. In 2019, Brenda and her sister Linda won the Petits As doubles title together, with Linda also winning the singles title. One year later Brenda won the singles title in 2020, as a 12-year old, becoming the youngest winner in the tournament's 38-year history. The Fruhvirtová sisters became the first members of the same family to win the title two years in a row.Linda Fruhvirtová bio
In July 2020, Fruhvirtová defeated world No. 54, Kateřina Siniaková, during an exhibition tournament in the Czech Republic. A few weeks later, Fruhvirtová was invited to participate in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) at the Mouratoglou Academy. She was one of the four players to compete in the first women's edition UTS, and lost to Alizé Cornet. In September 2020, she received a wildcard by the French Tennis Federation to compete in the girls' singles draw at the French Open. She was the youngest player to feature in the event (13 years old).
2021: Professional Aged just 14, Fruhvirtová made her professional debut at the WTA 125 tournament in Seoul in December, where she defeated Jeong Moon in the first round, before losing to eighth seed Yuki Naito in her next match.
2022: Eight ITF Circuit titles, top 200 & WTA Tour debut At 14 years, 10 months and four days, Fruhvirtová became the youngest ITF Circuit champion, claiming her first title at the $25k Tucuman event in Argentina, since American Claire Liu, then 14 years, 9 months old, won a $10k event in Orlando in 2015. She won a second $25k title in Tucuman the following week. Fruhvirtová made her WTA Tour debut, after being awarded a wildcard into the Abierto Zapopan qualifying draw; she defeated former world No. 5, Sara Errani, and Leonie Küng to reach the main draw and make her WTA Tour debut, where she lost in straight sets to the sixth seed and former world No. 3, Sloane Stephens. In the six months following her 15th birthday, she won another six $25k tournaments at Klosters (Jun 26), Danderyd (Aug 14), Mogyorod (Aug 21), Braunschweig (Aug 28) and Santa Margherita di Pula (Sep 18 & Oct 23).
2023–24: Major and top 100 debuts Fruhvirtová qualified for her first major in her qualifying debut at the 2023 Australian Open. As the youngest player in the top 250, she became the fifth-youngest qualifier in Australian Open history and the youngest since Marta Kostyuk in 2018.
She received a wildcard for the main draw at the Miami Open. She also qualified for the 2023 French Open making her debut at this major.
In January 2024, Fruhvirtová again qualified for the Australian Open for a second consecutive year. She recorded her first win at a major defeating Ana Bogdan, and reached the top 100 in the rankings.
Having made it through qualifying, she defeated 24th seed Mirra Andreeva in the first round of Wimbledon for her first main-draw win at the grass-court major, before losing to Paula Badosa in her next match.
Performance timelines Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
Singles Current through the 2024 Australian Open. Tournament2022202320242025Win %Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenA1R2RQ30 / 21–2 French Open A1RQ2A0 / 10–1 WimbledonAQ32RA0 / 11–1 US OpenAQ11RA0 / 10–1Win–Loss0–00–22–30–00 / 52–5WTA 1000 tournaments Qatar OpenANTIAA0 / 00–0Dubai ChampionshipsNTIAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAAA0 / 00–0Miami OpenA1R2RA0 / 21–2Madrid OpenA1R1RA0 / 20–2Italian OpenAA2RA0 / 11–1Canadian OpenAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAA0 / 00–0China OpenNHAAA0 / 00–0Wuhan OpenNot HeldAA0 / 00–0Career statistics2022202320242025Win %Tournaments152Career total: 8Titles000Career total: 0Finals000Career total: 0Hardcourt Win–Loss0–10–32–20 / 62–6Clay Win–Loss0–00–20 / 20–2Grass Win–Loss0–00–00 / 00–0Overall Win–Loss0–10–52–20 / 82–8Year-end ranking139133163$128,404
Doubles Current through the 2024 Australian Open. Tournament20232024Win %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAA0 / 00–0French OpenAA0 / 00–0WimbledonAA0 / 00–0US OpenAA0 / 00–0Win–Loss0–00–00 / 00–0WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenAA0 / 00–0Dubai Championships AA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAA0 / 00–0Miami Open1RA0 / 10–1Madrid Open1RA0 / 10–1Italian OpenAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAA0 / 00–0Wuhan OpenNHA0 / 00–0China OpenAA0 / 00–0Guadalajara OpenAA0 / 00–0Career statistics20232024Win %Tournaments21Career total: 3Titles00Career total: 0Finals00Career total: 0Hardcourt Win–Loss0–10–10 / 20–2Clay Win–Loss0–10 / 10–1Grass Win–Loss0–00 / 00–0Overall Win–Loss0–20–10 / 30–3Year-end ranking1079
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 15 (15 titles) LegendW60 tournaments (1–0)W40 tournaments (4–0)W25 tournaments (10–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (14–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Feb 2022ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaW25Clay Carolina Alves6–3, 6–3Win2–0Feb 2022ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaW25Clay Paula Ormaechea6–3, 1–6, 6–4Win3–0Jun 2022ITF Klosters, Switzerland W25Clay Michaela Bayerlová7–5, 7–5Win4–0Aug 2022ITF Danderyd, SwedenW25Clay Mona Barthel6–1, 6–3Win5–0Aug 2022ITF Mogyoród, HungaryW25Clay Luisa Meyer auf der Heide6–0, 6–0Win6–0Aug 2022ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW25Clay Noma Noha Akugue6–3, 6–1Win7–0Sep 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Jessica Pieri6–4, 2–0 ret.Win8–0Nov 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Ylena In-Albon6–0, 6–1Win9–0Mar 2023ITF Bangalore, IndiaW40Hard Ankita Raina0–6, 6–4, 6–0Win10–0Aug 2023Ladies Open Hechingen, GermanyW60Clay Ziva Falkner6–3, 6–1Win11–0Aug 2023ITF Leipzig, GermanyW25+HClay Darya Astakhova6–3, 6–3Win12–0Sep 2023ITF Oldenzaal, NetherlandsW40Clay Anouk Koevermans7–5, 6–2Win13–0Oct 2023ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Guillermina Naya6–4, 6–3Win14–0Nov 2023ITF Heraklion, GreeceW40Clay Ekaterina Makarova6–1, 6–3Win15–0Nov 2023ITF Guadalajara, MexicoW40Clay Valeriya Strakhova6–1, 6–3
Doubles: 1 (title) LegendW25 tournaments (1–0)Finals by surfaceClay (1–0) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinJun 2022ITF Klosters, SwitzerlandW25Clay Miriam Bulgaru Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger6–0, 6–1
ITF Junior Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendGrade A (1–0)Grade 1 / B1 (3–2)Grade 2 (2–0)Grade 3 (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Sep 2020ITF Cairo, EgyptGrade 2Clay Hania Abouelsaad6–0, 4–6, 6–2Win2–0Oct 2020ITF Istanbul, TurkeyGrade 3Hard Linda Klimovičová6–2, 6–0Win3–0Jul 2021ITF Plzeň, Czech RepublicGrade 2Clay Anca Todoni6–3, 6–0Win4–0Aug 2021ITF College Park, United StatesGrade 1Hard Mirra Andreeva6–1, 6–0Win5–0Sep 2021ITF Charleroi, BelgiumGrade 1Clay Barbora Palicová1–6, 6–3, 6–1Win6–0Oct 2021ITF Vrsar, CroatiaGrade 1Clay Céline Naef7–6(7–2), 6–2Loss6–1Nov 2021ITF Guadalajara, MexicoGrade 1Clay Linda Fruhvirtová4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win7–1Nov 2021ITF Mérida, MexicoGrade AClay Linda Fruhvirtová7–5, 7–5Loss7–2Dec 2021ITF Bradenton, United StatesGrade 1Clay Linda Fruhvirtová0–2 ret.
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendGrade A (0–2)Grade 1 / B1 (3–2)Grade 2 (2–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Sep 2020ITF Cairo, EgyptGrade 2Clay Kira Pavlova Mariam Ibrahim Jermine Sherif7–6(7–5), 6–2Win2–0Mar 2021ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicGrade 2Hard Linda Fruhvirtová Lucie Havlíčková Klara Milicevic6–4, 6–3Loss2–1Mar 2021ITF Barranquilla, ColombiaGrade 1Hard Madison Sieg Lucija Ciric Bagaric Johanne Svendsen4–6, 4–6Loss2–2May 2021ITF Oberpullendorf, AustriaGrade 2Clay Linda Klimovičová Anaelle Leclercq Erika Matsuda3–6, 1–6Loss2–3Jul 2021ITF Plzeň, Czech RepublicGrade 2Clay Dominika Šalková Aysegul Mert Ozlem Uslu6–2, 4–6, [10–12]Win3–3Aug 2021ITF College Park, United StatesGrade 1Hard Lucija Ciric Bagaric Pimrada Jattavapornvanit Yichen Zhao6–2, 6–3Win4–3Oct 2021ITF Vrsar, CroatiaGrade 1Clay Barbora Palicová Lucija Ciric Bagaric Lucie Havlíčková3–6, 6–3, [10–7]Loss4–4Oct 2021ITF Cape Town, South AfricaGrade AHard Barbora Palicová Petra Marčinko Johanne Svendsen3–6, 2–6Win5–4Nov 2021ITF Guadalajara, MexicoGrade 1Clay Linda Fruhvirtová Liv Hovde Ava Krug6–1, 6–3Loss5–5Dec 2021ITF Bradenton, United StatesGrade 1Clay Linda Fruhvirtová Petra Marčinko Diana Shnaider3–6, 7–5, [9–11]Loss5–6Dec 2021ITF Plantation, United StatesGrade AClay Linda Fruhvirtová Petra Marčinko Diana Shnaider6–7(5–7), 0–6
Longest winning streak 27-match win streak (2022) #TournamentCategoryStart dateSurfaceRdOpponentRankScore– ITF Le Havre, France 25,000 21 March 2022 Clay2R Elsa Jacquemot2366–7(0–7), 4–61ITF Klosters, SwitzerlandW2520 June 2022Clay1R Gloria Ceschi (Q)10196–4, 6–022R Tayisiya Morderger5746–1, 6–03QF Emily Seibold (Q)5536–4, 6–14SF Barbora Palicová4216–4, 6–15F (1) Michaela Bayerlová4847–5, 7–56ITF Danderyd, SwedenW258 August 2022Clay1R Madison Bourguignon (Q)11856–0, 6–372R Emilie Elde (Q)n/a6–1, 6–08QF Sapfo Sakellaridi (6)3376–1, 6–19SF Sofia Samavati (3)3206–2, 4–6, 6–110F (2) Mona Barthel (7)3726–1, 6–311ITF Mogyoród, HungaryW2515 August 2022Clay1R Victoria Muntean (Q)6116–3, 6–1122R Rina Saigo (Q)6706–2, 6–113QF Julia Riera4037–6(8–6), 6–114SF Miriam Bulgaru4296–2, 6–115F (3) Luisa Meyer auf der Heide5276–0, 6–016ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW2522 August 2022Clay1R Helena Buchwald (Q)n/a6–1, 6–1172R Nuria Brancaccio4336–2, 6–118QF Weronika Falkowska (5)2896–4, 6–219SF Julia Middendorf4806–2, 6–020F (4) Noma Noha Akugue4046–3, 6–121ITF Pula, ItalyW2512 September 2022Clay1R Tatiana Pieri (Q)6746–3, 7–5222R Miriana Tona (Q)6966–2, 6–123QF Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (5)2816–1, 6–124SF Sapfo Sakellaridi (7)3384–6, 7–5, 6–025F (5) Jessica Pieri4976–4, 2–0 ret.26San Sebastián Open, SpainW6026 September 2022Clay1R Ane Mintegi del Olmo (WC)5056–4, 6–2272R Lucía Cortez Llorca (WC)5426–3, 7–6(7–0)–QF Eva Vedder2423–6, 6–2, 4–6
Double bagel matches ResultYearW–LTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentvsRankRoundWin20221–0ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaW25Clay Gabriella Price7191R1078Win20222–0ITF Mogyoród, HungaryW25Clay Luisa Meyer auf der Heide527F318
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