Sára Bejlek (born 31 January 2006) is a Czech tennis player.
Bejlek has career-high WTA rankings of No. 155 in singles, achieved on 10 April 2023, and 671 in doubles, set on 1 August 2022. Up to date, she has won six singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.
Early life
Bejlek was born in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou on 31 January 2006.
Junior Grand Slam performance
Singles: Australian Open: – French Open: SF (2022) Wimbledon: 2R (2021) US Open: –
Doubles: Australian Open: – French Open: W (2022) Wimbledon: 2R (2021) US Open: –
Bejlek won the 2022 French Open girl's doubles event, partnering with Lucie Havlíčková. In addition, she reached the semifinals in singles.
Professional career
2021: First ITF Circuit title & top 500
In July, she won her first and up to date biggest title at the $60k ITS Cup in Olomouc, Czech Republic, by double bagelling Paula Ormaechea in the final. As a result, she improved, after making her WTA rankings debut, her rank by 557 positions to No. 447 in just one month.
2022: Grand Slam & top 200 debuts
In June, at the Česká Lípa, she won the $60kMacha Lake Open, defeating fellow Czech Jesika Malečková in the final. The following week, Bejlek made her WTA Tour-level debut at Wimbledon Championships in qualifying, but she was beaten in the first round by Emina Bektas. A month later, she was able to defend her title at the ITS Cup, this time defeating Lina Gjorcheska in the final. She continued with making progress at the US Open with her major main-draw debut after three wins in the qualifying. She was the youngest player in the 2022 US Open main draw, having been the youngest direct entrant to qualifying.
2023: Australian Open debut, toggle between ITF Circuit & WTA Tour
At 16, as the second-youngest player in the top 200, she made her debut at the Australian Open. She lost to her compatriot Barbora Krejčíková in the first round. In early April, she reached her first final of the year, the $60k Split tournament, but lost to Tara Würth. A month later, she made her debut at the WTA 1000 tournament at the Italian Open. In the first round of qualifying, she triumphed with losing only three games. Still, she failed to qualify after losing in the following round of qualifying. Next destination was the French Open where she passed qualifying without losing a set, so she could compete in the main draw of the French Open for the first time. Likely to her previous two Grand Slam appearances in the main draw, she again lost in the first round.
After failing in the Wimbledon qualifying, she reached another $60k final in the Hague but lost it to Arantxa Rus. Two weeks later, she finally won her first title of the year, at the $25k tournament in Pärnu, Estonia. In early September, she reached her third $60k final of the year in the Czech Republic, at the Kuchyně Gorenje Prague Open, but again finished runner-up.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Junior finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Girls' doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Junior Circuit
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Doubles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Record against other players
Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)