Denisa Chládková

Denisa Chládková (born 8 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Denisa Chládková
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1979-02-08) 8 February 1979
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,343,285
Singles
Career record303–246
Career titles0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking31 (16 June 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2003)
French Open3R (2001)
WimbledonQF (1997)
US Open2R (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Doubles
Career record52–61
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking74 (9 January 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French Open3R (2004)
Wimbledon2R (2005)
US Open2R (2005)

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

Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005 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 Total5–40–30–42–45–42–46–45–41–426–35


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