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Rebeka Masarova
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Masarova at the 2023 Bad Homburg Open
Country (sports)  Slovakia (2025–)
 Spain (2018–2024)
 Switzerland (2013–2017)
Residence Basel, Switzerland
Born (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)
Basel
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Marcos Roy
Prize money US$ 1,190,843
Singles
Career record 220–121 (64.52%)
Career titles 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 62 (11 December 2023)
Current ranking No. 94 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
French Open 1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
US Open 2R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record 73–38 (65.77%)
Career titles 1 WTA Challenger
Highest ranking No. 125 (2 October 2023)
Current ranking No. 164 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
French Open 1R (2023)
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
US Open 2R (2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 2–0

Rebeka Masarova (Slovak: Rebeka Masárová, pronounced [ˈrebeka ˈmasaːrɔʋa]; born 6 August 1999) is a Swiss-born Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 62 in singles and No. 125 in doubles. The 2016 French Open junior champion started representing Spain in January 2018.

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.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance

Singles:

  • Australian Open: F (2017)
  • French Open: W (2016)
  • Wimbledon: 3R (2016)
  • US Open: 1R (2015)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: 2R (2017)
  • French Open: -
  • Wimbledon: -
  • US Open: 2R (2015)

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.

Professional career

Masarova made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut in 2016 at the Gstaad Ladies Championship beating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, in the first round.

2021–2022: Grand Slam and top 150 debuts

Masarova made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open as a qualifier. On her major debut, she reached the second round defeating Ana Bogdan 6–7(9), 7–6(2), 7–6(9) in the longest women's match at this major in the Open Era. As a result, she moved 53 spots up the rankings, reaching the top 200 for the first time in her career, on 13 September 2021.

She reached the top 150 at No. 145 on 31 January 2022, following the 2022 Australian Open, where she reached the last round of the qualifying competition.

2023–2024: WTA Tour final, WTA 1000 debut

Masarova had a strong start into the new season, reaching her first WTA Tour final at the 2023 Auckland Open as a qualifier, where she lost to Coco Gauff. This catapulted her into the top 100 for the first time in her career.

At the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships, she qualified for the main draw by beating Olga Danilović and Rebecca Marino but then lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round. She received a wildcard for the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open where she reached the third round with wins over compatriot Cristina Bucșa and 20th seed Donna Vekić.

She also qualified into the main draw for the WTA 1000 2024 Indian Wells Open.

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; (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.

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

Singles

Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 ... 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A 2R Q2 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 0 / 5 3–5 38%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Italian Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Career statistics
2016 2017 ... 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 2 2 4 14 Career total: 23
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 11–9 0 / 13 12–13 48%
Clay win–loss 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–4 0 / 6 5–8 38%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Overall win–loss 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 16–16 0 / 23 20–25 44%
Win % 75% 0% 33% 0% 50% Career total: 44%
Year-end ranking 322 439 162 132 $971,795

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Hopman Cup.

Tournament 2017 ... 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0 / 2 1–2 33%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup A RR RR RR 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 3 Career total: 4
Overall win-loss 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–6 0 / 4 3–8 27%
Year-end ranking 667 269 189

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2023 Auckland Classic, New Zealand WTA 250 Hard United States Coco Gauff 1–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 Båstad Open, Sweden Clay South Korea Jang Su-jeong 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2024 Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain Clay Argentina María Lourdes Carlé 6–3, 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 Internacional de Valencia, Spain Clay Spain Aliona Bolsova Alexandra Panova
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2023 Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain Clay Spain Aliona Bolsova United States Caroline Dolehide
Diana Shnaider
6–7(5–7), 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
$15,000 tournaments (2–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (3–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 ITF Madrid, Spain 15,000 Hard Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2017 ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain 15,000 Clay Australia Isabelle Wallace 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2018 ITF Badenweiler, Germany 15,000 Clay Switzerland Nina Stadler 6–2, 7–5
Loss 1–3 Jan 2019 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Romania Ioana Loredana Roșca 2–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2019 ITF Amiens, France 15,000 Clay (i) Romania Oana Georgeta Simion 6–0, 6–3
Loss 2–4 Mar 2019 ITF Gonesse, France 15,000 Clay (i) Luxembourg Eléonora Molinaro 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Mar 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 May 2021 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win 4–5 Jun 2021 ITF Palma del Río, Spain 25,000 Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 5–5 Jul 2021 Open Araba en Femenino, Spain 60,000 Hard Spain Ane Mintegi del Olmo 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 6–5 Oct 2022 Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup, Germany 60,000 Hard (i) Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Apr 2023 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal 100,000 Clay Montenegro Danka Kovinić 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (5–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2017 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard (i) Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča France Victoria Muntean
Ukraine Anastasia Zarytska
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 May 2017 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 25,000 Clay Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Germany Vivian Heisen
Australia Storm Sanders
5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 2–1 Jan 2019 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Germany Irina Cantos Siemers
Spain Júlia Payola
6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 Feb 2019 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Spain Claudia Hoste Ferrer Japan Rina Saigo
Japan Yukina Saigo
7–5, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jun 2019 Bella Cup Toruń, Poland 60,000 Clay Slovakia Rebecca Šramková United States Robin Anderson
Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 5–1 Sep 2019 Open de Valencia, Spain 60,000 Clay Romania Irina Bara Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Australia Seone Mendez
6–4, 7–6(2)
Loss 5–2 Mar 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Romania Ioana Gașpar Serbia Tamara Čurović
Sweden Fanny Östlund
4–6, 5–7
Loss 5–3 Mar 2021 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Hard Switzerland Ylena In-Albon Spain Ángela Fita Boluda
Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 5–4 Apr 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Latvia Daniela Vismane Romania Karola Bejenaru
Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
2–6, 0–6
Win 6–4 Jul 2021 Open Araba en Femenino, Spain 60,000 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki Spain Celia Cerviño Ruiz
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
6–3, 6–3
Win 7–4 Oct 2022 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain 100,000 Hard Spain Aliona Bolsova Japan Misaki Doi
Indonesia Beatrice Gumulya
7–5, 1–6, [10–3]
Win 8–4 Nov 2022 Open Villa de Madrid, Spain 80,000 Clay Spain Aliona Bolsova Croatia Lea Bošković
Latvia Daniela Vismane
6–3, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2016 French Open Clay United States Amanda Anisimova 7–5, 7–5
Loss 2017 Australian Open Hard Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 5–7, 6–1, 4–6

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 1–4 (20%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2021
Loss 0–1 Ukraine Elina Svitolina No. 5 US Open, United States Hard 2R 2–6, 5–7 No. 231 0–1
2023
Loss 0–2 United States Coco Gauff No. 7 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard F 1–6, 1–6 No. 130 0–2
Loss 0–3 Greece Maria Sakkari No. 9 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 3R 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 No. 74 0–1
Loss 0–4 United States Coco Gauff No. 6 French Open, France Clay 1R 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 No. 71
Win 1–4 Greece Maria Sakkari No. 8 US Open, United States Hard 1R 6–4, 6–4 No. 71

Double bagel matches

Result Year W–L Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd RMR
Win 2013 1–0 ITF Benicarlo, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Ester Valles Pinol n/a Q1 n/a
Win 2015 2–0 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard Spain Yulia Almiron Solano (WC) n/a Q1 n/a
Win 2020 3–0 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Italy Gaia Squarcialupi n/a Q2 717
Win 2021 4–0 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard Spain Amanda Montes Khaghani n/a Q2 443
Win 2022 5–0 Iași Open, Romania WTA 125 Clay Australia Olivia Tjandramulia (LL) 413 1R No. 751

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