Elizabeth Mandlik

Elizabeth Hana Mandlik (born 19 May 2001) is an American tennis player. She is the daughter of former major champion Hana Mandlíková.

Mandlik has career-high rankings by the WTA of 97 in singles and 187 in doubles. She has won nine singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career 2019: WTA Tour debut Mandlik made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Luxembourg Open in the doubles tournament, partnering with Katie Volynets.

2022: First WTA Tour match win, US Open debut Ranked world No. 240, Mandlik qualified for the main-draw and earned her first WTA Tour tournament win at the Silicon Valley Classic, defeating Alison Riske-Amritraj in straight sets. In the second round, she took world No. 4 and second seed, Paula Badosa, to three sets, losing in a final set tiebreaker. As a result, she moved 60 positions into the top 200 in the rankings, at world No. 181.

Mandlik won the US Open Wildcard Challenge to enter the women's singles tournament where she made her major main-draw debut, 33 years after her mother last played at the event. Mandlíková became the first US Open women's singles champion in the Open Era to have a daughter also play the tournament. Mandlik played in the main-draw of the US Open, defeating Tamara Zidanšek in three sets, before losing to fifth seed and eventual finalist Ons Jabeur, in straight sets, in the second round.

2023: Australian Open and top 100 debuts Mandlik made her debut at the Australian Open as a lucky loser, but was defeated in the first round by 27th seed Irina-Camelia Begu. She reached her first WTA 125 singles final at the Catalonia Open, losing to Sorana Cîrstea in three sets.

At the Nottingham Open, Mandlik qualified for the main-draw and defeated Viktoriya Tomova and seventh seed Camila Giorgi to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Alizé Cornet. As a result, she reached the top 100 in the singles rankings. She became the fifth American to reach this milestone and the ninth female player overall for the season.

2024–2026: ITF Tour success, second Australian Open appearance Mandlik qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Rosmalen Open, losing in the first round to wildcard entrant Céline Naef, in three sets. She also qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Mérida Open, but again was eliminated in the first round, this time by third seed Ajla Tomljanović in straight sets.

In October 2025, Mandlik won her biggest singles title to date at the W100 Edmond Open, defeating Marina Stakusic in the final. The win helped her clinch top spot in the USTA Wildcard Challenge for a place in the main draw at the 2026 Australian Open, at which she lost to Anna Bondár in the first round.

Personal life Mandlik is the daughter of Grand Slam champion Hana Mandlíková and granddaughter of an Olympic runner, Vilém Mandlík.

Performance timelines

Singles

WTA 125 finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Catalonia Open, Spain Clay Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–4, 6–7(1–7)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (9 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (1–2)W25/35 tournaments (4–0)W15 tournaments (4–1)Finals by surfaceHard (7–3)Clay (2–0)

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournaments (0–2)W25 tournaments (2–0)W15 tournaments (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (2–1)