Magda Linette
Magda Linette is a Polish professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is world No. 33, which she reached on 17 February 2020. Her career high in doubles is No. 95, achieved on 27 July 2015.
She made her first appearance in a WTA Tour main draw at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in May 2013, where she also scored her first win at this level. The same year, she reached her first WTA semifinal in Baku, coming from qualifying. Linette won her first WTA Tour title at the 2019 Bronx Open, and her first WTA 125K title at the 2014 Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open. Her best result in WTA Premier tournaments is quarterfinal of 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Personal life
Magda Linette was born to Tomasz and Beata and resides in Poznań. She is a right-handed player and is currently coached by Izudin 'Izo' Zunić. She likes all surfaces.Tennis career
2010
In May, Magda Linette received a wildcard to the qualifying draw of Polsat Warsaw Open – part of WTA Premier series. She beat her doubles partner Paula Kania in straight sets but lost to Anna Chakvetadze. In June, she won her first professional tournament in Szczecin as a wild-card entrant. In July, she made it to the final of the ITF tournament at Toruń but lost to top seed Ksenia Pervak from Russia in straight sets.Magda Linette won another two ITF titles in August, in Hechingen and Versmold, both in Germany. In Hechingen, as a qualifier, she defeated Sílvia Soler Espinosa of Spain, and in Versmold she beats Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets, 6–2, 7–5.
She continued to play $25k tournaments and won her fourth title of the season in Katowice, where she defeated Eva Birnerová in three sets. The week after, she reached another final in Zagreb but lost to Renata Voráčová in three sets after 21 consecutive wins on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the final in Opole, losing to Sandra Záhlavová in three sets.
2011
In early February, Linette played for the first time as a member of Poland Fed Cup team. She defeated Anne Kremer in straight sets, but lost her three other matches.In May, she made her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament, playing in the qualifying rounds.
2012
Starting the season with several early exits, Magda Linette reached her first singles final in over 18 months at the $10k event of Florence in May but lost to Anaïs Laurendon. She reached a $25k final in Kristinehamn a month later, defeated by Australia's Sacha Jones. In Ystad, she won her first doubles title with her friend Katarzyna Piter.She won the $10k of Prague after beating Kateřina Siniaková and Zuzana Luknárová without dropping a set, lifting her fifth singles trophy in career and the first since September 2010.
In October and November, Linette got some of her best wins of the season by beating Eleni Daniilidou in Limoges, Monica Puig in Nantes, and Karolína Plíšková in Équeurdreville. She added two more doubles titles to her prize list, including her first $50k level trophy in Limoges with compatriot Sandra Zaniewska. In December, she ended her season by winning another tournament in doubles with Katarzyna Piter in Ankara.
2013
Back in Europe in late March, Linette reached the semifinals at the indoor hard court tournament of Tallinn, falling to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. At the end of the month, Linette reached the singles final at the $25k event of Civitavecchia, losing to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.Getting through WTA qualifying at the Baku Cup, Linette made her second appearance in a main draw at this level. She defeated Julia Cohen, runner-up of the previous edition, then Kristýna Plíšková to reach the quarterfinals where she benefited from a controversial retirement of Ons Jabeur. She lost in her first WTA semifinals to Shahar Pe'er.
Linette started to compete in successive indoor hard events in France and got more success. She reached the semifinals at $50k Joué-lès-Tours. The week after, she won her eighth doubles title, pairing up with Viktorija Golubic. She competed in her first $50,000+H singles final in Nantes, falling to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. In December, she won a $25k tournament in Pune.
2014
Linette launched her grass season with two ITF tournaments in Great Britain but lost twice to Estonia's Anett Kontaveit in straight sets. She sustained an ankle injury from her first qualifying match at Wimbledon and had to stop playing for a month.In September, she played a series of WTA events. At Guangzhou, she reached her first WTA doubles final, partnering Alizé Cornet. She won a $25k event in Goyang.
In late October two weeks later, she won the WTA 125 tournament in Ningbo, defeating 6th seed Wang Qiang in the final ; it was the biggest title of her career and her first WTA trophy.
2015: First Top 100 season
Linette won a Grand Slam match for the first time when she beat her compatriot Urszula Radwańska at the US Open, but then she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached the Japan Open final, peaking at a ranking of no. 64.2016
Linette reached the quarterfinals at the Katowice Open and the Pan Pacific Open. At the end of the year, she was ranked no. 96.2017-2018
Linette's season in 2017 was highlighted by third tour-level semifinal of her career at Kuala Lumpur and the semifinals at the Malaysian Open. She appeared in her third career WTA doubles final at Bogotá, having been runner-up at 2014 Guangzhou and 2016 Hong Kong. In 2018, Linette advanced to the quarterfinals at the Taiwan Open and at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota.2019: First WTA title and top 50
On August 24, Linette won the first edition of the Bronx Open, her first WTA Tour title. The following week, Linette continued at Flushing Meadows where she lost to defending champion Naomi Osaka in the second round of the US Open. Linette cracked the top 50 for the first time in her career after reaching the second round of the US Open.Linette reached her third WTA final at the Korea Open, losing to Karolína Muchová.
2020: Thailand Open title and top 40
In February, Linette won the 2020 Thailand Open, rising to a career-high ranking of no. 33.Playing style
Linette is a defensive player, whose game is played primarily from the baseline, and who can be described as a counterpuncher. Her strengths on court are her speed, footwork, court coverage, and anticipation. Her strongest groundstroke is her two-handed backhand, which is hit flat and with depth, and which is responsible for many of the winners she accumulates on court. Her forehand is also strong, and is hit with topspin, making it a safe and reliable shot. Due to her doubles experience, Linette has solid volleying skills, and will choose to finish points off at the net. She is capable of introducing drop shots and sliced backhands into points, constantly breaking up an opponent's rhythm, and to attempt to draw unforced errors out of aggressive players. Her serve is not particularly strong, with her first serve averaging 95 mph and her second serve averaging 80 mph, but is reliable, meaning that, whilst she does not ace frequently, double faults are also uncommon. She is a strong player on return, also, effectively neutralising strong first serves with a backhand down-the-line or a cross-court forehand. Linette's increased success in recent years has come as a result of her altering her game style away from being a grinding counterpuncher, to actively creating opportunities to hit winners on the court.Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.Singles
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.Notes
- WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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 two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
- 2009: WTA Ranking–1008,
2010: WTA Ranking–194.WTA career finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2015 Japan Women's Open – Singles| | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | 2019 Bronx Open – Singles| | Bronx Open, United States | International | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | 2019 Korea Open – Singles| | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–2 | 2020 Thailand Open – Singles| | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | International | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2014 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles| | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, |
Loss | 0–2 | 2016 Tianjin Open – Doubles| | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | 2017 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles| | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
WTA 125K series finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Jun 2010 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2010 | ITF Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Versmold, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Katowice, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Sep 2010 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2012 | ITF Florence, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Sep 2012 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Apr 2013 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | 2013 Open GDF Suez Nantes Atlantique – Singles| | ITF Nantes, France | 50,000+H | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Dec 2013 | ITF Pune, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | Dec 2013 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 7–8 | Oct 2014 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 8–8 | Feb 2015 | ITF Grenoble, France | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 9–8 | Feb 2015 | ITF New Delhi, India | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 9–9 | 2015 Aegon Ilkley Trophy – Women's Singles| | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 10–9 | 2016 Engie Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Singles| | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 11–9 | 2019 Manchester Trophy – Singles| | ITF Manchester, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() | 7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2011 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 0–3 | May 2011 | ITF Rome, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2011 | ITF Mestre, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–5 | Nov 2011 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2012 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, |
Win | 2–6 | Oct 2012 | ITF Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, |
Win | 3–6 | Nov 2012 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Dec 2012 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–7 | Apr 2013 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–7 | May 2013 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–7 | May 2013 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 7–7 | Jul 2013 | ITF Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, |
Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2013 | ITF Loughborough, Great Britain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–5, |
Win | 8–8 | Oct 2013 | ITF Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–9 | Mar 2014 | ITF Edgbaston, Great Britain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, |
Head-to-head vs. top-10 ranked players
Head-to-head vs. top-10 ranked players and players who have been in top 10
- Serena Williams 0–1
- Venus Williams 0–2
- Karolína Plíšková 0–2
- Flavia Pennetta 0–1
- Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1
- Jelena Janković 1–0
- Victoria Azarenka 0–1
- Elina Svitolina 0-1
- Timea Bacsinszky 0–1
- Samantha Stosur 0–1
- Petra Kvitová 0–1
- Lucie Šafářová 0-1
- Caroline Wozniacki 0-2
- Dominika Cibulková 0-1
- Garbiñe Muguruza 0-1
- Maria Sharapova 0-1
- Simona Halep 0-1