Andrea Hlaváčková

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Andrea Hlaváčková
Full name Andrea Hlaváčková
Country  Czech Republic
Residence Plzeň, Czech Republic
Born (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986 (age 25)
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 62 kg (140 lb; 9.8 st)
Turned pro 2004
Career prize money $979,669
Singles
Career record 261–212
Career titles 0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking 87 (31 January 2011)
Current ranking 91 (21 May 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2011)
French Open 1R (2011)
Wimbledon 2R (2010, 2011)
US Open Q2 (2009)
Doubles
Career record 230–123
Career titles 10 WTA, 17 ITF
Highest ranking 7 (7 May 2012)
Current ranking 13 (21 May 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (2012)
French Open W (2011)
Wimbledon 2R (2007, 2010)
US Open QF (2011)
Last updated on: 21 May 2012.

Andrea Hlaváčková (born 10 August 1986 in Plzeň) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is world no. 87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is world no. 7, reached on 7 May 2012. In her career, Hlaváčková has won 10 WTA doubles title, as well as 17 ITF doubles titles and seven ITF singles titles. Hlaváčková won the doubles title at the 2011 French Open, partnering Lucie Hradecká.

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Tennis career

Hlaváčková won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles title in 2003, on October 19, with compatriot Tereza Szafnerová. The team defeated Lucie Kriegsmannová and Pavlína Šlitrová in the final.

In 2006, Andrea won her first and only ITF singles title in Tenerife, Spain, winning over Monique Adamczak in the final. Hlaváčková won her first ITF doubles title of 2006 in Jersey, Channel Islands, with Matea Mezak. Hlaváčková and Renata Voráčová won a title in Fontanafredda, Italy over Daniela and Sandra Klemenschits. In late 2006, she won three straight doubles events that she entered. All of them came with compatriot Nikola Franková in November and December.

In 2007, Hlaváčková won her first WTA doubles title, partnering compatriot Petra Cetkovská. Hlaváčková and Sandra Klösel of Germany entered the 2007 Wimbledon women's doubles competition main draw as lucky losers. The team reached the second round, defeating Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the first round, but falling to Michaëlla Krajicek and Agnieszka Radwańska in the second. The Czech team won the title in their home country, at the Prague Open. They defeated Ji Chunmei and Sun Shengnan 7–6 (7), 6–2. On the ITF Circuit, Hlaváčková won four doubles titles. Her first of the year came in March in Tenerife, Spain along with Margit Rüütel. Her next two titles came in La Palma, Spain and Calvià, Spain, both coming with Cetkovská. Hlaváčková won her fourth title with Lucie Hradecká in Jersey, Great Britain, successfully retaining her crown.

Hlaváčková made a successful WTA partnership with Lucie Hradecká, and teamed with her to win the 2008 ECM Prague Open in their home country of the Czech Republic in Prague. To win, the pairing defeated Jill Craybas and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final, 1–6, 6–3, [10–6]. Their second title of the year then came at the 2008 Gastein Ladies, where they beat Sesil Karatantcheva and Nataša Zorić in the final.

She won her first Grand Slam title in doubles with Lucie Hradecká at the 2011 French Open, beating in the final Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2011 French Open Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–3

WTA career finals

Doubles: 12 (10–2)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0) Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (1–0) Premier (1–0)
Tier IV & V (2–0) International (5–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 1. 7 May 2007 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská China Ji Chunmei
China Sun Shengnan
7–6(9–7), 6–2
Winner 2. 28 April 2008 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Jill Craybas
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
1–6, 6–3, 10–6
Winner 3. 14 July 2008 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva
Serbia Nataša Zorić
6–2, 6–4,
Winner 4. 20 July 2009 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Tatjana Malek
Germany Andrea Petkovic
6–2, 6–4,
Winner 5. 3 January 2010 Australia Brisbane, Australia Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Hungary Melinda Czink
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–4
Runner-up 1. 19 February 2011 United States Memphis, United States Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Belarus Olga Govortsova
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 6. 24 April 2011 Morocco Fes, Morocco Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Russia Nina Bratchikova
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. 21 May 2011 Belgium Brussels, Belgium Clay Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 6–0, 10–5
Winner 8. 3 June 2011 France Paris, France Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 16 July 2011 Italy Palermo, Italy Clay Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
5–7, 1–6
Winner 9. 7 January 2012 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Julia Görges
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]
Winner 10. 25 February 2012 United States Memphis, United States Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Russia Vera Dushevina
Belarus Olga Govortsova
6–3, 6–4

Doubles statistics

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 3R 2R SF 8–4
French Open A A 2R 3R W 9–2
Wimbledon 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2–5
US Open A A 2R 1R QF 4–3

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