Marie Bouzková

Marie Bouzková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɪjɛ ˈbou̯skovaː], born 21 July 1998) is a professional Czech tennis player.[1]

Marie Bouzková
Bouzková at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Born (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,586,189
Singles
Career record261–151 (63.3%)
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 46 (31 August 2020)
Current rankingNo. 91 (8 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2020, 2021)
French Open1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open1R (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record49–32 (60.5%)
Career titles2 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 34 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 34 (8 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2020, 2021)
French Open2R (2020)
WimbledonQF (2021)
US OpenQF (2021)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
Last updated on: 11 November 2021.

On 31 August 2020, she attained her career-high WTA singles ranking of 46. On 8 November 2021, she peaked at No. 34 in the WTA doubles rankings. So far, she has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. At the tournaments of the ITF Circuit, Bouzková has won 12 singles titles and three doubles titles.[2]

She won the 2014 US Open girls' singles title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where she lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva. Bouzková rose to prominence following her run to the semifinals at the 2019 Rogers Cup, where she defeated Sloane Stephens, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Simona Halep before falling to Serena Williams; despite losing, she pushed the former world No. 1 to three sets, winning the first set 6–1. She won her maiden WTA tournament title in doubles at the 2021 Birmingham Classic, partnering compatriot Lucie Hradecká.

Early life and background

Bouzková was born in Prague to father Milan and mother Květa, and has a younger brother, Benjamin Milan. She began playing tennis at a club owned by her parents in Prague. She moved to Florida at age 10 – initially trained at Bollietieri Academy for two years, then she continued to work with her dad and then Requeni from 2014. Marie admires the play of Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal. Besides Czech, she speaks English, Spanish and some German, and is currently pursuing a degree in business administration through Indiana University East.[3]

Career overview

2019: Premier-5 semifinal, top 100, three top-10 wins

Marie Bouzková started season at the Brisbane International where she played in qualification, in order to qualify for main-draw. She passed qualification, and in first round faced Samantha Stosur. Bouzková won, but was stopped in next round by Karolína Plíšková. At the Australian Open, she failed to qualify, losing in first round of qualification to compatriot Barbora Krejčíková. On both BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open, she failed to qualify. At the clay-court season, she reached first round of Prague Open, and passed qualification at the French Open, where she lost in first round to Bianca Andreescu. At Wimbledon, she was also forced to play qualification, and she succeeded. In the first round, she beat Mona Barthel, but lost to Maria Sakkari in the second.

On the U.S. hardcourt tour, she played at the Stanford Classic, where she failed in the first round. Following week at Canadian Open, she had her first appearance at the qualification of some Premier-5 tournament, and she accomplished her career-best result so far. On the way to the semifinals, she defeated Leylah Annie Fernandez, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, former French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko, and two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, with Stephens and Halep being her first two top-ten wins. Bouzková faced Serena Williams in the semifinals. Bouzková won the first set but then Serena made a turnover and eventually won the match. At the US Open, Bouzková made her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, without need for playing in qualification; however, she lost to Ajla Tomljanović. On the Asian swing, she reached the quarterfinals at the Guangzhou Open, also scoring a third top-ten win over Elina Svitolina, and the second round at the Wuhan Open, but failed to qualify for the China Open.

In July, she reached the top 100, and she finished the year as No. 57.

2020: First WTA Tour singles final, top 50 in singles
Bouzková at the 2020 Australian Open

Bouzková didn't have much success at her first tournaments. At the Brisbane International, she failed in the first round, losing to Madison Keys. The following week at the Hobart International, she also lost in the first round. She played at the Australian Open for the first time in the main draw, but was stopped in the first round by defending champion Naomi Osaka. At the Mexican Open in Acapulco, she still didn't make her first win in 2020, but the following week, at the Monterrey Open, it finally happened, when she reached her first WTA tournament final. She lost the final to Elina Svitolina in a tough three-set match. After her good performance in Monterrey, she entered the top 50 on 9 March at No. 47

After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, she had success on her first tournament when she reached the quarterfinals, but lost to the eventual champion, Jennifer Brady. She also had success at the Cincinnati Open by reaching the third round, where she lost to Anett Kontaveit. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Jessica Pegula. During the clay-court season, she played at the Italian Open, making her debut at that tournament. She was stopped in the second round by Elena Rybakina. On 31 August, she reached her career-high in singles at No. 46.

2021: Two Grand Slam quarterfinals, Maiden WTA doubles title, second title, top 35 in doubles

In June, she won her maiden WTA tournament title in doubles at the Birmingham Classic, partnering compatriot Lucie Hradecká, where they defeated Ons Jabeur/Ellen Perez pair in a tight three-set match. She lifted her second trophy also with Hradecká at the 2021 Prague Open.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.[4]

Singles

Current after the 2021 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q3 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A A Q2 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon A A Q2 Q2 2R NH 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–3 0–4 0 / 11 1–11 8%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q1 NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A Q2 NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A A SF NH 1R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 3R Q2 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wuhan Open A A A A 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A A A A Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 2 3 10 10 20 Career total: 46
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Career total: 2
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 8–7 8–8 12–13 0 / 33 29–33 47%
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–4 0 / 9 2–9 18%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 9–10 9–10 15–20 0 / 46 34–46 43%
Win (%) 0%  –  0% 25% 47% 47% 43% Career total: 43%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] 378 260 187 142 57 51 $1,138,840

Doubles

Current after the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A NH QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
US Open A A QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Win–Loss 0–0 1–2 6–4 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH Alt 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A NH QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Open A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 4 7 15 Career total: 26
Titles 0 0 2 Career total: 2
Finals 0 1 3 Career total: 4
Overall Win–Loss 1–4 7–7 24–13 0 / 26 32–24 57%
Win (%) 20% 50% 65% Career total: 57%
Year-end ranking 209 109

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
International / WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Elina Svitolina 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2021 Phillip Island Trophy, Australia WTA 250 Hard Daria Kasatkina 6–4, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
International / WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2020 Lexington Challenger, United States International Hard Jil Teichmann Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani		 1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 2021 Charleston Open, United States WTA 500 Clay (green) Lucie Hradecká Nicole Melichar
Demi Schuurs		 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2021 Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass Lucie Hradecká Ons Jabeur
Ellen Perez		 6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 2–2 Jul 2021 Prague Open, Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard Lucie Hradecká Viktória Kužmová
Nina Stojanović		 7–6(7–3), 6–4

WTA 125K series finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Mar 2019 WTA 125 Guadalajara, Mexico Hard Veronika Kudermetova 2–6, 0–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2014 ITF Hilton Head, United States 10,000 Clay Natalia Vikhlyantseva 7–5, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2015 ITF Grand-Baie, Mauritius 10,000 Hard Lou Brouleau 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jun 2015 ITF Grand-Baie, Mauritius 10,000 Hard Jaeda Daniel 7–5, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jul 2015 ITF La Possession, France 10,000 Hard Ilze Hattingh 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–1 Aug 2015 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay Julia Grabher 6–7(5), 1–6
Loss 4–2 Jan 2016 ITF Fort-de-France, France 10,000 Hard Irina Ramialison 6–7(3), 2–6
Win 5–2 Jan 2016 ITF Petit-Bourg, France 10,000 Hard Théo Gravouil 6–4, 6–1
Win 6–2 Feb 2016 ITF Cuernavaca, Mexico 25,000 Hard Lauren Albanese 0–6, 6–0, 6–1
Win 7–2 May 2016 ITF Monzón, Spain 10,000 Hard Jessika Ponchet 6–4, 6–4
Win 8–2 Jun 2016 ITF Puszczykowo, Poland 10,000 Hard Valeria Savinykh 6–2, 6–0
Win 9–2 Feb 2017 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Markéta Vondroušová 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 10–2 Mar 2017 ITF Orlando, United States 15,000 Clay Victoria Rodríguez 7–5, 5–7, 6–0
Loss 10–3 May 2017 ITF Monzón, Spain 25,000 Hard Georgina García Pérez 1–6, 3–6
Loss 10–4 Sep 2017 ITF Stillwater, United States 25,000 Hard Aleksandra Wozniak 5–7, 4–6
Win 11–4 Mar 2018 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard Kristína Kučová 6–4, 6–0
Win 12–4 Jul 2019 ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 80,000 Hard Natalija Kostić 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2015 ITF Grand-Baie, Mauritius 10,000 Hard Rosalie van der Hoek Ilze Hattingh
Madrie Le Roux		 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Apr 2019 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 60,000 Hard Rosalie van der Hoek Ilona Kremen
Iryna Shymanovich		 7–5, 6–7(2), [10–5]
Win 3–0 Jul 2019 ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 80,000 Hard Vivian Heisen Vlada Koval
Kamilla Rakhimova		 7–6(8), 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2014 US Open Hard Anhelina Kalinina 6–4, 7–6(5)

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 Wimbledon Grass Dalma Gálfi Tami Grende
Ye Qiuyu		 2–6, 6–7(5)

Top 10 wins
Season2019 2020 2021Total
Wins3 0 14
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MBR
2019
1. Sloane Stephens No. 8 Canadian Open Hard 2R 6–2, 7–5 No. 91
2. Simona Halep No. 4 Canadian Open Hard QF 6–4, ret. No. 91
3. Elina Svitolina No. 3 Guangzhou International, China Hard 2R 6–4, 4–3 ret. No. 63
2021
4. Bianca Andreescu No. 9 Phillip Island Trophy, Australia Hard SF 6–7(9), 6–2, 7–5 No. 50

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. 2013: WTA ranking – 1195, 2014: WTA ranking – 497.

References
  1. "WTA Profile".
  2. "ITF Profile".
  3. "Bio".
  4. "Marie Bouzková [CZE] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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