Klára Zakopalová
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Date of birth | 24 February 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Height | 5' 5 1/4" (1.66 m) | |
| Weight | 110 lbs. (50 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 1999 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $834,690 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 230-189 | |
| Career titles: | 2 WTA 5 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 27 (March 6, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3r (2003) | |
| French Open | 2r (2004, 2005) | |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2004) | |
| U.S. Open | 1r (2003-06) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 6-31 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 193 (February 4, 2002) | |
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Infobox last updated on: February 4, 2007. |
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Klára Zakopalová (née Koukalová) (born on February 24, 1982 in Prague), Czech Republic is a Czech professional female tennis player. She was born and still lives in Prague, the capital.
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[edit] Career
In her career Zakopalová has reached eight singles finals and won two, in 2005 on the grass of Rosmalen (Netherlands) and in September of that year on the hard courts of Portorož (Slovenia).
In January 2006 she played a comeback player Martina Hingis, at the WTA Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, whom she lost to in the second round of the tournament.
Zakopalová was seeded No.29 at the 2006 Australian Open tennis tournament but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia. Klara has not had a successful year in singles or doubles, with over ten first-round losses in singles and not a single victory in doubles. Many people are confused as to why she has yet to regain the form that took her to no. 27 in the world in March of 2006.
She is married to Jan Zakopal, a Czech football player and they are a happily married couple.
[edit] WTA Tour titles (2)
[edit] Singles (2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | June 18, 2005 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Lucie Šafářová |
3-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. | 25 September 2005 | Portoroz, Slovenia | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik |
6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
[edit] Singles finalist (6)
- 2001: Antwerp (lost to
Barbara Rittner) 3-6 2-6 - 2002: Casablanca (lost to
Patricia Wartusch) 7-5 3-6 3-6 - 2003: Sopot (lost to
Anna Smashnova) 2-6 0-6 - 2004: 's-Hertogenbosch (lost to
Mary Pierce) 6-76 2-6 - 2004: Sopot (Lost to
Flavia Pennetta) 5-7 6-3 3-6 - 2005: Palermo (lost to
Anabel Medina Garrigues) 4-6 0-6
[edit] Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2007 Australian Open, which ended on January 28, 2007.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3-5 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2-4 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1-4 | |
| U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0-4 | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 6-17 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Year End Ranking | 62 | 46 | 36 | 125 | N/A |
[edit] External links
- WTA Tour profile for Klára Zakopalová
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