Magdalena Fręch

Magdalena Fręch (Polish pronunciation: [maɡdaˈlɛna ˈfrɛ̃x]; born 15 December 1997) is a Polish tennis player.[1]On 29 January 2024, she reached her best singles WTA ranking of world No. 51. On 8 August 2022, she peaked at No. 174 in the doubles rankings.[2]She won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has also won six singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Magdalena Fręch
Fręch at the 2023 DC Open
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26)
Łódź, Poland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndrzej Kobierski
Prize money$2,200,563
Singles
Career record377–258 (59.4%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 42 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 42 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2024)
French Open2R (2018, 2023)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
US Open2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record64–59 (52.0%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 174 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 565 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–6 (60.0%)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Playing for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup, Fręch has a win–loss record of 9–6, as of December 2023.[3]

Professional career

2013: WTA Tour debut

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

2018: Grand Slam debut

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

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

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

She reached the third round of a Major for the first time in her career at Wimbledon in singles and in doubles.

2023: WTA 1000 third round, top 70

In 2023, she again entered the Indian Wells Open as a lucky loser for a second consecutive year, 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 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: Australian Open fourth round, top 50

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 Martic. She lost to fourth seed Elena Rybakina in three sets.[10] As a result, she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.

National representation

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 at 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

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.[11]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Jasmin Open.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA1RQ1Q1A1RQ24R0 / 33–350%
French OpenAAAA2RQ1Q1Q31R2R0 / 32–340%
WimbledonAAAAQ1Q1NHQ23R1R0 / 22–250%
US OpenAAAAQ11RAQ11R2R0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–20–10–00–02–42–33–10 / 118–1142%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a]AAWG2Z1Z1Z1PO[b]RRRR0 / 26–650%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[c]AAAAA1RQ2Q1AQ10 / 10–10%
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAANH2R2R2R0 / 33–350%
Miami OpenAAAAAANHA1R3R0 / 21–233%
Madrid OpenAAAAAANHAQ12R0 / 11–150%
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
Canadian OpenAAAAQ1ANHAA1R0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAQ2Q10 / 00–0 – 
Guadalajara OpenNH2R2R0 / 22–250%
Wuhan OpenAAAAAANH0 / 00–0 – 
China OpenAAAAAANH1R0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–10–01–12–35–70 / 128–1240%
Career statistics
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Tournaments110[d]11062819183Career total: 69
Hard win–loss0–10–11–10–02–81–30–14–45–125–124-30 / 4122–4632%
Clay win–loss0–00–00–00–12–30–22–12–32–53–30 / 1811–1838%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–01–10–1NH0–14–44–30 / 109–1047%
Overall win–loss0–10–11–10–15–121–62–26–811–2112–184-30 / 6942–7436%
Win %0%0%50%0%29%14%50%43%34%40%57%Career total: 36%
Year-end ranking[e]49345932116615119815610211663$1,819,213

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
French OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
WimbledonAAAAAANHA3RA0 / 12–167%
US OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00 / 12–167%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a]AAWG2Z1Z1Z1PO[b]RR0 / 13–0100%
Career statistics
Tournaments1100200420Career total: 10
Overall win–loss0–11–10–00–01–20–00–01–41–20–00 / 104–1029%
Year-end ranking642418542251425870262227525

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2021Concord Open, United StatesHard Renata Zarazúa6–3, 7–6(7–4)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2016ITF Nishitama, Japan10,000Hard Mai Minokoshi7–5, 6–4
Win2–0Aug 2017ITF Leipzig, Germany25,000Clay Richèl Hogenkamp6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–0Aug 2017ITF Braunschweig, Germany25,000Clay Olga Sáez Larra6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–1Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Irina Khromacheva1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss3–2Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Anna Kalinskaya3–6, 3–6
Win4–2Jan 2020Canberra International, Australia[f]25,000Hard Patricia Maria Țigw/o
Win5–2Sep 2021ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic60,000Clay Tereza Smitková6–2, 6–1
Loss5–3Dec 2022Dubai Tennis Challenge, United Arab Emirates100,000Hard Elsa Jacquemot5–7, 2–6
Win6–3Oct 2023ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain100,000Hard Sara Errani7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2015Bella Cup Torun,
Poland
25,000Clay Katharina Lehnert Ekaterine Gorgodze
Sofia Shapatava
4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 2017Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60,000Hard (i) Manon Arcangioli Vera Lapko
Polina Monova
3–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jun 2017Manchester Trophy,
United Kingdom
100,000Grass An-Sophie Mestach Chang Kai-chen
Marina Erakovic
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win2–2Oct 2018Open de Touraine,
France
25,000Hard (i) Bibiane Schoofs Miriam Kolodziejová
Jesika Malečková
5–7, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss2–3Sep 2020Open de Saint-Malo,
France
60,000Clay Viktorija Golubic Paula Kania
Katarzyna Piter
2–6, 4–6
Win3–3Oct 2020Tennis Classic of Macon,
United States
80,000Hard Katarzyna Kawa Francesca Di Lorenzo
Jamie Loeb
7–5, 6–1
Win4–3Nov 2020ITF Charleston Pro,
United States
100,000Clay Katarzyna Kawa Astra Sharma
Mayar Sherif
4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss4–4Dec 2022Dubai Tennis Challenge,
United Arab Emirates
100,000+HHard Kateryna Volodko Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
1–6, 3–6

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–11 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
ResultW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundScoreRankH2H
2018
Loss0–1 Sloane StephensNo. 10French Open, FranceClay2R2–6, 2–6No. 1360–2
2020
Loss0–2 Simona HalepNo. 2Prague Open, Czech RepublicClayQF2–6, 0–6No. 1740–3
2021
Loss0–3 Karolína PlíškováNo. 3Indian Wells Open, United StatesHard2R5–7, 2–6No. 1060–1
2022
Loss0–4 Garbiñe MuguruzaNo. 10Eastbourne International, United KingdomGrass2R1–6, 6–7(7–9)No. 920–2
Loss0–5 Iga ŚwiątekNo. 1Warsaw Open, PolandClay1R1–6, 2–6No. 820–1
Loss0–6 Daria KasatkinaNo. 4Granby Championships, CanadaHard2R3–6, 2–6No. 1040–2
2023
Loss0–7 Ons JabeurNo. 3Indian Wells Open, United StatesHard2R6–4, 4–6, 1–6No. 1060–2
Loss0–8 Jessica PegulaNo. 6Madrid Open, SpainClay2R6–7(5–7), 3–6No. 1000–2
Loss0–9 Ons JabeurNo. 6Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass1R3–6, 3–6No. 70
2024
Loss0–10 Coco GauffNo. 4Australian Open, AustraliaHard4R1–6, 2–6No. 690–1
Loss0–11 Elena RybakinaNo. 4Dubai Tennis Championships, UAEHard3R6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6No. 530–1

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