The history of Polish tennis was written in the WTA 250 tournament in Prague. After exciting matches, Magdalena Fręch (57th WTA) and Magda Linette (48th WTA) advanced to the finals of the competition in the Czech capital. This will be the first final in the history of domestic tennis in the WTA competition cycle!
For Fręch, this is the first final of a tournament of at least WTA 250 rank, as she won a WTA 125 event in 2021. The 26-year-old thus has the opportunity of a lifetime. For Linette, on the other hand, this is the eighth final of a tournament in the main series. The record so far? Two wins and five losses.
Magdalena Fręch and Magda Linette will not get rich after the WTA 250 tournament in Prague
And what about the earnings in the WTA 250 tournament in Prague? Well, fortunes are there. For winning the competition, one of the Polish tennis players will receive $35,250. In turn, the participant in the final will receive a check for $20,830.
Earnings for the WTA 250 tournament in Prague:
- First Round: $2,890
- second round: $4,040
- Quarterfinal: $6,608
- Semi-Final: $11,610
- Finalist: $20,830
- Winner: $35,250
How does this money compare to, for example, the first round of the last Wimbledon? Poorly. For their first round appearance and loss in London, the tennis players received $76,164! Suffice it to say that even the lost Wimbledon qualifying final was a profit of $50,776.
For comparison, we can cite earnings from the upcoming WTA 500 tournament in Washington. There, the organizers are paying $26,995 for a quarterfinal. And the semifinal? That's $51,204.
The final match of the WTA 250 tournament in Prague between Magda Linette and Magdalena Fręch will be played on Friday, July 26, no earlier than 11:30 a.m. What is the record between the two ladies so far? They have played each other only once, and in May 2022, in the Challenger in Saint-Malo, Fręch won 7:5, 6:7(2-7), 6:2.