Linda Klimovičová (born 18 June 2004) is a Czech-born

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player representing Poland since 11 November 2024. She has a career-high combined

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ranking of 31, achieved on 25 October 2021. Klimovičová made her

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main-draw debut at the

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, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament. On 19 October 2024, she obtained Polish citizenship and it was announced that she would represent Poland.

Career overview

Junior

At the

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, she reached semifinals of the girls' singles event as her best junior Grand Slam performance.

Grand Slam performance

- Singles: * Australian Open: – * French Open: 1R (2022) * Wimbledon: SF (2022) * US Open: 1R (2021) - Doubles: * Australian Open: – * French Open: 2R (2022) * Wimbledon: QF (2022) * US Open: 2R (2021)

Professional

In April 2022, she won her first

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title at the $15k

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tournament in doubles event, alongside fellow Czech player

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. Later, in August 2022, she reached her first

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final at

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but lost to Valeriia Olianovskaia. The following year in February, she won her first ITF Circuit title at Sharm El Sheikh, defeating Katarína Kužmová in the final. In September 2023, in

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, she won her first $25k doubles title. Two months later, she won her first singles $25k title at the tournament in

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. There she also triumphed in doubles, partnering with Julie Štruplová.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Singles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Junior finals

ITF Circuit

Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Klimovicova, Linda 2004 births Living people Polish female tennis players Czech female tennis players 21st-century Czech sportswomen Sportspeople from Olomouc Tennis players from the Olomouc Region Naturalized citizens of Poland 21st-century Polish sportswomen