Who is Marketa Vondrousova, what is her tennis record, and did the Wimbledon starlet win the French Open?
MARKETA VONDROUSOVA has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent months after her incredible performances at the French Open.
She now heads to the third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon as she takes on Madison Brengle on day 1 at SW19.
Who is Marketa Vondrousova?
The Sokolov native was born June 28, 1999 – making her 20-years-old.
She first picked up a tennis racket at the age of four, playing with her father, before eventually moving to Prague to train.
Vondrousova has risen to 14th seed after her run in the French Open.
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What is her tennis record?
Ahead of the French Open, Vondrousova had only won one competition in WTA tournaments.
She claimed the Ladies Open Biel Bienne in Switzerland back in April 2017.
But this will be her third final this season, most recently losing out to Petra Martic in the Istanbul Cup.
In Grand Slams, this is the first time she has got past the fourth round in the singles section.
But the Czech star was a doubles semi-finalist at the Australian Open earlier this year.
Going into Roland Garros, she was ranked number 38 in the world – more surprisingly, Vondrousova is only third in the rankings for Czech Republic.
Did she win the French Open?
Vondrousova went on a magnificent run to reach the final of the French Open – beating the likes of Carla Suarez Navarro and Anastasija Sevastova.
She also added Johanna Konta to her victims after seeing off the Brit to reach the semi-finals.
But she lost to Ashleigh Barty in the final, missing out on becoming the 13th youngest female Grand Slam winner.