Sára Bejlek
Sára Bejlek (born 31 January 2006) is a Czech tennis player.[2]
_(52191450779).jpg.webp) Bejlek at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou, Czech Republic |
| Born | 31 January 2006[1] |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 231,897 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 58–29 (66.7%) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 162 (30 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 165 (6 March 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–5 (61.5%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 671 (1 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 869 (6 March 2023) |
| Last updated on: 9 March 2023. | |
Bejlek has career-high WTA rankings of No. 162 in singles, achieved on 30 January 2023, and 671 in doubles, set on 1 August 2022. She has won four ITF singles titles and one ITF doubles title.
Early life
Bejlek was born in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou on 31 January 2006.[3]
Junior career
Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: SF (2022)
- Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
- US Open: –
Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: W (2022)
- Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
- US Open: –
Bejlek won the 2022 French Open in girl's doubles event, partnering with Lucie Havlíčková.[4] In addition, she reached semifinal in singles.[5]
Career overview
2021: First ITF title & top 500
In July, she won her first and biggest ITF Circuit title-to-date at the $60k ITS Cup in Olomouc, Czechia after recording a double bagel over Paula Ormaechea in the final.[3] This result secured her an improvement of 557 positions to No. 447 in just one month, after making her WTA rankings debut.[6] [7]
2022: Grand Slam & top 200 debuts
In June, she won title at the $60k Česká Lípa, the Macha Lake Open defeating fellow Czech Jesika Malečková in the final.[8] The following week, Bejlek made her WTA Tour-level qualifying debut at Wimbledon Championships, but lost in the first round to Emina Bektas.[9] A month later, she defended her title at the ITS Cup, this time defeating Lina Gjorcheska in the final.[10] She continued with making progress at the US Open with her major main-draw debut due to three wins in the qualifying.[11] She was the youngest player in the 2022 US Open main draw, having been the youngest direct entrant to qualifying.[3][12][13]
2023: Australian Open debut
At 16, as the second-youngest player in the top 200, she made her debut at the Australian Open.[14]
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
Current after the 2023 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||
| Italian Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Year-end ranking | 189 | $231,897 | |||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay |  Paula Ormaechea |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Weronika Falkowska |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2022 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Jesika Malečková |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2022 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic (2) | 60,000 | Clay |  Lina Gjorcheska |
6–2, 7–6(7–0) |
| Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Split, Croatia | 40,000 | Clay |  Tara Würth |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Doğa Türkmen |
 Federica Bilardo  Liubov Kostenko |
4–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
Junior finals
Girls' doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková |
Nikola Bartůňková .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Céline Naef |
6–3, 6–3 |
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade A (0–0) |
| Grade 1 / B1 (0–0) |
| Grade 2 (0–2) |
| Grade 3 (1–0) |
| Grade 4 (0–1) |
| Grade 5 (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Nastola, Finland | Grade 5 | Hard |  Veronika Solovyeva |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2020 | ITF Rakovnik, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Julie Struplova |
6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Constanța, Romania | Grade 3 | Clay |  Vanessa Popa Teiusanu |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Grade 4 | Clay | Emma Valletta |
6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Giza, Egypt | Grade 5 | Clay |  Jermine Sherif |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2021 | ITF Oradea, Romania | Grade 2 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade A (1–0) |
| Grade 1 / B1 (1–0) |
| Grade 2 (3–0) |
| Grade 3 (1–0) |
| Grade 4 (2–1) |
| Grade 5 (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2019 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková |
Julia Avdeeva Alina Shcherbinina |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2019 | ITF Dornbirn, Austria | Grade 5 | Carpet | Petra Marčinko |
 Angelina Flachs Carolina Kuhl |
7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková |
Nelly Knezkova Dominika Šalková |
6–0, 1–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Grade 3 | Clay | Melis Ayda Uyar |
Defne Cirpanli Duru Soke |
6–1, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 4–1 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Grade 4 | Clay | Maria Charl |
Serafima Shastova Anastasiya Zholdakova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Giza, Egypt | Grade 5 | Clay | Layla Shoukry |
 Lucia Martinez Gomez Polina Skopintseva |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Grade 4 | Clay |  Sara Suchankova |
Karolina Kozakova Céline Naef |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Grade 2 | Hard |  Nahia Berecoechea |
Lucija Ciric Bagaric Virginia Ferrara |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 7–2 | May 2021 | ITF Říčany, Czech Republic | Grade 1 | Clay | Nikola Bartůňková |
 Alexis Blokhina Flavie Brugnone |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | May 2021 | ITF Oradea, Romania | Grade 2 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková |
Fatima Ingrid Amartha Keita Sara Suchankova |
6–4 6–2 |
| Win | 9–2 | Jun 2022 | French Open, France | Grade A | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková |
Nikola Bartůňková Céline Naef |
6–3, 6–3 |
References
- "Sara Bejlek - O mně". sarabejlek.cz (in Czech).
- Vávra, Aleš (7 October 2021). "Další český zázrak, Bejlek v patnácti rozebírá dospělé. Mimořádné, žasne Novák". aktualne.cz (in Czech).
- Macpherson, Alex (27 August 2022). "The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Havlickova defeats Sierra to capture French Open junior crown". WTA Tennis. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- Macpherson, Alex (27 July 2022). "New wave of Czech teenagers makes impact in Prague". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "WTA Ranking Watch: First-time title winners Collins, Zanevska climb". WTA Tennis. July 26, 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Žebříčky ATP/WTA: Bejlek poskočila o 557 míst! Nová maxima slaví Kopřiva i Lehečka". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). 26 July 2021.
- "Mácha Lake Open: Bejlek porazila Malečkovou, vyhrála druhou šedesátku v kariéře" [Mácha Lake Open: Bejlek defeated Malečková, won the second sixty in her career]. tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- Macpherson, Alex (27 July 2022). "New wave of Czech teenagers makes impact in Prague". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- McLean, Ross (25 July 2022). "Czech Bejlek continues meteoric rise with victory at W60 Olomouc". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Czech teens Fruhvirtova, Noskova, Bejlek qualify for US Open main draw". WTA Tennis. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_womens_qualifiers.html
- "Why we should expect a big rise from teenager Sara Bejlek".
- "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open".
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