The key figure of the season for Linda Noskova, born in 2004, is eighth place in the WTA singles rankings with 4679 points, according to rank.tennis. In the live rankings, the Czech holds the same eighth spot with 4678 points. A week earlier, she was sixth, so by late autumn she had dropped two places. Her position is built on two titles this season: Noskova reached two finals and won both.
Where the wins came from
Noskova's 35-15 singles record is unevenly distributed across rounds, according to api.tennis statistics. She has the most wins in second rounds, with eight. Noskova has six wins in third rounds, four in first rounds and three in fourth rounds. Beyond that, the numbers are smaller, but there are no blank spots: two wins apiece in quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Every final she reached this season ended with a trophy. Her doubles record is more modest by comparison: 3 wins and 10 losses, and 40th place in the rankings with 2145 points, down from 37th a week earlier.
From Cincinnati to Beijing
In Cincinnati, Noskova beat Clara Tauson 7-6(3) 6-2 to reach the third round. Her next match, against Amanda Anisimova, ended in a 1-6 4-6 defeat. At the US Open, she put together her longest winning streak of this stretch, with four straight victories. Katie Volynets lost 7-5 6-1, and Lanlana Tararudee 6-4 6-2. Three-set matches followed: against Ann Li, 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2, and against Marta Kostyuk, 7-5 5-7 6-4. In the quarterfinal, Aryna Sabalenka beat Noskova 6-7(7) 6-3 6-7(10). Two of the three sets went to tiebreaks, and the deciding set ended 10:12.
The figures show that Noskova secured her place in the top eight above all with two titles and consistent progress through the early rounds. In autumn, she got through the opening rounds comfortably but was stopped each time by a strong opponent: Anisimova, Sabalenka and Alexandrova. This stretch coincided with her ranking slipping from sixth to eighth. The api.tennis database records 239 career wins for her, counting matches listed in the database.