Denisa Chládková

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Denisa Chládková

Country	Czech Republic
Born	8 February 1979 (1979-02-08) (age 32) Pargue, Czech Republic
Height	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.

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 Lorenzo	7-6, 4-6, 2-6
Runner-up	2.	20 February 2000	Hanover, Germany	Hard	Serena Williams	1-6, 1-6
Runner-up	3.	11 August 2002	Helsinki, Finland	Clay	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6-0, 3-6, 6-7(2)

References

• ITF site

External links

• Denisa Chládková at the Women's Tennis Association
• (Czech) Official site

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Name	Chladkova, Denisa
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Date of birth	February 8, 1979
Place of birth	Pargue, Czech Republic
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