Nosková at the2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Přerov, Czech Republic |
| Born | (2004-11-17)17 November 2004 (age 21) Vsetín, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | July 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tomáš Krupa Lukáš Dlouhý |
| Prize money | US $4,560,619 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 184–99 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (5 January 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 12 (5 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023,2024) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2025) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–60 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 60 (19 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 65 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023,2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023,2024,2025) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | SF (2024) |
| Last updated on: 5 January 2026. | |
Linda Nosková (Czech pronunciation:[ˈlɪndaˈnoskovaː]; born 17 November 2004) is a Czech professionaltennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 12 by theWTA, achieved on 5 January 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 60, set on 19 August 2024. She won her first WTA Tour title at the2024 Monterrey Open. Her bestGrand Slam tournament performance is reaching the quarterfinals at the2024 Australian Open by defeating world No. 1,Iga Świątek. She is currently the No. 1 female singles player from Czech Republic.
In August 2022, she became the youngest player ranked in the world's top 100 and in February 2023 the youngest in the top 50. On theITF Circuit, she has collected six singles titles and one doubles title. Her biggest title win so far came at the 100kReinert Open in Versmold in 2022.
From an early age, Nosková showed signs of becoming a promising tennis player. As a junior, she peaked at world No. 5 in the rankings, achieved on 14 June 2021. She won the2021 French Open in thegirls' singles event and made the semifinals of thegirls' doubles event, as well as the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the2020 Australian Open.
Nosková grew up in the village ofBystřička in theVsetín region. Her first contact with tennis was at the age of seven, when she started training inValašské Meziříčí. Three years later, she became a player for TK Na Dolina inTrojanovice nearFrenštát pod Radhoštěm. In 2018, she moved toPřerov because of tennis.[1]
Nosková won the2021 French Open girls' singles title.[2] On 14 June 2021, she reached world No. 5 in the combined ITF junior rankings.[3]
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Nosková made herITF Circuit debut in July 2019 at a 25k Torino tournament in qualifying. Despite failing to reach the main-draw, she got to the quarterfinal in the doubles event. In October of the same year, she made her singles main-draw debut at the 15k Lousada tournament and also won her first match as a senior. The following week, in the same city, she reached her first semifinal. A month later, she reached another semifinal, this time at the 15k Milovice event in her home country.
Her new season started in August 2020 with the qualifying draw of thePrague Open, but she lost toLaura Ioana Paar. Three weeks later, she made her debut at theWTA Challenger Tour, playing at theSparta Prague Open. Getting there after receiving awildcard, she lost toMayar Sherif in the first round. She finished her season with the 25k Přerov event where she lost toBarbora Krejčíková in the first round. It was only her third tournament of the year as well as her only tournament in doubles. In doubles, she also lost in the first round.
Nosková started the 2021 season in the middle of February at a 15k Sharm El Sheikh event where she reached her first ITF final. After losing to Shalimar Talbi in the final, she reached another semifinal there the following week. In March 2021, she won her first senior ITF title at a 15k event in Bratislava, defeating fellow CzechTereza Smitková in the final.[5] Right after that, she won another 15k event in Bratislava (back-to-back titles),[6] this time defeating Iva Primorac in the final. In June 2021, she advanced to the semifinals of theMacha Lake Open in Staré Splavy in both events, losing toZheng Qinwen in singles. It was her first semifinal of a 60k event, but in August, she won her first 60k title at theZubr Cup in Přerov. In the final, she defeatedAlexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik.[7] In October, she advanced to her first ITF final in doubles. A month later, she finished the year at the 25k Milove tournament where she won her fourth title in singles[8] and finished as a runner-up in doubles.

She made hermajor main-draw debut at theFrench Open as a qualifier, making her the youngest Czech player to compete at a major sinceNicole Vaidišová (17 years 127 days) at the2006 US Open and the youngest player to qualify for the tournament since 16-year-oldMichelle Larcher de Brito in2009.[9][10][11][12] In the first round of the main draw, she faced US Open championEmma Raducanu and lost, after winning the first set.[13][14] The following week, she reached the semifinals of the WTA 125Makarska International Championships.[15]
In July, she won her first 100k title, at theReinert Open defeatingYsaline Bonaventure in the final.[16] Three weeks later, she entered her firstWTA Tour semifinal at thePrague Open but lost to compatriot and later champion,Marie Bouzková.[17] However, she marked her first top 50 win defeatingAlizé Cornet, in the second round.[18] This result led her into the top 100 for the first time, at world No. 94 becoming the youngest woman in the top 100, a distinctionCoco Gauff had held since October 2019. By reaching the semifinals, she became the youngest Czech woman to reach a tour-level semifinal since Vaidišová (17 years, 189 days) in Linz in 2006.[19]
At theUS Open, she competed in her second qualifying for a major and advanced to the main draw with three qualifying wins. In the second round, she defeated former top-10 playerEugenie Bouchard.[20][21] However, was beaten in the first round of the main draw by Bouzková in a three-set match.[22]

Ranked No. 102 at the start of theAdelaide International 1, she came through qualifying beatingAnna Kalinskaya andAnastasia Potapova to make the main draw. In the first round, she beat world No. 8,Daria Kasatkina, to get her first top 10 win,[23] and in the second, she beat fellow qualifierClaire Liu to make her first WTA 500 quarterfinal.[24] She defeated two-time major champion and former world No. 1,Victoria Azarenka, in a three-set thriller in the quarterfinals, winning the final set tiebreak 8–6, after saving one match point.[25] She then beat top seed and world No. 2,Ons Jabeur, to reach her first ever WTA Tour final which she lost to second seedAryna Sabalenka, in straight sets.[26] As a result, she moved close to 50 positions up in the rankings to No. 56.[27] Despite being ranked well inside the top 100 by the start of theAustralian Open, Nosková needed to play qualifying due to the sudden nature of her rise up the rankings. However, she lost in the first round of qualifying to world No. 192,Katherine Sebov.[28] Nevertheless, she reached No. 50 in the rankings on 6 February 2023 becoming the youngest player in the top 50.
At theIndian Wells Open, she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her debut at this level, defeatingIrina-Camelia Begu[29] and 31st seedAmanda Anisimova.[30] Her run was ended by sixth seedCoco Gauff.[31]
At theCincinnati Open, she also reached the third round defeating ninth seedPetra Kvitová en route,[32][33] before losing to seventh seed Coco Gauff.[34]
On her debut at theAustralian Open, Nosková recorded her first wins there over 31st seed and compatriot, Marie Bouzková[35] and wildcard entrantMcCartney Kessler to reach the third round.[36] She then stunned world No. 1,Iga Świątek, to move to the fourth round of a major event for the first time in her career.[37] She became the first teenager to defeat a world No. 1 at this major since 1999, when Amélie Mauresmo shocked Lindsay Davenport.[38] She advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time, after the retirement of 19th seedElina Svitolina in the fourth round.[39] Despite losing in the last eight to qualifierDayana Yastremska,[40] Nosková reached the top 30 in the singles rankings on 29 January 2024.[41]
In July as top seed at thePrague Open, she overcame qualifierKatarina Zavatska,[42]Eva Lys[43] andElla Seidel[44] to make it into the semifinals, at which point she lost to fourth seed and eventual championMagda Linette in a deciding set tiebreak.[45]
At the WTA 500Monterrey Open, she defeated qualifierAnna Danilina,[46]Wang Xiyu[47] and fifth seed and former champion, Elina Svitolina, to reach her third semifinal for the season, following Brisbane and Prague.[48] Nosková defeated second seedEmma Navarro in straight sets to reach her first final of the season.[49] She won her maiden WTA Tour title with another straight sets victory overLulu Sun.[50][51]
In February, Nosková reached the semifinals at theAbu Dhabi Open with wins overMagdalena Fręch,[52] second seedPaula Badosa[53] andMagda Linette,[54] before losing in the last four toAshlyn Krueger.[55]
Two weeks later, at theDubai Championships, she defeatedYulia Putintseva,[56] 11th seedDiana Shnaider[57] and fifth seedJessica Pegula[58] to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she lost toClara Tauson.[59]
PartneringIrina Khromacheva, Nosková reached the doubles final at theOpen de Rouen in April, losing toAleksandra Krunić andSabrina Santamaria in straight sets.[60]
At theNottingham Open, she defeated lucky loserAnca Todoni[61] and wildcard entrantFrancesca Jones[62] to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost toRebecca Šramková.[63] The following week at theBad Homburg Open, wins over qualifierAjla Tomljanović,[64]Donna Vekić[65] and third seedMirra Andreeva[66] saw Nosková make it into the semifinals, at which point she lost to top seed and eventual champion Jessica Pegula.[67] Seeded 30th atWimbledon, she overcameBernarda Pera,[68] Eva Lys[69] andKamilla Rakhimova[70] to reach the fourth round at the grass-court major for the first time. Her run was ended by 13th seed and eventual finalist Amanda Anisimova.[71]
As top seed at thePrague Open, Nosková defeated qualifierAnastasia Gasanova,[72]Elisabetta Cocciaretto,[73]Kateřina Siniaková[74] and fourth seedWang Xinyu[75] to make it to the final, which she lost to Marie Bouzková in three sets.[76]
Defending her title at theMonterrey Open, Nosková recorded wins over qualifier Lulu Sun[77] andTatjana Maria[78] to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to second seedEkaterina Alexandrova.[79] Seeded 21st at theUS Open, Nosková defeated qualifierDalma Gálfi[80] and Eva Lys,[81] before losing to 11th seedKarolína Muchová in three sets.[82]
At theChina Open, she received a bye as the 26th seed and then defeated Wang Xiyu[83] to reach the third round, where she advanced when her opponent, seventh seed Zheng Qinwen, retired due to injury with Nosková leading in the deciding set.[84] Nosková then overcame Anastasia Potapova[85]Sonay Kartal[86] and fifth seed Jessica Pegula to make it into her first WTA 1000 final,[87] which she lost to third seed Amanda Anisimova, in three sets.[88] Despite her loss, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 17, on 6 October 2025.[89] Two weeks later, at thePan Pacific Open, Nosková received a bye due to her seeding, defeated McCartney Kessler[90] and then advanced to the semifinals when Anna Kalinskaya retired because of a back injury after losing the opening seven games of their quarterfinal match.[91] She then received a walkover into the final when her last four opponent, second seed Elena Rybakina, withdrew from the tournament due to a back injury.[92] Nosková lost the championship match to fifth seed Belinda Bencic in straight sets.[93] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 13 on 27 October 2025.[94]
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | QF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | 50% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2025 | China Open | Hard | 0–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 2024 | Paris Olympics, France | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 |