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Markéta Vondroušová

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Markéta Vondroušová is a Czech professional tennis player, born in Sokolov in 1999 and introduced to the game by her father at the age of four. She was junior world number one and reached a career-high singles ranking of world number six. She won her first WTA Tour title in 2017 at the Ladies Open Biel Bienne in only her second tour-level singles event, aged 17. She was runner-up at the 2019 French Open and took a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2023 she won the Wimbledon Championships, the first unseeded woman to win the singles title there. She has three WTA Tour-level singles titles, is known for her drop shot and her returning, and has struggled with injuries. The source also records a four-year ban, running to June 2030, for refusing a doping test in December 2025.

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Birth Year
1999 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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is a Czech professional inactive tennis player
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1. Markéta Vondroušová (Wikipedia)
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    born 28 June 1999
  • Lead, gender
    She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 by the WTA.
  • Lead, major titles
    Vondroušová has won three WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Czech professional inactive tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead, sport played
    is a Czech professional inactive tennis player
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Career, competition
    Vondroušová has won three WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
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