Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová[1] (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈanna ˈkarɔliːna ˈʂmiːdlɔʋaː];[2] born 13 September 1994) is a Slovak tennis player.

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Schmiedlová at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 29)
Košice, Slovakia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMilan Martinec
Prize moneyUS$4,319,684
Singles
Career record400–286 (58.3%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 26 (12 October 2015)
Current rankingNo. 76 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2014, 2015, 2021, 2023)
French Open4R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open3R (2015, 2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record39–61 (39.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 213 (15 June 2015)
Current rankingNo. 1119 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2015, 2016, 2022, 2024)
French Open2R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2014, 2016, 2023)
US Open2R (2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–13 (48.0%)
Last updated on: 29 February 2024.

She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 12 singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 October 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 26.

Her younger sister, Kristína Schmiedlová, ended her professional tennis career at the age of 21.

Career

2013: Grand Slam and top-100 debut

Schmiedlová qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open.

After Wimbledon, she reached the final of the $100k Open di Biarritz,[3] and lost to Stephanie Vogt in three sets.[4]

She reached the top 100 for the first time with a ranking of world No. 97.[5]

2014: French Open third round

In May, Schmiedlová won the Empire Slovak Open in Trnava. She defeated the defending champion Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the final. The following week, she reached the final of the Prague Open, losing to Britain's Heather Watson in straight sets.[6]

At the French Open, Schmiedlová defeated Zheng Jie in the first round[7] and surprised the former world No. 1, Venus Williams, with a victory in three sets in round two.[7][8] In the third round, she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets.[9]

2015: Breakthrough and first WTA Tour title

In February, she reached her first WTA final at the Rio Open, losing to Sara Errani in straight sets.In April, she won her first WTA title at the Katowice Open, where she defeated Camila Giorgi in the final. She won her second WTA title at the Bucharest Open, where she defeated Errani in the final.

At the Wuhan Open, Schmiedlová scored her first top-10 victory, and hence the biggest win of her career, by upsetting former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in three sets in the second round.[10]

2016: Loss of form, out of the top 100

Schmiedlová commenced season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Varvara Lepchenko.[11] Schmiedlová won her first match of the season at the Sydney International by beating sixth seed Timea Bacsinszky in the first round.[12] She was heavily defeated in the second round by qualifier Monica Puig.[13] Seeded 27th at the Australian Open, Schmiedlová lost in the first round to Daria Kasatkina.[14]

2018: Third WTA title, return to top 100

The Slovakian, ranked 132 in the world before this win in Bogotá, beat Lara Arruabarrena in the final. It was her first title since 2015 and resulted in her return to the top 100.

2020: First third-round appearance at the French Open in six years

Schmiedlová at the 2020 Australian Open.

Schmiedlová kicked off her season at the Brisbane International where she lost to Marta Kostyuk in the second round of qualifying. At Hobart, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Nina Stojanović. At the Australian Open, she lost her first-round match to sixth seed Belinda Bencic.[15]

Playing in the Fed Cup tie versus Great Britain, Schmiedlová helped Slovakia win 3–1 by beating Heather Watson and Harriet Dart.[16] Playing at the Mexican Open, Schmiedlová was defeated in the first round by Anastasia Potapova.[17] Coming through qualifying at the Monterrey Open, Schmiedlová beat Venus Williams in the first round.[18] She then lost in the second round to ninth seed and eventual finalist, Marie Bouzková.[19] A week later, competing at a $25k tournament in Irapuato, Mexico, she was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Renata Zarazúa.

In August, Schmiedlová played at the Sparta Prague Open. Seeded 24th, she reached the quarterfinal round where she lost to second seed and eventual finalist Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[20] In the leadup to the French Open, Schmiedlová played the İstanbul Cup and made it to the second round where she was defeated by Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[21]

At the French Open, Schmiedlová beat 2002 finalist and former world No. 1, Venus Williams, in straight sets in the first round.[22] In the second, she upset tenth seed and former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, to reach the third round for the first time since 2014.[23] But her run ended there with a straight-sets loss to qualifier and eventual semifinalist, Nadia Podoroska.[24]

2023: French Open fourth round

Ranked No. 100, she reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time at a major in her career defeating 11th seed Veronika Kudermetova, lucky loser Aliona Bolsova, and qualifier Kayla Day. She was the first Slovak to reach the second week at a major since Magdaléna Rybáriková at the 2018 Australian Open, and the first to do so inat Roland Garros since Dominika Cibulková's 2012 quarterfinal run.[25][26] In the fourth round, she lost to Coco Gauff.[27]

In September, Schmiedlová reached final of WTA 125 tournament in Parma, she lost in the final to Ana Bogdan.[28]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.[29]

Singles

Current after the 2023 Tunis Open.

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ12R2R1RA1R1R1R2R1R2R0 / 94–931%
French Open2R3R1R1RA1R1R3R1R2R4R0 / 109–1047%
Wimbledon1R1R1R1RA1R1RNHQ22R1R0 / 81–811%
US Open2R1R3R1RQ31RAA2R2R3R0 / 87–847%
Win–loss2–33–43–40–40–00–40–32–22–33–46–40 / 3521–3538%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[a]DNQRRDNQNHDNQ0 / 11–0100%
National representation
Summer OlympicsNH2RNHANH0 / 11–150%
Billie Jean King Cup[b]AAWG2WG2POPOWG2RR[c]RRQR0 / 29–950%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[d]AAA1RAAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Indian Wells OpenA1R1R2RQ1A1RNH1RA1R0 / 60–60%
Miami OpenA2R2R2RAA1RNHQ2A1R0 / 52–529%
Madrid OpenAAA1RA1R2RNHQ21R1R0 / 51–517%
Italian OpenAA1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Canadian OpenAAAAAAANHAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Cincinnati OpenAQ1QF1RAQ1AAAAA0 / 23–260%
Guadalajara OpenNHAA0 / 00–0 – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[e]AQ2QFAAAANH0 / 13–175%
China OpenQ2A1RAAAANHA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–01–27–60–60–00–11–30–00–10–10–30 / 239–2328%
Career statistics
201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Tournaments71724230[f]15125141714Career total: 148
Titles00200100000Career total: 3
Finals00300110000Career total: 5
Hard win–loss1–33–1021–125–150–05–94–61–39–104–87–101 / 8160–8641%
Clay win–loss2–32–518–72–70–17–53–65–25–63–95–42 / 5552–5549%
Grass win–loss0–10–21–30–20–00–10–1NHNH1–10–10 / 122–1214%
Overall win–loss3–75–1740–227–240–112–157–136–514–168–1812–153 / 148114–15343%
Win (%)30%23%65%23%0%44%35%55%47%31%44%Career total: 43%
Year-end ranking[g]747326227133771381398410071$4,205,447

Doubles

Tournament201420152016...2020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Australian OpenA1R1RAA1RA0 / 30–30%
French Open1R2R1R1RAAA0 / 41–420%
Wimbledon1RA1RNHAA1R0 / 30–30%
US Open2R1R1RAAAA0 / 31–325%
Win–loss1–31–30–40-10–00-10–10 / 132–1313%

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2015Rio Open, BrazilInternational[h]Clay Sara Errani6–7(2–7), 1–6
Win1–1Apr 2015Katowice Open, PolandInternationalHard (i) Camila Giorgi6–4, 6–3
Win2–1Jul 2015Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Sara Errani7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win3–1Apr 2018Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Lara Arruabarrena6–2, 6–4
Loss3–2Jan 2019Hobart International, AustraliaInternationalHard Sofia Kenin3–6, 0–6

WTA Challenger finals

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2021WTA 125 Belgrade, SerbiaClay Arantxa Rus6–3, 6–3
Loss1–1Sep 2023WTA 125 Parma, ItalyClay Ana Bogdan5–7, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$75/80,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$10,000 tournaments (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (9–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2011ITF Yerevan, Armenia10,000Clay Tatia Mikadze6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Mar 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Anna-Lena Friedsam7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win3–0Apr 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Anna-Lena Friedsam7–5, 6–2
Win4–0May 2012ITF Bad Saarow, Germany10,000Clay Kateřina Vaňková6–1, 6–3
Win5–0May 2012ITF Brescia, Italy25,000Clay Beatriz García Vidagany6–3, 6–2
Loss5–1Jul 2012ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Laura Siegemund6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win6–1Oct 2012ITF Netanya, Israel25,000Hard Stephanie Vogt0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss6–2Nov 2012ITF Helsinki, Finland25,000Carpet (i) Amra Sadiković4–6, 0–6
Win7–2Apr 2013ITF Civitavecchia, Italy25,000Clay Magda Linette6–0, 6–1
Loss7–3Jul 2013Open de Biarritz, France100,000Clay Stephanie Vogt6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win8–3Mar 2014Osprey Challenger, United States50,000[i]Clay Marina Erakovic6–2, 6–3
Win9–3May 2014Empire Slovak Open75,000[j]Clay Barbora Strýcová6–4, 6–2
Loss9–4May 2014ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic100,000Clay Heather Watson6–7(5–7), 0–6
Win10–4Jun 2017Grado Tennis Cup, Italy25,000Clay Martina Trevisan2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win11–4Jun 2017Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic25,000Clay Vera Lapko6–4, 7–5
Loss11–5Aug 2017Landisville Challenge, United States25,000Hard Vera Lapko6–4, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win12–5Oct 2017Classic of Macon, United States80,000Hard Victoria Duval6–4, 6–1
Loss12–6Oct 2022Trnava Indoor, Slovakia60,000Hard (i) Eva Lys2–6, 6–4, 2–6

Doubles: 4 (4 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–3)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2011ITF Izmir, Turkey10,000Clay Aleksandrina Naydenova Tatiana Kotelnikova
Eugeniya Pashkova
4–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Mar 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Chantal Škamlová Anamika Bhargava
Sylvia Krywacz
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss0–3Oct 2012ITF Netanya, Israel25.000Hard Zuzana Luknárová Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
1–6, 4–6
Loss0–4May 2013Empire Slovak Open80,000Clay Jana Čepelová Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Renata Voráčová
1–6, 1–6

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' singles: 1 (runner–up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss2012French OpenClay Annika Beck6–3, 5–7, 3–6

Wins over top-10 players

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreASR
2016
1. Roberta VinciNo. 8Rio Summer Olympics, BrazilHard1R6–4, 7–5No. 59

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