Sára Bejlek Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sára Bejlek

• Sára Bejlek grew up in Znojmo, Czech Republic.

• She has lived in the town Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou since birth.

• She plays the tennis left-handed and uses a two-handed backhand.

• While growing up, she mainly played on clay courts.
  

  A childhood picture of Sara Bejlek while practicing tennis

• Sára Bejlek started playing professional tennis at a young age.
  

  Sara Bejlek after winning an U10 championship in 2015

• In 2021, she won her first major professional title at the $60,000 ITS Cup in Olomouc, Czech Republic. In the final, she defeated Paula Ormaechea of Argentina by 6–0, 6–0. This was her biggest achievement at that time.
  

  Sara Bejlek after winning U16 World Championships in 2021

• After making her WTA ranking debut, she improved her ranking by 557 places to No. 447 in a month.

• In 2022, Sára Bejlek made quick progress. In June 2022, she competed in the $60,000 Macha Lake Open in Česká Lípa and won by defeating her opponent and fellow Czech player Jesika Malečková in the final.

• That same month, she made her Grand Slam qualifying debut at Wimbledon. However, she lost the event to Emina Bektas in the first round of qualifying.

• In July 2022, Sára Bejlek defended her ITS Cup title in Olomouc by defeating her opponent Lina Gjorcheska in the final.

• Later that year, she won the three qualifying matches for the US Open and reached the main draw of the event. She was the youngest player in the tournament’s main draw. She had also been the youngest direct entrant into the qualifying event.

• She lost her first-round match to Liudmila Samsonova at US Open.

• In 2022, during the French Open junior event, she reached the singles semifinals and won the girls’ doubles title with fellow Czech player Lucie Havlíčková.

• At the age of 16, Sára Bejlek qualified for the 2023 Australian Open. She the became one of the youngest players in the world’s top 200.

• In the first round of Australian Open, she played against Czech player Barbora Krejčíková but lost the match.

• In April 2023, she reached the final of the $60,000 tournament in Split, Croatia, but lost in the final match to her opponent Tara Würth.

• In May 2023, she made her qualifying debut at a WTA 1000 tournament at the Italian Open. She won her first qualifying match after losing only three games but lost in the next round.

• That same year, at the French Open, she won her qualifying matches without losing a set. She reached the main draw at Roland Garros for the first time, but she lost in the first round to her opponent Kamilla Rakhimova.

• She then failed to qualify for Wimbledon in 2023. She then reached another $60,000 final in The Hague but lost to Arantxa Rus.

• After two weeks, Sára Bejlek won her first title of 2023 at the $25,000 tournament in Pärnu, Estonia.

• In September 2023, she reached her third $60,000 final of the year at the Prague Open in the Czech Republic. After the championships, she finished as the runner-up.

• On 19 November 2023, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Copa Colina in Chile. She defeated Diane Parry in the final.
  

  Sara Bejlek after winning the WTA 125 title at the Copa Colina in Chile

• In January 2024, Sára Bejlek qualified for the Australian Open main draw for the second year in a row. However, she lost in the first round to 32nd ranked player Leylah Fernandez.

• That same year, she qualified for the WTA 1000 tournament and made her WTA 1000 main-draw debut at the Madrid Open. She defeated Anna Blinkova, 24th seed Anna Kalinskaya and Ashlyn Krueger.

• She then reached the fourth round, where she lost to Elena Rybakina in straight sets.

• After that, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 114 on 6 May 2024.
  

  Sara Bejlek after winning a championships in 2024

• In January 2025, Sára Bejlek qualified for the Australian Open for the third year in a row.

• At the age of 18, she became the youngest player to qualify for the women’s main draw. She then lost in the first round of the Australian Open to her opponent Caroline Dolehide.

• That same year, during the French Open, she reached the main draw through qualifying. She was then ranked No. 193. During these championships, she defeated top qualifying player Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets.

• In the main draw of the match, she achieved her first Grand Slam match victory. She defeated her opponent Marta Kostyuk in the first round. She lost to the player Jaqueline Cristian in the second round.

• In 2025, Sára Bejlek won her second WTA 125 title at the Makarska Open in Croatia. She defeated her opponent Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva in the final.

• That same year, during the Prague Open, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal. She defeated Moyuka Uchijima and eighth ranked player Alycia Parks. After that, she lost to fourth ranked player Wang Xinyu.

• In October 2025, she won her third WTA 125 title at the first Internazionali di Calabria in Rende, Italy. She defeated her opponent Lola Radivojević in the final.

• After that, she reached the top 100 for the first time.

• On 13 October 2025, she became the sixth teenager in the top 100.

• Sára Bejlek then won her fourth WTA 125 title of 2025 at the Querétaro Open. She defeated Katrina Scott in the final. This result moved her to No. 84 in the WTA rankings on 27 October 2025. She was ranked No. 76 at the end of the 2025 season.

• In February 2026, she competed at the Abu Dhabi Open and ranked No. 101. She then entered the tournament as a qualifier.

• She defeated many players to win the title. These included seventh ranked player Jeļena Ostapenko, qualifier Sonay Kartal and third ranked player Clara Tauson. In the final, she defeated second ranked player Ekaterina Alexandrova.
  

  Sara Bejlek after winning the Abu Dhabi Open in 2026

• She won her first WTA Tour title and her first WTA 500 title. She won the tournament as a qualifier. She was then ranked in world’s top 40 players, and she later reached a career-high ranking of No. 34.

• In August 2026, Sára Bejlek competed at the Cincinnati Open. She defeated her opponents Karolína Plíšková, Barbora Krejčíková and Ekaterina Alexandrova.

• She then achieved one of the biggest wins of her career by defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. She won the match in straight sets. It became her first victory over a world No. 1 player.

• In the quarterfinal, she defeated Madison Keys. She then moved to the WTA 1000 semifinal. She lost the semifinal to the player Coco Gauff.

•  After her performance at Cincinnati Open, she reached at rank No. 29.
  

  Sara Bejlek after winning the Cincinnati Open in August 2026

• Sára Bejlek is known for her speed, strong movement and ability to fight for every point. Even though she is shorter than many players on the WTA Tour, she uses her movement, variety and left-handed game to challenge bigger opponents.

• She is inspired from many tennis players such as Rafael Nadal and Petra Kvitová.

• Sára Bejlek likes listening heavy metal music, travelling to distant places, and reading books in her free time.

• She likes listening to bands such as Metallica and Slipknot.

• She is an animal lover and has many pets, such as birds, dogs, and horses. She often shares pictures of her pets on social media.
  

  Sara Bejlek with her pet dog