Andrea Hlaváčková

Andrea Hlaváčková

Hlaváčková at the 2016 US Open
Full name Andrea Hlaváčková
Country (sports)  Czech Republic
Residence Plzeň, Czech Republic
Born (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Turned pro 2004
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $ 3,845,236
Singles
Career record 352–313
Career titles 0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking No. 58 (10 September 2012)
Current ranking No. 337 (20 March 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2011)
French Open 1R (2011, 2013, 2015)
Wimbledon 2R (2010, 2011, 2012)
US Open 4R (2012)
Doubles
Career record 438–211 (67.49%)
Career titles 20 WTA, 19 ITF
Highest ranking No. 3 (22 October 2012)
Current ranking No. 9 (20 March 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (2016, 2017)
French Open W (2011)
Wimbledon F (2012)
US Open W (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals F (2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open QF (2012)
French Open SF (2016, 2017)
Wimbledon 3R (2014)
US Open W (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup W 2012, 2014
(4–2)
Last updated on: 20 March 2017.

Andrea Hlaváčková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈandrɛa ˈɦlavaːtʃkovaː]; born 10 August 1986) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No. 58, which she reached in September 2012, and her highest doubles ranking is World No. 3, reached on 22 October 2012. In her career, Hlaváčková has won 14 WTA doubles titles, as well as 17 ITF doubles titles and seven ITF singles titles. Hlaváčková has won two Grand Slam doubles titles, the 2011 French Open and the 2013 US Open, both times partnered with Lucie Hradecká. The pair are also the 2012 Olympic silver medallists. She was part of the winning Czech team in Fed Cup 2012. She also won the mixed doubles title at the 2013 US Open paired with Max Mirnyi.

Hlaváčková's elder sister is retired tennis player Jana Hlaváčková.

Tennis career

Hlaváčková won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles title in 2003, on 19 October, with compatriot Tereza Szafnerová. The team defeated Lucie Kriegsmannová and Pavlína Šlitrová in the final.

In 2006, Hlaváčková won her first and only ITF singles title in Tenerife, Spain, when she beat 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 Franková in November and December.

In 2007, Hlaváčková won her first WTA doubles title, partnered with compatriot Petra Cetkovská. Hlaváčková and Sandra Klösel of Germany entered the 2007 Wimbledon women's doubles competition main draw as lucky losers. The team defeated Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the first round, but fell 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. 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 Calvià, Spain, both with Cetkovská. Hlaváčková won her fourth title with Lucie Hradecká in Jersey, Great Britain to retain her crown.

Hlaváčková made a successful WTA partnership with Lucie Hradecká, and teamed with her to win the 2008 ECM Prague Open in their home country of the Czech Republic in Prague. To win, the pair defeated Jill Craybas and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final. Their second title of the year then came at the 2008 Gastein Ladies, where they beat Sesil Karatantcheva and Nataša Zorić in the final.

She won her first Grand Slam title in doubles with Lucie Hradecká at the 2011 French Open, beating Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in the final.

On 5 August 2012, Hlaváčková won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London along with her women's doubles partner Lucie Hradecká.[1]

At the 2012 US Open, Hlaváčková reached the fourth round. She upset Maria Kirilenko in the third round, but was defeated by fourth seed and eventual champion Serena Williams in the Round of 16, 6-0, 6-0.[2]

At the 2013 US Open, Hlaváčková won both the mixed doubles title paired with Max Mirnyi and the women's doubles title with Lucie Hradecká.[3]

On 13 August 2016, at the 2016 summer olympics, Hlaváčková's left eye was hit by a ball, from an overhead volley from Martina Hingis.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2011 French Open Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2012 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2012 US Open Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
4–6, 2–6
Winner 2013 US Open Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
6–7 (4–7), 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 2016 Australian Open Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecka Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Runner-up 2017 Australian Open Hard China Peng Shuai United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2013 US Open Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi United States Abigail Spears
Mexico Santiago González
7–6(7–5), 6–3

WTA Tour Championships Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2012 Istanbul Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecka Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova
1–6, 4–6

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 Finals

Doubles: 4 (2 Titles, 2 Runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2012 Cincinnati Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecka Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
China Zheng Jie
6–1, 6–3
Winner 2014 Beijing Hard China Peng Shuai Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2017 Dubai Hard China Peng Shuai Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up 2017 Madrid Clay Hungary Timea Babos Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis
4–6, 3–6

Olympic medal matches

Doubles: 1 final (1 silver medal)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 2012 London Grass Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
4–6, 4–6
4th place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Barbora Strycova
5–7, 1–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 July 2013 Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Austria Yvonne Meusburger 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 39 (21 titles, 18 runners-up)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (2–4)
WTA Tour Championships (0–1)
Olympic Games (0–1)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–2)
Tier II / Premier (2–3)
Tier III, IV & V / International (15–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 7 May 2007 ECM Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská China Ji Chunmei
China Sun Shengnan
7–6(9–7), 6–2
Winner 2. 28 April 2008 ECM Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Jill Craybas
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
1–6, 6–3, 10–6
Winner 3. 14 July 2008 Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva
Serbia Nataša Zorić
6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 20 July 2009 Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Tatjana Malek
Germany Andrea Petkovic
6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. 3 January 2010 Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Hungary Melinda Czink
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–4
Runner-up 1. 19 February 2011 Cellular South Cup, Memphis, United States Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Belarus Olga Govortsova
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 6. 24 April 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fes, Morocco Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Russia Nina Bratchikova
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. 21 May 2011 Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium Clay Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Winner 8. 3 June 2011 French Open, Paris, France Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 16 July 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Palermo, Italy Clay Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
5–7, 1–6
Winner 9. 7 January 2012 ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Julia Görges
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]
Winner 10. 25 February 2012 Cellular South Cup, Memphis, United States Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Russia Vera Dushevina
Belarus Olga Govortsova
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 6 July 2012 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 5 August 2012 Summer Olympics, London, United Kingdom Grass Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
4–6, 4–6
Winner 11. 19 August 2012 Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
China Zheng Jie
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 25 August 2012 New Haven Open at Yale, New Haven, United States Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 0–6, [4–10]
Runner-up 6. 9 September 2012 US Open, New York, United States Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
4–6, 2–6
Winner 12. 21 October 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Monica Niculescu
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 28 October 2012 WTA Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 3 February 2013 Open GDF Suez, Paris, France Hard (i) United States Liezel Huber Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 7 April 2013 Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States Clay (green) United States Liezel Huber France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Winner 13. 14 July 2013 Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Russia Nina Bratchikova
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
6–4, 6–1
Winner 14. 8 September 2013 US Open, New York, United States Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 15 September 2013 Challenge Bell, Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 14 September 2014 Coupe Banque Nationale, Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Germany Julia Görges Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
3–6, 6–7(8–10)
Winner 15. 4 October 2014 China Open, Beijing, China Hard China Peng Shuai Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 12. 28 February 2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Spain María Teresa Torró Flor
6–7(2–7), 7–5, [11–13]
Runner-up 13. 21 June 2015 Aegon Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain Grass Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
4-6, 4-6
Runner-up 14. 18 October 2015 Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 15. 29 January 2016 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
6–7(1–7), 3–6
Winner 16. 29 April 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Russia Margarita Gasparyan Argentina María Irigoyen
Poland Paula Kania
6–4, 6–2
Winner 17. 12 June 2016 Aegon Nottingham Open, Nottingham, Great Britain Grass China Peng Shuai Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Yang Zhaoxuan
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Winner 18. 18 September 2016 Challenge Bell, Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Russia Alexandra Panova
7–6(7–2),7–6(7–2)
Winner 19. 21 October 2016 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Australia Daria Gavrilova
Russia Daria Kasatkina
4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
Winner 20. 7 January 2017 Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China Hard China Peng Shuai Romania Raluca Olaru
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 16. 27 January 2017 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard China Peng Shuai United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. 25 February 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, UAE Hard China Peng Shuai Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Winner 21. 5 May 2017 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco Clay Hungary Timea Babos Serbia Nina Stojanovic
Belgium Maryna Zanevska
2–6, 6–3, [10-5]
Runner-up 18. 13 May 2017 Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Clay Hungary Timea Babos Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis
4–6, 3–6

Singles statistics

This table is current through the 2016 US Open.

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1R 1R Q2 A Q1 1–3
French Open A 1R Q2 1R Q1 1R Q2 0–3
Wimbledon 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R Q1 Q3 3–5
US Open A Q3 4R Q3 Q2 Q1 A 3–1
Win–Loss 1–1 2–3 4–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 7–12

Doubles statistics

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records. This table is current through the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 3R 2R SF 2R QF 3R F F 0 / 9 24–9
French Open A A A 1R 3R W SF SF 1R SF QF 1 / 8 23–7
Wimbledon A 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R F QF SF 2R 3R 0 / 10 17–10
US Open A A A 2R 1R QF F W QF 3R 3R 1 / 8 22–7
Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 5–4 10–3 18–4 14–3 10–4 9–4 12–4 2 / 34 81–32
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held S Not Held 4th NH 0 / 2 7–3
Year-End Championship
Tour Championships A A A A A A F A A SF QF 0 / 3 2–5
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian Wells A A A A 2R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R QF 2R 0 / 8 9–8
Miami A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R SF QF SF 0 / 8 8–8
Madrid Not Held A A A 2R 2R A 1R QF F 0 / 5 6–5
Beijing Tier II A A A A A W QF 1R 1 / 3 7–2
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
Dubai / Doha[1] NP5 A A A A A QF 1R A 1R QF 0 / 4 3–4
Rome A A A A 2R A A QF A 2R SF SF 0 / 5 8–5
Montréal / Toronto A A A A 2R A A A 2R 1R A 0 / 3 2–3
Cincinnati Tier III A A 2R W 2R SF 1R A 1 / 5 9–4
Tokyo / Wuhan[2] A A A A A A A A SF SF 2R 0 / 3 5–3
Career Statistics200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017No.
Tournament Played 1 3 7 10 14 19 17 16 17 18 13
Titles 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 2 17
Finals 0 1 2 1 1 5 9 5 2 3 3 32
Overall Win–Loss 1–1 5–2 12–5 14–9 17–13 30–16 48–12 33–14 31–16 29–18 24–12 244–118
Year-End Ranking 236 99 71 59 45 14 3 11 15 20

Notes

References

  1. "Andrea Hlavackova". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. Atkins, Hunter (3 September 2012). "From First Shot to Last, Williams Is Dominant". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. Associated Press (7 September 2013). "Hlavackova, Hradecka win doubles". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. "Andrea Hlavackova hits out at Martina Hingis over headshot at Rio Olympics".
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