Iveta Benešová
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Most, Czech Republic | |
| Date of birth | February 1, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Most, Czechoslovakia | |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Weight | 56 kg (120 lb/8.8 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1998 | |
| Retired | Active | |
| Plays | Left-handed, two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$1,237,358 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 258-213 | |
| Career titles: | 1 WTA; 4 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | 33 (February 7, 2005) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3rd (2006) | |
| French Open | 3rd (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 2nd (2007) | |
| US Open | 2nd (2004) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 145-140 | |
| Career titles: | 3 WTA; 4 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | 26 (June 20, 2005) | |
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Infobox last updated on: May 19, 2008. |
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Iveta Benesova (Iveta Benešová) (born on 1 February 1983 in Most, Czechoslovakia) is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won one WTA Tour event, Tier III in Acapulco in 2004.
In the 2006 Australian Open, for the first time, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam by beating 5th seed Mary Pierce 6–3, 7–5. She lost in the very next round 6–4, 6–1 to Martina Hingis.
On February 7, 2005, Benesova achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 33.
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[edit] WTA Tour titles (5)
[edit] Singles (5)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| ITF Titles (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 13, 2001 | Presov, Slovak Republic | Clay |  Michala Bzdusekova |
3–6 6–2 6–2 |
| 2. | October 28, 2001 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Eva Fislova |
6–1 6–3 |
| 3. | February 8, 2004 | Ortisei, Italy | Carpet |  Virag Nemeth |
6–3 6–1 |
| 4. | March 7, 2004 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay |  Flavia Pennetta |
7–6 6–4 |
| 5. | March 24, 2008 | Latina, Italy | Italy |  Sesil Karatantcheva |
6–0 6-2 |
[edit] Singles runner-ups (5)
- 2002: Bratislava (lost to Maja Matevzic) 0–6 1–6
- 2004: Estoril (lost to Emilie Loit) 5–7 6–71
- 2004: Forest Hills (lost to Elena Likhovtseva) 2–6 2–6
- 2006: Hobart (lost to Michaella Krajicek) 2–6 1–6
- 2008: Estoril (lost to Maria Kirilenko) 6-4 6-2
[edit] Doubles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 13, 2005 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Kveta Peschke |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina |
6–2 2–6 6–2 |
| 2. | September 30, 2007 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Janette Husarova |
 Victoria Azarenka Shahar Peer |
6–4 6–2 |
| 3. | February 23, 2008 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Bethanie Mattek |
 Jelena Kostanic Tosic Martina Müller |
6–3 6–3 |
[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 2008 Australian Open, which ended on January 27, 2008.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | Q | 1R | Q | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q | 3–4 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 5–7 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–6 | |
| U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–6 | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 10-23 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Year End Ranking | 81 | 140 | 36 | 54 | 60 | 116 | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament
Q = Qualifying round loss
[edit] External links
- Iveta Benesova profile on the WTA Tour's official website
