Nikola Bartůňková (born 25 February 2006) is a Czech tennis player.[1] Bartůňková has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 226, achieved on 8 April 2024, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 320, achieved on 14 August 2023.

Nikola Bartůňková
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 18)
Prague, Czech Republic
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$84,031
Singles
Career record90–47
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 226 (8 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 282 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open JuniorSF (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2023)
US Open Junior3R (2023)
Doubles
Career record10–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 320 (14 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 485 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open JuniorF (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2023)
Last updated on: 6 May 2024.

Professional career

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In April 2021, at the 2021 İstanbul Cup, Bartůňková attempted her WTA Tour debut. She defeated world No. 152, Leonie Küng,[2] in the first round of qualifying, before losing to Anastasia Gasanova. She made her WTA Tour debut at the same tournament one year later, after having been handed a wildcard for the main draw.[3] On 16 October 2023, Bartůňková won her first tour-level match when she defeaded former world No. 21, Dayana Yastremska, in the first round of the 2023 Transylvania Open,[4] before losing in three hours to Ana Bogdan in the second round.[5]

On 9 May 2024, Bartůňková was provisionally suspended under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP). She provided samples at the W50 event in Trnava, Slovakia (February 2024), and at the W75 event in Maribor, Slovenia, (March 2024). Samples contained trimetazidine and Bartůňková did not possess a valid TUE for the substance. The provisional suspension was effective from 16 April 2024.[6] In response Bartůňková stated that she was shocked, felt innocent and never knowingly consumed any banned substance.[7]

On 14 November 2024, Bartůňková it was announced that had accepted a six-month doping ban for unknowingly ingesting a banned substance after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) ruled that the positive tests had been caused by a contaminated supplement. The suspension was backdated meaning she was immediately free to resume playing although her results between her first and second positive tests were declared void, with the exception of a first-round result at an event held in the Czech Republic in March, where she returned a negative sample.[8][9]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# 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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current after the 2023 Cluj Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win-loss 0–1 1–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%

Doubles

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Current after the 2023 Prague Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win-loss 1–1 1–1 0 / 2 2–2 50%

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 ITF Milovice, Czech Republic W25 Hard (i)   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 de Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Ylena In-Albon 6–0, 7–5
Win 2–2 Aug 2023 ITF Erwitte, Germany W25 Clay   Daniela Vismane 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–2 Oct 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Katharina Hobgarski 6–0, 1–0 ret.
Loss 3–3 Jan 2024 ITF Sunderland, UK W35 Hard (i)   Valentina Ryser 3–6, 6–7(6)

Junior Circuit finals

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Grand Slam tournaments

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

ITF Junior Circuit

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Singles: 13 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups, 1 not played)

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Legend
J500 (1–1)
J300 (1–1)
J200 (1–1)
J100 (0–1)
J60 (3–1)
J30 (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2019 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 4[a] Clay   Radka Zelníčková 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2019 ITF Budapest, Hungary Grade 4 Clay   Luca Janosi 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jan 2020 ITF Bromma, Sweden Grade 3[b] Hard   Weronika Baszak 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Feb 2020 ITF Karnten, Austria Grade 3 Carpet   Laura Isabel Putz 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 2–3 May 2021 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic Grade 1[c] Clay   Julia Middendorf 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2–4 Jul 2021 ITF Milan, Italy Grade A[d] Clay   Alexandra Eala 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2021 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2[e] Clay   Tereza Valentová 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
not played Mar 2022 ITF Benicarló, Spain Grade 2 Clay   Yoana Konstantinova
Win 4–5 Mar 2022 ITF Villena, Spain Grade 1 Clay   Hanne Vandewinkel 7–5, 6–1
Win 5–5 Jan 2023 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia J200 Hard   Kristýna Tomajková 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–5 Feb 2023 ITF Oberhaching, Germany J200 Hard   Vlada Mincheva 6–0, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Jul 2023 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grade A Grass   Clervie Ngounoue 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
J500 (0–1)
J300 (1–1)
J200 (4–0)
J100 (0–0)
J60 (0–0)
J30 (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay   Nelly Kněžková   Rozalia Gruszczynska
  Pola Wygonowska
6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 May 2021 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay   Sára Bejlek   Alexis Blokhina
  Flavie Brugnone
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 May 2021 ITF Hannover, Germany Grade 2 Clay   Céline Naef   Tea Lukic
  Laura Isabel Putz
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–0 Sep 2021 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay   Elena Pridankina   Virginia Ferrara
  Giorgia Pedone
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Mar 2022 ITF Benicarló, Spain Grade 2 Clay   Daria Yesypchuk   Joelle Steur
  Marie Vogt
7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Jun 2022 French Open, France Grade A Clay   Céline Naef   Sára Bejlek
  Lucie Havlíčková
3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–2 Aug 2022 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay   Karolina Kozakova   Amélie Šmejkalová
  Tereza Valentová
4–6, 1–6

Notes

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  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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  1. ^ Vávra, Aleš (2020-06-18). "Plachá, výjimečná "anomálie". Česko má budoucí hvězdu, ve stínu byla neprávem". aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. ^ Vávra, Aleš (2021-04-17). "Další zázrak z Česka. Patnáctiletá Bartůňková senzačně uspěla v Istanbulu". aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ Lefenda, Filip (16 October 2023). "Bartůňková slaví v 17 letech premiérovou výhru na okruhu WTA! V Kluži si vyšlápla na vítězku tří titulů". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ Zabloudil, Lukáš (19 October 2023). "Bartůňková padla v tříhodinové bitvě, o čtvrtfinále v Kluži ji připravila domácí Bogdanová". tenisportal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Czech tennis player provisionally suspended". The International Tennis Integrity Agency. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  7. ^ KAPOOR, AKSHAY (9 May 2024). "After Simona Halep, 18-YO Pro Feels Cheated by Doping Authorities' Rigid Rules – 'I Am Shocked'". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Czech teenager Bartunkova to resume career after accepting six-month doping ban". Reuters. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Ex-Wimbledon juniors finalist free to play after doping ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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