Barbora Palicová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbarbora ˈpalɪtsovaː]; born 11 March 2004) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 190 in singles, achieved on 21 November 2024.

Barbora Palicová
Barbora Palicová in Wimbledon, 2023
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)
Neratovice, Czech Republic
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$226,644
Singles
Career record153–99
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 190 (21 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 190 (21 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record23–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 265 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 448 (14 October 2024)
Last updated on: 14 October 2024.

Palicová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.[1] In singles, she also made her tour-level debut but had to play in qualifying first.[2]

Junior career

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Grand Slam performance - Singles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 2R (2021)
  • Wimbledon: 1R (2021)
  • US Open: –

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 2R (2021)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
  • US Open: –

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W50 tournaments (1–2)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Hurricane Tyra Black 0–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   İlay Yörük 6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 1–2 Feb 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK W25 Hard (i)   Sonay Kartal 6–7(5), 5–7
Win[3] 2–2 Aug 2022 Přerov Cup, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Sada Nahimana 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Feb 2024 ITF Edgbaston, United Kingdom W50 Hard (i)   Magali Kempen 3–6, 6–7(6)
Win 3–3 May 2024 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W50 Clay   Victoria Mboko 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Aug 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W75 Clay   Lola Radivojević 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2024 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W50 Hard (i)   Anastasia Zakharova 6–3, 1–6, 4–6

Ganó el Future de Polonia 01A a Katsa Ronaldo Persson (Sue.) 6-2 1-0 y w.o. el 16 de Junio de 2024

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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W100 tournaments (0-1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK W100 Hard (i)   Elena Malõgina   Harriet Dart
  Olivia Gadecki
0–6, 2–6

Junior career finals

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ITF Junior Circuit

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Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grade 1 / B1 (0–2)
Grade 2 (1–1)
Grade 3 (0–0)
Grade 4 (0–1)
Grade 5 (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2018 ITF Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia Grade 5 Clay   Michaela Kadlecková 6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Dec 2018 ITF Zagreb, Croatia Grade 4 Hard   Séléna Janicijevic 1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2019 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay   Maria Timofeeva 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jan 2020 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Carpet   Kristina Dmitruk 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2021 ITF Gladbeck, Germany Grade 2 Clay   Kristyna Tomajkova 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Sep 2021 ITF Charleroi, Belgium Grade 1 Clay   Brenda Fruhvirtová 6–1, 3–6, 1–6

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

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Grade A (0–1)
Grade 1 / B1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (1–2)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay   Hibah Shaikh   Mara Guth
  Sinja Kraus
6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Feb 2020 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Grade 2 Hard   Natália Szabanin   Kylie Bilchev
  Daria Butsko
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2021 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 3 Clay   Eva Shaw   Kristyna Hranacová
  Katrin Pavková
6–3, 7–6(8)
Loss 2–2 Aug 2021 ITF Gladbeck, Germany Grade 2 Clay   Eva Shaw   Tilwith Di Girolami
  Laura Isabel Pütz
3–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2021 ITF Vrsar, Croatia Grade 1 Clay   Brenda Fruhvirtová   Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
  Lucie Havlíčková
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 3–3 Oct 2021 ITF Cape Town, South Africa Grade A Hard   Brenda Fruhvirtová   Petra Marčinko
  Johanne Svendsen
3–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ Bartošík, Marek (11 July 2021). "Livesport Prague Open: Do čtyřhry zasáhne sedm Češek včetně Bouzkové s Hradeckou". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech).
  2. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ Sumbal, Petr (28 August 2022). "Zubr Cup: Kanár a titul! Palicová v Přerově slaví největší úspěch kariéry". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech).
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