Magda Linette

Magda Linette

Magda Linette during the 2009 Tennis Championships of Poland.
Country	Poland
Residence	Poznań, Poland
Born	February 12, 1992 (1992-02-12) (age 19) Poznań, Poland
Height	173 cm
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$27,648
Singles
Career record	58–27
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 163 (August 8, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 163 (August 8, 2011)
Grand Slam results
French Open	Q2 (2011)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2011)
Doubles
Career record	15–15
Career titles	0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 304 (June 13, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 330 (August 8, 2011)
Last updated on: August 8, 2011.

Magda Linette (born February 12, 1992) is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on August 8, 2011.^[1] Her career high in doubles is 304, achieved on June 13, 2011.

Personal life

Magda was born to Tomasz and Beata and currently resides in Poznań, Poland.^[2] She is a right-handed player and is currently coached by Kuba Rękoś.^[2] Her favourite tennis surfaces are hard and clay.^[2]

Tennis career

2010

In May, Magda received a wild card to the qualifying draw of Polsat Warsaw Open - the part of WTA Premier series. She beat her doubles partner Paula Kania in straight sets but lost to Anna Chakvetadze (4–6 6–4 1–6). In June, she won her first professional tournament in Szczecin as a wild card entrant. In July, she made it to the final of the ITF Toruń tournament but lost to top seed Ksenia Pervak from Russia in straight sets.^[3]

Magda won another two ITF titles in August, in Hechingen and Versmold, both in Germany. In Hechingen, as a qualifier, Magda defeated Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain, while in Versmold she beats Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets, 6–2, 7–5.^[4]

She continued to play $25,000 ITF tournaments and won her fourth title of the season in Katowice, where she defeated former top 100 player Eva Birnerová (3–6 6–2 6–2). The week after, she reached another final in Zagreb, but eventually lost to Renata Voráčová in three sets. After some weeks of rest, she wasn't able to win her first matches in $50,000 ITF tournaments, in Athens and Ismaning; nevertheless she succeeded in reaching the final in Opole, but lost to Sandra Záhlavová (7–5 6–7 4–6).

2011

Magda Linette at the 2011 French Open

In early February, Magda Linette played for the first time as a member of Polish team in Fed Cup. She defeated Anne Kremer easily (6–1 6–1), but lost her three other matches, including one against Belarussian and top 100 player Olga Govortsova on an honorable score (6–7 6–7).

In May, for her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament, she played the qualifying of the French Open and defeated Claire de Gubernatis (6–4 6–3) to reach the second round, where she lost to Mandy Minella.

After some difficult months despite encouraging debuts on $50,000 and $100,000 ITF tournaments during the summer, Magda Linette surprisingly defeated Sorana Cîrstea in the first round of the tournament of Poitiers in October, 3–6 6–4 6–2. The month after, she reached the semifinals of the ITF tournament of Opole in her home country, beating en route top seed Lesia Tsurenko.

Career statistics

ITF Circuit singles finals (4–3)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	June 7, 2010	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Margit Rüütel	6–2, 6–0
Runner–up	2.	June 28, 2010	Toruń, Poland	Clay	Ksenia Pervak	4–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	August 2, 2010	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Silvia Soler-Espinosa	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	4.	August 9, 2010	Versmold, Germany	Clay	Irina-Camelia Begu	6–2, 7–5
Winner	5.	September 6, 2010	Katowice, Poland	Clay	Eva Birnerová	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner–up	6.	September 13, 2010	Zagreb, Croatia	Clay	Renata Voráčová	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner–up	7.	November 15, 2010	Opole, Poland	Carpet	Sandra Záhlavová	7–5, 6–7(4), 4–6

ITF Circuit doubles finals (0–5)

Outcome	#	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	November 15, 2010	Opole, Poland	Carpet	Paula Kania	Oksana Kalashnikova Polina Pekhova	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	April 11, 2011	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Katarzyna Piter	Sandra Klemenschits Kristina Mladenovic	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Runner-up	3.	May 30, 2011	Rome-Tiro a Volo, Italy	Clay	Liana Ungur	Sophie Ferguson Sally Peers	Walkover
Runner-up	4.	September 12, 2011	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Tímea Babos	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	5.	November 7, 2011	Opole, Poland	Carpet	Paula Kania	Naomi Broady Kristina Mladenovic	6–7(5), 4–6

References

1. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~14283,00.html
2. ^ ^{a b c} Magda Linette at the International Tennis Federation
3. ^ "Polish Wild Card makes Torun final". International Tennis Federation. July 5, 2010. http://www.itftennis.com/womens/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=21505. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
4. ^ Weichert, Roger (August 15, 2010). "Tenis. Magda Linette wygrała turniej w niemieckim Versmold". http://www.sport.pl/sport/1,65025,8254943,Tenis__Magda_Linette_wygrala_turniej_w_niemieckim.html. Retrieved August 20, 2010.  (Polish)

External links

• Magda Linette at the Women's Tennis Association
• Magda Linette at the International Tennis Federation
• Magda Linette at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile

Persondata
Name	Linette, Magda
Alternative names
Short description	Polish tennis player
Date of birth	February 12, 1992
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Date of death
Place of death