Linda Fruhvirt has had the tournament of her life! How much did she earn?

Linda Fruhvirt is one of the biggest rising stars on the WTA circuit. Only 16 years old, the Czech tennis player had the success of her life last week when she made it all the way to the eight finals at the Miami tournament. How much money did she make?

Linda Fruhvirtova scored her first major success of the 2022 calendar year back in February. She managed to dominate the ITF tournament in Cancun, Mexico. In the final, she defeated Canadian Rebecca Marin.

Thanks to this, Fruhvirt also received a wild card to the WTA 1000 event in Miami, which is one of the most prestigious events. In the first round, she had a relatively acceptable draw, when she met the Montenegrin Danka Kovinic.

The possible future member of the elite ten handled her opponent quite easily, winning after sets 6: 0 and 6: 4. She scored the biggest win of her career so far. In the second round she faced Elise Mertens.

The Belgian player was expected to score an easy win and advance. But it didn’t happen and Fruhvirt dominated the match after sets of 7::5, 2::6 and 6::1. In the third round she met former world number one Victoria Azarenka.

The Belarusian didn’t find the right formula either and she called the match off at 2::6 and 0::3. Thanks to this, Fruhvirtova recorded her first win against a top 20 player. However, she was stopped in the eighth round by Paula Badosa, who won 6:2 and 6:3.

With this, Linda Fruhvirt will move up to 188th place in Monday’s ranking, improving her ranking maximum. Her best ranking so far is 276th. In addition, she will receive a generous prize of $94,575, which is more than two million Czech crowns.

The Czech can build on her performance next week, when she will compete in the wild card event in Charleston, USA. The tournament will be played on clay and Fruhvirtova will face Ana Konjuhova in the first round.

Source: WTA, Livesport