Rebeka Masarova
Country (sports) | Spain (2018–) Switzerland (2013–2017) |
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Residence | Basel, Switzerland |
Born | Basel | 6 August 1999
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 190,028 |
Singles | |
Career record | 132–54 (71.0%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 163 (10 January 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 163 (10 January 2022) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2022) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 46–22 (67.6%) |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 279 (16 August 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 279 (16 August 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
Last updated on: 25 September 2021. |
Rebeka Masarova (Slovak: Rebeka Masárová, pronounced [ˈrebeka ˈmasaːrɔʋa]; born 6 August 1999) is a Spanish–Swiss tennis player. She has a career-high ranking in singles of world No. 174, achieved on 20 September 2021, and a WTA doubles ranking of No. 279, reached on 16 August 2021. Masarova, the 2016 French Open junior champion, started representing Spain in January 2018.[1]
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 wildcard Gabriella Taylor in the third round of the junior tournament at Wimbledon.
Professional career[]
Masarova made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at Gstaad in 2016, beating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, in the first round.
Masarova made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open as a qualifier.[3] On her major debut, she reached the second round defeating Ana Bogdan 6–7(9), 7–6(2), 7–6(9) in the longest women’s match at this major in the Open Era.[4] As a result, she moved 55 spots up the rankings, reaching the top 200 for the first time in her career.
Grand Slam singles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | Q3 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | |
US Open | 2R | 1–1 | |
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | Amanda Anisimova | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | Marta Kostyuk | 5–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals[]
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 15,000 | Hard | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Isabelle Wallace | 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 | Ioana Loredana Roșca | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Mar 2019 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) | Oana Georgeta Simion | 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2019 | ITF Gonesse, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) | Eléonora Molinaro | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Miriam Kolodziejová | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | May 2021 | ITF Platja D'Aro, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Irene Burillo Escorihuela | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 4–5 | Jun 2021 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Lulu Sun | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(4) |
Win | 5–5 | Jul 2021 | ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | 60,000 | Hard | Ane Mintegi del Olmo | 7–6(3), 6–4 |
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)[]
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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) | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Victoria Muntean Anastasia Zarytska |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2017 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Vivian Heisen Storm Sanders |
5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | |
6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | |
7–5, 6–3 | |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2019 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 60,000 | Clay | Rebecca Šramková | Robin Anderson Anhelina Kalinina |
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
Win | 5–1 | Sep 2019 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | Andrea Gámiz Seone Mendez |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Ioana Gașpar | Tamara Čurović Fanny Östlund |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2021 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Hard | Ylena In-Albon | Oksana Selekhmeteva |
2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Daniela Vismane | |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Jul 2021 | ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | 60,000 | Hard | Olivia Gadecki | Olivia Nicholls |
6–3, 6–3 |
References[]
- ^ "Masarova spielt nicht mehr für die Schweiz". 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Amanda Anisimova and Rebeka Masarova for a first title". Roland Garros.
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes".
- ^ "Top 3 longest women's US Open matches". 7 September 2021.
External links[]
- Rebeka Masarova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rebeka Masarova at the International Tennis Federation
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Swiss female tennis players
- Spanish female tennis players
- People from Basel-Stadt
- French Open junior champions
- Swiss people of Slovak descent
- Swiss people of Spanish descent
- Spanish people of Slovak descent
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- European tennis biography stubs
- Swiss sportspeople stubs
- Spanish tennis biography stubs