Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova wins WTA Finals debut over Marta Kostyuk
The gist
Czech tennis player Linda Noskova beat alternate Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4 in her WTA Finals opener.
The win is her career-best 41st this season; Coco Gauff is next.
How it unfolded
- Jul 9, 2026Noskova beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 in a Wimbledon semifinal.
- Jul 11, 2026Noskova won the Wimbledon women's singles title, beating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final in London.
- Aug 27, 2026After Wimbledon she lost in straight sets to then world No. 70 Caty McNally in Toronto, then won two rounds in Cincinnati before falling to world No. 10 Amanda Anisimova in the last 16.
Key terms
- WTA Finals
- The season-ending championship of the women's professional tennis tour, featuring the year's top singles players and doubles teams.
- round-robin
- A competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.
Source: Wikipedia