Sandra Záhlavová (born 10 October 1985) is a Czech former tennis player.[1]

Sandra Záhlavová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1985-10-10) 10 October 1985 (age 38)
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 583,310
Singles
Career record441–326
Career titles12 ITF
Highest ranking78 (21 June 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2010, 2011)
French Open1R (2010, 2011, 2013)
Wimbledon1R (2010, 2011)
US Open1R (2008, 2010)
Doubles
Career record122–96
Career titles9 ITF
Highest ranking165 (12 June 2006)

Záhlavová won 12 singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 21 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 78. On 12 June 2006, she peaked at No. 165 in the doubles rankings.[1][2]

Personal edit

She was related to tennis player Barbora Strýcová by marriage — her cousin, tennis coach Jakub Záhlava, was Strýcová's husband until their divorce in 2015.[1]

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles edit

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 1R A Q1 2R 2R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 A Q1 1R 1R A Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open Q2 Q1 1R Q2 1R A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–0 0–1 0 / 9 2–10 17%
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
Indian Wells Open A Q1 A A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Career
Tournaments 0 3 2 4 16 12 0 2 Career total: 39
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–5 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 4–15 21%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 4–9 2–5 0–0 0–2 0 / 19 6–19 24%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–4 8–16 4–12 0–0 0–2 0 / 39 12–39 24%
Win %  –  0% 0% 0% 33% 25%  –  0% Career total: 24%
Year-end ranking[a] 154 184 182 104 89 154 246 241 $583,310

Doubles edit

Tournament 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Year-end ranking[b] 216 315

ITF finals edit

Singles: 25 (12 titles, 13 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jul 2004 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Alexia Virgili 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. Nov 2004 ITF Rome-Canottieri, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2. May 2005 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay   Romina Oprandi 2–6, 0–6
Loss 3. Aug 2005 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Mandy Minella 4–6, 3–6
Win 2. Aug 2005 ITF Bielefeld, Germany 10,000 Clay   Franziska Etzel 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 3. Sep 2005 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 25,000 Clay   Ana Timotić 6–0, 6–3
Loss 4. Jul 2006 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Simona-Iulia Matei 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(0–7)
Loss 5. Jul 2006 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard   Tatjana Malek 3–6, 4–6
Win 4. Sep 2006 ITF Gliwice, Poland 25,000 Clay   Tatjana Malek 6–4, 6–0
Loss 6. Jul 2007 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay   Margalita Chakhnashvili 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Mar 2008 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Kirsten Flipkens 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 5. Dec 2008 ITF Delhi, India 50,000 Hard   Bojana Jovanovski 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8. Apr 2009 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay   Alexandra Dulgheru 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9. Jun 2009 ITF Brno, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay   Ekaterina Ivanova 0–6, 3–6
Win 6. Jul 2009 ITF Zagreb, Croatia 75,000 Clay   Anastasija Sevastova 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 10. Aug 2009 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 25,000 Clay   Yvonne Meusburger 6–7(0–7), 5–7
Loss 11. Oct 2009 ITF Saint Raphael, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Pauline Parmentier 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 7. Nov 2009 ITF Opole, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i)   Ana Jovanović 6–0, 6–2
Loss 12. Dec 2009 ITF Dubai, UAE 75,000 Hard   Regina Kulikova 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win 8. Aug 2010 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 25,000 Clay   Lenka Juríková 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 9. Nov 2010 ITF Opole, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i)   Magda Linette 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 10. Sep 2012 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands 25,000 Clay   Lesley Kerkhove 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 11. Nov 2012 ITF Vendryně, Czech Republic 15,000 Hard (i)   Renata Voráčová 7–6(7–1), 6–0
Win 12. Feb 2013 ITF Grenoble, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Maryna Zanevska 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 13. Mar 2013 ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Anne Keothavong 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 22 (9 titles, 13 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 18 October 2003 ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Valentina Sulpizio   Betina Pirker
  Aleksandra Srndovic
3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Win 1. 20 June 2004 ITF Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland 10,000 Clay   Iveta Gerlová   Kateryna Avdiyenko
  Oxana Lyubtsova
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2. 10 July 2004 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay   Eva Hrdinová   Edina Gallovits
  Zsofia Gubacsi
5–7, 3–6
Win 2. 17 July 2004 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Valentina Sulpizio   Matea Mezak
  Nadja Pavić
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3. 22 August 2004 ITF Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland 10,000 Clay   Iveta Gerlová   Olga Brózda
  Natalia Kołat
4–6, 1–6
Loss 4. 5 September 2004 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay   Yevgenia Savransky   Sorana Cîrstea
  Gabriela Niculescu
4–6, 1–6
Loss 5. 19 September 2004 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Gabriela Niculescu   Kyra Nagy
  Virág Németh
6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Win 3. 26 September 2004 ITF Volos, Grece 10,000 Carpet   Eva Válková   Alice Balducci
  Cristina Celani
7–6(9–7), 6–1
Loss 6. 2 October 2004 ITF Benevento, Italy 10,000 Hard   Martina Babáková   Giulia Gabba
  Karin Knapp
2–6, 1–0 ret.
Loss 7. 23 October 2004 ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy 10,000 Clay   Raffaella Bindi   Stefania Chieppa
  Sylvia Montero
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 2–6
Loss 8. 30 October 2004 ITF Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy 10,000 Hard   Raffaella Bindi   Anaïs Laurendon
  Aurélie Védy
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 9. 6 November 2004 ITF Rome-Canottieri, Italy 10,000 Clay   Valentina Sulpizio   Stefania Chieppa
  Nicole Clerico
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win 4. 21 February 2005 ITF Biberach, Germany 10,000 Hard (i)   Lucie Hradecká   Kristina Barrois
  Stefanie Weis
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win 5. 19 March 2005 ITF Rome-Borghesiana, Italy 10,000 Clay   Valentina Sulpizio   Raffaella Bindi
  Stefania Chieppa
7–5, 6–4
Win 6. Mar 2005 ITF Rome-Parioli, Italy 10,000 Clay   Valentina Sulpizio   Ivana Abramović
  Stefanie Haidner
7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Win 7. Apr 2005 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 25,000 Clay   Lucie Hradecká   Gabriela Niculescu
  Monica Niculescu
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. Aug 2005 ITF Hechingen, Germany 25,000 Clay   Renata Voráčová   Kristina Barrois
  Jasmin Wöhr
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 11. Aug 2005 ITF Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland 25,000 Clay   Renata Voráčová   Agnieszka Radwańska
  Urszula Radwańska
1–6, 4–6
Win 8. Oct 2005 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Lucie Hradecká   María Emilia Salerni
  Meilen Tu
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 12. Dec 2005 ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic 25,000 Hard (i)   Lucie Hradecká   Darija Jurak
  Renata Voráčová
3–6, 3–6
Win 9. 19 May 2006 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay   Petra Cetkovská   Silvia Disderi
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–2, 6–0
Loss 13. 23 July 2007 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard   Petra Cetkovská   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  Yanina Wickmayer
w/o

Record against other players edit

Record against top 10 players edit

  • She has a 0–2 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2008
Loss 0–1   Agnieszka Radwańska No. 10 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) 1R 3–6, 2–6 No. 198
2011
Loss 0–2   Venus Williams No. 5 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 4–6 No. 97

Notes edit

  1. ^ 2001: WTA ranking–1045, 2002: WTA ranking–922, 2003: WTA ranking–658, 2004: WTA ranking–380, 2005: WTA ranking–205, ... 2020: WTA ranking–868, 2021: WTA ranking–1196.
  2. ^ 2002: WTA ranking–895, 2003: WTA ranking–685, 2004: WTA ranking–252, 2005: WTA ranking–180, ... 2008: WTA ranking–584, ... 2011: WTA ranking–1229.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Sandra Zahlavova". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Sandra Zahlavova". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

External links edit