Rebeka Masarova

Rebeka Masarova
Country (sports)   Switzerland
Residence Basel, Switzerland
Born (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999
Basel, Switzerland
Plays Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money $13,571
Singles
Career record 16–7
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 312 (18 July 2016)
Current ranking No. 312 (18 July 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior SF (2016)
French Open Junior W (2016)
Wimbledon Junior 3R (2016)
US Open Junior 1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record 2–2
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 1013 (11 November 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open Junior 2R (2015)
Last updated on: 17 July 2016.

Rebeka Masarova (Slovak: Rebeka Masárová; born 6 August 1999) is a Swiss junior tennis player. She is the reigning Junior French Open champion. She made her WTA singles main draw debut at Gstaad in 2016 and beat former World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in the first round.

Personal life

Masarova's mother is Spanish and her father is Slovak. She was born in Basel, hometown of Roger Federer. She was inspired to start playing tennis from watching Federer play in his first Wimbledon final in 2003.[1]

Junior career

Masarova reached the semifinals of the junior Australian Open, where she lost to defending champion Tereza Mihalikova. Later that year, she won the junior French Open title by defeating top seed Olesya Pervushina in the semifinals and second seed Amanda Anisimova in the final. Masarova was beaten by British wildcard Gabriella Taylor in the third round at junior Wimbledon.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2016 French Open Clay United States Amanda Anisimova 7–5, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ "Amanda Anisimova and Rebeka Masarova for a first title". Roland Garros.
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