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Magdalena Fręch
Fręch at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26)
Łódź, Poland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndrzej Kobierski
Prize money$2,936,096
Singles
Career record412–282
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 22 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 22 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French Open2R (2018, 2023)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
US Open2R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record65–64
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 174 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 392 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–7
Last updated on: 13 October 2024.

Magdalena Fręch (Polish pronunciation: [maɡdaˈlɛna ˈfrɛ̃x]; born 15 December 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22, achieved on 28 October 2024. On 8 August 2022, she peaked at No. 174 in the doubles rankings.[2]

She has won one singles WTA Tour title and one on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with six singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Playing for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup, Fręch has a win–loss record of 10–7, as of September 2024.[3]

Career

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2013: WTA Tour debut

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Fręch made her WTA Tour debut at the Katowice Open in doubles, partnering with Katarzyna Pyka.

2018: Major debut

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Fręch started 2018 season in Auckland where she lost in qualifying (in the first round) to Sachia Vickery, in straight sets. She then took part at the first Grand Slam qualifying in her career - at the Australian Open. She beat Miyu Kato, Sofya Zhuk and Kayla Day, and became one of the 12 qualifiers, making her main-draw debut at the Grand Slam championship. In the first round, she lost to eventual quarterfinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, in straight sets. At the end of January, Fręch played at the $60k Andrézieux-Bouthéon event where she defeated Conny Perrin in three sets, Chloé Paquet in two and Vitalia Diatchenko (6–3, 2–2 ret.). In the semifinals, she lost to eventual champion Georgina García Pérez, in three sets. In February, she started at the Hungarian Ladies Open where she came through the qualifying competition by defeating Çağla Büyükakçay in three, and Anna Blinkova in straight sets.

Fręch at the 2019 Wimbledon qualifying

2021: WTA 1000 & top 100 debuts

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She made her top 100 debut at No. 99 on 18 October 2021, following her qualification at the Indian Wells Open and first-round win over Zheng Saisai. She lost to top seed Karolína Plíšková.

2022: Wimbledon third round in singles and doubles

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In 2022, she played again at Indian Wells, entering into the main draw as a lucky loser and winning against Mayar Sherif, before losing to 30th seed Markéta Vondroušová.

At Wimbledon, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at Wimbledon, in singles and in doubles.

2023: WTA 1000 third round, top 70

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In 2023, she again entered the Indian Wells Open as a lucky loser, and won her third match at this tournament defeating Maryna Zanevska, before losing to fourth seed Ons Jabeur. At the Miami Open, she entered directly into the second round of the main draw, again as a lucky loser, after the late withdrawal of 26th seed Zhang Shuai.[4] She defeated wildcard player Erika Andreeva to reach the third round at a WTA 1000-level event for the first time in her career.

She qualified for her next WTA 1000, the China Open, on her debut. As a result, she reached a career-high year-end ranking of No. 63, on 6 November 2023.

2024: WTA 1000 quarterfinal, first WTA 500 title, Polish No. 2 & top 25

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She reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open defeating Daria Saville and 16th seed Caroline Garcia, her first top-20 career win.[5][6] She defeated qualifier Anastasia Zakharova to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time in her career.[7] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking, at world No. 51.[8]

At the WTA 1000 Dubai Championships, she reached the round of 16 as a qualifier, defeating 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, her second top-20 win,[9] and Petra Martić. She lost to fourth seed Elena Rybakina in three sets.[10] As a result, she moved into the top 50 of the rankings.

In June, Fręch reached the quarterfinals at the Nottingham Open, before losing to eventual champion Katie Boulter.[11]

In July, at the Prague Open, she defeated third seed Anhelina Kalinina in the quarterfinals.[12] She reached a historic first all-Polish WTA Tour final in the Open Era after 16 years old wildcard Laura Samson's retirement.[13] She lost her first final to compatriot Magda Linette, in straight sets.[14][15]

On her debut at the Cincinnati Open where she qualified for the main draw, she recorded her first win over Marie Bouzková[16][17] before losing in the second round to Olympic champion, Zheng Qinwen.[18] She followed this good showing by reaching the quarterfinals at the newly upgraded WTA 500 Monterrey Open where she lost to second seed Emma Navarro.[19]

Seeded fifth at the Guadalajara Open, she reached her first WTA 500 final with wins over Emina Bektas,[20] Ashlyn Krueger,[21] wildcard player Marina Stakusic[22][23] and fourth seed Caroline Garcia.[24][25][26] Next, she defeated qualifier Olivia Gadecki in straight sets to lift her first WTA Tour title. As a result, she moved into a new career-high in the top 35 on 16 September 2024, becoming the Polish No. 2 women's player ahead of Magda Linette. She became the ninth first-time titlist on the WTA Tour.[27][28][29] She also became the fourth Polish woman to win a tour-level title after Agnieszka Radwańska, Magda Linette and Iga Świątek.[30] At the China Open where Fręch was seeded for the first time at a WTA 1000, she defeated qualifier Alycia Parks in three sets[31] and 12th seed Diana Shnaider to record her first two wins at the tournament and reached her first round of 16 at a WTA 1000 in her career.[32]

In the second round of the Wuhan Open, Fręch beat sixth seed Emma Navarro in three sets, recording the first win over a top 10 player in her career, to reach back-to-back rounds of 16 at the 1000-level.[33][34] Next, she reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal with an upset over ninth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. As a result, she reached a new career-high in the top 25.[35]

National representation

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In 2016, Fręch made her debut in the Fed Cup, playing for Poland. Her first match was in a World Group II play-off where Poland played against the team of Chinese Taipei. Frech was chosen to play her first match against Lee Ya-hsuan, in which she also made her first Fed Cup win. In the next match, Frech lost against Hsu Ching-wen.

In 2018, from 7 to 10 February, she played Fed Cup in Tallinn where she lost to Melanie Klaffner (Austria) in straight sets, Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) in straight sets, and she defeated Ayla Aksu (Turkey) and Isabella Shinikova (Bulgaria) - both in straight sets.

Performance timelines

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Key
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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[36]

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Jasmin Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R Q1 Q1 A 1R Q2 4R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A A A A 2R Q1 Q1 Q3 1R 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 Q1 NH Q2 3R 1R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
US Open A A A A Q1 1R A Q1 1R 2R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–4 2–3 3–4 0 / 14 8–14 36%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A WG2 Z1 Z1 Z1 PO[b] RR RR 0 / 2 6–6 50%
WTA 1000
Qatar[c] A NTI A NTI A NTI Q2 NTI A NTI 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Dubai Open[c] NTI A NTI A NTI 1R NTI Q1 NTI Q1 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A NH 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Miami Open A A A A A A NH A 1R 3R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH A Q1 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A A A Q1 A NH A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A Q2 Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 2R NTI 0 / 2 2–2 50%
China Open A A A A A A NH 1R 4R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wuhan Open A A A A A A NH QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 6–7 12–10 0 / 22 21–22 49%
Career statistics
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 1 0[d] 1 10 6 2 8 19 18 3 Career total: 69
Hard win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–8 1–3 0–1 4–4 5–12 5–12 14–12 0 / 42 32–55 37%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–5 3–3 6–8 0 / 18 17–26 40%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 NH 0–1 4–4 4–3 2–4 0 / 10 11–14 44%
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 5–12 1–6 2–2 6–8 11–21 12–18 22-24 0 / 70 60–95 39%
Year-end ranking[e] 493 459 321 166 151 198 156 102 116 63 $1,819,213

Doubles

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Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A A A NH A 3R A 0 / 1 2–1
US Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0 / 1 2–1
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A WG2 Z1 Z1 Z1 PO[b] RR 0 / 1 3–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 Career total: 10
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–0 0 / 10 4–10
Year-end ranking 642 418 542 251 425 870 262 227 525 388

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 Prague Open, Czech Republic WTA 250 Clay Poland Magda Linette 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2024 Guadalajara Open, Mexico WTA 500 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki 7–6(7–5), 6–4

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2021 Concord Open, United States Hard Mexico Renata Zarazúa 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (3–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2016 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Mai Minokoshi 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 Aug 2017 ITF Leipzig, Germany 25,000 Clay Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–0 Aug 2017 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 25,000 Clay Spain Olga Sáez Larra 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–1 Oct 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Russia Irina Khromacheva 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 3–2 Oct 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Russia Anna Kalinskaya 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jan 2020 Canberra International, Australia[f] W25 Hard Romania Patricia Maria Țig walkover
Win 5–2 Sep 2021 Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay Czech Republic Tereza Smitková 6–2, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Dec 2022 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE W100 Hard France Elsa Jacquemot 5–7, 2–6
Win 6–3 Oct 2023 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain W100 Hard Italy Sara Errani 7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2015 Bella Cup Toruń,
Poland 		25,000 Clay Philippines Katharina Lehnert Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2017 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 60,000 Hard (i) France Manon Arcangioli Belarus Vera Lapko
Russia Polina Monova 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2017 Manchester Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass Belgium An-Sophie Mestach Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
New Zealand Marina Erakovic 		6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 2–2 Oct 2018 Open de Touraine,
France 		25,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková 		5–7, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 2–3 Sep 2020 Open de Saint-Malo,
France 		60,000 Clay Switzerland Viktorija Golubic Poland Paula Kania
Poland Katarzyna Piter 		2–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Oct 2020 Tennis Classic of Macon,
United States 		80,000 Hard Poland Katarzyna Kawa United States Francesca Di Lorenzo
United States Jamie Loeb 		7–5, 6–1
Win 4–3 Nov 2020 ITF Charleston Pro,
United States 		100,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa Australia Astra Sharma
Egypt Mayar Sherif 		4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss 4–4 Dec 2022 Dubai Tennis Challenge,
United Arab Emirates 		100,000+H Hard Ukraine Kateryna Volodko Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic 		1–6, 3–6

Head-to-head record

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Record against top 10 players

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  • She has a 1–11 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2018
Loss 0–1 United States Sloane Stephens No. 10 French Open, France Clay 2R 2–6, 2–6 No. 136 0–2
2020
Loss 0–2 Romania Simona Halep No. 2 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay QF 2–6, 0–6 No. 174 0–3
2021
Loss 0–3 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková No. 3 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 5–7, 2–6 No. 106 0–1
2022
Loss 0–4 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza No. 10 Eastbourne International, UK Grass 2R 1–6, 6–7(7–9) No. 92 0–2
Loss 0–5 Poland Iga Świątek No. 1 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay 1R 1–6, 2–6 No. 82 0–1
Loss 0–6 Russia Daria Kasatkina No. 4 Granby Championships, Canada Hard 2R 3–6, 2–6 No. 104 0–2
2023
Loss 0–7 Tunisia Ons Jabeur No. 3 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 No. 106 0–2
Loss 0–8 United States Jessica Pegula No. 6 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 2R 6–7(5–7), 3–6 No. 100 0–2
Loss 0–9 Tunisia Ons Jabeur No. 6 Wimbledon, UK Grass 1R 3–6, 3–6 No. 70
2024
Loss 0–10 United States Coco Gauff No. 4 Australian Open, Australia Hard 4R 1–6, 2–6 No. 69 0–1
Loss 0–11 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina No. 4 Dubai Championships, UAE Hard 3R 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6 No. 53 0–1
Win 1-11 United States Emma Navarro No. 8 Wuhan Open, China Hard 2R 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 No. 27 2-2

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Qatar for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Qatar was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  4. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
  5. ^ 2013: WTA ranking - 1008.
  6. ^ Tournament moved from Canberra to Bendigo due to the smoke affecting Canberra from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.

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