Rebeka Masarova
Rebeka Masarova (Slovak: Rebeka Masárová, pronounced [ˈɾɛbɛka ˈmasaːɾɔʋa]; born 6 August 1999) is a Spanish–Swiss tennis player. She is the 2016 French Open junior champion. She made her WTA singles main-draw debut at Gstaad in 2016 and beat former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, in the first round. Masarova started representing Spain in January 2018.[1]
 Masarova in 2015 | |
| Country (sports) |    |
|---|---|
| Residence | Basel, Switzerland |
| Born | 6 August 1999 Basel, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 44,640 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 77–38 (67.0%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 284 (3 July 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 647 (15 July 2019) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2017) |
| French Open Junior | W (2016) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2016) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 26–15 (63.4%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 429 (15 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 429 (15 July 2019) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
| Last updated on: 17 July 2019. | |
Personal life
Masarova's mother is Spanish and her father is Slovak. Born in Basel, hometown of Roger Federer, she was inspired to start playing tennis from watching Federer play in his first Wimbledon final in 2003.[2]
Junior career
In 2016, Masarova reached the juniors semifinals of the Australian Open, where she lost to defending champion Tereza Mihalíková. Later that year, she won the French Open junior title by defeating top-seed Olesya Pervushina in the semifinals and second-seed Amanda Anisimova in the final. Masarova was beaten by British wild card Gabriella Taylor in the third round of the junior tournament at Wimbledon.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay |  |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  |
5–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 15,000 | Hard | |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2018 | ITF Badenweiler, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay |  |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2019 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) | |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2019 | ITF Gonesse, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) |  |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay |  |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | ITF Dijon, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  |
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2017 | ITF Wiesbaden, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | |
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5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Toruń, Poland | 60,000 | Clay | |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Valencia, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | |
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | |
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4-6, 5-7 |
References
- https://www.srf.ch/sport/tennis/tennis-allgemein/masarova-spielt-nicht-mehr-fuer-die-schweiz. Missing or empty
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External links
- Rebeka Masarova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rebeka Masarova at the International Tennis Federation