Marie Bouzková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɪjɛ ˈbou̯skovaː], born 21 July 1998) is a professional Czech tennis player.[1]
On 31 August 2020, she attained her career-high WTA singles ranking of 46. On 8 November 2021, she peaked at No. 34 in the WTA doubles rankings. So far, she has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. At the tournaments of the ITF Circuit, Bouzková has won 12 singles titles and three doubles titles.[2]
She won the 2014 US Open girls' singles title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where she lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva. Bouzková rose to prominence following her run to the semifinals at the 2019 Rogers Cup, where she defeated Sloane Stephens, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Simona Halep before falling to Serena Williams; despite losing, she pushed the former world No. 1 to three sets, winning the first set 6–1. She won her maiden WTA tournament title in doubles at the 2021 Birmingham Classic, partnering compatriot Lucie Hradecká.
Bouzková was born in Prague to father Milan and mother Květa, and has a younger brother, Benjamin Milan. She began playing tennis at a club owned by her parents in Prague. She moved to Florida at age 10 – initially trained at Bollietieri Academy for two years, then she continued to work with her dad and then Requeni from 2014. Marie admires the play of Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal. Besides Czech, she speaks English, Spanish and some German, and is currently pursuing a degree in business administration through Indiana University East.[3]
Career overview[]
2019: Premier-5 semifinal, top 100, three top-10 wins[]
Marie Bouzková started season at the Brisbane International where she played in qualifying, in order to qualify for main-draw. She passed qualification, and in first round faced Samantha Stosur. Bouzková won, but was stopped in next round by Karolína Plíšková. At the Australian Open, she failed to qualify, losing in first round of qualification to compatriot Barbora Krejčíková. On both Indian Wells Open and Miami Open, she failed to qualify. At the clay-court season, she reached first round of Prague Open, and passed qualification at the French Open, where she lost in first round to Bianca Andreescu. At Wimbledon, she was also forced to play qualification, and she succeeded. In the first round, she beat Mona Barthel, but lost to Maria Sakkari in the second.
On the U.S. hardcourt tour, she played at the Stanford Classic, where she failed in the first round. Following week at Canadian Open, she had her first appearance at the qualification of some Premier-5 tournament, and she accomplished her career-best result so far. On the way to the semifinals, she defeated Leylah Annie Fernandez, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, former French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko, and two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, with Stephens and Halep being her first two top-ten wins. Bouzková faced Serena Williams in the semifinals. Bouzková won the first set but then Serena made a turnover and eventually won the match. At the US Open, Bouzková made her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, without need for playing in qualification; however, she lost to Ajla Tomljanović. On the Asian swing, she reached the quarterfinals at the Guangzhou Open, also scoring a third top-ten win over Elina Svitolina, and the second round at the Wuhan Open, but failed to qualify for the China Open.
In July, she reached the top 100, and she finished the year as No. 57.
2020: First WTA Tour singles final, top 50 in singles[]
Bouzková at the 2020 Australian Open
Bouzková didn't have much success at her first tournaments. At the Brisbane International, she failed in the first round, losing to Madison Keys. The following week at the Hobart International, she also lost in the first round. She played at the Australian Open for the first time in the main draw, but was stopped in the first round by defending champion Naomi Osaka. At the Mexican Open in Acapulco, she still didn't make her first win in 2020, but the following week, at the Monterrey Open, it finally happened, when she reached her first WTA tournament final. She lost the final to Elina Svitolina in a tough three-set match. After her good performance in Monterrey, she entered the top 50 on 9 March at No. 47.
After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, she had success on her first tournament when she reached the quarterfinals, but lost to the eventual champion, Jennifer Brady. She also had success at the Cincinnati Open by reaching the third round, where she lost to Anett Kontaveit. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Jessica Pegula. During the clay-court season, she played at the Italian Open, making her debut at that tournament. She was stopped in the second round by Elena Rybakina. On 31 August, she reached a new career-high in singles at No. 46.
2021: Two Grand Slam quarterfinals, maiden WTA doubles title, second title, top 35 in doubles[]
In June, she won her maiden WTA tournament title in doubles at the Birmingham Classic, partnering compatriot Lucie Hradecká, where they defeated the pair of Ons Jabeur and Ellen Perez in a tight three-set match. She lifted her second trophy also with Hradecká at the Prague Open.
Performance timelines[]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.[4]
^The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
^2013: WTA ranking – 1195, 2014: WTA ranking – 497.
Czech Republic
Elina Svitolina
Daria Kasatkina
Jil Teichmann
Hayley Carter 
Luisa Stefani
Demi Schuurs
Ons Jabeur 
Ellen Perez
Viktória Kužmová 
Nina Stojanović
Lou Brouleau
Ilze Hattingh
Julia Grabher
Victoria Rodríguez
Georgina García Pérez
Aleksandra Wozniak
Ilona Kremen 
Vivian Heisen
Dalma Gálfi
Tami Grende 
Ye Qiuyu
Simona Halep
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