Brenda Fruhvirtová

Brenda Fruhvirtová (born 2 April 2007) is a Czech junior tennis player. She is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player Linda Fruhvirtová.

Brenda Fruhvirtová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2006-04-02) 2 April 2006

Fruhvirtová has a career-high ITF Junior ranking of World No.100, achieved on 22 March 2021.[1]

She trains at the Mouratoglou Academy since 2017, and is one of the recipients of Patrick Mouratoglou's foundation.

Career

In 2018, Fruhvirtová won the U12 Eddie Herr tournament. She was 10 years old when she won the title.[2]

In 2019, Brenda and her sister Linda Fruhvirtová won the Les Petits As doubles title together with Linda also winning the singles title; one year later Brenda won the singles title. The Fruhvirtová sisters became the first members of the same family to win the title two years in a row.[3]

In July 2020, Fruhvirtová defeated WTA No. 54 Katerina Siniakova during an exhibition tournament in the Czech Republic.[4] A few weeks later, Fruhvirtová was invited to participate in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) at the Mouratoglou Academy. She was one of the four players to compete in the first women's edition UTS. She lost to Alize Cornet in the UTS format. [5]

In September 2020, Fruhvirtová received a wildcard by the French Tennis Federation to compete in the Girls' singles Roland-Garros tournament. She was the youngest player to play in the event (13 years old).

References
  1. "Brenda Fruhvirtova Tennis Player Profile | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. "Four Americans Claim Singles Titles at Eddie Herr; Osuigwe and Burel Reach ITF Girls Final; Skatov and Andreev Play for Boys ITF Championship". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. "Tennis Europe". www.tenniseurope.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. Barker, Gabby (2020-07-19). "Fruhvirtova, 13-year-old Czech, wins 54th in the world". Sports Finding. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. "UTS: Cornet schools Fruhvirtova in first-ever women's UTS match". UTS live. 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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