Vladimíra Uhlířová

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Vladimíra Uhlířová (born 4 May 1978) is a retired Czech tennis player.

Vladimíra Uhlířová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceLondon, England
Born (1978-05-04) 4 May 1978 (age 46)
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$868,362
Singles
Career record58–79
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 400 (6 October 2003)
Doubles
Career record319–302
Career titles5 WTA, 17 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 18 (1 October 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2011)
French Open3R (2007, 2008, 2011)
Wimbledon3R (2012)
US OpenSF (2007)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2012)
French OpenQF (2011)
Wimbledon1R (2008, 2010)
US OpenQF (2008)

In her career, she won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In October 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 400. In October 2007, she peaked at No. 18 in the doubles rankings.

Uhlířová reached the semifinals of the 2007 US Open, partnering Ágnes Szávay.

She announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2016.[1]

Uhlířová now provides television commentary on the WTA Tour. She speaks several languages, and is therefore able to translate many of the non-English exchanges when on-court coaching takes place during matches.

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 W–L
Australian Open A 2R 2R 1R 2R QF 2R 3R A A 9–7
French Open 2R 3R 3R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 10–10
Wimbledon 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R A A 6–8
US Open 1R SF 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R A A A 5–7
Win–loss 1–3 8–4 4–4 1–4 2–4 6–4 5–4 3–3 0–1 0–1 30–32

Significant finals

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WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 tournaments

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Doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2011 Cincinnati Open Hard   Natalie Grandin   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 18 (5 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 (0–1)
WTA Premier (1–4)
WTA International (4–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2007 Open Gaz de France, France Tier II Carpet (i)   Gabriela Navrátilová   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2007 Qatar Open, Qatar Tier II Hard   Ágnes Szávay   Martina Hingis
  Maria Kirilenko
1–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2007 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Tier IV Clay   Ágnes Szávay   Martina Müller
  Gabriela Navrátilová
7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Jul 2007 Gastein Ladies, Austria Tier III Clay   Ágnes Szávay   Lucie Hradecká
  Renata Voráčová
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Feb 2008 Open Gaz de France, France Tier II Hard   Eva Hrdinová   Alona Bondarenko
  Kateryna Bondarenko
1–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Apr 2008 Amelia Island Championships, United States Tier II Clay   Bethanie Mattek-Sands   Victoria Azarenka
  Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–5 Jul 2008 LA Women's Championships, United States Tier II Hard   Eva Hrdinová   Chan Yung-jan
  Chuang Chia-jung
6–2, 5–7, [4–10]
Win 3–5 Jul 2009 Slovenia Open, Slovenia International Hard   Julia Görges   Camille Pin
  Klára Zakopalová
6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Oct 2009 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg International Hard   Renata Voráčová   Iveta Benešová
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–1, 0–6, [7–10]
Win 4–6 Jul 2010 Slovenia Open, Slovenia International Hard   Maria Kondratieva   Anna Chakvetadze
  Marina Erakovic
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–7 Jul 2010 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Hard   Maria Kondratieva   Eleni Daniilidou
  Jasmin Wöhr
4–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Loss 4–8 Sep 2010 Korea Open, South Korea International Hard   Natalie Grandin   Julia Görges
  Polona Hercog
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–9 Apr 2011 Barcelona Open, Spain International Clay   Natalie Grandin   Iveta Benešová
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
7–5, 4–6, [2–10]
Loss 4–10 May 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay   Natalie Grandin   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Chuang Chia-jung
7–5, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss 4–11 Jul 2011 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary International Clay   Natalie Grandin   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Alicja Rosolska
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–12 Aug 2011 Cincinnati Open, United States Premier 5 Hard   Natalie Grandin   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 5–12 Sep 2011 Korea Open, South Korea International Hard   Natalie Grandin   Vera Dushevina
  Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 5–13 May 2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay   Natalie Grandin   Olga Govortsova
  Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [3–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 1 runner–up

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Legend
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Sep 2002 ITF Winter Park, United States 10,000 Clay   Julie Ditty 2–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 29 (17 titles, 12 runner–ups)

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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. Aug 2002 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Zuzana Černá   Valeria Bondarenko
  Edita Liachovičiūtė
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. Nov 2002 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Ema Janašková   Joana Cortez
  Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
3–6, 1–6
Win 3. Jan 2003 ITF Tallahassee, United States 10,000 Hard   Petra Rampre   Antonia Matic
  Arpi Kojian
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 4. Mar 2003 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Daniela Berček   Borka Majstorović
  Frederica Piedade
w/o
Win 5. Apr 2003 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Zuzana Černá   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–2
Loss 6. Apr 2003 ITF Hvar, Croatia 10,000 Clay   İpek Şenoğlu   Jana Macurová
  Gabriela Chmelinová
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 7. Jul 2003 ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 10,000 Clay   Kika Hogendoorn   Tessy van de Ven
  Suzanne van Hartingsveldt
4–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss 8. Aug 2003 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Zuzana Černá   Elke Clijsters
  Kirsten Flipkens
2–6, 4–6
Win 9. Feb 2004 ITF Albufeira, Portugal 10,000 Clay   Zuzana Černá   Kildine Chevalier
  Frederica Piedade
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Win 10. Apr 2004 ITF Patras, Greece 10,000 Hard   Martina Müller   Chantal Coombs
  Emily Webley-Smith
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss 11. Apr 2004 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay   Martina Müller   Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
  Conchita Martínez Granados
2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 12. May 2004 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay   Giulia Casoni   Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
  Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 13. May 2004 ITF Galatina, Italy 25,000 Clay   Giulia Casoni   Nadejda Ostrovskaya
  Kathrin Wörle
6–4, 6–0
Loss 14. Jun 2004 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy 25,000 Clay   Martina Müller   Erica Krauth
  Katalin Marosi
6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 15. Nov 2004 ITF Tucson, United States 50,000 Hard   Līga Dekmeijere   Krysty Marcio
  Jessica Nguyen
6–4, 6–4
Win 16. Jan 2005 ITF Tampa, United States 10,000 Hard   Julie Ditty   Cory Ann Avants
  Kristen Schlukebir
6–1, 6–2
Win 17. Jan 2005 ITF Miami, United States 10,000 Hard   Julie Ditty   Mélanie Marois
  Sarah Riske
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 18. Feb 2005 ITF Rockford, United States 25,000 Hard (i)   Julie Ditty   Joana Cortez
  Svetlana Krivencheva
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 19. Apr 2005 ITF Dothan, United States 75,000 Clay   Julie Ditty   Carly Gullickson
  Galina Voskoboeva
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 20. Jun 2005 Zagreb Open, Croatia 75,000 Clay   Lucie Hradecká   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
6–2, 6–2
Win 21. Sep 2005 ITF Denain, France 75,000 Clay   Lucie Hradecká   Zsófia Gubacsi
  Mariya Koryttseva
6–0, 7–5
Win 22. Jan 2006 ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States 25,000 Hard   Maureen Drake   Zuzana Kučová
  Chanelle Scheepers
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 23. Feb 2006 ITF Ortisei, Italy 75,000 Carpet   Lucie Hradecká   Tatiana Poutchek
  Anastasiya Yakimova
6–4, 6–2
Win 24. Aug 2009 ITF Trnava, Slovak Republic 25,000 Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Michaela Paštiková
  Darina Šeděnková
6–4, 6–2
Win 25. Sep 2009 ITF Biella, Italy 100,000 Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Darya Kustova
  Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 26. Nov 2009 ITF Nantes, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Renata Voráčová   Lucie Hradecká
  Michaela Paštiková
4–6, 4–6
Loss 27. Dec 2009 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates 75,000 Hard   Renata Voráčová   Julia Görges
  Oksana Kalashnikova
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 28. Dec 2010 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates 75,000 Hard   Sania Mirza   Julia Görges
  Petra Martić
4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win 29. Mar 2011 ITF Nassau, Bahamas 100,000 Hard   Natalie Grandin   Raquel Atawo
  Abigail Spears
6–4, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Retired Players". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
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