Andrea Hlaváčková

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**Andrea Hlaváčková**

Country	Czech Republic
Residence
Date of birth	August 10, 1986 (1986-08-10) (age 21)
Place of birth	Pilsen, Czech Republic
Height
Weight
Turned pro
Retired	Active
Plays
Career prize money	$US98,728
Singles
Career record:	124-108
Career titles:	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking:	204 (August 14, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	N/A
French Open	N/A
Wimbledon	N/A
US Open	N/A
Doubles
Career record:	109-60
Career titles:	2 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking:	89 (May 5, 2008)
Infobox last updated on: May 5, 2008.

Andrea Hlaváčková (born August 10, 1986 in Pilsen) is a professional tennis player who comes from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking has been World Number 204, which she reached on August 14, 2006, and her doubles ranking has been World Number 93, reaching this ranking on July 9, 2007. In her career, Hlaváčková has won a WTA doubles title, as well as 10 ITF doubles titles and one ITF singles title. Four of her ITF doubles titles and her lone WTA title have come in 2007.

[edit] Tennis career

Hlaváčková won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles title in 2003, on October 19, with compatriot Tereza Szafnerova. The team defeated Lucie Kriegsmannova and Paulina Slitrova 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 Frankova 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 Calvia, Spain, both coming with Cetkovská. Hlaváčková won her fourth title with Lucie Hradecká in Jersey, Great Britain, successfully retaining her crown.