Magda Linette during the 2009 Tennis Championships of Poland. |
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| Country | Poland |
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| Residence | Poznań, Poland |
| Born | February 12, 1992 Poznań, Poland |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career prize money | $27,648 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 58–27 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 163 (August 8, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 163 (August 8, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| French Open | Q2 (2011) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 15–15 |
| Career titles | 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (June 13, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 330 (August 8, 2011) |
| Last updated on: August 8, 2011. | |
Magda Linette (born February 12, 1992) is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on August 8, 2011.[1] Her career high in doubles is 304, achieved on June 13, 2011.
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Magda was born to Tomasz and Beata and currently resides in Poznań, Poland.[2] She is a right-handed player and is currently coached by Kuba Rękoś.[2] Her favourite tennis surfaces are hard and clay.[2]
In May, Magda received a wild card to the qualifying draw of Polsat Warsaw Open - the part of WTA Premier series. She beat her doubles partner Paula Kania in straight sets but lost to Anna Chakvetadze (4–6 6–4 1–6). 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 Toruń tournament but lost to top seed Ksenia Pervak from Russia in straight sets.[3]
Magda won another two ITF titles in August, in Hechingen and Versmold, both in Germany. In Hechingen, as a qualifier, Magda defeated Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain, while in Versmold she beats Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets, 6–2, 7–5.[4]
She continued to play $25,000 ITF tournaments and won her fourth title of the season in Katowice, where she defeated former top 100 player Eva Birnerová (3–6 6–2 6–2). The week after, she reached another final in Zagreb, but eventually lost to Renata Voráčová in three sets. After some weeks of rest, she wasn't able to win her first matches in $50,000 ITF tournaments, in Athens and Ismaning; nevertheless she succeeded in reaching the final in Opole, but lost to Sandra Záhlavová (7–5 6–7 4–6).
In early February, Magda Linette played for the first time as a member of Polish team in Fed Cup. She defeated Anne Kremer easily (6–1 6–1), but lost her three other matches, including one against Belarussian and top 100 player Olga Govortsova on an honorable score (6–7 6–7).
In May, for her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament, she played the qualifying of the French Open and defeated Claire de Gubernatis (6–4 6–3) to reach the second round, where she lost to Mandy Minella.
After some difficult months despite encouraging debuts on $50,000 and $100,000 ITF tournaments during the summer, Magda Linette surprisingly defeated Sorana Cîrstea in the first round of the tournament of Poitiers in October, 3–6 6–4 6–2. The month after, she reached the semifinals of the ITF tournament of Opole in her home country, beating en route top seed Lesia Tsurenko.
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | June 7, 2010 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Margit Rüütel | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 2. | June 28, 2010 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | Ksenia Pervak | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | August 2, 2010 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Silvia Soler-Espinosa | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | August 9, 2010 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | September 6, 2010 | Katowice, Poland | Clay | Eva Birnerová | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 6. | September 13, 2010 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Renata Voráčová | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 7. | November 15, 2010 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Sandra Záhlavová | 7–5, 6–7(4), 4–6 |
| Outcome | # | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | November 15, 2010 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Paula Kania | Oksana Kalashnikova Polina Pekhova |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | April 11, 2011 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Sandra Klemenschits Kristina Mladenovic |
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 30, 2011 | Rome-Tiro a Volo, Italy | Clay | Liana Ungur | Sophie Ferguson Sally Peers |
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| Runner-up | 4. | September 12, 2011 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Tímea Babos | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | November 7, 2011 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Paula Kania | Naomi Broady Kristina Mladenovic |
6–7(5), 4–6 |
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