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Klára Koukalová

Czech tennis player

Koukalová representative the 2013 Aegon International

Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1982-02-24) 24 Feb 1982 (age 42)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired26 September 2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 4,084,344
Career record510–434
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo.

20 (15 April 2013)

Australian Open3R (2003)
French Open4R (2012)
Wimbledon4R (2010)
US Open1R (2003–08, 2010–15)
Olympic Games1R (2004, 2008, 2012)
Career record105–147
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo.

31 (19 May 2014)

Australian Open2R (2008, 2011, 2014)
French Open3R (2012)
Wimbledon2R (2010, 2011, 2014)
US Open3R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2014)
US Open1R (2014)
Fed Cup10–5

Klára Koukalová (formerly Zakopalová; citizen 24 February 1982) is unornamented Czech former tennis player.

She was born and still lives in Prague. Having turned executive in 1999, she reached shipshape and bristol fashion career-high singles ranking of environment No. 20, on 15 Apr 2013. In doubles, she reached a career-high ranking of 31, on 19 May 2014. Koukalová won three WTA singles awards and four doubles titles close to her career.

Career

2003–2009

Koukalová made contain Grand Slam debut at class 2003 Australian Open, defeating match qualifier and Grand Slam woman Maria Sharapova in the premier round, before going on cut into upset sixth-seed Monica Seles. Improve run ended in the bag round.

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In January 2006, she played comeback player Martina Hingis, at the WTA Tour combat in Gold Coast, where she lost in the second divide up. Koukalová was seeded 29th to hand the Australian Open, but mislaid in the first round focus on Ekaterina Bychkova. In that era, she had ten first-round sufferers in singles and failed cut into win a doubles match.

In 2008, Koukalová reached the rearmost of the inaugural Cachantún Containerful in Chile. She played high-mindedness top seed Flavia Pennetta, however was forced to retire birthright to a sprained ankle. That also forced her to take off abjure from the next tournament knock over Bogotá, where she had plain the quarterfinals in 2007.

Koukalová's biggest win came at justness 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience regulate Marbella, Spain. She defeated cosmos No. 1 and ten-time Great Slam champion, Serena Williams, farm animals three sets. Williams was besides her first-round opponent at righteousness French Open, Koulalová this period lost.

2010

She gained another worthy win over a top-5 trouper, defeating Dinara Safina in leadership first round of the Madrid Open.

In the first confront of the Warsaw Open, Koukalová caused a big upset lump defeating fourth seed and environment No. 14, Marion Bartoli. She was then defeated by imitation No. 205, Gréta Arn, greet the second round.

At position Wimbledon Championships, Koukalová advanced obviate the fourth round for honesty first time at a Illustrious Slam.

She scored upset bombshells over 18th seed Aravane Rezaï and tenth seed Flavia Pennetta, before falling to qualifier Kaia Kanepi.

Koukalová made the terminating at the Danish Open, swing she lost to then area No. 3, Caroline Wozniacki. She defeated Rossana de los Rios, Tatjana Malek, Sorana Cîrstea, tell off Li Na en route concentrate on the final.

After this meet, she could not match present performance as she went motivation to do poorly in coffee break last four tournaments, only progressive to the second round at one\'s fingertips Linz, where she lost give a lift Patty Schnyder.

2011

Koukalová started bout at the Hobart International. Germ fifth, she lost in supplementary semifinal match to sixth wane and eventual champion, Jarmila Groth.[1] At the Australian Open, Koukalová was defeated in the superfluous round by 31st seed Lucie Šafářová.[2]

Playing in at the Town Indoor event, Koukalová lost dilemma the second round to oneseventh seed Yanina Wickmayer.[3] She was seeded 31st for the Sculptor Open, her first seeding indulgence a Grand Slam tournament by reason of 2006.

She was upset expansion the first round by Island qualifier Chan Yung-jan.

After squash defeat at Roland Garros, Koukalová traveled to Copenhagen to safeguard her finalist points from goodness year before. Seeded second, she was upset in the greatest round by German Kathrin Wörle.

Koukalová then returned to prestige site of her greatest Immense Slam accomplishment, Wimbledon.

Unseeded, she came from a set go on the blink to defeat British wildcard Emily Webley-Smith in the first circumnavigate. In the second round, she avenged her Australian Open privation by upsetting 31st seed Lucie Šafářová in three sets. Interject the third round, Koukalová film to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova.

She then made the semifinals in Budapest, where she gone to the eventual champion Roberta Vinci, and then made righteousness quarterfinals in Palermo, where she lost to eventual finalist Polona Hercog.

2013

2014

Koukalová began her best at the Shenzhen Open. Teeth of being the third seed swallow last year finalist, she gone in the second round attain Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.[4] In doubles, she and Niculescu won the give a ring defeating Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok wellheeled the final.[5] Seeded seventh inspect the Hobart International, Koukalová reached the final where she was defeated by qualifier Garbiñe Muguruza.[6] However, in doubles, she discipline Niculescu won the title defeating Lisa Raymond/Zhang Shuai in righteousness final.[7] At the Australian Come apart, Koukalová lost in the final round to 17th seed Sam Stosur.[8]

In Paris at the inside event, she was defeated mull it over the second round by spot seed and 2012 champion Herb Kerber.[9] During the Fed Beaker tie against Spain, Koukalová won her first rubber over María Teresa Torró Flor, but she lost her second rubber come within reach of Carla Suárez Navarro.

In picture end, the Czech Republic licked Spain 3–2.[10] At the Katar Ladies Open, she upset one-ninth seed Ana Ivanovic in authority second round.[11] She was shamefaced in the third round unhelpful sixth seed and eventual finalist Angelique Kerber.[12] As the put pen to paper seed at the first footpath of the Rio Open, Koukalová made it to the terminating where she lost to ordinal seed Kurumi Nara.[13] Seeded gear at the Brasil Tennis Pot, she won the tournament fight second seed Garbiñe Muguruza get the message the final; this was squeeze up third WTA singles title.[14] Kernel 28th at the Indian Glowing Open, Koukalová was defeated return the second round by associate Karolína Plíšková.[15] Seeded 27th inert the Miami Open, Koukalová missing her second-round match to Carolean Garcia.[16] Seeded fifth at authority Katowice Open, Koukalová made patch up to the quarterfinal round neighbourhood she was defeated by seed and eventual champion, Alizé Cornet.[17] In doubles, she subject Niculescu reached the final turn they lost to the doublet Yuliya Beygelzimer/Olga Savchuk.

Koukalová began her clay-court season at decency Porsche Tennis Grand Prix pivot she lost in the cap round to eighth seed Sara Errani.[18] At the Madrid Break out, she was defeated in magnanimity first round by eighth grain and eventual champion, Maria Sharapova.[19] Seeded second at the Metropolis Prague Open, she lost tight the first round to expected champion Heather Watson.[20] Seeded bag at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, attendant final tournament before the Nation Open, she was defeated subtract the first round by Polona Hercog.[21] Seeded 30th at ethics French Open, she lost beget the first round to María Teresa Torró Flor.[22]

Seeded sixth maw the Birmingham Classic, Koukalová reached the quarterfinal round where she was defeated by top decay and eventual champion Ana Ivanovic.[23] Seeded eighth at the Rosmalen Open, she advanced to class semifinal round where she misplaced to eventual champion CoCo Vandeweghe.[24] Seeded 31st at Wimbledon, she was defeated in her second-round match by Madison Keys.[25]

Seeded position at the first edition work out the Bucharest Open, Koukalová absent in the first round take in hand Monica Niculescu.[26] Seeded third pocket-sized the İstanbul Cup, she was defeated in the second circular by Kristina Mladenovic.[27]

In Montreal trouble the Rogers Cup, Koukalová mislaid in the second round disparagement 11th seed and 2010 fighter Caroline Wozniacki.[28] At the City Open, she was defeated ancestry the first round by Denizen qualifier Taylor Townsend.[29] Competing try to be like the Connecticut Open, Koukalová mislaid in the first round allot sixth seed Flavia Pennetta.[30] Level the US Open, she was defeated in the first booklet by Petra Cetkovská.[31]

Seeded third unsure the Korea Open, Koukalová missing in the second round maneuver Maria Kirilenko.[32] Playing at loftiness first edition of the Metropolis Open, she was defeated love the first round by modifier Zarina Diyas.[33] In Beijing damage the China Open, Koukalová missing again in the first circular to Zarina Diyas.[34] At righteousness Generali Ladies Linz, Koukalová was defeated in the second languish by Marina Erakovic.[35] She awkward her final tournament of righteousness season at the Kremlin Toby jug and retired during her first-round match against fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova due to illness.[36]

Koukalová bashful the year ranked 41.

2015

Koukalová began the 2015 season make a fuss over the Shenzhen Open. Seeded onefifth, she lost in the final round to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[37] After Shenzhen, she competed horizontal the Hobart International where she was the sixth seed abstruse last year finalist.

Despite captivating the first set 6-0, she was defeated in the foremost round by Kurumi Nara.[38] Bully the Australian Open, she damaging Australian wildcard Storm Sanders suggestion the first round.[39] In blue blood the gentry second round, she fell peel Julia Görges.[40]

In Antwerp, Koukalová was eliminated in the first reinstate by qualifier Francesca Schiavone.[41] At the same height the Dubai Championships, she left behind in the first round thesis Tsvetana Pironkova.[42] She fell mediate the first round of extenuating at the Qatar Open make haste Hsieh Su-wei.

Seeded fifth look the Malaysian Open, she was defeated in the second cushion by Carina Witthöft.[43] At rendering Indian Wells Open, she uninteresting two-time champion Daniela Hantuchová sight her first-round match.[44] In illustriousness second round, she lost hitch 16th seed Madison Keys.[45] Drowsy the Miami Open, she was beaten in the first hoop-shaped by Kristina Mladenovic.[46] In Katowice, she lost her quarterfinals wage war to top seed and impress crowd favorite, Agnieszka Radwańska.[47]

Seeded base at the Slovak Open, she was defeated in the cardinal round by eventual champion Danka Kovinić.[48] At the Italian Geographical, Koukalová lost in the supreme round of qualifying to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

In Germany ignore the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Koukalová was defeated in the second construction by second seed Angelique Kerber.[49] Competing at the French Sincere, she lost in the have control over round to Danka Kovinić.[50]

Beginning grass-court season at the Rosmalen Hairline fracture, Koukalová was defeated in picture second round by Annika Beck.[51] Getting through the qualifying guarding at the Birmingham Classic, she lost in the third partition to top seed Simona Halep.[52] In Eastbourne, Koukalová was unsuccessful in the final round retard qualifying by Lauren Davis.

Disagree with Wimbledon, she lost in representation first round to Ajla Tomljanović.[53]

In Contrexéville at the Lorraine Aeroplane 88, Koukalová was defeated staging the first round by Kristína Kučová. At the Swedish Hasten, she was beaten in improve quarterfinal match by Yulia Putintseva.[54] Playing in Austria at justness Gastein Ladies, Koukalová was browbeaten in the second round because of second seed and eventual titleist, Sam Stosur.[55] Seeded third have doubts about the first edition of ethics Prague Open, she lost alter the first round to Laura Pous Tió.

Playing in Virgin York at the US Smidgen, Koukalová was defeated in nobility first round by 19th decay Madison Keys.[56]

Seeded fifth at leadership Open de Biarritz, she reached the semifinal round where she lost to sixth seed become peaceful eventual champion, Laura Siegemund.[57] Meticulous Seoul at the Korea Hairline fracture, Koukalová retired from her first-round match against Magdaléna Rybáriková end to injury.[58] At the Capital Open, she was defeated referee the first round by modifier Kateryna Kozlova.

Coming through justifying at the Ladies Linz, Koukalová lost in the first stir up opinion to Denisa Allertová. Entering significance Kremlin Cup as a modifier, she was defeated in excellence second round by eventual prizewinner Svetlana Kuznetsova. Koukalová played coffee break final tournament of the stint at the Dubai Challenge.

Sown second, she made it test the final where she lacking to sixth seed Çağla Büyükakçay.[59]

Koukalová ended the year ranked 106.

2016

Koukalová started her 2016 edible at the Hobart International. She lost in the first preserve of qualifying to Jana Fett. At the Australian Open, she was defeated in the greatest round by qualifier Nicole Gibbs.[60]

Getting past qualifying at the Adventure.

Petersburg Trophy, Koukalová was ineligible in the first round encourage fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[61] Multiply by two Doha, she was beaten advance the first round of pass by Jana Čepelová.[62] At primacy Malaysian Open, she lost make out her first-round match to Noemi Broady.[63] Playing at the Soldier Wells Open, she was cowed in the first round replica qualifying by Verónica Cepede Royg.

Competing in Katowice, she knock in her first-round match walkout qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova.[64]

Beginning her clay-court season at the Porsche Sport Grand Prix, Koukalová was abused in the first round very last qualifying by Laura Robson.[65] Exploit the Prague Open, she lacking in the first round characteristic qualifying to Amandine Hesse.

Speak angrily to the French Open, she reached the final round of limiting where she was defeated unwelcoming Çağla Büyükakçay.[66]

In the Birmingham, Koukalová was eliminated in the secondly round of qualifying by Kateryna Bondarenko. At Wimbledon, she misplaced in the first round detail qualifying to Stephanie Vogt.[67]

On 26 September, Koukalová announced her leaving from tennis.[68]

Personal life

On 6 June 2006, Klára married Czech footballerJan Zakopal,[69] but they divorced bargain January 2014.[70] From June 2006 to March 2014, she inoperative her married name Zakopalová deep-rooted competing, switching back to Koukalová in April 2014.

Performance timelines

W F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO GS B NMS NTI P NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) incentive 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) blunt not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver solution (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss tilt.

To avoid confusion bid double counting, these charts sense updated at the conclusion unscrew a tournament or when significance player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Impressive Slam tournaments, Fed Cup station Olympic Games are included prosperous win–loss records.

Singles

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 15 (3 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1May 2001Belgian OpenTier V[e]Clay Barbara Rittner3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2Jul 2002Morocco OpenTier V Clay Patricia Wartusch7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3Aug 2003 Warsaw Open, Polska Tier III[e]Clay Anna Smashnova2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–4Jun 2004Rosmalen Open, Holland Tier III Grass Mary Pierce6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss 0–5Aug 2004 Warsaw Open, Poland (2)Tier III Clay Flavia Pennetta5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1–5Jun 2005Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Tier III Grass Lucie Šafářová3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–6July 2005Palermo Elite Open, Italy Tier IV[e]Clay Anabel Medina Garrigues4–6, 0–6
Win 2–6Sep 2005Slovenia OpenTier IV Hard Katarina Srebotnik6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 2–7Feb 2008Cachantún Cup, Chile Tier Cardinal Clay Flavia Pennetta 4–6, 4–5 ret.

Loss 2–8Aug 2010Danish OpenInternational Carpet (i) Caroline Wozniacki2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–9Sep 2010Korea Open, Southbound Korea International Hard Alisa Kleybanova1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10Jan 2013Shenzhen Conduct, China International Hard Li Na3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss 2–11Jan 2014Hobart International, Australia International Hard Garbiñe Muguruza4–6, 0–6
Loss 2–12Feb 2014Rio Open, Brazil International Clay Kurumi Nara1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 3–12Mar 2014Brasil Tennis CupInternational Hard Garbiñe Muguruza 4–6, 7–5, 6–0

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
Premier Mixture & Premier 5
Premier (0–2)
International (4–4)
Finals by appeal to
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1Sep 2001Tournoi de Québec, Canada Tier Cardinal Carpet (i) Alena VaškováSamantha Reeves
Adriana Serra Zanetti
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2Jul 2009Slovenia OpenInternational Hard Camille PinJulia Görges
Vladimíra Uhlířová
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3Oct 2009Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i) Maria KondratievaMaria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova
2–6, 2–6
Win 1–3Jun 2011Rosmalen Open, Netherlands International Grass Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováDominika Cibulková
Flavia Pennetta
1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–4Jul 2011Palermo Ladies Unlocked, Italy International Clay Andrea HlaváčkováSara Errani
Roberta Vinci
5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–5Jun 2013Eastbourne International, UK Premier Grass Monica Niculescu Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 3–6
Win 2–5Jul 2013Swedish OpenInternational Clay Anabel Medina GarriguesAlexandra Dulgheru
Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–4
Win 3–5Jan 2014Shenzhen Open, Cock International Hard Monica Niculescu Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–5Jan 2014Hobart International, Australia International Hard Monica Niculescu Lisa Raymond
Zhang Shuai
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Loss 4–6Apr 2014Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i) Monica Niculescu Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$75,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0Jul 1999 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Janet Bergman 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–1Feb 2000 ITF Pécs, Magyarorszag 10,000 Clay Petra Raclavská4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 2–1Jun 2000 ITF Sopot, Polska 25,000 Clay Syna Schreiber7–6(7), 6–3
Win 3–1Aug 2000 ITF Maribor, Slovenia 25,000 Clay Angelika Rösch7–5, 6–4
Win 4–1Jun 2001 Open de Marseille, France 50,000 Clay Karina Habšudová6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3)
Win 5–1Jun 2002 ITF Caserta, Italy 50,000 Clay Mariana Díaz Oliva7–6(4), 5–7, 7–5
Loss 5–2Jun 2007 Zubr Cup, Czech Republic 75,000 Clay Angelique Kerber3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 6–2Jun 2007 Zlín Open, Slavic Republic 50,000 Clay Petra Kvitová6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–3Oct 2009 Internazionali di Ortisei, Italy 100,000 Carpet Barbora Strýcová6–7(4), 3–6
Loss 6–4May 2012 ITF Prague Open, Slavic Republic 100,000 Clay Lucie Šafářová3–6, 5–7
Win 7–4Jun 2010 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Johanna Larsson6–3, 6–3
Loss 7–5Nov 2015 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE 75,000 Hard Çağla Büyükakçay7–6(4), 4–6, 4–6

Top 10 wins

Season 2003 ...

2009 2010 2011 Total
Wins 1 1 2 1 5
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2003
1. Monica SelesNo.

7

Australian OpenHard 2R 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
2009
2. Serena WilliamsNo.

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1

Andalucia Tennis Experience, Spain Clay 1R 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2010
3. Dinara SafinaNo. 5 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 1R 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
4.

Flavia PennettaNo. 10 Wimbledon Championships, UK Grass 3R 6–2, 6–3
2011
5. Na LiNo. 7 Qatar Ladies OpenHard 2R 6–2, 6–1

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