Sára Bejlek (born 31 January 2006) is a Czech professional tennis player.[2]
She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 38, achieved on 9 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 671, reached on 1 August 2022.
In July, she won her first and up to date biggest title at the $60k ITS Cup in Olomouc, Czech Republic, by double bagelling Paula Ormaechea in the final.[5] As a result, after making her WTA rankings debut, she improved her rank by 557 positions to No. 447 in just one month.[6][7]
2022: Major & top 200 debuts
In June, at the Česká Lípa, she won the $60k Macha Lake Open, defeating fellow Czech Jesika Malečková in the final.[8]
The following week, Bejlek made her Grand Slam tournament qualifying debut at Wimbledon Championships, but she was defeated by Emina Bektas.[9] A month later, she defended her title at the ITS Cup, this time defeating Lina Gjorcheska in the final.[10]
She continued with making progress at the US Open making her major main-draw debut, after three wins in the qualifying. She was the youngest player in the tournament’s main draw, having been the youngest direct entrant to qualifying.[11][12][13][14]
2023: Australian and French Open debuts
Bejlek at the 2023 French Open
At 16, as the second-youngest player in the top 200, she made her debut at the Australian Open.[15] She lost to her compatriot Barbora Krejčíková in the first round.[16] In early April, she reached her first final of the year, the $60k tournament in Split, but lost to Tara Würth.[17]
A month later, she made her qualifying debut at the WTA 1000 tournament at the Italian Open. In the first round of qualifying, she triumphed with losing only three games.[18] Still, she failed to qualify, after losing in the following round of qualifying.[19] Next destination was the French Open where she passed qualifying without losing a set, to reach the main draw at Roland Garros for the first time.[20] Like the previous two major main-draw appearances, she lost in the first round, this time to Kamilla Rakhimova.[21]
After failing in Wimbledon in qualifying,[22] she reached another $60k final in the Hague but lost it to Arantxa Rus.[23] Two weeks later, she finally won her first title of the year, at the $25k event in Pärnu, Estonia.[24] In early September, she reached her third $60k final of the year in the Czech Republic, at the Prague Open, but again finished runner-up.[25]
At the Australian Open, Bejlek qualified into the main draw for the second consecutive year[27] but lost in the first round to 32nd seed Leylah Fernandez.[28]
2025: Major match win & first WTA quarterfinal, top 75
For the third year in a row, Bejlek qualified for the Australian Open,[35] making her the youngest player at 18 years-old to qualify for the women’s main draw,[36] but lost in the first round, this time to Caroline Dolehide.[37]
Bejlek lifted her third WTA 125 title in October at the inaugural edition of the Internazionali di Calabria in Rende, Italy, as she defeated Lola Radivojevic in the final.[46] Subsequently, she made her debut in the top 100 on 13 October 2025, as she reached the quarterfinals (where she withdrew) at the WTA 125 Mallorca Championships, becoming the sixth teenager in the top 100.[47][48]
Bejlek won her fourth WTA 125 title of the year at Querétaro Open, defeating Katrina Scott in the final.[49] This result moved her to No. 84 in the WTA rankings on 27 October 2025.[50] Bejlek finished the season ranked No. 76 on 17 November 2025.
2026: First WTA title, top 50
Ranked No. 101 at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open, Bejlek won her first WTA Tour title and also first at the WTA 500-level, as a qualifier, with wins over seventh seed Jelena Ostapenko,[51] qualifier Sonay Kartal, in a little over an hour,[52] third seed Clara Tauson[53] and second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final. As a result, she reached a new career-high in the top 40, raising more than 60 positions up in the singles rankings on 9 February 2026.[54]
Performance timelines
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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[55]
^ abThe first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.