Karolína Muchová

Karolína Muchová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkaroliːna ˈmuxovaː]; born 21 August 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 by the WTA, achieved in September 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 156, reached in January 2026. Muchová has won three WTA Tour singles titles, including a WTA 1000 event at the 2026 Qatar Open. She contested a major singles final at the 2023 French Open and will contest her second at Wimbledon 2026. She is the current No. 1 Czech singles player.

Muchová turned professional in 2013. She first rose to prominence at the 2018 US Open, upsetting two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round. At the 2021 Australian Open, she reached the semifinals by defeating world No. 1 and home favorite, Ashleigh Barty. At the 2023 French Open, she played in her first major final by defeating world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, in a hard-fought semifinal, finishing runner-up to defending champion and world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in a close three-set final.

Karolína Muchová was born in August 1996 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Her father is former Czech footballer Josef Mucha. He introduced her to tennis at the age of seven. She also has a brother, with whom she did many sports when they were kids. Since there were tennis courts near her home, she decided to pick up a tennis racquet, and then when she was about 12, she chose tennis over handball. In 2019, she moved to Prague to train at the I. ČLTK Prague. She stated that her tennis idol growing up was Roger Federer. She struggled with a lot of injuries during her junior years.