Linda Nosková Reaches World No. 13 in January 2026

Linda Nosková is World No. 13 in the WTA singles rankings as of January 2026. The Czech player reached that mark at 21, giving her a place among the tour’s highest-ranked young players after a climb built on a Grand Slam upset and a first WTA title.

Nosková’s January 2026 rise

Born on November 17, 2004, in Vsetín, Czech Republic, Nosková turned professional in 2019 and has moved steadily through the ranking table. She stands 5-foot-10, or 1.78 meters, and her current position reflects a run that has already produced wins on some of the sport’s biggest stages.

The sharpest marker on that path came at the 2024 Australian Open, where she stunned World No. 1 Iga Swiatek. That same year she won her first WTA title in Monterrey and also reached the Australian Open quarterfinals, a combination that pushed her from prospect to established tour threat.

Krupa and Dlouhy’s role

Nosková has been coached by Tomas Krupa, with Lukas Dlouhy also part of her coaching team. The setup has stayed with her through the phase in which the results began stacking up, including finals appearances in Tokyo, Beijing and Prague in 2025.

That stretch matters because it shows the ranking is not tied to one isolated upset. She backed up the Australian Open breakthrough with more deep runs the following season, which is the kind of pattern that usually separates a one-off headline from a sustained climb.

From junior title to top tier

Her resume already includes the 2021 French Open girls’ title, a useful marker of how early the talent was visible. In 2025, she also volunteered at a school in Zanzibar during part of her offseason, an off-court detail that sits alongside the competitive push rather than replacing it.

For readers tracking the women’s rankings, the practical takeaway is simple: Nosková is no longer just a name attached to a single upset. At 21, with a Grand Slam quarterfinal, a WTA title, and three 2025 finals behind her, she enters 2026 at No. 13 and with a résumé that already matches the ranking next to her name.