Magdalena Fręch (Polish pronunciation: [maɡdaˈlɛnaˈfrɛ̃x]; born 15 December 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22, achieved on 28 October 2024. On 8 August 2022, she peaked at No. 174 in the doubles rankings.

She has won one singles WTA Tour title and one on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with six singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Playing for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup, Fręch has a win–loss record of 10–7, as of September 2024.

Career

2013-2018: WTA Tour and major debuts

Fręch made her WTA Tour debut at the Katowice Open in doubles, partnering with Katarzyna Pyka.[citation needed]

Fręch started 2018 season in Auckland where she lost in qualifying (in the first round) to Sachia Vickery, in straight sets. She then took part at the first Grand Slam tournament qualifying in her career - at the Australian Open. She beat Miyu Kato, Sofya Zhuk and Kayla Day, and became one of the 12 qualifiers, making her major main-draw debut. In the first round, she lost to eventual quarterfinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, in straight sets.[citation needed]

At the end of January, Fręch played at the $60k Andrézieux-Bouthéon event where she defeated Conny Perrin in three sets, Chloé Paquet in two and Vitalia Diatchenko y retirement. In the semifinals, she lost to eventual champion Georgina García Pérez, in three sets. In February, she started at the Hungarian Ladies Open where she came through the qualifying competition by defeating Çağla Büyükakçay in three, and Anna Blinkova in straight sets.[citation needed]

Fręch at the 2019 Wimbledon qualifying

2021: First WTA 125 title

Fręch won her first WTA 125 title at the Concord Open, defeating Renata Zarazúa in the final. She qualified for the Indian Wells Open, registering a first-round win over Zheng Saisai, before losing to top seed Karolína Plíšková.

2022: Wimbledon third round

At Indian Wells, entering into the main draw as a lucky loser, Fręch defeated Mayar Sherif in the first round then lost in to 30th seed Markéta Vondroušová.

At Wimbledon, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career at Wimbledon, with wins over 21st seed Camila Giorgi and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, before losing to 16th seed Simona Halep.

2023: WTA 1000 third round, top 75

Fręch entered the Indian Wells Open as a lucky loser, and won her third match at this tournament defeating Maryna Zanevska, before losing to fourth seed Ons Jabeur.

At the Miami Open, she entered directly into the second round of the main draw, again as a lucky loser, after the late withdrawal of 26th seed Zhang Shuai. She defeated wildcard player Erika Andreeva to reach the third round at a WTA 1000-level event for the first time in her career, where she lost to Varvara Gracheva.

Fręch qualified for the China Open but lost in the first round to Katie Boulter. As a result, she reached a career-high year-end ranking of No. 63, on 6 November 2023.

2024: Major fourth round, WTA 500 title, top 25

Fręch reached the third round at the Australian Open defeating Daria Saville and 16th seed Caroline Garcia, her first top-20 career win. She defeated qualifier Anastasia Zakharova to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time in her career. As a result, she reached a new career-high WTA singles ranking, at world No. 51 on 29 January 2024.

At the WTA 1000 Dubai Championships, she reached the round of 16 as a qualifier, defeating 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, her second top-20 win, and Petra Martić. She lost to fourth seed Elena Rybakina in three sets. As a result, she moved into the top 50 of the rankings on 26 February 2024.

In June, Fręch reached the quarterfinals at the Nottingham Open, before losing to eventual champion Katie Boulter. In July, at the Prague Open, she defeated third seed Anhelina Kalinina in the quarterfinals. She reached a historic first all-Polish WTA Tour final in the Open Era after 16 years old wildcard Laura Samson's retirement. She lost her first final to compatriot Magda Linette, in straight sets.

On her debut at the Cincinnati Open where she qualified for the main draw, she recorded her first win over Marie Bouzková before losing in the second round to Olympic champion, Zheng Qinwen. She followed this good showing by reaching the quarterfinals at the newly upgraded WTA 500 Monterrey Open where she lost to second seed Emma Navarro.

Seeded fifth at the Guadalajara Open, she reached her first WTA 500 final with wins over Emina Bektas, Ashlyn Krueger, wildcard player Marina Stakusic and fourth seed Caroline Garcia. Next, she defeated qualifier Olivia Gadecki, in straight sets, to lift her first WTA Tour title. As a result, she moved into a new career-high in the top 35 on 16 September 2024, becoming the Polish No. 2 women's player ahead of Magda Linette. She became the ninth first-time titlist on the WTA Tour. She also became the fourth Polish woman to win a tour-level title after Agnieszka Radwańska, Magda Linette and Iga Świątek. At the China Open where Fręch was seeded for the first time at a WTA 1000, she defeated qualifier Alycia Parks, in three sets and 12th seed Diana Shnaider to record her first two wins at the tournament and reached her first round of 16 at a WTA 1000 in her career.

In the second round of the Wuhan Open, Fręch beat sixth seed Emma Navarro in three sets, recording the first win over a top 10 player in her career, to reach back-to-back rounds of 16 at the 1000-level. Next, she reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal with an upset over ninth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. As a result, she reached a new career-high in the top 25 on 14 October 2024.

2025: Major third round, two WTA quarterfinals

Seeded 23rd at the Australian Open, Fręch recorded wins over qualifier Polina Kudermetova and Anna Blinkova to reach the third round, where her run was ended by 14th seed Mirra Andreeva, in three sets.

Seeded fifth at the Washington Open, she defeated qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva and wildcard entrant Venus Williams to make it through to the quarterfinals, at which point she lost to third seed Elena Rybakina. At the US Open, Fręch overcame wildcard entrant Talia Gibson and Peyton Stearns, before losing to third seed Coco Gauff in the third round.

Defending her title from 2024 at the Guadalajara Open Akron, she received a bye due to being fourth seed and then defeated qualifier Lucrezia Stefanini to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to wildcard entrant Nikola Bartůňková.

2026: Mérida singles and Charleston doubles finals

At the Mérida Open, Fręch registered wins over qualifier Maria Timofeeva, seventh seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, fourth seed Marie Bouzková and qualifier Zhang Shuai to reach the final, which she lost to Cristina Bucșa in three sets.

Teaming up with Anna Bondár, she made it into her first WTA Tour doubles final at the Charleston Open, losing to Desirae Krawczyk and Caty McNally in straight sets.

National representation

In 2016, Fręch made her debut in the Fed Cup, playing for Poland. Her first match was in a World Group II play-off where Poland played against the team of Chinese Taipei. Frech was chosen to play her first match against Lee Ya-hsuan, in which she also made her first Fed Cup win. In the next match, Frech lost against Hsu Ching-wen.[citation needed]

In 2018, from 7 to 10 February, she played Fed Cup in Tallinn where she lost to Melanie Klaffner (Austria) in straight sets, Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) in straight sets, and she defeated Ayla Aksu (Turkey) and Isabella Shinikova (Bulgaria) - both in straight sets.[citation needed]

Performance timelines

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2026 Charleston Open.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA1RQ1Q1A1RQ24R3R2R0 / 55–550%
French OpenAAAA2RQ1Q1Q31R2R1R2R0 / 53–538%
WimbledonAAAAQ1Q1NHQ23R1R1R1R0 / 42–433%
US OpenAAAAQ11RAQ11R2R1R3R0 / 53–538%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–20–10–00–02–42–33–45–41–10 / 1914–1942%
National representation
Summer OlympicsNot HeldANot HeldANot Held1RNot Held0 / 10–10%
Billie Jean King CupAAWG2Z1Z1Z1PORRRRSFA0 / 37–750%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar OpenAPAPAPQ2PAP1R2R2R0 / 32–340%
Dubai ChampionshipsPAPAP1RPQ1PQ13R1R1R0 / 42–433%
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAANH2R2R2R1R2R1R0 / 63–633%
Miami OpenAAAAAANHA1R3R1R2R1R0 / 52–529%
Madrid OpenAAAAAANHAQ12R1R3R0 / 32–340%
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAA2R2R3R0 / 33–350%
Canadian OpenAAAAQ1ANHAA1R2R2R0 / 31–325%
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAQ2Q12R2R0 / 21–233%
Guadalajara OpenNot Held2R2RPremier0 / 22–250%
China OpenAAAAAANot Held1R4R1R0 / 32–340%
Wuhan OpenAAAAAANot HeldQF3R0 / 25–271%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–10–01–12–36–712–104–101–40 / 3626–3642%
Career statistics
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%
Tournaments110110628191827259Career total: 118
Hard win–loss0–10–11–10–02–81–30–14–45–125–1214–1210–168–80 / 7950–7939%
Clay win–loss0–00–00–00–12–30–22–12–32–53–36–84–50–10 / 3221–3240%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–01–10–1NH0–14–44–32–41–40–00 / 1812–1840%
Overall win–loss0–10–11–10–15–121–62–26–811–2112–1822–2415–258–90 / 12983–12940%
Year-end ranking493459321166151198156102116632559$4,546,095

Doubles

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAAAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
WimbledonAAAAAANHA3RA1R0 / 22–2
US OpenAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–20 / 32–3
National representation
Billie Jean King CupAAWG2Z1Z1Z1PORR0 / 13–0
Career statistics
Tournaments1100200420Career total: 10
Overall win–loss0–11–10–00–01–20–00–01–41–20–00 / 104–10
Year-end ranking642418542251425870262227525388613

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Legend WTA 500 (1–1) WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–1)Finals by setting Outdoor (1–2)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2024Prague Open, Czech RepublicWTA 250ClayPoland Magda Linette2–6, 1–6
Win1–1Sep 2024Guadalajara Open, MexicoWTA 500HardAustralia Olivia Gadecki7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2026Mérida Open, MexicoWTA 500HardSpain Cristina Bucșa1–6, 6–4, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2021Concord Tennis Open, United StatesHardMexico Renata Zarazúa6–3, 7–6(7–4)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Legend W100 tournaments (1–1) W60 tournaments (1–0) W25 (25K) tournaments (3–2) W15 (10K) tournaments (1–0)Finals by surface Hard (3–1) Clay (3–0) Carpet (0–2)
W100 tournaments (1–1)
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25 (25K) tournaments (3–2)
W15 (10K) tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (3–0)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2016ITF Nishitama, Japan10KHardJapan Mai Minokoshi7–5, 6–4
Win2–0Aug 2017ITF Leipzig, Germany25KClayNetherlands Richèl Hogenkamp6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–0Aug 2017ITF Braunschweig, Germany25KClaySpain Olga Sáez Larra6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–1Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, Portugal25KCarpetRussia Irina Khromacheva1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss3–2Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, Portugal25KCarpetRussia Anna Kalinskaya3–6, 3–6
Win4–2Jan 2020Canberra International, AustraliaW25HardRomania Patricia Maria Țigw/o
Win5–2Sep 2021Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60ClayCzech Republic Tereza Smitková6–2, 6–1
Loss5–3Dec 2022Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW100HardFrance Elsa Jacquemot5–7, 2–6
Win6–3Oct 2023ITF Els Gorchs, SpainW100HardItaly Sara Errani7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Legend W100 (100K) tournaments (2–1) W80 tournaments (1–0) W60 (60K) tournaments (0–2) W25 (25K) tournaments (1–1)Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (1–2) Grass (1–0)
W100 (100K) tournaments (2–1)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60 (60K) tournaments (0–2)
W25 (25K) tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2015Bella Cup Toruń, Poland25KClayPhilippines Katharina LehnertGeorgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 2017Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60KHard (i)France Manon ArcangioliBelarus Vera Lapko Russia Polina Monova3–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jun 2017Manchester Trophy, UK100KGrassBelgium An-Sophie MestachChinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen New Zealand Marina Erakovic6–4, 7–6(5)
Win2–2Oct 2018Open de Touraine, France25KHard (i)Netherlands Bibiane SchoofsCzech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová Czech Republic Jesika Malečková5–7, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss2–3Sep 2020Open de Saint-Malo, FranceW60ClaySwitzerland Viktorija GolubicPoland Paula Kania Poland Katarzyna Piter2–6, 4–6
Win3–3Oct 2020Tennis Classic of Macon, United StatesW80HardPoland Katarzyna KawaUnited States Francesca Di Lorenzo United States Jamie Loeb7–5, 6–1
Win4–3Nov 2020ITF Charleston Pro, United StatesW100ClayPoland Katarzyna KawaAustralia Astra Sharma Egypt Mayar Sherif4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss4–4Dec 2022Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW100+HHardUkraine Kateryna VolodkoHungary Tímea Babos France Kristina Mladenovic1–6, 3–6

Wins against top 10 players

No.PlayerRkEventSurfaceRdScoreRkYearsRef
1United States Emma Navarro8Wuhan Open, ChinaHard2R6–4, 3–6, 6–3272024
2Mirra Andreeva7Berlin Open, GermanyGrass1R2–6, 7–5, 6–0252025
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage

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