Country (sports) Slovakia Prize money $827,576 Career titles 5 ITF Name Jana Cepelova Height 1.68 m Turned pro 2008 | Residence Kosice, Slovakia Career record 181–119 Highest ranking 50 (12 May 2014) Role Tennis player Weight 60 kg | |
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Born 29 May 1993 (age 30)
Kosice, Slovakia ( 1993-05-29 ) Similar People Magdalena Rybarikova, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Barbora Strycova, Stefanie Vogele, Daniela Hantuchova Profiles | ||
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Jana Čepelová (born 29 May 1993) is a Slovak tennis player.
Contents
- Wta tennis player jana cepelova practice
- 2015 day 2 highlights simona halep vs jana cepelova
- Personal life
- Junior career
- 2012 Coming onto the WTA Tour
- 2014 First WTA final
- 2015
- 2016
- Tenistka jana epelov orin sk
- References
Čepelová has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 50. On 18 May 2015, she peaked at world number 158 in the doubles rankings.
Čepelová's best result at a major was the third round of the 2012 and 2016 Wimbledon Championships. As a junior, she won the girls' doubles event at the 2010 Australian Open with Chantal Škamlová.
2015 day 2 highlights simona halep vs jana cepelova
Personal life
Čepelová was born in Košice to Peter and Jarmila and is currently coached by Martin Zathurecký.
Junior career
Jana Čepelová and Chantal Škamlová won girls' doubles at 2010 Australian Open. They also won silver medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. At the same event, Čepelová won bronze medal in singles.
2012: Coming onto the WTA Tour
Čepelová spent most of her 2012 year on the ITF Tour. Her best achievement on the WTA Tour was at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Alla Kudryavtseva, Chanel Simmonds and Ekaterina Bychkova in qualifying. In round one, she beat fellow qualifier Kristina Mladenovic in three sets. In the second round, she upset 26th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues. In the third round, she lost to world number 2 Victoria Azarenka.
2014: First WTA final
At the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Čepelová scored the biggest win of her career, defeating world No. 1 Serena Williams in the second round. Čepelová would go on to reach her first WTA final with victories over Elena Vesnina, Daniela Hantuchová, and Belinda Bencic. Her run ended there as she lost to Andrea Petkovic.
2015
At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Čepelová upset world number 3 Simona Halep in the 1st round. In the second round, Čepelová lost to Monica Niculescu.
2016
At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Jana defeated Garbine Muguruza in the second round before losing to Lucie Šafářová in an epic three-set match. Garbine was the third Top 3 player whom Jana has defeated in her career to this date.