Renáta Jamrichová (born 20 June 2007) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She has a career high WTA singles ranking of No. 328, achieved on 23 October 2024, and a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 1108, achieved on 27 February 2023.

Renáta Jamrichová
Country (sports) Slovakia
Born (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17)
Trnava, Slovakia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJán Matúš
Prize moneyUS$34,280
Singles
Career record45–22
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 328 (23 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 375 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2024)
French Open JuniorQF (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2024)
US Open JuniorSF (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1108 (27 February 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2023)
French Open JuniorW (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2023)
US Open JuniorSF (2023)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2024)
Record 2–1
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Slovakia
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2022 Banská Bystrica Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Banská Bystrica Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 14 November 2024.

She has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1, achieved on 29 January 2024.

Jamrichová and her partner Federica Urgesi won the 2023 Australian girls' doubles title, beating Hayu Kinoshita and Sara Saito in the final.[1] The following year, she won the 2024 Australian girls' singles title, defeating Emerson Jones in the final. The final of the 2024 Wimbledon girls' singles was a rematch between Jamrichová and Jones, in which she won her second Junior Grand Slam singles title.[2][3] She also won the 2024 French Open girls' doubles title, partnering Tereza Valentová.[4]

Early life and background

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Jamrichová was born in Trnava to father Milan and mother Renáta.[5][6] She has two younger sisters.[7] At the age of 13, she began training at the Slovak National Tennis Centre in Bratislava.[8]

Junior career

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In 2022, she won two gold medals at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (EYOF), winning in singles and mixed doubles.[8]

As the top seed in girls' singles at the 2024 Australian Open, she won the title, defeating Jones in the final.[9] She also defeated Jones to win the girls' singles at that year's Wimbledon.[10][11]

Professional career

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At the age of 15, Jamrichová represented Slovakia at the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. She was the youngest player to represent Slovakia in the Billie Jean King Cup,[12] and recorded a win over Nadia Podoroska in straight sets.[13]

In April 2024, she won her first professional title at the W15 event in Sharm El Sheikh. She was the youngest Slovak player to win an ITF title since Viktória Hrunčáková in 2014.[5] The following month, she reached the quarterfinal of the W75 event in Trnava as a wildcard.[14]

In November 2024, Jamrichová lost to Taylor Townsend in the opening singles match as Slovakia overcame the USA to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals.[15][16]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (2-0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Elena-Teodora Cadar 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 2024 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay   María García Cid 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2
Loss 2–1 Oct 2024 Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Hard (i)   Mia Pohánková 6–2, 4–6, 2–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2024 Australian Open Hard   Emerson Jones 6–4, 6–1
Win 2024 Wimbledon Grass   Emerson Jones 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2023 Australian Open Hard   Federica Urgesi   Hayu Kinoshita
  Sara Saito
7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–7]
Win 2024 French Open Clay   Tereza Valentová   Tyra Caterina Grant
  Iva Jovic
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Rossini, Federico (27 January 2023). "Australian Open 2023: Federica Urgesi vince il titolo di doppio junior insieme alla slovacca Renata Jamrichova". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Top-seeded Renata Jamrichova wins junior girls' title, Japan's Rei Sakamoto wins boys' final". Tennis.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "EMERSON JONES "PRETTY PROUD" OF HER PERFORMANCE AT WIMBLEDON 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Valentova wins all-Czech final to claim Roland Garros girls' title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b McLean, Ross (2 April 2024). "Junior world No. 1 Jamrichova, 16, wins first professional title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ Bardac, Michal (27 January 2024). "Trnavčanka Renáta Jamrichová s prvým grandslamovým titulom vo dvojhre". eReport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ Kašša, Ondrej (27 January 2024). "Mladá slovenská tenistka Renáta Jamrichová ovládla dvojhru junioriek na Australian Open". SITA (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b Trávniček, Vladimír (22 October 2022). "Pripomína Hantuchovú, trénuje s ňou. A zaujala svet". Športweb (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Top-seeded Renata Jamrichova wins junior girls' title, Japan's Rei Sakamoto wins boys' final". Tennis.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Teenage dreams come true on No.1 Court". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Budkov Kjaer, Jamrichova win Wimbledon junior singles titles". ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  12. ^ McLean, Ross. "Who is Renata Jamrichova? Five facts about Slovakia's rising star". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ^ Palmer, Kevin (13 April 2024). "Slovakia 4-0 Slovenia: Teenage Jamrichova shines in Bratislava". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Neuspela v tajbrejku, no postup jej neušiel. Jamrichová doma uštedrila krajanke kanára". Sportnet (in Slovak). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  15. ^ "SVK 2-1 USA: Slovakia stun USA to book quarter-final place". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  16. ^ "U.S. ousted from BJK Cup Finals; Slovakia, Japan advance". ESPN. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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