Australia Open 2023: Teenager Brenda Fruhvirtova from Czech Republic created history by making it to the main draw of the Australian Open 2023. The 15-year old secured her career’s first-ever spot in the main draw of any Grand Slam event on Thursday after sailing through the qualifiers. With that, she has become the fifth youngest qualifier to make it to the main draw in Women’s Singles. Follow Australian Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Australia Open 2023: Who is Brenda Fruhvirtova? 15-year-old becomes fifth youngest qualifier to reach main draw at Australian Open – Check Out
This 15-year-old has QUALIFIED 😲
🇨🇿 Brenda Fruhvirtova moves into her first Grand Slam main draw! #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/UkjcxkFloF
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 12, 2023
Brenda Fruhvirtova is currently ranked World No.135 in Women’s Singles rankings. She was the 27th seed in the Australia Open qualifiers. The teenager began her campaign with a 6-0, 7-6 victory against Natalija Kostic in the first round of the qualifiers. She follwoed it up with a come-from-behind three set victory against Daria Snigur.
In her final match of the qualifier she defeated Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-7, 4-6. With the victory, she has earned her maiden spot in the main draw of a Grand Slam event in her career.
Aged 15 years and nine months, the Czech is now the fifth-youngest qualifier to reach the main draw in the of the Australian Open.
Youngest players in main draw of Australian Open
- Martina Hingis – 14 years and three months – 1995
- Steffi Graf – 14 years and five months – 1983
- Marta Kostyuk – 15 years and five months
- Sesil Karatantcheva – 15 years and five months
- Maria Sharapova – 15 years and nine months
- Lina Krasnoroutskaya – 15 years and nine months
- Brenda Fruhvirtova – 15 years and nine months
Marta Kostyuk holds the record of the youngest qualifier to make the main draw at 15 years and five months. She is followed by Sesil Karatantcheva, Maria Sharapova, and Lina Krasnoroutskaya, who were all 15 years when they reached the main draw at Melbourne for the first time.
However Fruhvirtova become the seventh youngest overall to reach the main draw. The youngest player to make it into the main draw of the Australian Open is without playing the qualifiers is Martina Hingis, who achieved the feat in 1995 at the age of 14 years and three months. Steffi Graf achieved the same feat at 14 years and five months in the 1983 edition of the tournament.
Australia Open 2023: Who is Brenda Fruhvirtova? 15-year-old becomes fifth youngest qualifier to reach main draw at Australian Open – Check Out
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