Sára Bejlek
Bejlek at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceHrušovany nad Jevišovkou, Czech Republic
Born (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006[1]
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$387,343
Singles
Career record92–43 (68.1%)
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 128 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 128 (27 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023, 2024)
French Open1R (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record11–7 (61.1%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 671 (1 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 747 (23 October 2023)
Last updated on: 27 November 2023.

Sára Bejlek (born 31 January 2006) is a Czech tennis player.[2]

Bejlek has career-high WTA rankings of No. 128 in singles, achieved on 27 November 2023, and 671 in doubles, set on 1 August 2022. Up to date, she has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with six singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.

Early life

Bejlek was born in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou on 31 January 2006.[3]

Junior Grand Slam performance

Singles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: SF (2022)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
  • US Open: –

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: W (2022)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
  • US Open: –

Bejlek won the 2022 French Open girl's doubles event, partnering with Lucie Havlíčková.[4] In addition, she reached the semifinals in singles.[5]

Professional career

2021: First ITF Circuit title & top 500

In July, she won her first and up to date biggest title at the $60k ITS Cup in Olomouc, Czech Republic, by double bagelling Paula Ormaechea in the final.[3] As a result, she improved, after making her WTA rankings debut, her rank by 557 positions to No. 447 in just one month.[6] [7]

2022: Grand Slam & top 200 debuts

In June, at the Česká Lípa, she won the $60kMacha Lake Open, defeating fellow Czech Jesika Malečková in the final.[8] The following week, Bejlek made her WTA Tour-level debut at Wimbledon Championships in qualifying, but she was beaten in the first round by Emina Bektas.[9] A month later, she was able to defend her title at the ITS Cup, this time defeating Lina Gjorcheska in the final.[10] She continued with making progress at the US Open with her major main-draw debut after three wins in the qualifying.[11] She was the youngest player in the 2022 US Open main draw, having been the youngest direct entrant to qualifying.[3][12][13]

2023: Australian Open debut, toggle between ITF Circuit & WTA Tour

Bejlek at the 2023 French Open

At 16, as the second-youngest player in the top 200, she made her debut at the Australian Open.[14] She lost to her compatriot Barbora Krejčíková in the first round.[15] In early April, she reached her first final of the year, the $60k Split tournament, but lost to Tara Würth.[16]

A month later, she made her debut at the WTA 1000 tournament at the Italian Open. In the first round of qualifying, she triumphed with losing only three games.[17] Still, she failed to qualify after losing in the following round of qualifying.[18] Next destination was the French Open where she passed qualifying without losing a set, so she could compete in the main draw at Roland Garros for the first time.[19] Like her previous two Major main draw appearances, she again lost in the first round.[20]

After failing in Wimbledon in qualifying,[21] she reached another $60k final in the Hague but lost it to Arantxa Rus.[22] Two weeks later, she finally won her first title of the year, at the $25k tournament in Pärnu, Estonia.[23] In early September, she reached her third $60k final of the year in the Czech Republic, at the Kuchyně Gorenje Prague Open, but again finished runner-up.[24]

Sara won her first WTA 125 tournament at the Copa LP Open in Chile on 19 November 2023 defeating Diane Parry 6-2, 6-1.[25]

2024

At the 2024 Australian Open she was the first to qualify into the main draw for a second consecutive year.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 2 Career total: 3
Titles 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 Career total: 0
Hardcourt win–loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Year-end ranking 189 190 $231,897

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2023 WTA 125 Colina, Chile Clay France Diane Parry 6–2, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (3–1)
$40,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (6–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 ITF Olomouc, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Argentina Paula Ormaechea 6–0, 6–0
Win 2–0 May 2022 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Poland Weronika Falkowska 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 3–0 Jun 2022 ITF Česká Lípa, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Czech Republic Jesika Malečková 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jul 2022 ITF Olomouc, Czech Republic (2) 60,000 Clay North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska 6–2, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 4–1 Apr 2023 ITF Split, Croatia 40,000 Clay Croatia Tara Würth 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 4–2 Jul 2023 ITF The Hague, Netherlands 40,000 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 5–2 Jul 2023 ITF Pärnu, Estonia 25,000 Clay Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Sep 2023 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 6–7(1–7), 6–2, 3–6
Win 6–3 Oct 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Sweden Caijsa Hennemann 6–4, 7–6(9–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Doğa Türkmen Italy Federica Bilardo
Ukraine Liubov Kostenko		 4–6, 6–1, [10–7]

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 French Open Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková
Switzerland Céline Naef		 6–3, 6–3

ITF Junior Circuit

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

Legend
Grade A (0–0)
Grade 1 / B1 (0–0)
Grade 2 (0–2)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (0–1)
Grade 5 (1–1)
Surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Nastola, Finland Grade 5 Hard Russia Veronika Solovyeva 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2020 ITF Rakovnik, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Julie Struplova 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2020 ITF Constanța, Romania Grade 3 Clay Romania Vanessa Popa Teiusanu 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt Grade 4 Clay Italy Emma Valletta 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 2–3 Feb 2021 ITF Giza, Egypt Grade 5 Clay Egypt Jermine Sherif 7–5, 7–5
Loss 2–4 May 2021 ITF Oradea, Romania Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grade A (1–0)
Grade 1 / B1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (3–0)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (2–1)
Grade 5 (1–1)
Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2019 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Russia Julia Avdeeva
Russia Alina Shcherbinina		 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2019 ITF Dornbirn, Austria Grade 5 Carpet Croatia Petra Marčinko Germany Angelina Flachs
Germany Carolina Kuhl		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [10–6]
Loss 2–1 Sep 2020 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 4 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Czech Republic Nelly Knezkova
Czech Republic Dominika Šalková		 6–0, 1–6, [10–12]
Win 3–1 Jan 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey Grade 3 Clay Turkey Melis Ayda Uyar Turkey Defne Cirpanli
Turkey Duru Soke		 6–1, 2–6, [10–4]
Win 4–1 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt Grade 4 Clay Egypt Maria Charl Russia Serafima Shastova
Ukraine Anastasiya Zholdakova		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Feb 2021 ITF Giza, Egypt Grade 5 Clay Egypt Layla Shoukry Spain Lucia Martinez Gomez
Russia Polina Skopintseva		 2–6, 5–7
Win 5–2 Feb 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey Grade 4 Clay Slovakia Sara Suchankova Switzerland Karolina Kozakova
Switzerland Céline Naef		 6–4, 6–0
Win 6–2 Feb 2021 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Grade 2 Hard France Nahia Berecoechea Croatia Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Italy Virginia Ferrara		 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 7–2 May 2021 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková United States Alexis Blokhina
France Flavie Brugnone		 6–3, 6–4
Win 8–2 May 2021 ITF Oradea, Romania Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Romania Fatima Ingrid Amartha Keita
Slovakia Sara Suchankova		 6–4 6–2
Win 9–2 Jun 2022 French Open, France Grade A Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková
Switzerland Céline Naef		 6–3, 6–3

Record against other players

Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)

Result Year W–L Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd SBR
Win 2021 1–0 ITS Cup, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Argentina Paula Ormaechea No. 213 F No. 1004
Loss 2022 1–1 ITF Canberra, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Talia Gibson No. 1158 1R No. 342
Loss 2023 1–2 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard China Wang Yafan No. 115 Q1 No. 213

Notes

  1. ↑ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Sara Bejlek - O mně". sarabejlek.cz (in Czech).
  2. ↑ Vávra, Aleš (7 October 2021). "Další český zázrak, Bejlek v patnácti rozebírá dospělé. Mimořádné, žasne Novák". aktualne.cz (in Czech).
  3. 1 2 3 Macpherson, Alex (27 August 2022). "The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Havlickova defeats Sierra to capture French Open junior crown". WTA Tennis. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Macpherson, Alex (27 July 2022). "New wave of Czech teenagers makes impact in Prague". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "WTA Ranking Watch: First-time title winners Collins, Zanevska climb". WTA Tennis. July 26, 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Žebříčky ATP/WTA: Bejlek poskočila o 557 míst! Nová maxima slaví Kopřiva i Lehečka". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). 26 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mácha Lake Open: Bejlek porazila Malečkovou, vyhrála druhou šedesátku v kariéře" [Mácha Lake Open: Bejlek defeated Malečková, won the second sixty in her career]. tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Macpherson, Alex (27 July 2022). "New wave of Czech teenagers makes impact in Prague". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ↑ McLean, Ross (25 July 2022). "Czech Bejlek continues meteoric rise with victory at W60 Olomouc". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Czech teens Fruhvirtova, Noskova, Bejlek qualify for US Open main draw". WTA Tennis. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Chiesa, Victoria (26 August 2022). "Meet the 2022 US Open women's qualifiers". Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Why we should expect a big rise from teenager Sara Bejlek".
  14. ↑ WTA Staff (12 January 2023). "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Australian Open: Životní výhry Lehečky se Svrčinou! Bez ztráty setu postupují rovněž Kvitová, Muchová a Krejčíková (in Czech)" [Australian Open: Lifetime wins of Lehečka with Svrčina! Kvitová, Muchová and Krejčíková also advance without losing a set]. tenisovysvet.cz. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Denní menu, 8.4.2023: Bejlek finálový obrat nedotáhla. Kopřiva neuspěl v kvalifikaci Masters (in Czech)" [Daily menu, 8/4/2023: Bejlek did not make the final turn. Kopřiva failed to qualify for the Masters]. tenisovysvet.cz. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Denní menu, 8.5.2023: Bejlek v Římě ztratila jen tři gemy! Martincová a Kopřiva zvládli dramata (in Czech)" [Daily menu, 8/5/2023: Bejlek lost only three games in Rome! Martincová and Kopřiva mastered the dramas]. tenisovysvet.cz. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Denní menu, 9.5.2023: Vondroušová nadělila kanára. Nosková vyřadila grandslamovou čtvrtfinalistku! (in Czech)" [Daily menu, 9/5/2023: Vondroušová gave the canary. Nosková eliminated the Grand Slam quarterfinalist!]. tenisovysvet.cz. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Roland Garros: Bez ztráty setu! Bejlek s Fruhvirtovou slaví postup do hlavní soutěže (in Czech)" [Roland Garros: Without losing a set! Bejlek and Fruhvirtová celebrate advancing to the main competition]. tenisovysvet.cz. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  20. ↑ Marek Bartošík (28 May 2023). "Grandslamový sen opět odložen. Nečekaně hodně mě to svázalo, lituje Sára Bejlek (in Czech)" [The Grand Slam dream postponed again. It unexpectedly tied me up a lot, regrets Sára Bejlek]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  21. ↑ Marek Janoš (27 June 2023). "První set za 15 minut, ve druhém bitva. Zápasy se Sárou jsou vždycky derby, řekla po premiéře B. Fruhvirtová (in Czech)" [First set in 15 minutes, battle in the second. Matches with Sára are always derbies, B. Fruhvirtová said after the premiere]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Denní menu, 9.7.2023: Wimbledonské derby zvládla Vondroušová, Bejlek titul nevybojovala (in Czech)" [Daily menu, 9/7/2023: Vondroušová won the Wimbledon derby, Bejlek did not win the title]. tenisovysvet.cz. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  23. ↑ David Schlegel (26 July 2023). "Triumf v Pärnu byl náročnější, protože jsem hrála o US Open, vypráví Sára Bejlek (in Czech)" [The triumph in Pärnu was more challenging because I was playing for the US Open, says Sára Bejlek]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Kuchyně Gorenje Prague Open: Bejlek podlehla v napínavém finále zkušené Rumunce (in Czech)" [Kitchen Gorenje Prague Open: Bejlek lost to an experienced Romanian in the exciting final]. tenisovysvet.cz. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "Bejlek triumphs in Colina for first WTA 125 title of career". WTA Tennis. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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