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Renata Voráčová
Voráčová at the 2008 ITF $100k Allianz Cup event in Sofia, Bulgaria 
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceZlín, Czech Republic
Born (1983-10-06) 6 October 1983 (age 40)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2000
RetiredActive
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$963,446
Singles
Career record372-302
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 74 (October 11, 2010)
Current rankingNo. 280 (June 11, 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open1R (2011)
Wimbledon1R (2008, 2010)
US Open1R (2002, 2007, 2010)
Doubles
Career record376-194
Career titles8 WTA, 41 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 40 (January 14, 2008)
Current rankingNo. 86 (June 11, 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French Open3R (2012)
Wimbledon3R (2003)
US Open2R (2008)
Last updated on: 11 June 2012.

Renata Voráčová (born 6 October 1983 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Czech tennis player. Her career high singles ranking is No. 74, achieved on 11 October 2010. 

Career

Renata at the 2007 US Open

Renata has had one of the best careers on the ITF Doubles Circuit, winning 40 titles. Her best singles highlight was when she won the Biella Challenger in the 2010 season.

She has won four doubles titles in her career on the WTA Tour level, the first coming in 2002 when she won Pattaya City with Kelly Liggan, and the second coming with Lucie Hradecká in Portorož of 2006. She won the Banka Koper Slovenia Open back-to-back in 2006/07 with Lucie Hradecká. She also finished runner-up at the Budapest Grand Prix with Hradecká in 2006. She won Bad Gastein and again won the 2007 Portorož title both times with Hradecká, winning in Portorož over Elena Likhovtseva and Andreja Klepač in the final.

As a junior, she reached a career high ranking of No. 4 in the world in singles and No. 3 in doubles. One of the highlights of her junior tennis career was winning the 2001 French Open doubles title with her partner Petra Cetkovská.

She partnered with Sania Mirza at the 2011 Australian Open – Women's Doubles but was eliminatated in Round One against top seeds Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta

WTA Career Finals

Doubles: 12 (8-4)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0) Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (3–1) Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–1) International (4–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 10 November 2002 Thailand Pattaya City, Thailand Hard Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Russia Tatiana Panova
7–5, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 1. 18 July 2006 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Slovakia Janette Husárová
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 24 September 2006 Slovenia Portorož, Slovenia (1) Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
France Émilie Loit
W/O
Winner 3. 29 July 2007 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Hungary Ágnes Szávay
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 7–5
Winner 4. 23 September 2007 Slovenia Portorož, Slovenia (2) Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
5–7, 6–4, [10–7]
Runner-up 2. 4 November 2007 Canada Quebec City, Canada Hard Canada Stéphanie Dubois United States Christina Fusano
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
6–3, 7–6(6)
Winner 5. 1 August 2009 Turkey İstanbul, Turkey Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká  Germany Julia Görges
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
2–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Runner-up 3. 25 October 2009 Luxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Hard Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
1–6, 6–0, [10–7]
Runner-up 4. 10 July 2010 Sweden Båstad, Sweden Clay Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
7–6(0), 6–0
Winner 6. 17 October 2010 Austria Linz, Austria Hard (i) Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 7–6(6)
Winner 7. 24 April 2011 Morocco Fes, Morocco Clay Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Russia Nina Bratchikova
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 14 July 2012 Italy Palermo, Italy Clay Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Croatia Darija Jurak
Hungary Katalin Marosi
7-6, 6-4

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