Magdalena Fręch Explained

Magdalena Fręch
Birth Date:15 December 1997
Birth Place:Łódź, Poland
Height:1.71 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Andrzej Kobierski
Careerprizemoney:$2,445,560
Singlestitles:1 WTA Challenger, 6 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 42 (26 February 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 48 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:4R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2018, 2023)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2022)
Usopenresult:2R (2023)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2024)
Doublestitles:4 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 174 (8 August 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 389 (12 August 2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2022)
Team:yes
Updated:19 August 2024

Magdalena Fręch (pronounced as /pl/; born 15 December 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player.[1] On 26 February 2024, she reached her best singles WTA ranking of No. 42. On 8 August 2022, she peaked at No. 174 in the doubles rankings.[2] She has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with six singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Playing for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup, Fręch has a win–loss record of 10–7, as of June 2024.[3]

Career

2013: WTA Tour debut

Fręch made her WTA Tour debut at the Katowice Open in doubles, partnering with Katarzyna Pyka.

2018: Grand Slam debut

Fręch started 2018 season in Auckland where she lost in qualifying (in the first round) to Sachia Vickery, in straight sets. She then took part at the first Grand Slam qualifying in her career - at the Australian Open. She beat Miyu Kato, Sofya Zhuk and Kayla Day, and became one of the 12 qualifiers, making her main-draw debut at the Grand Slam championship. In the first round, she lost to eventual quarterfinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, in straight sets. At the end of January, Fręch played at the $60k Andrézieux-Bouthéon event where she defeated Conny Perrin in three sets, Chloé Paquet in two and Vitalia Diatchenko (6–3, 2–2 ret.). In the semifinals, she lost to eventual champion Georgina García Pérez, in three sets. In February, she started at the Hungarian Ladies Open where she came through the qualifying competition by defeating Çağla Büyükakçay in three, and Anna Blinkova in straight sets.

2021: WTA 1000 & top 100 debuts

She made her top 100 debut at No. 99 on 18 October 2021, following her qualification at the Indian Wells Open and first-round win over Zheng Saisai. She lost to top seed Karolína Plíšková.

2022: Wimbledon third round in singles and doubles

In 2022, she played again at Indian Wells, entering into the main draw as a lucky loser and winning against Mayar Sherif, before losing to 30th seed Markéta Vondroušová.

Then, she reached the third round of a major event for the first time in her career at Wimbledon, in singles and in doubles.

2023: WTA 1000 third round, top 70

In 2023, she again entered the Indian Wells Open as a lucky loser, and won her third match at this tournament defeating Maryna Zanevska, before losing to fourth seed Ons Jabeur.At the Miami Open, she entered directly into the second round of the main draw, again as a lucky loser, after the late withdrawal of 26th seed Zhang Shuai.[4] She defeated wildcard player Erika Andreeva to reach the third round at a WTA 1000-level event for the first time in her career.

She qualified for her next WTA 1000, the China Open, on her debut. As a result, she reached a career-high year-end ranking of No. 63, on 6 November 2023.

2024: Australian Open fourth round, top 50, WTA Tour final

She reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open defeating Daria Saville and 16th seed Caroline Garcia, her first top-20 career win.[5] [6] She defeated qualifier Anastasia Zakharova to reach the fourth round of a Major for the first time in her career.[7] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking, at world No. 51.[8]

At the WTA 1000 Dubai Championships, she reached the round of 16 as a qualifier, defeating 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, her second top-20 win,[9] and Petra Martić. She lost to fourth seed Elena Rybakina in three sets.[10] As a result, she moved into the top 50 of the rankings.

In June, Fręch reached the quarterfinals at the Nottingham Open, before losing to eventual champion Katie Boulter.[11]

In July, at the Prague Open, she defeated third seed Anhelina Kalinina in the quarterfinals.[12] She reached a historic first all-Polish WTA Tour final in the Open Era after 16 years old wildcard Laura Samson retirement.[13] She lost her first final to compatriot Magda Linette, in straight sets.[14] [15]

On her debut at the Cincinnati Open where she qualified for the main draw, she recorded her first win over Marie Bouzková.[16]

National representation

In 2016, Fręch made her debut in the Fed Cup, playing for Poland. Her first match was in a World Group II play-off where Poland played against the team of Chinese Taipei. Frech was chosen to play her first match against Lee Ya-hsuan, in which she also made her first Fed Cup win. In the next match, Frech lost against Hsu Ching-wen.

In 2018, from 7 to 10 February, she played Fed Cup in Tallinn where she lost to Melanie Klaffner (Austria) in straight sets, Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) in straight sets, and she defeated Ayla Aksu (Turkey) and Isabella Shinikova (Bulgaria) - both in straight sets.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[17]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Jasmin Open.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee4R0 / 33–3
style=text-align:left;French OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ3style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 42–4
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=color:#767676;NHstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 31–3
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–01–20–10–00–02–42–33–30 / 138–13
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer OlympicsNHANHANHstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King CupAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffWG2style=background:#ecf2ffZ1style=background:#ecf2ffZ1style=background:#ecf2ffZ1POstyle=background:#afeeeeRRstyle=background:#afeeeeRR0 / 26–6
WTA 1000
style=text-align:leftQatarAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftDubai Openstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee3R0 / 22–2
style=text-align:leftIndian Wells OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 43–4
style=text-align:leftMiami OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 31–3
style=text-align:leftMadrid OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftItalian OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 22–2
style=text-align:leftCanadian OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=color:#767676NHAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftCincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftGuadalajara OpenNHstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=color:#767676NMS0 / 22–2
style=text-align:leftWuhan OpenAAAAAANH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftChina OpenAAAAAANHstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–10–01–12–35–70 / 1912–19
Career statistics
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
style=text-align:left Tournaments11011062819183Career total: 69
style=text-align:leftHard win–loss0–10–11–10–02–81–30–14–45–125–124-30 / 4122–46
style=text-align:leftClay win–loss0–00–00–00–12–30–22–12–32–53–30 / 1811–18
style=text-align:leftGrass win–loss0–00–00–00–01–10–1NH0–14–44–30 / 109–10
style=text-align:left; Overall win–loss0–10–11–10–15–121–62–26–811–2112–184-30 / 6942–74
style=text-align:leftWin %Career total:
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking49345932116615119815610211663$1,819,213

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAAANHA3RA0 / 12–1
US OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00 / 12–1
National representation
Billie Jean King CupAAWG2Z1Z1Z1PORR0 / 13–0
Career statistics
Tournaments1100200420Career total: 10
Overall win–loss0–11–10–00–01–20–00–01–41–20–00 / 104–10
Year-end ranking642418542251425870262227525388

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (3–0)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2016ITF Nishitama, Japan10,000Hard Mai Minokoshi7–5, 6–4
Win2–0Aug 2017ITF Leipzig, Germany25,000Clay Richèl Hogenkamp6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–0Aug 2017ITF Braunschweig, Germany25,000Clay Olga Sáez Larra6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–1Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Irina Khromacheva1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss3–2Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Anna Kalinskaya3–6, 3–6
Win4–2Jan 2020Canberra International, AustraliaW25Hard Patricia Maria Țigwalkover
Win5–2Sep 2021ITF Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60Clay Tereza Smitková6–2, 6–1
Loss5–3Dec 2022Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW100Hard Elsa Jacquemot5–7, 2–6
Win6–3Oct 2023ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainW100Hard Sara Errani7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2015Bella Cup Toruń,
Poland		25,000Clay Katharina Lehnert Ekaterine Gorgodze
Sofia Shapatava		4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 2017Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60,000Hard (i) Manon Arcangioli Vera Lapko
Polina Monova		3–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jun 2017Manchester Trophy, UK100,000Grass An-Sophie Mestach Chang Kai-chen
Marina Erakovic		6–4, 7–6(5)
Win2–2Oct 2018Open de Touraine,
France		25,000Hard (i) Bibiane Schoofs Miriam Kolodziejová
Jesika Malečková		5–7, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss2–3Sep 2020Open de Saint-Malo,
France		60,000Clay Viktorija Golubic Paula Kania
Katarzyna Piter		2–6, 4–6
Win3–3Oct 2020Tennis Classic of Macon,
United States		80,000Hard Katarzyna Kawa Francesca Di Lorenzo
Jamie Loeb		7–5, 6–1
Win4–3Nov 2020ITF Charleston Pro,
United States		100,000Clay Katarzyna Kawa4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss4–4Dec 2022Dubai Tennis Challenge,
United Arab Emirates		100,000+HHard Kateryna Volodko Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic		1–6, 3–6

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

Resultclass=unsortableW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundclass=unsortableScore
2018
Loss0–1 Sloane StephensNo. 10French Open, FranceClay2R2–6, 2–6No. 1360–2
2020
Loss0–2 Simona HalepNo. 2Prague Open, Czech RepublicClayQF2–6, 0–6No. 1740–3
2021
Loss0–3 Karolína Plíškovábgcolor=#9cfNo. 3Indian Wells Open, USbgcolor=#ccfHard2R5–7, 2–6No. 1060–1
2022
Loss0–4 Garbiñe MuguruzaNo. 10Eastbourne International, UKbgcolor=#cfcGrass2R1–6, 6–7(7–9)No. 920–2
Loss0–5 Iga Świątekbgcolor=limeNo. 1Warsaw Open, PolandClay1R1–6, 2–6No. 820–1
Loss0–6 Daria KasatkinaNo. 4Granby Championships, Canadabgcolor=#ccfHard2R3–6, 2–6No. 1040–2
2023
Loss0–7 Ons Jabeurbgcolor=#9cfNo. 3Indian Wells Open, USbgcolor=#ccfHard2R6–4, 4–6, 1–6No. 1060–2
Loss0–8 Jessica PegulaNo. 6Madrid Open, SpainClay2R6–7(5–7), 3–6No. 1000–2
Loss0–9 Ons JabeurNo. 6Wimbledon, UKbgcolor=#cfcGrass1R3–6, 3–6No. 70
2024
Loss0–10 Coco GauffNo. 4Australian Open, Australiabgcolor=#ccfHard4R1–6, 2–6No. 690–1
Loss0–11 Elena RybakinaNo. 4Dubai Championships, UAEbgcolor=#ccfHard3R6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6No. 530–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WTA Profile.
  2. Web site: ITF Profile.
  3. Web site: Performances at the Fed Cup. Fed Cup.
  4. Web site: Ależ zwrot! Magdalena Fręch jednak zagra w Miami. I to od drugiej rundy . 24 March 2023 .
  5. Web site: Day 4 women's wrap: New court, no worries for Haddad Maia .
  6. Web site: With revamped approach, Poland's Frech upsets Garcia at Australian Open.
  7. Web site: Frech defies Russian's skill to hold on . 19 January 2024 .
  8. Web site: Rankings Watch: Zheng makes Top 10 debut; Mertens back to No.1 in doubles .
  9. Web site: American teen Ashlyn Krueger leads trio of upsets in Dubai. 18 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Rybakina battles past Frech in three sets to make Dubai quarters.
  11. Web site: Katie Boulter win over Magdalena Frech ensures British finalist at Nottingham. The Guardian. 25 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Prague Open: Frech advances to semi-finals. Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Linette, Frech advance in Prague; set first all-Polish final of Open Era. 25 July 2024. wtatennis.com.
  14. Web site: Linette bests Frech in first all-Polish WTA final to win Prague title. Women's Tennis Association. 26 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Historic All-Polish Final in Prague: Linette Triumphs Over Fręch. 26 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Ona to wyrwała! Magdalena Fręch "wybiegała" awans. Zagra z mistrzynią. Onet.pl. pl. 14 August 2024. 15 August 2024.
  17. Web site: Magda Fręch [POL] | Australian Open]. ausopen.com.

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