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Magdalena Grzybowska

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Magdalena Grzybowska
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceWarsaw, Poland
Born (1978-11-22) 22 November 1978 (age 45)
Poznań, Poland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$542,889
Singles
Career record139–115
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 30 (10 August 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1997, 1998)
French Open3R (2000)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open2R (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record51–66
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 86 (15 September 1997)

Magdalena Grzybowska (born 22 November 1978) is a former tennis player from Poland.

Grzybowska, born in Poznań, won the juniors singles competition at the 1996 Australian Open.

She also competed for Poland in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where she lost in the first round.

Until her knee injury in 1998, she managed a rather successful career, culminating in the 30th position in the cumulative WTA rankings for that year, the highest standing for a Polish woman until Agnieszka Radwańska.

She retired in 2002 at age 24.

Playing for Poland Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 8–10.

After having retired from tennis, she completed her university studies in Paris, and she is working as a tennis commentator for Eurosport in Warsaw, Poland.

ITF Circuit finals

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$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (4–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 17 July 1994 ITF Olsztyn, Poland Clay Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 2. 14 August 1994 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Czech Republic Alena Vašková 7–6, 6–2
Loss 3. 8 May 1995 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay France Alexandra Fusai 5–7, 6–7
Win 4. 25 September 1995 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Slovakia Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 5. 10 August 1997 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 6–3, 6–2
Win 6. 5 October 1997 ITF Santa Clara, United States Hard Japan Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 17 June 1995 ITF Getxo, Spain Clay Argentina María Fernanda Landa Netherlands Maaike Koutstaal
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 28 August 1995 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová United States Corina Morariu
Greece Christina Zachariadou
w/o
Loss 3. 25 September 1995 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Netherlands Yvette Basting Czech Republic Petra Langrová
Slovakia Radka Zrubáková
3–6, 1–6
Win 4. 1 August 1999 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Spain Eva Bes Spain Gisela Riera
Romania Raluca Sandu
6–4, 7–5
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