Rebeka Masarova
Rebeka Masarova (Slovak: Rebeka Masárová, pronounced [ˈɾɛbɛka ˈmasaːɾɔʋa]; born 6 August 1999) is a Spanish–Swiss tennis player. She is the 2016 French Open junior champion. Masarova started representing Spain in January 2018.[1]
 Masarova in 2015 | |
| Country (sports) |  Spain (2018–)  Switzerland (2013–2017) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Basel, Switzerland |
| Born | 6 August 1999 Basel, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$50,115 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 91–44 (67.4%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 284 (3 July 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 718 (7 December 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2017) |
| French Open Junior | W (2016) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2016) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–17 (67.3%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 300 (18 November 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 337 (7 December 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
| Last updated on: 7 December 2020. | |
Personal life
Masarova's mother is Spanish and her father is Slovak. Born in Basel, hometown of Roger Federer, she was inspired to start playing tennis from watching Federer play in his first Wimbledon final in 2003.[2]
Junior career
In 2016, Masarova reached the juniors semifinals of the Australian Open, where she lost to defending champion Tereza Mihalíková. Later that year, she won the French Open junior title by defeating top-seed Olesya Pervushina in the semifinals and second-seed Amanda Anisimova in the final. Masarova was beaten by British wildcard Gabriella Taylor in the third round of the junior tournament at Wimbledon.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay |  Amanda Anisimova |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  Marta Kostyuk |
5–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
Professional career
She made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at Gstaad in 2016, beating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, in the first round.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 15,000 | Hard | Nuria Párrizas-Díaz |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Isabelle Wallace |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2018 | ITF Badenweiler, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Stadler |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay |  Ioana Loredana Rosca |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2019 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) | Oana Georgeta Simion |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2019 | ITF Gonesse, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) |  Eleonora Molinaro |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay |  Miriam Kolodziejová |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | ITF Dijon, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
 Victoria Muntean Anastasia Zarytska |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2017 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča |
 Vivian Heisen Storm Sanders |
5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers |
Irina Cantos Siemers Julia Payola |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Claudia Hoste Ferrer |
 Rina Saigo Yukina Saigo |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2019 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 60,000 | Clay |  Rebecca Šramková |
Robin Anderson Anhelina Kalinina |
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2019 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Irina Bara |
 Andrea Gámiz Seone Mendez |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Ioana Gașpar |
 Tamara Čurović  Fanny Östlund |
4–6, 5–7 |
References
- https://www.srf.ch/sport/tennis/tennis-allgemein/masarova-spielt-nicht-mehr-fuer-die-schweiz. Missing or empty
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External links
- Rebeka Masarova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rebeka Masarova at the International Tennis Federation