Nikola Bartůňková (born 25 February 2006) is a Czech

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player. Bartůňková has a career-high singles ranking by the

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(WTA) of 226, achieved on 8 April 2024, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 320, achieved on 14 August 2023.

Professional career

In April 2021, at the 2021 İstanbul Cup, Bartůňková attempted her WTA Tour debut. She defeated world No. 152,

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, in the first round of qualifying, before losing to

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. She made her

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debut at the same tournament one year later, after having been handed a wildcard for the main draw, losing to

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. On 16 October 2023, Bartůňková won her first tour-level match when she defeated

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in the first round of the

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, before losing in three hours to

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in the second round. In November 2024, Bartůňková was issued with a six month competition ban backdated to April 2024 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for unintentional use of

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(TMZ) at two events in early 2024. She had been provisionally suspended from May 2024 until the conclusion of the investigation. The

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(ITIA) accepted that the source of the TMZ was a contaminated supplement for which she bore "no significant fault or negligence" for having ingested.

Performance timelines

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

Singles

''Current after the 2023 Cluj Open.''

Doubles

''Current after the 2023 Prague Open.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Junior Circuit finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups, 1 not played)

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Notes

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