Czech tennis player
Denisa Chládková Country (sports) Czech Republic Residence Prague , Czech RepublicBorn (1979-02-08 ) 8 February 1979 (age 45) PragueHeight 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1997 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $1,343,285 Career record 303–246 Career titles 7 ITF Highest ranking 31 (16 June 2003) Australian Open 4R (2003) French Open 3R (2001) Wimbledon QF (1997) US Open 2R (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003) Career record 52–61 Career titles 4 ITF Highest ranking 74 (9 January 2006) 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.[ 1]
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 .
Singles: 3 (runner-ups)[ edit ]
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)
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
30 April 1995
ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Clay
Karolina Jagieniak
6–2, 6–2
Win
2.
14 May 1995
ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Clay
Christina Habernigg
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win
3.
14 July 1995
ITF Puchheim, Germany
Clay
Sandra Klösel
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win
4.
11 August 1996
ITF Sopot, Poland
Clay
Eva Martincová
6–3, 6–4
Win
5.
3 November 1996
ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Emanuela Zardo
7–6, 6–0
Loss
6.
10 August 1997
ITF Sopot, Poland
Clay
Magdalena Grzybowska
3–6, 2–6
Win
7.
13 September 1998
ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Clay
Joanne Ward
6–3, 6–2
Loss
8.
28 September 1998
ITF Thessaloniki, Greece
Clay
Rita Kuti-Kis
6–1, 1–6, 1–6
Win
9.
21 July 2002
ITF Modena, Italy
Clay
Evgenia Kulikovskaya
6–2, 6–3
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
11 December 1994
ITF Vítkovice, Czech Republic
Hard (i)
Sandra Kleinová
Jindra Gabrišová Dominika Gorecká
6–4, 0–6, 7–6
Win
2.
3 April 1994
ITF Athens, Greece
Clay
Patrícia Marková
Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou
6–2, 7–5
Loss
3.
14 August 1995
ITF Carthage, Tunisia
Clay
Daphne van de Zande
Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou
4–6, 6–7(7)
Win
4.
4 March 1996
ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic
Hard (i)
Helena Vildová
Svetlana Krivencheva Olga Lugina
7–6(5) , 4–6, 7–5
Win
5.
17 June 1996
ITF Bytom, Poland
Clay
Radka Pelikánová
Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková
7–6(0) , 6–4
Loss
6.
22 July 1996
ITF Rostock, Germany
Clay
Eva Martincová
Elisabeth Habeler Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska
4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.