Personal

Coached by Jan Hernych
Lives and trains in Prague; moved to the city on her own to train at 15 years old
Began playing tennis at 4 years old with her father, David Voundrous, and by 10-years-old she was practicing in Prague. Mother, Jindriska Anderlova played volleyball in the top Czech league
Married partner Stepan Simek in the summer of 2022
Favorite surface is clay because she grew up on it, but believes her game is more suited for hard courts
Chose tennis over soccer because she prefers the individual nature of the sport
Tennis idol is Roger Federer
Has a Sphynx cat named Frankie
Describes herself as "quiet" and "calm"

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2023 - Wimbledon; 2017 - Biel/Bienne.
Finalist (4): 2021 - Olympics; 2019 - Budapest, Istanbul, Roland Garros.

DOUBLES
Finalist (3): 2023 - Berlin (w/Siniakova); 2022 - Adelaide 250 (w/Martincova); 2021 - Rome (w/Mladenovic).

ADDITIONAL
Czech Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2017, 2019, 2021-22.

Career in Review

Following injury issues in second half of 2022, bounced back in 2023 for best-ever season, winning debut Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Jabeur in F - becoming the first unseeded player in the open era to claim the Wimbledon title), making Top 10 debut and qualifying for first WTA Finals.

Best result of 2022 season was SF run at Dubai (withdrew prior to match vs. w/right adductor injury). Missed most of second half of the season due to left wrist injury, returning in October to play a few ITF Circuit events and Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Finished 2021 with SF runs at Luxembourg, Chicago [500] and Moscow

Won silver medal in singles at Olympics in Tokyo (l. Bencic)

Opened 2021 campaign with SF at Yarra Valley Classic before R16 showing at Australian Open

Highlights of 2020 include defeating No.6 Svitolina to reach SFs at Rome (l. Ka.Pliskova) as well as a QF run to kick off the season at Adelaide (l. No.1 Barty)

Enjoyed break-out season in 2019, reaching three finals across the year and posting career-high ranking of No.14 on July 1, 2019

Finished R-Up at Budapest (l. Van Uytvanck) and Istanbul (l. Martic) before reaching championship match at Roland Garros (l. Barty); did not drop a set en route to final in Paris

Ranked No.38, was joint-third lowest-ranked woman to reach Roland Garros final, and aged 19, was first teenager to reach title match there since Ivanovic in 2007

Posted first win of career over a Top 2 player in 2019, defeating No.2 Halep at Indian Wells and then Rome

Forced to end 2019 season down early due to left wrist injury - did not play again following 1r exit at Wimbledon

In doubles, has reached SF at 2019 Australian Open (w/Strycova) and QF at 2017 Wimbledon (w/Bellis)

At 2018 US Open, became the first teenager to reach the last 16 at Flushing Meadows since 2016 (Konjuh, QF - 18) and the youngest Czech player to advance to this stage in New York since 2005 (Vaidisova, R16 - 16)

Was the biggest ranking mover on tour in 2017, moving from No.376 to No.67 (309 places)

Made WTA breakthrough by winning International-level title at 2017 Biel/Bienne (d. Kontaveit in F), in just her second WTA main draw. At No.233, was the lowest-ranked title winner in 2017 and aged 17 years, 293 days was the youngest since Konjuh (17 years, 169 days) at 2015 Nottingham

Advanced to 2r on tour-level debut at 2016 Prague - as wildcard

Made professional debut at 2014 $100k ITF/Prague-CZE (d. Suk, l. Brengle in 2r); on ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles and four doubles titles

In juniors won doubles at Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2015 (both w/Kolodziejova). In singles, was semifinalist at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon and rose to No.1 on ITF junior rankings in 2015