Klára Koukalová
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Klára Zakopalová (ˈklaːra ˈzakopalovaː; born as Klára Koukalová on 24 February 1982 in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
) is a Czech
professional female tennis player. She was born and still lives in Prague
, the capital.
(Netherlands) and in September
in Portorož
(Slovenia
) on hard court.
In January 2006, she played a comeback player Martina Hingis
, at the WTA
Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland
, Australia, whom she lost to in the second round. Zakopalová was seeded No.29 at the 2006 Australian Open but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia. In that year, Klara had ten first-round losses in singles and failed to win a doubles match.
In 2008, Zakopalová reached the final of the inaugural Cachantun Cup
in Chile. She played the top seed Flavia Pennetta
but was forced to retire due to an ankle sprain. This also forced her to withdraw from the next tournament in Bogotá, where she had made the quarterfinals in 2007.
Zakopalová 's biggest win came at the 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience
in Marbella
, Spain. She defeated World No. 1 and ten time grand slam champion Serena Williams
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. Williams was also her first round opponent at the 2009 French Open
, where Zakopalová lost 3–6, 7–6, 4–6.
Zakopalová gained another good win over a top 5 player, defeating Dinara Safina
in the first round of the 2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
7–6(1), 7–6(3).
In the first round of the 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open
, Zakopalova caused a big upset by defeating 4th seed and World No.14 Marion Bartoli
4–6, 6–1, 6–2. She was then defeated by World No.205 Gréta Arn in the second round 6–4, 6–4.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
, Zakopalova advanced to the 4th round for the first time at a Grand Slam. She scored upset wins over 18th seed Aravane Rezaï
and 10th seed Flavia Pennetta
before falling to qualifier Kaia Kanepi
.
Zakopalova made the final at the 2010 e-Boks Danish Open
where she lost to then World No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki
. Zakopalova defeated Rossana De Los Rios
, Tatjana Malek
, Sorana Cîrstea
, and Li Na
en route to the final. After this tournament, could not match up her performance as she went on to do poorly her last four tournaments, only advancing to the second round in the 2010 Generali Ladies Linz
where she lost to Patty Schnyder 6–2, 6–0.
Zakopalova started her 2011 season at the Moorila Hobart International after having to withdraw from the Brisbane International
. She made the semifinals in Hobart, upsetting the top seeded Marion Bartoli
in the quarter finals, before falling to her doubles partner Jarmila Groth.
At the 2011 Australian Open
, Zakopalova defeated American Melanie Oudin
in 3 sets in the 1st round before falling to fellow Czech Lucie Safarova
in 3 sets in the 2nd round. This was Zakopalova's first victory at the Australian Open since 2003.
Zakopalova was seeded 31st for the 2011 French Open
, her first seeding at a slam since 2006. She was upset in the first round by Chinese-Taipei qualifier Chan Yung-jan
.
After her defeat at Roland Garros, Zakopalova traveled to Copenhagen to defend her finalist points from the year before. Seeded 2nd, she was upset in the 1st round by German Kathrin Woerle
.
Zakopalova then returned to the site of her greatest slam accomplishment, Wimbledon
. Unseeded, she came from a set down to defeat British wild-card Emily Webley-Smith
in the first round. In the second round she avenged her Australian Open loss by upsetting the 31st seed Lucie Safarova in three sets. In the third round, Zakopalova fell to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova
2–6 3–6.
After Wimbledon, Zakopalova made the semi-finals in Budapest where she lost to the eventual champion Roberta Vinci
, and then made the quarter-finals in Palermo, Italy, where she lost to eventual finalist Polona Hercog
.
), who played five times for the Czech Republic national under-20 football team in 1997 while he was a player of Sparta Prague, and who previously had played for FC Zlín and Dukla Příbram, and later played for SK Chrudim, Tatran Poštorná, FK Viktoria Žižkov
, SK České Budějovice and FC Viktoria Plzeň
.
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
) is a Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
professional female tennis player. She was born and still lives in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, the capital.
Career
In her career, Zakopalová has reached eight singles finals and won two, both in 2005: on grass in RosmalenRosmalen
Rosmalen is a city in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. It is located near 's-Hertogenbosch and has belonged to its municipality since 1996. In 2005 the city began construction of a new neighbourhood, De Groote Wielen...
(Netherlands) and in September
September 2005
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in Portorož
Portorož
- External links :**...
(Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) on hard court.
In January 2006, she played a comeback player Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
, at the WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia, whom she lost to in the second round. Zakopalová was seeded No.29 at the 2006 Australian Open but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia. In that year, Klara had ten first-round losses in singles and failed to win a doubles match.
In 2008, Zakopalová reached the final of the inaugural Cachantun Cup
Cachantún Cup
The Cachantún Cup is a women's tennis tournament that was held at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas in Viña del Mar, Chile. The tournament was competed once, in 2008, from February 11 to February 17.-Singles:...
in Chile. She played the top seed Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
but was forced to retire due to an ankle sprain. This also forced her to withdraw from the next tournament in Bogotá, where she had made the quarterfinals in 2007.
Zakopalová 's biggest win came at the 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience
2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience - Singles
Jelena Janković won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 over Carla Suárez Navarro.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Jelena Janković '# Kaia Kanepi # Anabel Medina Garrigues ...
in Marbella
Marbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
, Spain. She defeated World No. 1 and ten time grand slam champion Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. Williams was also her first round opponent at the 2009 French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, where Zakopalová lost 3–6, 7–6, 4–6.
Zakopalová gained another good win over a top 5 player, defeating Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
in the first round of the 2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
The 2010 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from May 7 – May 16. It was the 9th edition of the event on the ATP and 2nd on the WTA...
7–6(1), 7–6(3).
In the first round of the 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open
2010 Polsat Warsaw Open
The 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Zakopalova caused a big upset by defeating 4th seed and World No.14 Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
4–6, 6–1, 6–2. She was then defeated by World No.205 Gréta Arn in the second round 6–4, 6–4.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
, Zakopalova advanced to the 4th round for the first time at a Grand Slam. She scored upset wins over 18th seed Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
and 10th seed Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
before falling to qualifier Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
.
Zakopalova made the final at the 2010 e-Boks Danish Open
2010 e-Boks Danish Open
The 2010 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open was the first edition of the tennis tournament e-Boks Danish Open, an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place on indoor hard courts in Farum, Denmark from August 2 to August 8, 2010...
where she lost to then World No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
. Zakopalova defeated Rossana De Los Rios
Rossana de los Rios
Rossana de los Ríos born September 16, 1975 is a professional tennis player from Paraguay. As of June 14, 2010, she is ranked World No. 92 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...
, Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her highest singles ranking of World No. 64 on 14 September 2009. Her highest doubles ranking of World No. 73 came on 3 May 2010. Malek has won 8 ITF singles titles and 7 ITF doubles title but no WTA tour singles or doubles titles...
, Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
, and Li Na
Li Na (tennis)
Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
en route to the final. After this tournament, could not match up her performance as she went on to do poorly her last four tournaments, only advancing to the second round in the 2010 Generali Ladies Linz
2010 Generali Ladies Linz
The 2010 Generali Ladies Linz was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
where she lost to Patty Schnyder 6–2, 6–0.
Zakopalova started her 2011 season at the Moorila Hobart International after having to withdraw from the Brisbane International
Brisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
. She made the semifinals in Hobart, upsetting the top seeded Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
in the quarter finals, before falling to her doubles partner Jarmila Groth.
At the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, Zakopalova defeated American Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
in 3 sets in the 1st round before falling to fellow Czech Lucie Safarova
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
in 3 sets in the 2nd round. This was Zakopalova's first victory at the Australian Open since 2003.
Zakopalova was seeded 31st for the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, her first seeding at a slam since 2006. She was upset in the first round by Chinese-Taipei qualifier Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
.
After her defeat at Roland Garros, Zakopalova traveled to Copenhagen to defend her finalist points from the year before. Seeded 2nd, she was upset in the 1st round by German Kathrin Woerle
Kathrin Woerle
Kathrin Wörle is a professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 119, which she reached on 22 February 2010. Her career high in doubles is World No...
.
Zakopalova then returned to the site of her greatest slam accomplishment, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. Unseeded, she came from a set down to defeat British wild-card Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith is an English professional tennis player. She is coached by Jeremy Bates. She is currently the British no. 6 and ranked 242 in the world...
in the first round. In the second round she avenged her Australian Open loss by upsetting the 31st seed Lucie Safarova in three sets. In the third round, Zakopalova fell to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
2–6 3–6.
After Wimbledon, Zakopalova made the semi-finals in Budapest where she lost to the eventual champion Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
, and then made the quarter-finals in Palermo, Italy, where she lost to eventual finalist Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles...
.
Personal Life
On 6 June 2006, Klara married Czech soccer player Jan Zakopal (born 22 October 1977 in ZlínZlín
Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...
), who played five times for the Czech Republic national under-20 football team in 1997 while he was a player of Sparta Prague, and who previously had played for FC Zlín and Dukla Příbram, and later played for SK Chrudim, Tatran Poštorná, FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
, SK České Budějovice and FC Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
.
Singles: 11 (2-9)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... tournaments (0) |
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| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (1/5) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (1/2) | International (0/2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 May 2001 |  AntwerpBelgian Open (tennis) The Belgian Open was a WTA Tour tennis event held over three different periods from 1987-2002. It was competed in July from 1987–1989 and 2001, and May from 1992-1993 to 1999-2001. From 2000-2001 it was sponsored by Dutch clothing chain Mexx and was temporarily renamed the Benelux Open. In 2002, it... , Belgium |
Clay |  Barbara RittnerBarbara Rittner Barbara Rittner is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 1 February 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 July 2002 |  CasablancaGrand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem The Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Fes, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa.... ,Morocco |
Clay |  Patricia WartuschPatricia Wartusch Patricia Wartusch is a professional female tennis player from Austria. She reached her career high singles ranking of No. 65 in the world in 2000... |
5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 August 2003 |  Sopot, Poland |
Clay |  Anna SmashnovaAnna Smashnova Anna Smashnova is a former professional tennis player from Israel. She retired from professional tennis after Wimbledon 2007.Smashnova, who has been noted as having a great last name for a tennis player, reached her career-high singles ranking of World # 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won... |
6–2 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 June 2004 |  's-HertogenboschOrdina Open The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , Netherlands |
Grass |  Mary PierceMary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
7–6(6), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 August 2004 | Sopot Orange Warsaw Open The Orange Warsaw Open is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Poland as part of the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. From 1992 to 2007, the tournament was held in Sopot, before moving to Warsaw for 2008... , Poland |
Clay |  Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 18 June 2005 | 's-Hertogenbosch Ordina Open The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , Netherlands |
Grass |  Lucie ŠafářováLucie Šafárová Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route... |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 July 2005 | Palermo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo The Internazionali Femminili di Palermo is a tennis tournament held in Palermo, Italy. Held since 1988, this WTA Tour event is a Tier IV-tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It was lowered to a Tier V event in 2001 but returned to Tier IV in 2005.... , Italy |
Clay |  Anabel Medina GarriguesAnabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual... |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 25 September 2005 |  PortorožBanka Koper Slovenia Open The Banka Koper Slovenia Open is a tennis tournament held in Portorož, Slovenia. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor hardcourts.... , Slovenia |
Hard | Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30... |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 17 February 2008 |  Chile Viña del MarCachantún Cup The Cachantún Cup is a women's tennis tournament that was held at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas in Viña del Mar, Chile. The tournament was competed once, in 2008, from February 11 to February 17.-Singles:... , Chile |
Clay | Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
6–4, 5–4 ret. |
| Runner-up | 8. | 8 August 2010 |  Denmark CopenhagenE-Boks Danish Open The Danish Open is a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Farum, Denmark north of Copenhagen. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association , and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour... , Denmark |
Carpet (i) | Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks... |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 9. | 26 September 2010 |  South Korea Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |  Alisa KleybanovaAlisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010... |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 5 (1-4)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... tournaments (0) |
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| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/1) | Premier (0/1) |
| Tier IV & V (0/0) | International (1/2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 September 2001 |  Quebec CityBell Challenge The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.... , Canada |
Hard (i) | Alena Vašková |
 Samantha ReevesSamantha Reeves Samantha Reeves is an American tennis player.Reeves's best results in singles have been reaching the quarter-finals at Hawaii , Bahia and Quebec City .-External links:... Adriana Serra ZanettiAdriana Serra Zanetti Adriana Serra Zanetti is a professional Italian tennis player. Sister of Antonella Serra Zanetti.Serra Zanetti's highest Women's Tennis Association singles ranking is World No. 38, which she reached on 11 February 2002. Her career high ranking in doubles was World No. 69 on 17 June 2002.-External... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 July 2009 | Portorož Banka Koper Slovenia Open The Banka Koper Slovenia Open is a tennis tournament held in Portorož, Slovenia. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor hardcourts.... , Slovenia |
Hard | Camille Pin Camille Pin Camille Pin is a former French professional tennis player. Pin played right-handed and is 162 cm, or 5' 3¾" tall.... |
Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011... Vladimíra UhlířováVladimíra Uhlírová Vladimíra Uhlířová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Uhlířová reached her highest doubles ranking of World number 18 on October 1, 2007. Uhlířová has won 17 ITF doubles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles, but no singles titles of either type.-Doubles: 17 :-External links:... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 24 October 2009 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Hard | Maria Kondratieva Maria Kondratieva Maria Kondratieva is a Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 48, set on 18 October 2010. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 210, which she reached on 23 June 2008.-Doubles: 4 :-External links:... |
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1. | 18 June 2011 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
Grass | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
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1–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 4. | 16 July 2011 | Palermo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo The Internazionali Femminili di Palermo is a tennis tournament held in Palermo, Italy. Held since 1988, this WTA Tour event is a Tier IV-tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It was lowered to a Tier V event in 2001 but returned to Tier IV in 2005.... , Italy |
Clay | Andrea Hlaváčková Andrea Hlavácková Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011... |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through 22 January 2011.| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4–9 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4–8 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 6–8 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 0–7 | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 14–32 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Year End Ranking | 62 | 46 | 36 | 125 | 62 | 75 | 95 | 41 | N/A |