Gabriela Knutson
![]() Knutson at 2024 Wimbledon Qualifying | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) Fair Oaks, United States[1]) |
Turned pro | 2022 |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Syracuse Durham University |
Prize money | $179,300 |
Singles | |
Career record | 112–61 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 155 (6 November 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 195 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
French Open | Q1 (2024) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
US Open | Q1 (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 33–33 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 270 (17 April 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 409 (15 July 2024) |
Last updated on: 17 July 2024. |
Gabriela Andrea Knutson (Czech: Gabriela Andrea Knutsonová; born 21 April 1997, Fair Oaks[1]) is an American-born Czech tennis player.
Knutson has a career-high singles by the WTA of 155, achieved on 6 November 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 270, reached on 17 April 2023.[2]
Early life
Knutson is the daughter of an American father and Czech mother. At the age of 12, she moved from California to the Czech Republic.[3] She later accepted an offer from a tennis academy in Prostějov and moved there.[4]
Knutson left mainstream schooling after the fifth grade and completed the rest of her education online.[3] Her childhood tennis idol was Caroline Wozniacki.[5]
Career
Junior
As a junior, Knutson reached her highest ranking of 272 on 5 May 2014.[6] Her sole singles title on the ITF Junior Circuit was the 2014 Safina Cup, a Grade 4 event.[7]
College
Knutson played college tennis at Syracuse University, where she majored in broadcast journalism at the Newhouse School of Public Communications.[8] A blue chip recruit, she ranked as high as No. 4 in the college rankings and participated in the singles draw of the NCAA Division I Championships in both 2018 and 2019.[9][10] In 2018, Knutson was named a singles All-American, the first Syracuse player to do so since 1995.[10] She finished her college career with 179 combined wins, the second most in program history behind fellow Czech Jana Strnadová.[10]
From 2019, Knutson attended Durham University on a postgraduate scholarship, where she studied for a MSc in Marketing as a member of Hatfield College and represented the university in BUCS tennis.[10][11] She stayed on at Durham following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic to undertake a second postgraduate degree, migrating from Hatfield to Ustinov College. In 2022, she was named the Team Durham Sportswoman of the Year.[12]
Senior
Knutson made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Prague Open, after defeating Greet Minnen and Naiktha Bains in qualifying. She was offered a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 US Open but declined, as it was conditional on switching her sporting nationality to the United States.[4]
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2024 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
French Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Fredericton, Canada | W25 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | May 2023 | ITF Monzón, Spain | W25 | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | W25 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal | W40 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2023 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 7–6(2), 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W50 | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2022 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, U.S. | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2024 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W50 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 7–6(4) |
Win | 4–2 | Mar 2024 | Říčany Open, Czech Republic | W75 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
References
- ^ a b Gabriela Andrea Knutson, cited 11. January 2024 (in German).
- ^ "Gabriela Knutson | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ a b Crane, Andrew (8 May 2019). "Matter of Time". The Daily Orange Graduation Guide 2019: 14, 16. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b Sehnálková, Marie (22 August 2023). "Tenistka z Ameriky se hrdě hlásí k Česku. Kvůli tomu se vzdala i US Open". iSport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Gabriela Andrea Knutson Biography". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Gabriela Knutson Junior Singles Overview". ITF. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Gabriela Knutson Junior Singles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Gabriela Knutson – Tennis". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ^ Wrege, Julie (10 November 2014). "Fall Signing Week '14: Overview and Blue Chip Update". Tennis Recruiting. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Crane, Andrew (31 May 2019). "Gabriela Knutson named All-American for 2nd-straight season". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Durham University Tennis Club". Facebook. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Palatinate Dinner". Durham University. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
- Gabriela Knutson at the Women's Tennis Association
- Gabriela Knutson at the International Tennis Federation
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