Dominika Šalková
Šalková at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 2004 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$390,172 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 139–82 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 129 (29 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 169 (18 August 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
| US Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 86–38 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 147 (28 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 204 (18 August 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | 1–0 |
| Last updated on: 16 August 2025. | |
Dominika Šalková (born 28 June 2004) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 129, achieved on 29 July 2024, by the WTA. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 147, achieved on 28 August 2023.[1]
Šalková made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2022 Prague Open, after defeating Astra Sharma and Natalia Vikhlyantseva in qualifying.[2] She received a wildcard for the doubles main draw with Barbora Palicová.
She reached the top 150 on 10 June 2024 at world No. 143, following a sixth ITF Circuit title win at the W75 Prague Open.
Professional
2021-2024: WTA Tour debut, first ITF Circuit titles
In 2021, Šálková received qualification wildcard at her first WTA Tour event Prague Open, but lost to former top 30 player Urszula Radwańska.
In August 2021 Šálková reached her first ITF semifinal at home W60 tournament in Přerov, where she lost to eventual champion, Linda Nosková.
Šálková won her first singles title in May 2022, beating local hope Antonia Ružić at the W25 in Osijek.
In June 2022 Šálková received her second qualification wildcard to Prague Open, but this time won two matches against former Top 100 players Astra Sharma and Natalia Vikhlyantseva to make her WTA Tour main draw debut. She beat Ylena In-Albon in straight sets to reach second round, where she lost to eventual champion and compatriot Marie Bouzková. She made her WTA Tour debut in doubles with Barbora Palicová, losing in the first round.
Šálková won two doubles titles on ITF circuit, finished 2022 season ranked as No. 317 in singles and No. 307 in doubles.
In June 2023 Šálková entered Prague Open qualification as direct entry for the first time, but lost in the qualification final to 3rd seed and eventual semifinalist Tamara Korpatsch. She received doubles wildcard with Barbora Palicová and scored her first main draw wins as they reached semifinal stage after beating top seeds Zhang Shuai and Zhu Lin.
Šálková won 3 singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF circuit in 2023, ending season ranked as No. 254 in singles and No. 161 in doubles.
In January 2024, Šálková entered her first qualifying for a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open and scored two wins, before losing to local favorite Storm Hunter, in three sets.[3]
Šálková later played at two majors in 2024, lost in the second round of qualification at French Open and Wimbledon.
Šálková got into the main draw at Prague Open for the first time as direct entry, beating Zeynep Sönmez in the first round, before retiring in the third set to eventual finalist Magdalena Fręch in the next round. Šálková entered doubles draw with Barbora Palicová for the third year in a row, reaching quarterfinal, where they withdrew because of Šálková´s injury.
Šálková played her maiden WTA 125 event in Angers where she won three matches, before losing to former world No. 4, Belinda Bencic, in the semifinals.
Šálková won two ITF Circuit titles in singles, her first at W75 level, and four doubles titles. Šálková finished her 2024 season ranked No. 164 in singles and 281 in doubles.
Junior Grand Slam performance
- Singles:
- Australian Open: 3R (2022)
- French Open: 3R (2022)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2022)
- US Open: –
- Doubles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2022)
- French Open: 2R (2022)
- Wimbledon: QF (2022)
- US Open: –
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2025 French Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Doubles
Current through the 2024 US Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2025 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins |
2–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2025 | Kozerki Open, Poland | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | Isabelle Haverlag Martyna Kubka |
6–2, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (7 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Osijek, Croatia | W25 | Clay | Antonia Ružić | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2023 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | Loïs Boisson | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2023 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Silvia Ambrosio | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2023 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W40 | Hard | Lea Bošković | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 2024 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | Talia Gibson | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–0 | May 2024 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | W75 | Clay | Maja Chwalińska | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–0 | Jun 2025 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Tara Würth | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Linda Klimovičová | Mei Hasegawa Saki Imamura |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Linda Klimovičová | Elixane Lechemia Julia Lohoff |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Miriam Kolodziejová | Funa Kozaki Misaki Matsuda |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2023 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | W40 | Hard (i) | Lucie Havlíčková | Deborah Chiesa Lisa Pigato |
7–5, 4–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2023 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard (i) | Anna Sisková | Maia Lumsden Ella McDonald |
6–3, 1–6, [11–13] |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Osijek, Croatia | W25 | Clay | Julie Štruplová | Denisa Hindová Karolína Kubáňová |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Mariana Dražić Emily Webley-Smith |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF Říčany, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Karolína Kubáňová Aneta Kučmová |
6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Nika Radišić Anita Wagner |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Natália Szabanin | Daria Khomutsianskaya Evialina Laskevich |
4–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
| Win | 8–3 | Feb 2024 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W50 | Hard (i) | Veronika Erjavec | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–3 | Apr 2024 | Koper Open, Slovenia | W75 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Sapfo Sakellaridi Aurora Zantedeschi |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | May 2024 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | W75 | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | Noma Noha Akugue Ella Seidel |
5–7, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Win | 11–3 | Nov 2024 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | W50 | Hard (i) | Julie Štruplová | İpek Öz Tara Würth |
6–4, 6–4 |
Junior statistics
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade 1 / B1 (1–0) |
| Grade 2 (0–1) |
| Grade 3 (1–0) |
| Grade 4 (2–3) |
| Grade 5 (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2019 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Hard | Linda Klimovičová | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2019 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Grade 4 | Clay | Aleksandra Wierzbowska | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Véska, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Clay | Radka Zelníčková | w/o |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2020 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2021 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Grade 4 | Clay | Tereza Valentová | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2021 | ITF Čakovec, Croatia | Grade 3 | Clay | Vanda Vargová | 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2021 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Grade 1 | Clay | Ksenia Zaytseva | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Grade 2 | Hard | Ella Seidel | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| Grade A (0–0) |
| Grade 1 / B1 (0–1) |
| Grade 2 (2–2) |
| Grade 3 (2–0) |
| Grade 4 (1–1) |
| Grade 5 (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2019 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Grade 4 | Clay | Terezie Pluharova | Anastasia Petrova Aleksandra Wierzbowska |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2020 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | Grade 3 | Hard | Katerina Mandliková | Julie Struplová Yvonna Zuffová |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Linda Klimovičová | Alina Granwehr Laura Isabel Putz |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Clay | Nelly Knezková | Sára Bejlek Lucie Havlíčková |
0–6, 6–1, [12–10] |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2021 | ITF Čakovec, Croatia | Grade 3 | Clay | Julie Struplová | Kristyna Tomajková Vanda Vargová |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 2021 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | Aysegul Mert Ozlem Uslu |
6–2, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2021 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Grade 2 | Clay | Tijana Sretenović | Virginia Ferrara Georgia Pedone |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2022 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Grade 2 | Hard | Tereza Valentová | Patricija Paukstyte Ella Seidel |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2022 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Grade 1 | Clay | Julie Struplová | Sofia Costoulas Amelie van Impe |
6–2, 5–7, [6–10] |
References
- ^ "Dominika Salkova Tennis Player Profile | ITF".
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "České žně na Australian Open! Kvalifikací prošli B. Fruhvirtová, Bejlek, Menšík i Kopřiva". TenisPortal. 12 January 2024.