Miriam Škoch (née Kolodziejová; born 11 April 1997) is a Czech professional

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player who has specialized in doubles. On 16 May 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 247. On 11 September 2023, she peaked at No. 41 in the WTA doubles rankings. Škoch has won one doubles title on the

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and two doubles titles on the

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. She has also won seven singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Personal life

In July 2024, she married

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, who has been her coach since 2022.

Career

Junior success

Grand Slam performance

Singles: *

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: 2R (2015) *

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: 3R (2015) *

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: 1R (2015) *

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: 1R (2014) Doubles: * Australian Open: W (2015) * French Open: W (2015) * Wimbledon: SF (2015) * US Open: 1R (2014) Kolodziejová won the girls' doubles event at the

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with fellow Czech

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, defeating

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and

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in the final. She then went on to win the girls' doubles event at the

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with Vondroušová, defeating

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and

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in the final.

Professional career

Partnering

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, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, defeating

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and

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in the final. At the

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, on her major debut, she reached the third round, partnering with

as well as the third round at the

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where the pair withdrew. Playing with

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, she won the doubles title at the 2024 WTA 125 La Bisbal d'Emporda after

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and

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withdrew from the final. At the

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she entered the main draw partnering again Anna Sisková as an alternate pair, and defeated Russians

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and

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before losing to eventual champions Katerina Siniakova and

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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.''

Doubles

''Current through the 2024 Linz Open.''

WTA Tour finals

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

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (7 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Doubles: 36 (20 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Girls doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles (5–1)

Doubles (14–1)

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skoch, Miriam 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Most (city) Tennis players from the Ústí nad Labem Region Czech female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Czech people of Polish descent 21st-century Czech sportswomen