# Gabriela Knutson

Gabriela Andrea Knutson (Czech: Gabriela Andrea Knutsonová; born 21 April 1997, Fair Oaks) is an American-born Czech tennis player.
Knutson has a career-high singles by the WTA of 155, achieved on 6 November 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 270, reached on 17 April 2023.

## Early life

Knutson is the daughter of an American father and Czech mother. At the age of 12, she moved from California to the Czech Republic. She later accepted an offer from a tennis academy in Prostějov and moved there.
Knutson left mainstream schooling after the fifth grade and completed the rest of her education online. Her childhood tennis idol was Caroline Wozniacki.

## Career
### Junior

As a junior, Knutson reached her highest ranking of 272 on 5 May 2014. Her sole singles title on the ITF Junior Circuit was the 2014 Safina Cup, a Grade 4 event.

### College

Knutson played college tennis at Syracuse University, where she majored in broadcast journalism at the Newhouse School of Public Communications. A blue chip recruit, she ranked as high as No. 4 in the college rankings and participated in the singles draw of the NCAA Division I Championships in both 2018 and 2019. In 2018, Knutson was named a singles All-American, the first Syracuse player to do so since 1995. She finished her college career with 179 combined wins, the second most in program history behind fellow Czech Jana Strnadová.
From 2019, Knutson attended Durham University on a postgraduate scholarship, where she studied for a MSc in Marketing as a member of Hatfield College and represented the university in BUCS tennis. She stayed on at Durham following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic to undertake a second postgraduate degree, migrating from Hatfield to Ustinov College. In 2022, she was named the Team Durham Sportswoman of the Year.

### Professional

Knutson made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Prague Open, after defeating Greet Minnen and Naiktha Bains in qualifying, before losing in the first round to Tereza Martincova in three sets. She was offered a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 US Open but declined, as it was conditional on switching her sporting nationality to the United States.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| 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 and Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics |||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/W75 tournaments (1–2)
* W40/W50 tournaments (2–1)
* W25/W35 tournaments (3–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | W60 | Hard (i) | Peyton Stearns | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Fredericton, Canada | W25 | Hard | Himeno Sakatsume | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2023 | ITF Monzón, Spain | W25 | Hard | Maddison Inglis | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | Taylah Preston | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Madison Sieg | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal | W40 | Hard | Harriet Dart | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2023 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Eudice Chong | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Mariam Bolkvadze | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | W75 | Hard (i) | Destanee Aiava | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |

### Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
* W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
* W25 tournaments (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | Katarína Strešnaková | Lauryn John-Baptiste Alice Robbe | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Hard | Katarína Strešnaková | Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2022 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Joanna Garland | Martyna Kubka Elena Malõgina | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, U.S. | W60 | Hard (i) | Mana Ayukawa | Fanny Stollár Lulu Sun | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2024 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W50 | Hard | Lina Glushko | Sofia Costoulas Hanne Vandewinkel | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2024 | Říčany Open, Czech Republic | W75 | Hard (i) | Tereza Valentová | Fanny Stollár Lulu Sun | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |