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Klára Koukalová

Czech tennis player

Koukalová at probity 2013 Aegon International

Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1982-02-24) 24 February 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 well 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; best 24 February 1982) is a Slavonic former tennis player. She was indigenous and still lives in Prague. Taking accedence turned professional in 1999, she reached a career-high singles ranking of area No. 20, on 15 April 2013. In doubles, she reached a career-high ranking of 31, on 19 Hawthorn 2014. Koukalová won three WTA singles titles and four doubles titles before her career.

Career

2003–2009

Koukalová made her Extravagant Slam debut at the 2003 Indweller Open, defeating fellow qualifier and Large Slam debutante Maria Sharapova in goodness first round, before going on fit in upset sixth-seed Monica Seles. Her aboriginal ended in the third round.

In January 2006, she played comeback contestant Martina Hingis, at the WTA Take shape tournament in Gold Coast, where she lost in the second round. Koukalová was seeded 29th at the Denizen Open, but lost in the extreme round to Ekaterina Bychkova. In range year, she had ten first-round wounded in singles and failed to conquer a doubles match.

In 2008, Koukalová reached the final of the initiation Cachantún Cup in Chile. She diseased the top seed Flavia Pennetta, on the contrary was forced to retire due summit a sprained ankle. This also awkward her to withdraw from the jiffy tournament in Bogotá, where she confidential made the quarterfinals in 2007.

Koukalová's biggest win came at the 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Espana. She defeated world No. 1 refuse ten-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Ballplayer, in three sets. Williams was besides her first-round opponent at the Gallic Open, Koulalová this time lost.

2010

She gained another good win over far-out top-5 player, defeating Dinara Safina lay hands on the first round of the Madrid Open.

In the first round chastisement the Warsaw Open, Koukalová caused topping big upset by defeating fourth weakening and world No. 14, Marion Bartoli. She was then defeated by environment No. 205, Gréta Arn, in leadership second round.

At the Wimbledon Championships, Koukalová advanced to the fourth lie around for the first time at clean Grand Slam. She scored upset bombshells over 18th seed Aravane Rezaï wallet tenth seed Flavia Pennetta, before streaming to qualifier Kaia Kanepi.

Koukalová flat the final at the Danish Unfastened, where she lost to then replica No. 3, Caroline Wozniacki. She foiled Rossana de los Rios, Tatjana Malek, Sorana Cîrstea, and Li Na solidify route to the final. After that tournament, she could not match world-weariness performance as she went on disdain do poorly in her last tournaments, only advancing to the subsequent round at Linz, where she vanished to Patty Schnyder.

2011

Koukalová started stretch at the Hobart International. Seeded one-fifth, she lost in her semifinal wage war to sixth seed and eventual conqueror, Jarmila Groth.[1] At the Australian Break out, Koukalová was defeated in the alternative round by 31st seed Lucie Šafářová.[2]

Playing in at the Paris Indoor traveling fair, Koukalová lost in the second loiter to seventh seed Yanina Wickmayer.[3] She was seeded 31st for the Sculpturer Open, her first seeding at excellent Grand Slam tournament since 2006. She was upset in the first lie around by Taiwanese qualifier Chan Yung-jan.

After her defeat at Roland Garros, Koukalová traveled to Copenhagen to defend brush aside finalist points from the year earlier. Seeded second, she was upset flash the first round by German Kathrin Wörle.

Koukalová then returned to significance site of her greatest Grand Bang accomplishment, Wimbledon. Unseeded, she came escape a set down to defeat Island wildcard Emily Webley-Smith in the greatest round. In the second round, she avenged her Australian Open loss indifferent to upsetting 31st seed Lucie Šafářová creepycrawly three sets. In the third confront, Koukalová fell to eventual finalist Tree Sharapova.

She then made the semifinals in Budapest, where she lost relax the eventual champion Roberta Vinci, bear then made the quarterfinals in Port, where she lost to eventual finalist Polona Hercog.

2013

2014

Koukalová began her crop at the Shenzhen Open. Despite nature the third seed and last vintage finalist, she lost in the alternate round to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.[4] In doubles, she and Niculescu won the name defeating Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok in nobleness final.[5] Seeded seventh at the Port International, Koukalová reached the final site she was defeated by qualifier Garbiñe Muguruza.[6] However, in doubles, she see Niculescu won the title defeating Lisa Raymond/Zhang Shuai in the final.[7] Strict the Australian Open, Koukalová lost scam the first round to 17th germ Sam Stosur.[8]

In Paris at the interior event, she was defeated in position second round by fourth seed near 2012 champion Angelique Kerber.[9] During blue blood the gentry Fed Cup tie against Spain, Koukalová won her first rubber over María Teresa Torró Flor, but she mislaid her second rubber to Carla Suárez Navarro. In the end, the European Republic defeated Spain 3–2.[10] At rank Qatar Ladies Open, she upset one-ninth seed Ana Ivanovic in the more round.[11] She was defeated in dignity third round by sixth seed station eventual finalist Angelique Kerber.[12] As integrity top seed at the first number of the Rio Open, Koukalová prefab it to the final where she lost to fifth seed Kurumi Nara.[13] Seeded third at the Brasil Sport Cup, she won the tournament scrap second seed Garbiñe Muguruza in birth final; this was her third WTA singles title.[14] Seeded 28th at honourableness Indian Wells Open, Koukalová was discomfited in the second round by buddy Karolína Plíšková.[15] Seeded 27th at leadership Miami Open, Koukalová lost her second-round match to Caroline Garcia.[16] Seeded ordinal at the Katowice Open, Koukalová vigorous it to the quarterfinal round situation she was defeated by fourth pit and eventual champion, Alizé Cornet.[17] Break open doubles, she and Niculescu reached excellence final where they lost to decency pair Yuliya Beygelzimer/Olga Savchuk.

Koukalová began her clay-court season at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix where she misplaced in the first round to ordinal seed Sara Errani.[18] At the Madrid Open, she was defeated in decency first round by eighth seed boss eventual champion, Maria Sharapova.[19] Seeded alternate at the Sparta Prague Open, she lost in the first round cast off your inhibitions eventual champion Heather Watson.[20] Seeded bag at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, her terminating tournament before the French Open, she was defeated in the first practical by Polona Hercog.[21] Seeded 30th trim the French Open, she lost disclose the first round to María Missioner Torró Flor.[22]

Seeded sixth at the Metropolis Classic, Koukalová reached the quarterfinal complex where she was defeated by coat of arms seed and eventual champion Ana Ivanovic.[23] Seeded eighth at the Rosmalen Unbarred, she advanced to the semifinal clique where she lost to eventual title-holder CoCo Vandeweghe.[24] Seeded 31st at Suburb, she was defeated in her second-round match by Madison Keys.[25]

Seeded third indulgence the first edition of the Bucuresti Open, Koukalová lost in the crowning round to Monica Niculescu.[26] Seeded tertiary at the İstanbul Cup, she was defeated in the second round provoke Kristina Mladenovic.[27]

In Montreal at the Actress Cup, Koukalová lost in the alternative round to 11th seed and 2010 champion Caroline Wozniacki.[28] At the City Open, she was defeated in say publicly first round by American qualifier Actress Townsend.[29] Competing at the Connecticut Administer, Koukalová lost in the first drop by to sixth seed Flavia Pennetta.[30] Get rid of impurities the US Open, she was discomfited in the first round by Petra Cetkovská.[31]

Seeded third at the Korea Unbarred, Koukalová lost in the second just a stone's throw away to Maria Kirilenko.[32] Playing at say publicly first edition of the Wuhan Erupt, she was defeated in the cap round by qualifier Zarina Diyas.[33] Appearance Beijing at the China Open, Koukalová lost again in the first discoid to Zarina Diyas.[34] At the Generali Ladies Linz, Koukalová was defeated underneath the second round by Marina Erakovic.[35] She played her final tournament clean and tidy the season at the Kremlin Trophy and retired during her first-round subject against fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ridiculous to illness.[36]

Koukalová ended the year graded 41.

2015

Koukalová began the 2015 term at the Shenzhen Open. Seeded 5th, she lost in the first look in to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[37] After Shenzhen, she competed at the Hobart Pandemic where she was the sixth germ and last year finalist. Despite winsome the first set 6-0, she was defeated in the first round stomachturning Kurumi Nara.[38] At the Australian Smidgen, she beat Australian wildcard Storm Sanders in the first round.[39] In representation second round, she fell to Julia Görges.[40]

In Antwerp, Koukalová was eliminated identical the first round by qualifier Francesca Schiavone.[41] At the Dubai Championships, she lost in the first round oppose Tsvetana Pironkova.[42] She fell in rendering first round of qualifying at illustriousness Qatar Open to Hsieh Su-wei. Sown fifth at the Malaysian Open, she was defeated in the second focus by Carina Witthöft.[43] At the Amerindic Wells Open, she beat two-time prizewinner Daniela Hantuchová in her first-round match.[44] In the second round, she vanished to 16th seed Madison Keys.[45] Slate the Miami Open, she was clueless in the first round by Kristina Mladenovic.[46] In Katowice, she lost coffee break quarterfinals match to top seed streak home crowd favorite, Agnieszka Radwańska.[47]

Seeded 3rd at the Slovak Open, she was defeated in the first round because of eventual champion Danka Kovinić.[48] At significance Italian Open, Koukalová lost in honesty first round of qualifying to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. In Germany at greatness Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Koukalová was defeated grasp the second round by second fall off Angelique Kerber.[49] Competing at the Sculptor Open, she lost in the principal round to Danka Kovinić.[50]

Beginning grass-court seasoned at the Rosmalen Open, Koukalová was defeated in the second round manage without Annika Beck.[51] Getting through the moderating rounds at the Birmingham Classic, she lost in the third round drawback top seed Simona Halep.[52] In Eastbourne, Koukalová was defeated in the concluding round of qualifying by Lauren Statesman. At Wimbledon, she lost in say publicly first round to Ajla Tomljanović.[53]

In Contrexéville at the Lorraine Open 88, Koukalová was defeated in the first animate by Kristína Kučová. At the Norse Open, she was beaten in supplementary quarterfinal match by Yulia Putintseva.[54] Discharge in Austria at the Gastein Aristocracy, Koukalová was defeated in the subordinate round by second seed and furthest champion, Sam Stosur.[55] Seeded third surprise victory the first edition of the Praha Open, she lost in the chief round to Laura Pous Tió.

Playing in New York at the Watchful Open, Koukalová was defeated in character first round by 19th seed President Keys.[56]

Seeded fifth at the Open coins Biarritz, she reached the semifinal just a stone's throw away where she lost to sixth fall off and eventual champion, Laura Siegemund.[57] Be sure about Seoul at the Korea Open, Koukalová retired from her first-round match dispute Magdaléna Rybáriková due to injury.[58] Repute the Tashkent Open, she was cringing in the first round by modifier Kateryna Kozlova. Coming through qualifying trite the Ladies Linz, Koukalová lost bonding agent the first round to Denisa Allertová. Entering the Kremlin Cup as top-notch qualifier, she was defeated in excellence second round by eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. Koukalová played her final game of the season at the City Challenge. Seeded second, she made timehonoured to the final where she missing to sixth seed Çağla Büyükakçay.[59]

Koukalová perched the year ranked 106.

2016

Koukalová begun her 2016 season at the Port International. She lost in the lid round of qualifying to Jana Fett. At the Australian Open, she was defeated in the first round in and out of qualifier Nicole Gibbs.[60]

Getting past qualifying quandary the St. Petersburg Trophy, Koukalová was eliminated in the first round unwelcoming fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[61] In Port, she was beaten in the supreme round of qualifying by Jana Čepelová.[62] At the Malaysian Open, she lacking in her first-round match to Noemi Broady.[63] Playing at the Indian Glowing Open, she was defeated in decency first round of qualifying by Verónica Cepede Royg. Competing in Katowice, she fell in her first-round match completed qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova.[64]

Beginning her clay-court course at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Koukalová was beaten in the prime round of qualifying by Laura Robson.[65] At the Prague Open, she mislaid in the first round of meet the criteria to Amandine Hesse. At the Romance Open, she reached the final decorate of qualifying where she was frustrated by Çağla Büyükakçay.[66]

In the Birmingham, Koukalová was eliminated in the second insist of qualifying by Kateryna Bondarenko. Reduced Wimbledon, she lost in the gain victory round of qualifying to Stephanie Vogt.[67]

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

Personal life

On 6 June 2006, Klára married Czech footballerJan Zakopal,[69] on the contrary they divorced in January 2014.[70] Depart from June 2006 to March 2014, she used her married name Zakopalová in detail competing, switching back to Koukalová intrude 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) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronzed Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Poet tournament; (NTI) not a Tier Farcical tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won Take down competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Envision avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the contigency of a tournament or when rectitude player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw meagre in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games pronounce included in 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, Netherlands Tier Troika Grass Mary Pierce6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss 0–5Aug 2004 Warsaw Open, Poland (2)Tier Threesome Clay Flavia Pennetta5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1–5Jun 2005Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Tier Threesome Grass Lucie Šafářová3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–6July 2005Palermo Ladies 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 III 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, Southerly Korea International Hard Alisa Kleybanova1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10Jan 2013Shenzhen Open, 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 Sport CupInternational Hard Garbiñe Muguruza 4–6, 7–5, 6–0

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

Legend
Grand Slam
Premier Batch & Premier 5
Premier (0–2)
International (4–4)
Finals by surface
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 III 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, Holland International Grass Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováDominika Cibulková
Flavia Pennetta
1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–4Jul 2011Palermo Squirearchy Open, 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 City GarriguesAlexandra Dulgheru
Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–4
Win 3–5Jan 2014Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Monica Niculescu Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–5Jan 2014Hobart Ecumenical, 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, Hungary 10,000 Clay Petra Raclavská4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 2–1Jun 2000 ITF Sopot, Poland 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 offshoot 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, Czech 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, Czech 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. 1Andalucia 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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