Gabriela Knutson

Gabriela Andrea Knutson (Czech: Gabriela Andrea Knutsonová; born 21 April 1997) is an American-born Czech tennis player.

Gabriela Knutson
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997
Fair Oaks, United States[1]
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeSyracuse
Durham University
Prize moneyUS$52,680
Singles
Career record86–41 (67.7%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 179 (23 October 2023)
Doubles
Career record23–26 (46.9%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 270 (17 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 410 (23 October 2023)
Last updated on: 23 October 2023.

Knutson has a career high WTA singles ranking of 178 achieved on 16 October 2023. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 270 achieved 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 Dvůr Králové nad Labem in the Czech Republic; her family resided in an apartment that adjoined the local tennis club.[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 main draw debut at the 2023 Prague Open after defeating Greet Minnen and Naiktha Bains to qualify for the singles main draw. She was offered a wild card 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
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2023 Prague Open.

Tournament 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 Career total: 1
Overall win-loss 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2023 ITF Rome, United States 60,000 Hard United States Peyton Stearns 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2023 ITF Fredericton, Canada 25,000 Hard Japan Himeno Sakatsume 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 May 2023 ITF Monzón, Spain 25,000 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–2 May 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard Australia Taylah Preston 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2023 ITF Guimarães, Portugal 25,000 Hard United States Madison Sieg 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–2 Oct 2023 ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal 40,000 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Slovakia Katarína Strešnaková United Kingdom Lauryn John-Baptiste
France Alice Robbe		 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 25,000 Hard Slovakia Katarína Strešnaková Spain Alicia Herrero Liñana
Argentina Melany Krywoj		 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2022 ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Joanna Garland Poland Martyna Kubka
Estonia Elena Malygina		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Feb 2023 ITF Rome, United States 60,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa Hungary Fanny Stollár
Switzerland Lulu Sun		 4–6, 5–7

References
  1. Pantic, Nina (February 24, 2022). "Gabriela Knutson Tests Her Skills on the UTR Pro Tennis Tour Ahead of Graduation".
  2. "Gabriela Knutson | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. Crane, Andrew (8 May 2019). "Matter of Time". The Daily Orange Graduation Guide 2019: 14, 16. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Gabriela Andrea Knutson Biography". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. "Gabriela Knutson Junior Singles Overview". ITF. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. "Gabriela Knutson Junior Singles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. "Gabriela Knutson – Tennis". Syracuse University Athletics.
  9. Wrege, Julie (10 November 2014). "Fall Signing Week '14: Overview and Blue Chip Update". Tennis Recruiting. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. Crane, Andrew (31 May 2019). "Gabriela Knutson named All-American for 2nd-straight season". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. "Durham University Tennis Club". Facebook. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. "Palatinate Dinner". Durham University. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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