Magda Linette was born on 12 February 1992 and is a Polish professional tennis player.
38 Facts About Magda Linette
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Magda Linette has a career-high singles ranking of world No 19 achieved in March 2023.
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Magda Linette has reached five finals on the WTA Tour, winning two titles, the semifinal of the 2023 Australian Open, and the third round of the other three Major championships.
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Magda Linette won her first WTA 125 title at the 2014 Ningbo International Open, and her first WTA Tour title at the 2019 Bronx Open.
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Magda Linette was born on 12 February 1992 in Poznan to Tomasz Linette and Beata Linette.
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Magda Linette's father is a tennis coach and her mother is an educator.
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Magda Linette was coached by Izudin Zunic during the first half of her career, but beginning in 2018, formed a partnership with Great Britain's Mark Gellard.
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Magda Linette beat her doubles partner Paula Kania in straight sets but lost to Anna Chakvetadze.
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Magda Linette continued to play $25k tournaments and won her fourth title of the season in Katowice, where she defeated Eva Birnerova in three sets.
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Magda Linette reached the final in Opole, losing to Sandra Zahlavova in three sets.
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Magda Linette defeated Anne Kremer in straight sets, but lost her three other matches.
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Magda Linette reached a $25k final in Kristinehamn a month later, defeated by Sacha Jones from Australia.
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Magda Linette won a $10k tournament in Prague, beating Katerina Siniakova and Zuzana Luknarova without dropping a set, lifting her fifth singles trophy in career and the first since September 2010.
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Magda Linette added two more doubles titles to her prize list, including her first $50k-level trophy in Limoges with compatriot Sandra Zaniewska.
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Magda Linette defeated Julia Cohen, runner-up of the previous edition, then Kristyna Pliskova to reach the quarterfinals where she benefited from a controversial retirement of Ons Jabeur.
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Magda Linette lost her first semifinal match on WTA Tour to Shahar Pe'er.
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Magda Linette started to compete in successive indoor hardcourt events in France and got more success.
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Magda Linette reached semifinals at the $50k Open de Touraine in Joue-les-Tours.
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Magda Linette competed in her first $50k singles final in Nantes, falling to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
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Magda Linette launched her grass-court season with two ITF tournaments in England but lost twice to Anett Kontaveit, in straight sets.
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Magda Linette sustained an ankle injury from her first qualifying match at Wimbledon and had to stop playing for a month.
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Magda Linette won a Grand Slam match for the first time when she beat compatriot Urszula Radwanska at the US Open, but then lost to Agnieszka Radwanska.
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Magda Linette reached the Japan Women's Open final, peaking at No 64 in the rankings.
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Magda Linette reached the third round of the 2016 Miami Open defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and 18th seed Jelena Jankovic by retirement.
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Magda Linette reached the quarterfinals at the Katowice Open and the Pan Pacific Open.
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Magda Linette appeared in her third career WTA Tour doubles final at Bogota, having been runner-up at the 2014 Guangzhou and 2016 Hong Kong events.
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Magda Linette cracked the top 50 for the first time in her career, after reaching the second round of the US Open.
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Magda Linette reached her third WTA Tour final at the 2019 Korea Open, losing to Karolina Muchova.
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In February 2020, Magda Linette won the Thailand Open, rising to a career-high ranking of No 33.
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Magda Linette defeated Yulia Putintseva in the quarterfinal before losing a three-set semifinal match against Sorana Cirstea.
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At the French Open, Magda Linette defeated Chloe Paquet, and No 1 seed Ashleigh Barty after Barty retired with injury.
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Magda Linette continued at Wimbledon, where she defeated Amanda Anisimova and No 3 seed Elina Svitolina to advance to the third round, where she lost to Paula Badosa in three sets.
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Magda Linette lost her opening match at the US Open to Coco Gauff.
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Magda Linette went on to defeat 30th seed Karolina Pliskova to enter the semifinals where she lost to the eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets.
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Magda Linette started out as a defensive player, whose game was primarily built around her strong movement and consistent ball striking from the baseline.
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Ever since partnering with Mark Gellard, Magda Linette worked on improving the mental aspect of her game.
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Magda Linette's forehand is strong, and is hit with topspin, making it a safe and reliable shot.
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Magda Linette 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.