Personal

Coached by Lukas Dlouhy
Parents are Jindrich and Ilona; sister, Ivona, studied law and lives in US. Started playing tennis at age 4
Baseliner who prefers grass
Favorites include: movie, Once upon time in Hollywood; book, biographies; actor, Leonardo Dicaprio
Likes Italian food and also enjoys cooking. Away from the court also enjoys figure skating and AnimalFlow exercise workouts
Has her own podcast U Baru
Admires Steffi Graf and Michael Jordan
Supports the charity ‘Debra’, working to help those suffering with Epidermolysis Bullosa

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2017 - Linz; 2011 - Québec City.
Finalist (6): 2016 - Dubai, Birmingham; 2014 - Birmingham, Luxembourg; 2012 - Palermo; 2010 - Prague.

DOUBLES
Winner (31): 2020 - Brisbane, Dubai, Doha, Rome (all w/Hsieh); 2019 - Dubai, Madrid, Birmingham, Wimbledon (all w/Hsieh); 2018 - Indian Wells (w/Hsieh), New Haven, Beijing (both w/Sestini Hlavackova); 2016 - Birmingham (w/Ka.Pliskova), Cincinnati, Tokyo (both w/Mirza); 2012 - Stuttgart (w/Benesova), Palermo (w/Voracova); 2011 - Sydney, Monterrey, Barcelona, Luxembourg (all w/Benesova), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Koukalova); 2010 - Paris [Indoors], Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Benesova), Acapulco (w/Hercog), Linz (w/Voracova); 2009 - Québec City (w/King), Luxembourg (w/Benesova); 2008 - Stockholm (w/Benesova); 2005 - Warsaw (w/Perebiynis), Rabat (w/Loit).
Finalist (19): 2020 - Australian Open (w/Hsieh); 2019 - WTA Finals (w/Hsieh); 2018 - Rome, Tokyo, Wuhan (all w/Sestini Hlavackova); 2017 - Sydney, Miami (both w/Mirza); 2016 - Auckland (w/Kovinic), Wuhan (w/Mirza); 2012 - Linz (w/Goerges); 2010 - Bastad (w/Voracova), Québec City (w/Mattek-Sands), Luxembourg (w/Benesova); 2009 - Monterrey, Prague (both w/Benesova); 2008 - Auckland (w/Müller); 2006 - Auckland (w/Loit); 2005 - Bogotá (w/Kurhajcova), Prague (w/Kostanic Tosic).

ADDITIONAL
Czech Fed Cup Team, 2002-04, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2014-18; Czech Olympic Team, 2004, 2016.

Career in Review

2019 - Posted sixth successive Top 50 season (finishing No.33); SF four times at Istanbul (l. to Vondrousova), Prague (l. to Teichmann), Birmingham (l. to Barty) and Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams); QF at Doha (l. to Kerber); reached 2r four times at Auckland (l. to Anisimova), Indian Wells (l. to Halep); the Bronx (l. to Pera) and Wuhan (l. to Halep); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; won four WTA doubles titles, including maiden major at Wimbledon (w/Hsieh) – afterwards rose to No.1 in doubles (on July 15) – and reached title match at WTA Finals in Shenzhen (w/Hsieh).

2018 - Posted fifth successive Top 50 season (finishing No.33); SF once at Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova); QF four times at Auckland (l. to Hsieh), Sydney (l. to Barty), Tokyo (l. to Osaka) and Linz (l. to Van Uytvanck); reached 4r twice at Australian Open (l. to Ka.Pliskova) and Roland Garros (l. to Putintseva), 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r nine times; won three WTA doubles titles and secured first qualification for WTA Finals in Singapore (w/Hsieh; RR).

2017 - Posted tenth successive Top 100 season (at No.23); won a career-best 43 matches; clinched second tour-level singles title at Linz (d. No.1 seed Rybarikova in F); SF three times, at Sydney (l. A.Radwanska), Biel (l. Vondrousova) and Prague (l. Barthel); QF four times, at Auckland, Eastbourne, Tokyo [PPO] and Beijing; 4r at Australian Open; qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, going 1-1 in RR; posted career-high singles ranking of No.16 on January 16, 2017.

2016 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.20); runner-up twice at Dubai (l. to Errani) and Birmingham (l. to Keys); QF three times at Prague (l. to Stosur), Rome (l. to Keys) and Wuhan (l. to Cibulkova); reached 4r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 3r twice (Roland Garros and Wimbledon) and 2r eight times; fell 1r four times (incl. US Open); qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, going 1-1 in RR; won three WTA doubles titles.

2015 - Third Top 50 season (finishing No.41 - finished 2011 at No.44 and 2014 at No.26); SF twice at Auckland (l. to Wozniacki) and Antwerp (l. to Petkovic); QF four times at Sydney, Prague, Bastad and Luxembourg; reached 3r five times (incl. Australian Open and US Open) and 2r nine times (incl. Doha - l. to V.Williams 75 36 76(5); held 1mp at 6-5 third set, and Eastbourne - l. to Errani 62 67(1) 76(7); held 2mp at 6-4 in third set tie-break); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors and Cincinnati - l. to Lepchenko 26 75 76(6); held 4mp - 3mp at 5-4 second set, 1mp at 5-4 third set); made Top 20 debut on March 2 (after Doha; rose from No.22 to No.20).

2014 - Best season to date (finishing No.26); runner-up twice at Birmingham (l. to Ivanovic in final) and Luxembourg (l. to Beck in final); QF three times at Shenzhen, Wimbledon (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Kvitova) and New Haven; reached 3r three times (incl. US Open) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros); peaked at No.25 on November 10 (a week after November 3 year-end rankings).

2013 - Another Top 100 season; QF at Osaka; reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Palermo (l. to Errani in final); QF twice at Budapest and Québec City; reached 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying five times; won two WTA doubles titles.

2011 - First Top 50 season; won one WTA title at Québec City (d. Erakovic in final); SF at Bastad (l. to Hercog); QF at Brisbane; reached 3r three times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r eight times (incl. Wimbledon and Paris [Indoors] - l. to Kvitova 64 67(6) 76(9); held mp at 6-5 third set); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other two majors and Rome - l. to Domínguez Lino 61 06 76(4); held mp at 5-2 third set) and in qualifying twice; won five WTA doubles titles.

2010 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Prague (l. to Szavay in final); made Top 50 debut afterwards on July 19 (rose from No.52 to No.39); QF at Bastad; reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open - 4h19min 1r win over Kulikova was third-longest women's singles match in Open Era); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying four times; won five WTA doubles titles.

2009 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Acapulco (l. to V.Williams); QF twice at Monterrey and Bad Gastein; reached 2r six times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times; won two WTA doubles titles; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; reached 3r once (Wimbledon); reached 2r three times; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. other two majors); won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - QF at Bogotá; fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times (incl. other three majors); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying nine times (incl. all four majors); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - QF at Bogotá; reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; won two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - First Top 100 season; SF at Guangzhou (l. to Sucha); QF at Strasbourg; reached 4r once, 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open and Roland Garros); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors and Olympics) and in qualifying once; made Top 100 debut on March 22 (rose from No.116 to No.97); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first WTA main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (l. to Perebiynis 11-9 third set); fell in qualifying twice (Australian Open, US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Did not play.

2000 - Played first event of career at ITF/Prostejov-CZE.