Denisa Chládková
Country (sports) Czech Republic Residence Prague , Czech RepublicBorn (1979-02-08)8 February 1979(age 47) Prague, Czechoslovakia Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1997
Retired 2006
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,343,285
Singles
Career record 303–246
Career titles 7 ITF
Highest ranking 31 (16 June 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (2003)
French Open 3R (2001)
Wimbledon QF (1997)
US Open 2R (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Doubles
Career record 52–61
Career titles 4 ITF
Highest ranking 74 (9 January 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2005)
French Open 3R (2004)
Wimbledon 2R (2005)
US Open 2R (2005)
Denisa Chládková (born 8 February 1979) is a Czech former professional tennis player.
Life and career Chládková did not win any WTA Tour titles, but she is probably best remembered for reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1997 , playing in only her third Grand Slam main draw. After defeating Sandra Kleinová in the first round she stunned Lindsay Davenport in the second round, for the first top-ten win of her career. She then defeated Radka Zrubáková and María Vento-Kabchi before eventually losing to the champion, Martina Hingis .
Despite not winning any titles, she reached WTA Tour singles finals. The biggest of these was at the Tier-II event held in Hanover , Germany, where she lost to Serena Williams . She also finished runner-up at Knokke-Heist , losing to María Sánchez Lorenzo and Helsinki , losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova .
On 16 June 2003, she ascended to her career-high ranking of No. 31 in the world. That same year she advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open , her best Grand Slam result since her memorable Wimbledon quarterfinal run six years previously.
During her career, she had wins over Lindsay Davenport , Barbara Schett , Anke Huber , Chanda Rubin , Silvia Farina Elia , Tamarine Tanasugarn and Magdalena Maleeva .
WTA career finals Singles: 3 (runner-ups) Legend Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–1) Tier III, IV & V (0–2) Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–2) Carpet (0–0) Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–1) Tier III, IV & V (0–2) Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–2) Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Aug 1999 French Community Championships , BelgiumClay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 7–6, 4–6, 2–6 Loss 0–2 Feb 2000 Faber Grand Prix , GermanyHard United States Serena Williams 1–6, 1–6 Loss 0–3 Aug 2002 Nordic Light Open , FinlandClay Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–0, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
ITF finals $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles (7–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1. 30 April 1995 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay France Karolina Jagieniak 6–2, 6–2 Win 2. 14 May 1995 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Austria Christina Habernigg6–2, 4–6, 6–3 Win 3. 14 July 1995 ITF Puchheim, Germany Clay Germany Sandra Klösel 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 Win 4. 11 August 1996 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Czech Republic Eva Martincová 6–3, 6–4 Win 5. 3 November 1996 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hard (i) Switzerland Emanuela Zardo 7–6, 6–0 Loss 6. 10 August 1997 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Poland Magdalena Grzybowska 3–6, 2–6 Win 7. 13 September 1998 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Joanne Ward 6–3, 6–2 Loss 8. 28 September 1998 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis 6–1, 1–6, 1–6 Win 9. 21 July 2002 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6–2, 6–3
Doubles (4–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 11 December 1994 ITF Vítkovice, Czech Republic Hard (i) Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová Czech Republic Jindra Gabrišová Czech Republic Dominika Gorecká6–4, 0–6, 7–6 Win 2. 3 April 1994 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Slovakia Patrícia Marková United States Corina Morariu Greece Christina Zachariadou 6–2, 7–5 Loss 3. 14 August 1995 ITF Carthage, Tunisia Clay Belgium Daphne van de Zande United States Corina Morariu Greece Christina Zachariadou4–6, 6–7(7) Win 4. 4 March 1996 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard (i) Czech Republic Helena Vildová Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva Ukraine Olga Lugina 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–5 Win 5. 17 June 1996 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Czech Republic Radka Pelikánová Czech Republic Eva Martincová Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 7–6(0), 6–4 Loss 6. 22 July 1996 ITF Rostock, Germany Clay Czech Republic Eva MartincováAustria Elisabeth Habeler Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
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