Nikola Bartůňková

Nikola Bartůňková
Bartůňková at the 2026 Birmingham Open
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,052,645
Singles
Career record172–83
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 38 (24 August 2026)
Current rankingNo. 38 (24 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2026)
French Open1R (2026)
Wimbledon3R (2026)
Doubles
Career record16–15
Highest rankingNo. 320 (14 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 759 (24 August 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2026)
Last updated on: 24 August 2026.

Nikola Bartůňková (born 25 February 2006) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 38, achieved on 24 August 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 320, reached on 14 August 2023.

Career

2021–24: Tour debut, six months anti-doping ban

In April 2021, at the 2021 İstanbul Cup, Bartůňková defeated world No. 152, Leonie Küng,[2] in the first round of qualifying, but lost in the second to Anastasia Gasanova.

She made her WTA Tour debut at the same tournament one year later, after being handed a wildcard entry into the main draw, losing to Anastasia Potapova.[3]

On 16 October 2023, Bartůňková won her first tour-level match when she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the 2023 Transylvania Open,[4][5] before losing in three hours to Ana Bogdan in the second round.[6][7]

In November 2024, Bartůňková was issued with a six-month competition ban backdated to April 2024 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for unintentional use of trimetazidine (TMZ) at two events in early 2024.[8] She had been provisionally suspended from May 2024 until the conclusion of the investigation.[9][10] The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted that the source of the TMZ was a contaminated supplement for which she bore "no significant fault or negligence" for having ingested.[11]

2025: WTA 500 semifinal & 125 final

In January, Bartůňková played first matches after end of her hiatus in Oslo, reaching semifinal at W15 event where she lost to Anouck Vrancken Peeters.[12] At her second event at the W35 in Sunderland, she claimed her fourth career title. Bartůňková reached another final just a week after the W35 event in Glasgow.[13] In July, she qualified for the Ladies Open Hechingen and beat two former top-100 players, María Lourdes Carlé and Julia Grabher, en route to her first W75 title. In September, Bartůňková was awarded a wildcard into Guadalajara 125 Open, where she lost to eventual finalist Panna Udvardy in the second round.[14] The following week, she received another wildcard entry, this time at the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open, and scored her second and third WTA Tour main-draw wins over Nicole Fossa Huergo and fellow Czech player Darja Viďmanová in straight sets to reach her maiden tour quarterfinal,[15] where she overcame defending champion Magdalena Fręch.[16] Her run was ended in the semifinals by eventual champion, Iva Jovic, in three sets.[17][18] As a result, she moved up more than 80 places in the rankings to enter the top 200 for the first time at world No. 144, on 15 September 2025.[19][20]

In October, Bartůňková reached her first WTA 125 final at the Samsun Open but lost to second seed Kaja Juvan.[21] Bartůňková received a wildcard to the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo but lost to local wildcard Wakana Sonobe.[22] The following week, she lost in the opening round in Chennai, after losing to eventual finalist Kimberly Birrell, in three sets.[23]

In November, Bartůňková received her first nomination for the national team in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup and helped her team to win Group D. The Czech teenager defeated Yuliana Lizarazo from Colombia, but lost to Petra Marčinko from Croatia.[24]

2026: Major, WTA 1000 debuts & first top 10 win, top 50

In January, Bartůňková entered her first major qualifying at the 2026 Australian Open as the 16th seed. She then scored three wins to make her main-draw debut, where she defeated former top-10 player Daria Kasatkina for her first major match win.[25] Bartůňková reached the third round with an upset over Belinda Bencic, marking her first top-10 win.[26][27] Her run was ended in the third round by 21st seed Elise Mertens.[28][29] Following making the final round of qualifying of the Miami Open, Bartůňková entered the top 100 in the singles rankings at No. 95 on 30 March 2026, becoming the fourth 2006-born player to achieve the feat (after Victoria Mboko, Maya Joint and Sara Bejlek).[30]

Bartůňková made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2026 Italian Open as a lucky loser, entering the main draw directly in the second round, replacing tenth seed Victoria Mboko.[31] She recorded her first win at the 1000-level over wildcard Tyra Grant.[32] She reached the last 16 of a WTA 1000 for the first time by upsetting 17th seed Madison Keys.[33] Bartůňková reached her first WTA 125 final on grass at the Birmingham Open, where she lost to top seed Alexandra Eala, in three sets.[34]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[35]

Singles

Current through the 2026 Cincinnati Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
French Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 0 / 3 4–3 57%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open A NT1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai Championships NT1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 4R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Canadian Open A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Open A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open Not Held A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–3 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Career statistics
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 1 0 3 11 Career total: 16
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–4 9–6 0 / 10 14–11 56%
Clay Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–4 15–11 0 / 16 20–17 54%
Year-end ranking 283 270 488 130

Doubles

Current through the 2026 Prague Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 0 1 2 Career total: 5
Overall Win–Loss 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0 / 5 3–4 43%

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2025 Samsun Open, Turkey Hard Slovenia Kaja Juvan 6–7(8–10), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2026 Birmingham Open, United Kingdom Grass Philippines Alexandra Eala 7–5, 3–6, 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 ITF Milovice, Czech Republic W25 Hard (i) Czech Republic Linda Nosková 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 2022 Edge Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay Diana Shnaider 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–2 Apr 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Switzerland Ylena In-Albon 6–0, 7–5
Win 2–2 Aug 2023 ITF Erwitte, Germany W25 Clay Latvia Daniela Vismane 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–2 Oct 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski 6–0, 1–0 ret.
Loss 3–3 Jan 2024 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom W35 Hard (i) Switzerland Valentina Ryser 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 4–3 Jan 2025 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom W35 Hard (i) United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Jan 2025 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom W35 Hard (i) Switzerland Valentina Ryser 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 5–4 Jun 2025 ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany W35 Clay Germany Emily Seibold 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 5–5 Jul 2025 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W50 Clay Italy Nuria Brancaccio 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Jul 2025 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W75 Clay Austria Julia Grabher 7–5, 6–2

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2023 Wimbledon Grass United States Clervie Ngounoue 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 French Open Clay Switzerland Céline Naef Czech Republic Sára Bejlek
Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková		 3–6, 3–6

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
J500 (0–1)
J300 (1–1)
J200 (3–0)
J100 (0–2)
J60 (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2019 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 4[a] Clay Slovakia Radka Zelníčková 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2019 ITF Budapest, Hungary Grade 4 Clay Hungary Luca Janosi 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jan 2020 ITF Bromma, Sweden Grade 3[b] Hard Poland Weronika Baszak 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Feb 2020 ITF Kärnten, Austria Grade 3 Carpet Germany Laura Isabel Pütz 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 2–3 May 2021 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic Grade 1[c] Clay Germany Julia Middendorf 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2–4 Jul 2021 ITF Milan, Italy Grade A[d] Clay Philippines Alexandra Eala 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2021 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2[e] Clay Czech Republic Tereza Valentová 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Finalist NP Mar 2022 ITF Benicarló, Spain Grade 2 Clay Bulgaria Yoana Konstantinova cancelled
Win 4–4 Mar 2022 ITF Villena, Spain Grade 1 Clay Belgium Hanne Vandewinkel 7–5, 6–1
Win 5–4 Jan 2023 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia J200 Hard Czech Republic Kristýna Tomajková 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–4 Feb 2023 ITF Oberhaching, Germany J200 Hard Vlada Mincheva 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
J300 (1–1)
J200 (4–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Nelly Kněžková Poland Rozalia Gruszczynska
Poland Pola Wygonowska		 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 May 2021 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Sára Bejlek United States Alexis Blokhina
France Flavie Brugnone		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 May 2021 ITF Hannover, Germany Grade 2 Clay Switzerland Céline Naef Germany Tea Lukic
Germany Laura Isabel Pütz		 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–0 Sep 2021 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Russia Elena Pridankina Italy Virginia Ferrara
Italy Giorgia Pedone		 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Mar 2022 ITF Benicarló, Spain Grade 2 Clay Ukraine Daria Yesypchuk Germany Joëlle Steur
Germany Marie Vogt		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Aug 2022 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay Switzerland Karolina Kozakova Czech Republic Amélie Šmejkalová
Czech Republic Tereza Valentová		 4–6, 1–6

Wins against top 10 players

  • Bartůňková has a 1–0 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[36]
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2026
1. Switzerland Belinda Bencic 10 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 126 [37]
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualifying rounds or stages (3), 2, 1.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Grade 4 tournaments were reclassified as J60 in 2023.
  2. ↑ The Grade 3 tournaments were reclassified as J100 in 2023.
  3. ↑ The Grade 1 tournaments were reclassified as J300 in 2023.
  4. ↑ The Grade A tournaments were reclassified as J500 in 2023.
  5. ↑ The Grade 2 tournaments were reclassified as J200 in 2023.

References

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