First qualifier ever to win the Abu Dhabi Open
Left-handed, two-handed backhand, turned pro in 2021 — the Czech clay-courter who qualified for the US Open at 16 and won her first WTA title from qualifying in Abu Dhabi.
Career-High Rank
No. 34
6 APR 2026
Current Rank
No. 101
3 FEB 2026
Age
20
B. 31 JAN 2006
Turned Pro
2021
ZNOJMO, CZE
Birthplace
Znojmo, Czech Republic
Residence
Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou, CZE
Height
163 cm (5'4")
Plays
Left-handed
Backhand
Two-handed
Best Slam
French Open 2R (2025, 2026)
Bejlek arrived in Abu Dhabi in February 2026 ranked No. 101, needing two qualifying wins just to reach the main draw of the WTA 500 event. Eight days and seven wins later she was the champion — the first qualifier, and the first Czech, to take the title in the tournament's five-year history. Along the way she collected a career-best win over No. 24 Jelena Ostapenko, outlasted third seed Clara Tauson in a three-hour semifinal, and then dismantled No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(5), 6-1 in the final for her first tour-level trophy.
"I don't need to be scared of anybody." — After winning the Abu Dhabi Open, February 2026 (The National)
The week catapulted her roughly 60 places up the rankings and into the top 40 within two months. It was the payoff of a long, patient climb: the girl who qualified for the 2022 US Open at 16 — the youngest player in that main draw, part of a Czech teenage wave with Linda Nosková and Linda Fruhvirtová — had spent the intervening seasons stacking up clay-court titles on the ITF and WTA 125 circuits before her game finally translated to the biggest stage.
"I was trying to go on the court, enjoy every moment."
ON HER ABU DHABI TITLE RUN, FEBRUARY 2026 · THE NATIONAL"It shows my fight in every point."
ON A PHOTO OF HER DIVING FOR A BALL AT ROLAND GARROS 2025 · ROLANDGARROS.COM"I think I'll always be a player for clay."
ON HER FAVOURITE SURFACE · ROLANDGARROS.COM