2019 - WIMBLEDON - GREAT BRITAIN

Doubles delight: Barbora Strycova's journey to World No.1

Relive the best moments of the Czech's career as she reaches the top spot of the WTA Doubles Rankings.

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Barbora Strycova won her first doubles title in May 2005, winning the Warsaw Open alongside Tatiana Perebiynis (Getty)
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She made her first Grand Slam doubles showing at the 2005 French Open, partnering Vera Douchevina to the second round (Getty)
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Her first Premier 5 title came at the Pan Pacific Open in 2010, with Iveta Benesova (Getty)
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Strycova's first Slam doubles semifinal appearance followed at the 2014 US Open, now playing alongside Kimiko Date-Krumm (Getty)
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A first doubles victory with Hsieh Su-Wei came at Indian Wells in March 2018 (Getty)
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A year of doubles success began last August, the Czech partnering Andrea Hlaváčková to the Connecticut Open (Getty)
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Following a further title with Hlaváčková in Beijing in October, Strycova reunited with Hsieh to prevail at the Dubai Championships this February (Getty)
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They followed that up with another title together, at the Madrid Open in May (Getty)
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Strycova won a fourth title with Hsieh indoors at Birmingham last month (Getty)
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Friday's Wimbledon semifinal victory with Hsieh took Strycova through to her first career Slam final (Getty)
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Strycova and Hsieh claimed the 2019 Wimbledon title in straight sets over Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan. (Getty)
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Strycova will claim the WTA Doubles World No.1 ranking for the first time in her career on Monday, July 15. (Getty)

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