23-year-old Marie Bouzková was born on 21 July 1998, she is a Czech professional tennis player. On 31 August 2020, she attained her career-high WTA singles ranking of 46.
On 9 May 2022, she peaked at No. 24 in the WTA doubles rankings. So far, she has won three double titles on the WTA Tour. At the tournaments of the ITF Women’s Circuit, Bouzková has won 12 singles titles and three doubles titles.
She won the 2014 US Open girls’ singles title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where she lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva.
Bouzková rose to prominence following her run to the semifinals at the 2019 Rogers Cup, where she defeated Sloane Stephens, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Simona Halep before falling to Serena Williams; despite losing, she pushed the former world No. 1 to three sets, winning the first set 6–1. She won her maiden WTA tournament title in doubles at the 2021 Birmingham Classic, partnering with compatriot Lucie Hradecká.
She recorded her first Major win at the 2022 Australian Open over qualifier Rebecca Marino. At the 2022 French Open, she reached the second round in singles for the first time in her career but had to withdraw from her singles match with Elise Mertens and her doubles match due to COVID-19.
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she defeated Caroline Garcia to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final in her career.
