Rebeka Masarova facts for kids
Masarova at the 2023 Bad Homburg Open
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Country (sports) | Slovakia (2025–) Spain (2018–2024) 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) |
Coach | Marcos Roy |
Prize money | US$ 1,385,550 |
Singles | |
Career record | 227–132 (63.23%) |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 62 (11 December 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 119 (16 September 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2021, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 73–39 (65.18%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (2 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 378 (16 September 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 2–0 |
Rebeka Masarova (Slovak: Rebeka Masárová, pronounced [ˈrebeka ˈmasaːrɔʋa]; born 6 August 1999) is a Swiss-born Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 62 in singles and 125 in doubles.
The 2016 French Open junior champion started representing Spain in January 2018.
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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.
Career
Junior Grand Slam performance
Singles:
- Australian Open: F (2017)
- French Open: W (2016)
- Wimbledon: 3R (2016)
- US Open: 1R (2015)
Doubles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2017)
- French Open: -
- Wimbledon: -
- US Open: 2R (2015)
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
Masarova made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut in 2016 at the Gstaad Ladies Championship beating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, in the first round.
2021–2022: Grand Slam debut and Internacional de Valencia doubles title
Masarova made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open as a qualifier. 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. She lost to fifth seed Elina Svitolina in the second round.
Partnering with Aliona Bolsova, Masarova won the doubles at the Open Internacional de Valencia, defeating Alexandra Panova and Arantxa Rus in the final.
2023–2024: WTA Tour final, WTA 1000 debut
Masarova reached her first tour final at the 2023 Auckland Open as a qualifier, where she lost to Coco Gauff. This catapulted her into the top 100 for the first time in her career. At the Dubai, she qualified for the main draw but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round.
Masarova received a wildcard for the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open where she reached the third round with wins over compatriot Cristina Bucșa and 20th seed Donna Vekić. She lost to ninth seed Maria Sakkari
She was runner-up at the 2022 Swedish Open, losing to Jang Su-jeong in the final. Masarova defeated eighth seed Maria Sakkari in the first round at the 2023 US Open, before losing her next match to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.
In 2024, Masarova qualified into the main draw for the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open but lost in the first round to Emma Raducanu.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | ... | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
US Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Wuhan Open | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
China Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | ... | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | Career total: 23 | ||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 11–9 | 0 / 13 | 12–13 | 48% | ||
Clay win–loss | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 6 | 5–8 | 38% | ||
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||
Overall win–loss | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 16–16 | 0 / 23 | 20–25 | 44% | ||
Win % | 75% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 50% | Career total: 44% | ||||
Year-end ranking | 322 | 439 | 162 | 132 | $971,795 |
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Hopman Cup.
Tournament | 2017 | ... | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
National representation | ||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | RR | RR | RR | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Career total: 4 | |||
Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 0 / 4 | 3–8 | 27% | |
Year-end ranking | 667 | 269 | 189 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2023 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | WTA 250 | Hard | Coco Gauff | 1–6, 1–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | Internacional de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | Alexandra Panova Arantxa Rus |
6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | Solgironès Open, Spain | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | Caroline Dolehide Diana Shnaider |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Doubles: 12 (8 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 | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | Irina Cantos Siemers Júlia Payola |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Claudia Hoste Ferrer | Rina Saigo Yukina Saigo |
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 | Ángela Fita Boluda Oksana Selekhmeteva |
2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Daniela Vismane | Karola Bejenaru Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Jul 2021 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | 60,000 | Hard | Olivia Gadecki | Celia Cerviño Ruiz Olivia Nicholls |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 7–4 | Oct 2022 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | 100,000 | Hard | Aliona Bolsova | Misaki Doi Beatrice Gumulya |
7–5, 1–6, [10–3] |
Win | 8–4 | Nov 2022 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | Lea Bošković Daniela Vismane |
6–3, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Tournament | 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 |
Head-to-head records
Record against top 10 players
- She has a 1–4 (20%) 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 |
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Loss | 0–1 | Elina Svitolina | No. 5 | US Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 5–7 | No. 231 | 0–1 |
2023 | |||||||||
Loss | 0–2 | Coco Gauff | No. 7 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | F | 1–6, 1–6 | No. 130 | 0–2 |
Loss | 0–3 | Maria Sakkari | No. 9 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | No. 74 | 0–1 |
Loss | 0–4 | Coco Gauff | No. 6 | French Open, France | Clay | 1R | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 | No. 71 | |
Win | 1–4 | Maria Sakkari | No. 8 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 71 |
Double bagel matches
See also
In Spanish: Rebeka Masarova para niños