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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 1999French Community Championships, BelgiumClaySpain María Sánchez Lorenzo7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Feb 2000Faber Grand Prix, GermanyHardUnited States Serena Williams1–6, 1–6
Loss0–3Aug 2002Nordic Light Open, FinlandClayRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova6–0, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (7–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.30 April 1995ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClayFrance Karolina Jagieniak6–2, 6–2
Win2.14 May 1995ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClayAustria Christina Habernigg6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win3.14 July 1995ITF Puchheim, GermanyClayGermany Sandra Klösel6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win4.11 August 1996ITF Sopot, PolandClayCzech Republic Eva Martincová6–3, 6–4
Win5.3 November 1996ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomHard (i)Switzerland Emanuela Zardo7–6, 6–0
Loss6.10 August 1997ITF Sopot, PolandClayPoland Magdalena Grzybowska3–6, 2–6
Win7.13 September 1998ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClayUnited Kingdom Joanne Ward6–3, 6–2
Loss8.28 September 1998ITF Thessaloniki, GreeceClayHungary Rita Kuti-Kis6–1, 1–6, 1–6
Win9.21 July 2002ITF Modena, ItalyClayRussia Evgenia Kulikovskaya6–2, 6–3

Doubles (4–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.11 December 1994ITF Vítkovice, Czech RepublicHard (i)Czech Republic Sandra KleinováCzech Republic Jindra Gabrišová Czech Republic Dominika Gorecká6–4, 0–6, 7–6
Win2.3 April 1994ITF Athens, GreeceClaySlovakia Patrícia MarkováUnited States Corina Morariu Greece Christina Zachariadou6–2, 7–5
Loss3.14 August 1995ITF Carthage, TunisiaClayBelgium Daphne van de ZandeUnited States Corina Morariu Greece Christina Zachariadou4–6, 6–7(7)
Win4.4 March 1996ITF Prostějov, Czech RepublicHard (i)Czech Republic Helena VildováBulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva Ukraine Olga Lugina7–6(5), 4–6, 7–5
Win5.17 June 1996ITF Bytom, PolandClayCzech Republic Radka PelikánováCzech Republic Eva Martincová Czech Republic Lenka Němečková7–6(0), 6–4
Loss6.22 July 1996ITF Rostock, GermanyClayCzech Republic Eva MartincováAustria Elisabeth Habeler Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska4–6, 6–4, 1–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005W–L
Australian Open1R1R1R2R3R1R4R2R2R8–9
French Open1R1R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R6–9
WimbledonQF1R1R1R1R2R2R3R1R8–9
US Open2RA1R1R2R2R2R1R1R4–8
Win–loss5–40–30–42–45–42–46–45–41–426–35

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