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 $1,885,326 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record | 310–255 | |
| Career titles | 1 WTA; 4 ITF | |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (April 6, 2009) | |
| Current ranking | No. 38 (December 14, 2009) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3R (2006) | |
| French Open | 3R (2008, 2009) | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2009) | |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2008) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record | 183–169 | |
| Career titles | 5 WTA; 4 ITF | |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (September 8, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | 3R (2008) | |
| French Open | 3R (2005, 2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006, 2008, 2009) | |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2007, 2008) | |
| Last updated on: October 26, 2009. | ||
Iveta Benešová (born on February 1, 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.
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[edit] 2006-2008
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 next round 6–4, 6–1 to former No.1 Martina Hingis.
Entering as a qualifier in the 2008 French Open, she reached the third round, beating 15th seed and compatriate Nicole Vaidišová 7-6(2), 6-1 in the first round, and losing to compatriate Petra Cetkovská 6-3, 6-3.
[edit] 2009
Benešová started the year by playing the first edition of the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2. A week later, Benešová lost in the final of the tournament in Hobart, Australia to fellow-Czech Petra Kvitová. At the Australian Open, Benešová lost in the second round to eventual semifinalist and fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva 6–4, 6–1.
Immediately after the Australian Open Series, Benešová played in front of her home crowd in the Fed Cup tie against Spain. Despite losing her singles rubber to Nuria Llagostera Vives 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, the Czech team advanced to the semifinals after winning the tie 4–1.
At the Open GDF SUEZ in Paris, Benešová lost in the first round to World No. 1 Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4. Benešová then reached the semifinals of the the tournament in Acapulco, a clay court event. In the quarterfinals, Benešová beat Mathilde Johansson 6–1, 6–3 before losing in the semifinals to defending champion Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 6–3.
On 6 April 2009, Benešová achieved her career-high singles ranking of World No. 25.
Benešová was seeded sixth at the first edition of the Monterrey Open. She beat fellow Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the quarterfinals 7–5, 6–4 before losing in the semifinals to unseeded Li Na, 6–3, 6–3.
Benešová fell to Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the 2009 French Open.
At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Benešová beat Britain's Katie O'Brien in the first round, before falling to Jelena Jankovic in the second round.
[edit] WTA Tour and ITF circuit finals (15)
[edit] Singles (11)
[edit] Wins (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 Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | May 13, 2001 | Prešov, 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 | Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet |  Virág Németh |
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] Runner-ups (6)
- 2002: Bratislava (lost to Maja Matevžič) 6–0, 6–1
- 2004: Estoril (lost to Émilie Loit) 7–5, 7–6(1)
- 2004: Forest Hills (lost to Elena Likhovtseva) 6–2, 6–2
- 2006: Hobart (lost to Michaella Krajicek) 6–2, 6–1
- 2008: Estoril (lost to Maria Kirilenko) 6-4, 6-2
- 2009: Hobart (lost to Petra Kvitová) 7–5, 6–1
[edit] Doubles (6)
[edit] Wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | February 13, 2005 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Květa Peschke |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina |
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2. | September 30, 2007 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Janette Husárová |
 Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | February 23, 2008 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Bethanie Mattek |
 Jelena Kostanić Tosic Martina Müller |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 4. | August 3, 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
Petra Cetkovská Lucie Šafářová |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 5. | 25 October, 2009 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
Vladimíra Uhlířová Renata Voráčová |
6-1, 0-6, [10-7] |
[edit] Runner-ups (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 29 August 2009 | New Haven, USA | Hard | Lucie Hradecká |
Nuria Llagostera Vives Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez |
6–2, 7-5 |
[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 Australian Open, which ended on February 1, 2009.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career Win-Loss[1] |
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| Australian Open | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | LQ | 2R | 4–5 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 7–8 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2–8 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2–8 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 15-29 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Year End Ranking | 81 | 140 | 36 | 54 | 60 | 119 | 43 | - | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament
LQ = Qualifying round loss
[edit] References
- ^ Iveta Benesova WTA profile.
[edit] External links
- Iveta Benešová profile on the WTA Tour's official website
