Magda Linette

Magda Linette (born 12 February 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is world No. 33, which she reached on 17 February 2020.[1] Her career-high in doubles is No. 95, achieved on 27 July 2015.

Magda Linette
Magda Linette at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992
Poznań, Poland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMark Gellard
Prize moneyUS$2,801,008
Official websitemagdalinette.com
Singles
Career record366–273 (57.3%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 33 (17 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 40 (2 November 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2018)
French Open3R (2017)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record134–126 (51.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 95 (27 July 2015)
Current rankingNo. 160 (2 November 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017, 2018)
French Open2R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2020)
Wimbledon1R (2015, 2017, 2018)
US Open3R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–9 (59.1%)
Last updated on: 5 November 2020.

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. In 2020, she won WTA's Fan Favorite Shot of the Year, which she performed on her way to her second WTA title at 2020 Thailand Open against Shuai Peng.

Personal life

Magda Linette was born to Tomasz and Beata and resides in Poznań.[2] She is a right-handed player and is currently coached by Izudin 'Izo' Zunić.[2] She likes all surfaces.[2][3]

Tennis career

2010
Magda Linette in 2009

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.[4] 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.[5]

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]

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
Magda Linette at the 2011 US Open
Magda Linette at the 2011 French Open

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 tournament 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.[7] 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 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.

Linette during the 2014 China Open

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 sixth seed Wang Qiang in the final; it was the biggest title of her career and her first WTA trophy.[8]

2015: First top-100 season
Magda Linette during her doubles first round match at the 2015 French Open

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
Magda Linette at the 2016 US Open

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 Tour doubles final at Bogotá (with Cepede Royg), having been runner-up at 2014 Guangzhou and 2016 Hong Kong.[9] 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

In August, Linette won the first edition of the Bronx Open, her first WTA Tour title.[10] The following week, Linette continued at Flushing Meadows where she lost to defending champion Naomi Osaka in the second round of the US Open.[11] 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 Tour final at the Korea Open, losing to Karolína Muchová.[12]

2020: Thailand Open title and top 40

In February, Linette won the Thailand Open, rising to a career-high ranking of No. 33. In December, she won WTA's Fan Favorite Shot of the Year, which she performed in Round 2 of the 2020 Thailand Open against Shuai Peng.[13]

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 (153 km/h) and her second serve averaging 80 mph (130 km/h), 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.

Career statistics
Main article: Magda Linette career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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.

Singles
Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open Q2 A A Q1 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 6 3–6 38%
Wimbledon Q1 A Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R NH 0 / 5 2–5 29%
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 0 / 6 4–6 40%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–4 2–4 2–4 4–4 2–3 0–0 0 / 22 11–22 34%
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Career total: 4
Year-end ranking 248 296 148 117 89 96 71 83 42 40 $2,801,007

References
  1. https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/315130/title/Magda-LINETTE#ranking
  2. Magda Linette at the International Tennis Federation
  3. "WTA Players". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  4. "18-year old Wild Card wins in debut final". International Tennis Federation. June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. "Polish Wild Card makes Torun final". International Tennis Federation. July 28, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. Weichert, Roger (August 15, 2010). "Tenis. Magda Linette wygrała turniej w niemieckim Versmold" (in Polish). Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4267533/title/polands-linette-lifts-ningbo-crown
  9. http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/315130/title/magda-linette-0#bio
  10. https://www.wtatennis.com/news/qualifier-linette-pulls-giorgi-upset-claims-first-career-title-bronx
  11. https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/other-sports/column1/tennis-other-racket-sports/item/45419-qualifier-linette-wins-epic-bronx-open-final
  12. https://lastwordontennis.com/2019/09/21/wta-korea-open-final-prediction-muchova-linette/
  13. "Shot of the Year 2020 Winner: Magda Linette". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Iga Świątek		 Fan Favorite Shot of the Year
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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