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Czech Republic · born Olomouc, 1996 · right-handed · Wimbledon runner-up 2026
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Best Wimbledon result, 2026
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Grass singles title, Bad Homburg 2026
13-11
Final set against Karolína Plíšková, Wimbledon 2019
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Wimbledon quarter-finals or better, 2019, 2021, 2026
Born in Olomouc on 21 August 1996, Muchová was introduced to tennis at seven by her father, Josef Mucha, a former footballer, and turned professional in 2013. She won her first WTA title in Seoul in 2019 and reached the 2023 French Open final, losing to Iga Świątek in three sets. Injuries interrupted her seasons from 2022 to 2024, including wrist surgery in February 2024. In 2026, working with Sven Groeneveld, she won her first WTA 1000 title in Doha, reached the Stuttgart final, rose to a career-high No. 6 in July and won the US Open mixed doubles with Jakub Menšík. Her 2026 grass season brought a first grass title at Bad Homburg and a first Wimbledon final, lost to Linda Nosková in three sets.
| Wimbledon singles | Runner-up 2026; quarter-finalist 2019 and 2021, losing to Elina Svitolina and Angelique Kerber; first round 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 |
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| Wimbledon 2019 | Unseeded and ranked 68th on her main-draw debut. Beat third seed Karolína Plíšková 4-6, 7-5, 13-11 in 3 hours 18 minutes in the fourth round |
| Wimbledon 2026 | Seeded 10th. Beat Barbora Krejčíková in three sets, Naomi Osaka 7-6 (4), 6-4 and Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10), saving a match point; lost the all-Czech final to Linda Nosková 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 |
| Grass titles | Bad Homburg 2026: led Naomi Osaka 6-1, 1-0 in the final when Osaka retired with a foot injury |
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| 2026 | Women's singles | |
Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. † single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions
"In 10 seconds, you have a match point, then you're match point down."
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Wimbledon 2019 · Fourth round
On her Wimbledon main-draw debut, ranked 68th, she beat the third seed Karolína Plíšková 4-6, 7-5, 13-11 in 3 hours 18 minutes, taking the ball early and finishing at the net. It was her first win over a top-10 player and ended Plíšková's bid to return to No. 1. "I never played such a long match, I think not even on clay," she said.
Source: WTAWimbledon 2019
The actor Rebel Wilson watched the Plíšková match from Muchová's box. The two had become friends the year before, after Muchová beat Garbiñe Muguruza at the US Open. "She texted me on Twitter last year when I beat Muguruza," Muchová explained to reporters after the match.
Source: WTABad Homburg 2026
Her first grass title came in a final that lasted 46 minutes. She broke twice for 4-0, took the first set 6-1 and led 1-0 in the second when Naomi Osaka, also chasing a first grass title, retired with a foot injury. It was her second title of the season, after Doha, and levelled her head-to-head with Osaka at 3-3.
Source: WTAWimbledon 2026 · Semi-final
Against Coco Gauff she led 6-3 in the deciding tie-break, then found herself match point down at 8-9. Gauff's drop shot went into the net, and Muchová, who hit a diving volley winner in the same tie-break, took it 12-10 after 2 hours 35 minutes. She said afterwards that she was "really shaking."
Source: Al JazeeraWimbledon 2026 · Final
The first all-Czech major final set her against Linda Nosková, her doubles partner at the 2024 Paris Olympics. From 2-5 down in the second set she won five games in a row and saved five match points, but lost 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. On court she called Nosková "my ex-friend," then added: "I'm kidding, obviously. You deserve it."
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