_(cropped).jpg) Koukalová at the2013 Aegon International | |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born | (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (age 43) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 26 September 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 4,084,344 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 510–434 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (15 April 2013) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2003) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2010) |
| US Open | 1R (2003–08,2010–15) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004,2008,2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 105–147 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (19 May 2014) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008,2011,2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010,2011,2014) |
| US Open | 3R (2014) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 10–5 |
Klára Koukalová (formerlyZakopalová; born 24 February 1982) is a Czech formertennis player. She was born and still lives inPrague. Having turned professional in 1999, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20, on 15 April 2013. In doubles, she reached a career-high ranking of 31, on 19 May 2014. Koukalová won three WTA singles titles and four doubles titles during her career.
Koukalová made her Grand Slam debut at the2003 Australian Open, defeating fellow qualifier and Grand Slam debutanteMaria Sharapova in the first round, before going on to upset sixth-seedMonica Seles. Her run ended in the third round.
She won her first two WTA singles titles in 2005, first at theRosmalen Open, where she defeatedLucie Šafářová in the final,[1] and then at theSlovenia Open, where she overcameKatarina Srebotnik in the championship match.[2]
In January 2006, she played comeback playerMartina Hingis, at theWTA Tour tournament inGold Coast, where she lost in the second round. Koukalová was seeded 29th at theAustralian Open, but lost in the first round toEkaterina Bychkova. In that year, she had ten first-round losses in singles and failed to win a doubles match.
In 2008, Koukalová reached the final of the inauguralCachantún Cup in Chile. She played the top seedFlavia Pennetta, but was forced to retire due to a sprained ankle. This also forced her to withdraw from the next tournament in Bogotá, where she had made the quarterfinals in 2007.
Koukalová's biggest win came at the2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain. She defeated world No. 1 and ten-time Grand Slam champion,Serena Williams, in three sets. Williams was also her first-round opponent at theFrench Open, Koulalová this time lost.
She gained another good win over a top-5 player, defeatingDinara Safina in the first round of theMadrid Open.
In the first round of theWarsaw Open, Koukalová caused a big upset by defeating fourth seed and world No. 14,Marion Bartoli. She was then defeated by world No. 205,Gréta Arn, in the second round.
At theWimbledon Championships, Koukalová advanced to the fourth round for the first time at a Grand Slam. She scored upset wins over 18th seedAravane Rezaï and tenth seed Flavia Pennetta, before falling to qualifierKaia Kanepi.
Koukalová made the final at theDanish Open, where she lost to then world No. 3,Caroline Wozniacki. She defeatedRossana de los Rios,Tatjana Malek,Sorana Cîrstea, andLi Na en route to the final. After this tournament, she could not match her performance as she went on to do poorly in her last four tournaments, only advancing to the second round atLinz, where she lost toPatty Schnyder.
Koukalová started season at theHobart International. Seeded fifth, she lost in her semifinal match to sixth seed and eventual champion, Jarmila Groth.[3] At theAustralian Open, Koukalová was defeated in the second round by 31st seed Lucie Šafářová.[4]
Playing in at theParis Indoor event, Koukalová lost in the second round to seventh seedYanina Wickmayer.[5]She was seeded 31st for theFrench Open, her first seeding at a Grand Slam tournament since 2006. She was upset in the first round by Taiwanese qualifierChan Yung-jan.
After her defeat at Roland Garros, Koukalová traveled to Copenhagen to defend her finalist points from the year before. Seeded second, she was upset in the first round by GermanKathrin Wörle.
Koukalová then returned to the site of her greatest Grand Slam accomplishment,Wimbledon. Unseeded, she came from a set down to defeat British wildcardEmily Webley-Smith in the first round. In the second round, she avenged her Australian Open loss by upsetting 31st seed Lucie Šafářová in three sets. In the third round, Koukalová fell to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova.
She then made the semifinals in Budapest, where she lost to the eventual championRoberta Vinci, and then made the quarterfinals inPalermo, where she lost to eventual finalistPolona Hercog.
Koukalová began her year at theShenzhen Open. Despite being the third seed and last year finalist, she lost in the second round toPatricia Mayr-Achleitner.[6] In doubles, she and Niculescu won the title defeatingLyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok in the final.[7] Seeded seventh at theHobart International, Koukalová reached the final where she was defeated by qualifier Garbiñe Muguruza.[8] However, in doubles, she and Niculescu won the title defeatingLisa Raymond/Zhang Shuai in the final.[9] At theAustralian Open, Koukalová lost in the first round to 17th seed Sam Stosur.[10]
In Paris at theindoor event, she was defeated in the second round by fourth seed and 2012 champion Angelique Kerber.[11] During theFed Cup tie against Spain, Koukalová won her first rubber over María Teresa Torró Flor, but she lost her second rubber to Carla Suárez Navarro. In the end, the Czech Republic defeated Spain 3–2.[12] At theQatar Ladies Open, she upset ninth seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round.[13] She was defeated in the third round by sixth seed and eventual finalist Angelique Kerber.[14] As the top seed at the first edition of theRio Open, Koukalová made it to the final where she lost to fifth seedKurumi Nara.[15] Seeded third at theBrasil Tennis Cup, she won the tournament beating second seed Garbiñe Muguruza in the final; this was her third WTA singles title.[16] Seeded 28th at theIndian Wells Open, Koukalová was defeated in the second round by compatriotKarolína Plíšková.[17] Seeded 27th at theMiami Open, Koukalová lost her second-round match to Caroline Garcia.[18] Seeded fifth at theKatowice Open, Koukalová made it to the quarterfinal round where she was defeated by fourth seed and eventual champion, Alizé Cornet.[19] In doubles, she and Niculescu reached the final where they lost to the pairYuliya Beygelzimer/Olga Savchuk.
Koukalová began her clay-court season at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix where she lost in the first round to eighth seed Sara Errani.[20] At theMadrid Open, she was defeated in the first round by eighth seed and eventual champion, Maria Sharapova.[21] Seeded second at theSparta Prague Open, she lost in the first round to eventual championHeather Watson.[22] Seeded third at theNürnberger Versicherungscup, her final tournament before the French Open, she was defeated in the first round by Polona Hercog.[23] Seeded 30th at theFrench Open, she lost in the first round to María Teresa Torró Flor.[24]
Seeded sixth at theBirmingham Classic, Koukalová reached the quarterfinal round where she was defeated by top seed and eventual champion Ana Ivanovic.[25] Seeded eighth at theRosmalen Open, she advanced to the semifinal round where she lost to eventual champion CoCo Vandeweghe.[26] Seeded 31st atWimbledon, she was defeated in her second-round match byMadison Keys.[27]
Seeded third at the first edition of theBucharest Open, Koukalová lost in the first round to Monica Niculescu.[28] Seeded third at theİstanbul Cup, she was defeated in the second round byKristina Mladenovic.[29]
In Montreal at theRogers Cup, Koukalová lost in the second round to 11th seed and 2010 champion Caroline Wozniacki.[30] At theCincinnati Open, she was defeated in the first round by American qualifier Taylor Townsend.[31] Competing at theConnecticut Open, Koukalová lost in the first round to sixth seed Flavia Pennetta.[32] At theUS Open, she was defeated in the first round by Petra Cetkovská.[33]
Seeded third at theKorea Open, Koukalová lost in the second round to Maria Kirilenko.[34] Playing at the first edition of theWuhan Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifierZarina Diyas.[35] In Beijing at theChina Open, Koukalová lost again in the first round to Zarina Diyas.[36] At theGenerali Ladies Linz, Koukalová was defeated in the second round byMarina Erakovic.[37] She played her final tournament of the season at theKremlin Cup and retired during her first-round match against fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova due to illness.[38]
Koukalová ended the year ranked 41.
Koukalová began the 2015 season at theShenzhen Open. Seeded fifth, she lost in the first round toAnna Karolína Schmiedlová.[39] After Shenzhen, she competed at theHobart International where she was the sixth seed and last year finalist. Despite winning the first set 6-0, she was defeated in the first round by Kurumi Nara.[40] At theAustralian Open, she beat Australian wildcardStorm Sanders in the first round.[41] In the second round, she fell to Julia Görges.[42]
InAntwerp, Koukalová was eliminated in the first round by qualifier Francesca Schiavone.[43] At theDubai Championships, she lost in the first round to Tsvetana Pironkova.[44] She fell in the first round of qualifying at theQatar Open to Hsieh Su-wei. Seeded fifth at theMalaysian Open, she was defeated in the second round byCarina Witthöft.[45] At theIndian Wells Open, she beat two-time champion Daniela Hantuchová in her first-round match.[46] In the second round, she lost to 16th seed Madison Keys.[47] At theMiami Open, she was beaten in the first round by Kristina Mladenovic.[48] InKatowice, she lost her quarterfinals match to top seed and home crowd favorite, Agnieszka Radwańska.[49]
Seeded third at theSlovak Open, she was defeated in the first round by eventual champion Danka Kovinić.[50] At theItalian Open, Koukalová lost in the first round of qualifying to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. In Germany at theNürnberger Versicherungscup, Koukalová was defeated in the second round by second seed Angelique Kerber.[51] Competing at theFrench Open, she lost in the first round to Danka Kovinić.[52]
Beginning grass-court season at theRosmalen Open, Koukalová was defeated in the second round by Annika Beck.[53] Getting through the qualifying rounds at theBirmingham Classic, she lost in the third round to top seed Simona Halep.[54] InEastbourne, Koukalová was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Lauren Davis. AtWimbledon, she lost in the first round toAjla Tomljanović.[55]
InContrexéville at theLorraine Open 88, Koukalová was defeated in the first round byKristína Kučová. At theSwedish Open, she was beaten in her quarterfinal match byYulia Putintseva.[56] Playing in Austria at theGastein Ladies, Koukalová was defeated in the second round by second seed and eventual champion, Sam Stosur.[57] Seeded third at the first edition of thePrague Open, she lost in the first round toLaura Pous Tió.
Playing in New York at theUS Open, Koukalová was defeated in the first round by 19th seed Madison Keys.[58]
Seeded fifth at theOpen de Biarritz, she reached the semifinal round where she lost to sixth seed and eventual champion, Laura Siegemund.[59] In Seoul at theKorea Open, Koukalová retired from her first-round match against Magdaléna Rybáriková due to injury.[60] At theTashkent Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifierKateryna Kozlova. Coming through qualifying at theLadies Linz, Koukalová lost in the first round toDenisa Allertová. Entering theKremlin Cup as a qualifier, she was defeated in the second round by eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. Koukalová played her final tournament of the season at theDubai Challenge. Seeded second, she made it to the final where she lost to sixth seedÇağla Büyükakçay.[61]
Koukalová ended the year ranked 106.
Koukalová started her 2016 season at theHobart International. She lost in the first round of qualifying toJana Fett. At theAustralian Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Nicole Gibbs.[62]
Getting past qualifying at theSt. Petersburg Trophy, Koukalová was eliminated in the first round by fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[63] InDoha, she was beaten in the first round of qualifying byJana Čepelová.[64] At theMalaysian Open, she lost in her first-round match toNaomi Broady.[65] Playing at theIndian Wells Open, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying byVerónica Cepede Royg. Competing inKatowice, she fell in her first-round match to qualifierEkaterina Alexandrova.[66]
Beginning her clay-court season at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix, Koukalová was beaten in the first round of qualifying by Laura Robson.[67] At thePrague Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying toAmandine Hesse. At theFrench Open, she reached the final round of qualifying where she was defeated by Çağla Büyükakçay.[68]
In theBirmingham, Koukalová was eliminated in the second round of qualifying by Kateryna Bondarenko. AtWimbledon, she lost in the first round of qualifying toStephanie Vogt.[69]
On 26 September, Koukalová announced her retirement from tennis.[70]
On 6 June 2006, Klára married CzechfootballerJan Zakopal,[71] but they divorced in January 2014.[72] From June 2006 to March 2014, she used her married name Zakopalová while competing, switching back to Koukalová in April 2014.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% |
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | 37% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 0–12 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 50 | 24–50 | 32% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | NH | 1R | NH | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NMS | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
| Berlin /Madrid Open[b] | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Italian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Cincinnati Open | NMS | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |||||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R[d] | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–5 | 44% |
| China Open | NMS | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |||||||
| Charleston Open(former) | Q1 | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||
| San Diego Open(former) | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | NH/NMS | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
| Kremlin Cup(former) | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
| Zurich Open(former) | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | NH/NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 5–8 | 4–5 | 7–8 | 3–8 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 58 | 31–57 | 35% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 4 | Career total: 291 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Finals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 15 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 138 | 120 | 62 | 46 | 36 | 125 | 62 | 75 | 95 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 106 | 292 | $4,084,344 | ||
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 3–10 | 23% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 0 / 37 | 14–37 | 27% |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2001 | Belgian Open | Tier V[e] | Clay |  Barbara Rittner | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2002 | Morocco Open | Tier V | Clay |  Patricia Wartusch | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2003 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Tier III[e] | Clay |  Anna Smashnova | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2004 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Tier III | Grass |  Mary Pierce | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Aug 2004 | Warsaw Open, Poland(2) | Tier III | Clay |  Flavia Pennetta | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Jun 2005 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Tier III | Grass | Lucie Šafářová | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–6 | July 2005 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Tier IV[e] | Clay |  Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Sep 2005 | Slovenia Open | Tier IV | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Feb 2008 | Cachantún Cup, Chile | Tier III | Clay | Flavia Pennetta | 4–6, 4–5 ret. |
| Loss | 2–8 | Aug 2010 | Danish Open | International | Carpet (i) |  Caroline Wozniacki | 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2–9 | Sep 2010 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard |  Alisa Kleybanova | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–10 | Jan 2013 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard |  Li Na | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–11 | Jan 2014 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–12 | Feb 2014 | Rio Open, Brazil | International | Clay |  Kurumi Nara | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–12 | Mar 2014 | Brasil Tennis Cup | International | Hard | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
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| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–2) |
| $50,000 tournaments (3–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| $10,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |  Janet Bergman | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2000 | ITF Pécs, Hungary | 10,000 | Clay | Petra Raclavská | 4–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2000 | ITF Sopot, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Syna Schreiber | 7–6(7), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2000 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | Angelika Rösch | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2001 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay |  Karina Habšudová | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2002 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 50,000 | Clay |  Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7–6(4), 5–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jun 2007 | Zubr Cup, Czech Republic | 75,000 | Clay | Angelique Kerber | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2007 | Zlín Open, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | Petra Kvitová | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2009 | Internazionali di Ortisei, Italy | 100,000 | Carpet | Barbora Strýcová | 6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2012 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay | Lucie Šafářová | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2010 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay |  Johanna Larsson | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2015 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard |  Çağla Büyükakçay | 7–6(4), 4–6, 4–6 |
| Season | 2003 | ... | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||||||
| 1. | Monica Seles | No. 7 | Australian Open | Hard | 2R | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 2. | Serena Williams | No. 1 | Andalucia Tennis Experience, Spain | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 3. | Dinara Safina | No. 5 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3) |
| 4. | Flavia Pennetta | No. 10 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 3R | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2011 | ||||||
| 5. | Na Li | No. 7 | Qatar Ladies Open | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–1 |
