Denisa Chládková

Denisa Chládková
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Born	8 February 1979; Prague, Czech Republic
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1997
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,343,285
Singles
Career record	303–246
Career titles	0 WTA, 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	0 WTA, 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 former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Chládková did not win any WTA titles, but she is probably best remembered for reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1997, playing in only her third Grand Slam main draw. In the second round, she stunned Lindsay Davenport for the first top ten win of her career, but eventually lost 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 earned US$1,343,285 and has wins over Lindsay Davenport, Barbara Schett, Anke Huber, Chanda Rubin, Silvia Farina Elia, Tamarine Tanasugarn and Magdalena Maleeva.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Winner — Legend (pre/post 2010)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–1)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–2)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Aug 1999	French Community Championships, Belgium	Clay	María Sánchez Lorenzo	7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Feb 2000	Faber Grand Prix, Germany	Hard	Serena Williams	1–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	Aug 2002	Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finland	Clay	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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	30 April 1995	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Clay	Karolina Jagieniak	6–2, 6–2
Winner	2.	14 May 1995	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Clay	Christina Habernigg	6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Winner	3.	14 July 1995	Puchheim, Germany	Clay	Sandra Klösel	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Winner	4.	11 August 1996	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Eva Martincová	6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	3 November 1996	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Emanuela Zardo	7–6, 6–0
Runner-up	6.	10 August 1997	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Magdalena Grzybowska	3-6, 2-6
Winner	7.	13 September 1998	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Clay	Joanne Ward	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	28 September 1998	Thessaloniki, Greece	Clay	Rita Kuti-Kis	6–1, 1–6, 1–6
Winner	9.	21 July 2002	Modena, Italy	Clay	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	6–2, 6–3

Doubles (4–2)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	11 December 1994	Vítkovice, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Sandra Kleinová	Jindra Gabrišová Dominika Gorecká	6-4, 0-6, 7-6
Winner	2.	3 April 1994	Athens, Greece	Clay	Patrícia Marková	Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	14 August 1995	Carthage, Tunisia	Clay	Daphne van de Zande	Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou	4–6, 6–7⁽⁷⁾
Winner	4.	4 March 1996	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Helena Vildová	Svetlana Krivencheva Olga Lugina	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 4–6, 7–5
Winner	5.	17 June 1996	Bytom, Poland	Clay	Radka Pelikánová	Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková	7–6⁽⁰⁾, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	22 July 1996	Rostock, Germany	Clay	Eva Martincová	Elisabeth Habeler Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska	4–6, 6–4, 1–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	W–L
Australian Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	4R	2R	2R	8–9
French Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	3R	1R	6–9
Wimbledon	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	1R	8–9
US Open	2R	A	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	4–8
GS W–L Total	5–4	0–3	0–4	2–4	5–4	2–4	6–4	5–4	1–4	26–35

External links

Denisa Chládková at the Women's Tennis Association
Denisa Chládková at the International Tennis Federation
Denisa Chládková at the Billie Jean King Cup
Official website (in Czech)

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