Full name Andrea Hlavackova Prize money $3,069,016 Height 1.75 m Country (sports) Czech Republic Career record 337–295 Weight 60 kg | Residence Plzen, Czech Republic Name Andrea Hlavackova Parents Jan Hlavackova Turned pro 2004 Role Tennis player Siblings Jana Hlavackova | |
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Born 10 August 1986 (age 38) Plzen, Czechoslovakia(now Czech Republic) ( 1986-08-10 ) Olympic medals Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women\'s Doubles Similar People Alisa Kleybanova, Elena Vesnina, Polona Hercog Profiles | ||
Andrea hlav kov lady pro
Andrea Hlaváčková ( [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.[1] She also won the mixed doubles title at the 2013 US Open paired with Max Mirnyi.
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- Andrea hlav kov lady pro
- 10 Burning Questions with Andrea Hlavackova
- Tennis career
- Singles statistics
- Doubles statistics
- Notes
- References
Hlaváčková's elder sister is retired tennis player Jana Hlaváčková.
10 Burning Questions with Andrea Hlavackova
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.
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.
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.
On 13 August 2016, at the 2016 summer olympics, Hlaváčková's left eye was hit by a ball, from overhead volley from Martina Hingis.
Singles statistics
This table is current through the 2016 US Open.
Doubles statistics
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.