LONDON: Czech Factbox Marketa Vondrousovawho beat tunisia Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to win his first Grand Slam title:
Age: 24
Nation: Czech Republic
WTA Ranking: 42
Sowing: Unclassified
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon 2023)
ROAD TO THE FINAL
First round: Peyton Stearns (USA) 6-2 7-5
Second turn: 12-Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) 6-3 6-3
Third round: 20-Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-1 7-5
Fourth round: 32-Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) 2-6 6-4 6-3
Quarterfinal: 4-Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Semi final: Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-3 6-3
EARLY LIFE
* Started playing tennis at the age of four with his father David. Growing up, his tennis idol was Roger Federer.
CAREER TO DATE
* Having started her career on the ITF circuit in the Czech Republic in 2014, she won two ITF singles titles and three ITF doubles titles in 2015.
* Made his Grand Slam main draw debut in 2017, playing at French Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Burst into the top 100 the same year after winning his first WTA title at the Biel/Bienne Open.
* Reached the French Open final in 2019, losing to Australian Ash Barty. She also reached the women’s doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open with compatriot Barbora Strycova.
* Won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in singles, losing to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in the final.
* Beat Jabeur in her first Wimbledon final to become the first Czech woman to win the title since Petra Kvitova in 2014.
Age: 24
Nation: Czech Republic
WTA Ranking: 42
Sowing: Unclassified
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon 2023)
ROAD TO THE FINAL
First round: Peyton Stearns (USA) 6-2 7-5
Second turn: 12-Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) 6-3 6-3
Third round: 20-Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-1 7-5
Fourth round: 32-Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) 2-6 6-4 6-3
Quarterfinal: 4-Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Semi final: Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-3 6-3
EARLY LIFE
* Started playing tennis at the age of four with his father David. Growing up, his tennis idol was Roger Federer.
CAREER TO DATE
* Having started her career on the ITF circuit in the Czech Republic in 2014, she won two ITF singles titles and three ITF doubles titles in 2015.
* Made his Grand Slam main draw debut in 2017, playing at French Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Burst into the top 100 the same year after winning his first WTA title at the Biel/Bienne Open.
* Reached the French Open final in 2019, losing to Australian Ash Barty. She also reached the women’s doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open with compatriot Barbora Strycova.
* Won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in singles, losing to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in the final.
* Beat Jabeur in her first Wimbledon final to become the first Czech woman to win the title since Petra Kvitova in 2014.
