Barbora Palicová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbarbora ˈpalɪtsovaː]; born 11 March 2004) is a Czech tennis player.

Barbora Palicová
Barbora Palicová in Wimbledon, 2023
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)
Neratovice, Czech Republic
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$187,071
Singles
Career record104–73 (58.8%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 200 (28 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 349 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record20–23 (46.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 265 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 333 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Palicová has a career-high WTA ranking of 200 in singles, achieved on 28 November 2022.

Palicová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.[1] In singles, she also made her tour-level debut but had to play in qualifying first.[2]

Junior career edit

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 2R (2021)
  • Wimbledon: 1R (2021)
  • US Open: –

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

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

Performance timelines edit

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 edit

Current through the 2023 Prague Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%

Doubles edit

Current through the 2023 Prague Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 1 Career total: 4
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–2 2–1 0 / 4 3–4 43%

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Hurricane Tyra Black 0–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   İlay Yörük 6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 1–2 Feb 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom W25 Hard (i)   Sonay Kartal 6–7(5), 5–7
Win[3] 2–2 Aug 2022 Zubr Cup Přerov, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Sada Nahimana 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Feb 2024 ITF Edgbaston, Great Britain W50 Hard (i)   Magali Kempen 3–6, 6–7(6)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Legend
W100 tournaments (0-1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom W100 Hard (i)   Elena Malõgina   Harriet Dart
  Olivia Gadecki
0–6, 2–6

Junior career edit

ITF Junior Circuit finals edit

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grade A
Grade 1 / B1 (0–2)
Grade 2 (1–1)
Grade 3 (0–0)
Grade 4 (0–1)
Grade 5 (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2018 ITF Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia Grade 5 Clay   Michaela Kadleckova 6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Dec 2018 ITF Zagreb, Croatia Grade 4 Hard   Séléna Janicijevic 1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2019 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay   Maria Timofeeva 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jan 2020 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Carpet   Kristina Dmitruk 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2021 ITF Gladbeck, Germany Grade 2 Clay   Kristyna Tomajkova 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Sep 2021 ITF Charleroi, Belgium Grade 1 Clay   Brenda Fruhvirtová 6–1, 3–6, 1–6

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

Legend
Grade A (0–1)
Grade 1 / B1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (1–2)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (0–0)
Grade 5 (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay   Hibah Shaikh   Mara Guth
  Sinja Kraus
6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Feb 2020 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Grade 2 Hard   Natália Szabanin   Kylie Bilchev
  Daria Butsko
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2021 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 3 Clay   Eva Shaw   Kristyna Hranacova
  Katrin Pavkova
6–3, 7–6(8)
Loss 2–2 Aug 2021 ITF Gladbeck, Germany Grade 2 Clay   Eva Shaw   Tilwith Di Girolami
  Laura Isabel Putz
3–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2021 ITF Vrsar, Croatia Grade 1 Clay   Brenda Fruhvirtová   Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
  Lucie Havlíčková
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 3–3 Oct 2021 ITF Cape Town, South Africa Grade A Hard   Brenda Fruhvirtová   Petra Marčinko
  Johanne Svendsen
3–6, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ Bartošík, Marek (11 July 2021). "Livesport Prague Open: Do čtyřhry zasáhne sedm Češek včetně Bouzkové s Hradeckou". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech).
  2. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ Sumbal, Petr (28 August 2022). "Zubr Cup: Kanár a titul! Palicová v Přerově slaví největší úspěch kariéry". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech).

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