Julie Štruplová (born 16 November 2004) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of 250 in singles, achieved August 2024, and No. 222 in doubles, reached in October 2024.

Julie Štruplová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Prize money$70,350
Singles
Career record125–66
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 293 (9 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record66–40
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 222 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 244 (9 December 2024)
Last updated on: 9 December 2024.

Early life

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Štruplová was born to a volleyball family in Jablonec nad Nisou.[1] She played for ČLTK Bižuterie Jablonec nad Nisou in her youth[2] and currently plays for TK Agrofert Prostějov.[3][4]

Professional career

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In June 2021, she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the W60 Macha Lake Open.[5]

In September 2023, she reached the final of the W25 Frýdek-Místek Open, but lost to Silvia Ambrosio.[6] In December 2023, she won the W25 Raiffeisen ITF Women's Val Gardena Südtirol in Selva Gardena, defeating Martyna Kubka in the final.[7] She subsequently reached the top 300 in the WTA rankings.[8][9]

In May 2024, she reached the semifinals of the W75 Empire Tennis Academy Open in Trnava as a qualifier, upsetting third seed Tamara Zidanšek in the process.[10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments (3–5)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic W25 Clay   Lena Papadakis 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Miho Kuramochi 6–7(4), 4–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Daria Lodikova 6–4, 0–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Apr 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   İlay Yörük 6–7(2), 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–3 May 2023 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria W25 Clay   Elvina Kalieva 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 2023 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay   Marie Benoit 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Sep 2023 ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic W25 Clay   Silvia Ambrosio 0–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 Nov 2023 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy W25 Hard (i)   Martyna Kubka 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Jul 2024 ITF Horb, Germany W35 Clay   Veronika Erjavec 5–7, 0–6
Loss 3–7 Aug 2024 ITF Erwitte, Germany W35 Clay   Irene Burillo Escorihuela 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Sep 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay   Nuria Brancaccio 5–7, 7–6(5), 6–2

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–4)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2023 ITF Osijek, Croatia W25 Clay   Dominika Šalková   Denisa Hindová
  Karolína Kubáňová
6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Nov 2023 ITF Solarino, Italy W25 Carpet   Linda Klimovičová   Gaia Maduzzi
  Vittoria Paganetti
6–1, 6–7(4), [10–8]
Win 3–0 Nov 2023 ITF Limassol, Cyprus W25 Hard   Hanne Vandewinkel   Katharina Hobgarski
  Guiomar Maristany
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–0 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay   Ksenia Zaytseva   María Herazo González
  Kaylah McPhee
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 4–1 Jul 2024 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W35 Clay   Andreea Prisăcariu   Jasmijn Gimbrère
  Stéphanie Visscher
1–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Loss 4–2 Aug 2024 ITF Leipzig, Germany W35 Clay   Denisa Hindová   Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Katharina Hobgarski
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 5–2 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup, Czech Republic W75 Clay   Elena Pridankina   Noma Noha Akugue
  Sapfo Sakellaridi
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Sep 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay   Katharina Hobgarski   Aliona Bolsova
  Eva Vedder
3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–4 Sep 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay   Silvia Ambrosio   Daria Kuczer
  Lisa Zaar
walkover
Win 11–3 Nov 2024 ITF Trnava, Slovakia W50 Hard (i)   Dominika Šalková   İpek Öz
  Tara Würth
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Tenisovými přeborníky v kraji jsou Musil a Štruplová". Deník (in Czech). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "O klubu". ČLTK Bižuterie Jablonec nad Nisou (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ Kurzweil, Luboš (4 January 2023). "Špičkový ženský tenis znovu na soutoku. Dorazí i dcera hokejové legendy". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ Ševčík, David (21 December 2022). "Nečekaní lídři dovedli prostějovský lazaret až k tenisovému titulu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ Reblová, Marcela (12 June 2021). "Štruplová vyhrála ačkový turnaj dorostenek v Doksech". Macha Lake Open (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ Nohavica, Jakub (13 September 2023). "Ve Frýdku slavila Italka, Štruplové překazila obhajobu. Co řekl ředitel turnaje?". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ Jirásek, Ondřej (2 December 2023). "Češi v akci, sobota 2. 12. Štruplová vybojovala další letošní titul". TenisPortal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ Schlegel, David (4 December 2023). "Vítězství je pro mě sladkou tečkou za sezonou, usmívá se spokojená Štruplová". Tenisový svět (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ Dobeš, Václav (9 December 2023). "Julie Štruplová: Uvolnila jsem se a po delší době odehrála dobré zápasy". Tiebreak Tennis (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. ^ Vojkůvka, Jan (10 May 2024). "Největší vítězství kariéry! Štruplová za tři a půl hodiny skolila bývalou 22. hráčku světa". Tenisový svět (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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