- Denisa Chládková
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Denisa Chládková Country 
Czech RepublicBorn 8 February 1979
Pargue, Czech RepublicHeight 5'8 1/2"/1.74 m Plays Right-handed Singles Career record 131-169 Highest ranking 31 (16 June 2003) Doubles Career record 20-41 Last updated on: 17 November 2010. Denisa Chládková (born February 8, 1979 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
She 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 Hannover, Germany, where she lost to Serena Williams. She also finished runner-up at Knokke-Heist, losing to Maria Sánchez Lorenzo and Helsinki, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
On June 16, 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.
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WTA Tour finals
Singles 3
Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Olympic Games 0 Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Runner-up 1. 8 August 1999 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay 
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo7-6, 4-6, 2-6 Runner-up 2. 20 February 2000 Hanover, Germany Hard 
Serena Williams1-6, 1-6 Runner-up 3. 11 August 2002 Helsinki, Finland Clay 
Svetlana Kuznetsova6-0, 3-6, 6-7(2) References
External links
- Denisa Chládková at the Women's Tennis Association
- (Czech) Official site
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Czech female tennis players
- People from Prague
- European tennis biography stubs
- Czech sportspeople stubs
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