Country (sports) Czech Republic Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Prize money US$147,620 | Residence Prague, Czech Republic Turned pro 2005 Name Katerina Bohmova | |
Born 18 November 1986 (age 37)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia ( 1986-11-18 ) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Kateřina Böhmová (born 18 November 1986, in Ostrava) is a retired Czech professional tennis player. She is the daughter of Kateřina Böhmová-Skronská, Czechoslovakian tennis player active in the 1980s.
Her career high singles ranking is World No 107, which she achieved on 12 June 2006. Her biggest career highlight is winning the Girls' Doubles title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Michaëlla Krajicek.
Biography
Böhmová has won three ITF Women's Circuit titles in her career, including the Barcelona Challenger in 2005; and has played on many WTA Tour events. She has made one Grand Slam main draw- at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in a tight three-setter to No.9 seed Anastasia Myskina, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–4. In 2004, Kateřina, alongside Michaëlla Krajicek, won the Girls' Doubles title at the 2004 French Open. She was also the runner-up at the 2003 French Open and the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles events, both with Krajicek.