_(18687258423).jpg) Wolfe at the2015 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia (2005–2009) Australia (2009–2017) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US |
| Born | (1987-04-26)26 April 1987 (age 38) |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | May 2005 |
| Retired | 11 January 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$2,732,099 |
| Official website | Official website |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 404–276 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (16 May 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2015) |
| French Open | 4R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 186–148 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (27 August 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2014) |
| French Open | QF (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006,2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2011,2014) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2013) |
| French Open | SF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
| US Open | QF (2011) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 6–10 |
Jarmila Wolfe[1][2] (néeGajdošová, formerlyGroth; born 26 April 1987) is a Slovak-Australian formertennis player.
In her career, she won two singles titles and one doubles title on theWTA Tour, as well as 14 singles and ten doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit. She won her first WTA Tour title in 2006, emerging as theNordic Light Open doubles champion, her first singles title came in 2010 at theGuangzhou International Open, and the following year she won theHobart International. In May 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 25. In August 2012, she peaked at No. 31 in the doubles rankings. Her greatest achievement came at the 2013 Australian Open, where she won themixed-doubles title with countrymanMatthew Ebden.
Wolfe's father Ján Gajdoš is an engineer, as was her mother who died in September 2012; her older brother Ján Gajdoš Jr. was[clarification needed] a professional skier. She married Australian tennis playerSam Groth in February 2009 and competed asJarmila Groth from 2009 to 2011. When the couple divorced in 2011, Wolfe reverted to her birth name.[3] Following her marriage on 1 November 2015 to Adam Wolfe, from January 2016 on she was competing asJarmila Wolfe.[4][5] In November 2017, Wolfe gave birth to their first child, Natalia Jarmila Wolfe.[6]
Although she had already been playing in senior events for some years by the time, the highlights of her junior career came as she reached the semifinals at two juniorGrand Slam tournaments. In the 2003Wimbledon junior competition she lost in semifinal to the eventual winnerKirsten Flipkens. In theAustralian Open junior competition, 2004, she reached semifinals in both singles and doubles (withShahar Pe'er). Both times she lost toNicole Vaidišová. Another success came in winning doubles at theItalian Open junior tournament in 2003 withAndrea Hlaváčková.[7]
Wolfe began competing as Jarmila Gajdošová on theITF Women's Circuit just days after her 14th birthday in 2001, and that year entered threeITF tournaments, winning two matches and losing three. In 2002, she again entered only three tournaments, but this time won four matches and lost three.
Early in 2003, still aged 15, she stepped up her schedule, and that February she reached the semifinal of a $25k tournament at Redbridge, defeatingSéverine Beltrame,Sandra Klösel, andRoberta Vinci before losing toOlga Barabanschikova. She won the next tournament she entered, her third of the year and only the ninth of her career. It was the $10k event at Rabat in March; and in the semifinal she defeatedEkaterina Bychkova. On the strength of this result, she found herself wildcarded into qualifying for her first WTA Tour event, a clay-court tournament at Budapest in April, and justified the wildcard by defeating all three of her opponents in the qualifying draw, includingMelinda Czink, in straight sets, thenVirginie Razzano in the second round of the main draw, before losing 4–6, 3–6 toAlicia Molik.
On her 16th birthday she entered qualifying for a $50k event on grass at Gifu, Japan. Again, she qualified defeatingAiko Nakamura in the qualifying round; and she reached the second round of the main draw before losing to another top Japanese player,Akiko Morigami. The next week, she came through three straight matches in qualifying at her third successive event, another Japanese $50k grass-court tournament at Fukuoka, defeatingSanda Mamić of Croatia in the qualifying round, before advancing to the quarterfinal of the main draw after a second-round victory overZheng Jie, only to lose toSaori Obata.
At theUS Open in August, she reached the final round of qualifying with upset ofAnabel Medina Garrigues, but ultimately lost toAnikó Kapros of Hungary. Her season ended with two more losses in the later stages of qualifying draws at WTA events to higher ranked players. The 16-year-old Slovak ended the year ranked No. 197.[8]
In 2004, she suffered six successive losses between August and October. Earlier in the season she scored wins overLilia Osterloh andTzipora Obziler in qualifying for Memphis,Akiko Morigami andTiffany Dabek at Fukuoka,Zuzana Ondrášková in Wimbledon qualifying, andElena Baltacha in a $50k event at Lexington, while her performance in reaching the final of the $50k event at Fukuoka was her career-best in a tournament of its class. Her year-end ranking was world No. 217.
In February 2005, she qualified for the annual WTA Tour event at Hyderabad, and beatLi Ting in the first round of the main draw before losing toAnna-Lena Grönefeld of Germany. She did not play in March or April, but returned in May to win her first $25k event and her second career tournament on the clay of Catania, Italy beatingIvana Abramović of Croatia in the final. The following week, she reached the quarterfinal of another $50k event at Saint-Gaudens, France beating ArgentineMaría Emilia Salerni and French playerPauline Parmentier to this end. She entered qualifying at theFrench Open, and defeatedShikha Uberoi but lost toSofia Arvidsson in the second leg.
Over May and June, the 18-year-old suffered two consecutive losses in $25k tournaments to Chinese playerYuan Meng. She was able to win her second $25k tournament of the year and third career title on the grass courts of Felixstowe in July, beatingKatie O'Brien of Great Britain in the semifinal andAlla Kudryavtseva in the final. The following week, she reached the semifinals of the $50k event at Vittel, France with wins over GermanJana Kandarr and her countrywomanSandra Klösel.
For the second successive summer, she experienced several consecutive early defeats. But in late September she defeatedAlona Bondarenko,Kateryna Bondarenko, andMaría Emilia Salerni to qualify for the WTA event at Luxembourg, in the first round of which she defeatedKatarina Srebotnik in two close sets before losing toDinara Safina. She had improved her year-end ranking to No. 147.[8]
The 18-year-old Gajdošová came through the qualifying draw to gain entry to her first Grand Slam main draw at theAustralian Open. She then lost a close three set first-round match toMartina Müller of Germany. But the ranking points accrued were sufficient to lift her to world No. 117 on 6 February 2006.
Staying in Australia for the rest of the month, she retreated temporarily to the ITF Circuit, winning two $25k tournaments in consecutive weeks, at Gosford and Sydney, the fourth and fifth ITF singles titles of her career. These two minor tournament victories resulted in her ranking rising to No. 106.
In mid-March, she followed up these two tournament victories by entering another $25k event at Canberra, and again came through as the victor, defeating world No. 178,Hanna Nooni, in the semifinals and AustralianMonique Adamczak in the final.
The next week, she extended her winning streak to seventeen matches in reaching the quarterfinals of a $25k event in Melbourne, but then lost to Australian world No. 260Sophie Ferguson, 1–6, 4–6. She had succeeded in breaking through into the WTA top 100 for the first time in her career.
In April, staying at the $25k tournament level that had recently brought her so much success, she reached another semifinal at Patras, Greece (losing in three sets to Estonian world No. 240,Margit Rüütel), but only reached the second-round at Bari, Italy before retiring when trailing upcoming French playerAlizé Cornet 6–0, 4–1.
In early May she decided to return to the WTA Tour, entering qualifying for theTier IGerman Open in Berlin while ranked world No. 94. However, she lost in three sets in the second round of the qualifying draw to Ukrainian world No. 147,Julia Vakulenko. The next week, she lost in the first round of qualifying for the Tier IItalian Open in Rome to world No. 115,Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets.
At the end of the month, entering a Grand Slam tournament as a direct entrant for the first time at the French Open, as world No. 100, she defeated lower-ranked wildcardStéphanie Cohen-Aloro in round one before losing in straight sets to world No. 9,Patty Schnyder, in round two.
The following week, in early June, she entered a $75k event at Prostějov in the Czech Republic and defeated two Czech players in succession, world No. 31,Lucie Šafářová, and world No. 239,Renata Voráčová, before losing in the quarterfinals to in-form ItalianRomina Oprandi in straight sets.
Buoyed by her career-best ranking of world No. 86, she reached the second round of the Tier III tournament at Birmingham with a 6–3, 6–4 win over Yuan Meng, before losing to Japanese veteranAi Sugiyama. She then came through three rounds of qualifying in straight sets at Eastbourne, a Tier II tournament, with wins overStéphanie Foretz,Galina Voskoboeva andSamantha Stosur, but lost in the first round of the main draw to Russian former world No. 2,Anastasia Myskina. A week later, as a direct entrant atWimbledon, she lost to AustralianNicole Pratt in the first round.
At the $50k event in Vittel, France she won the event, beating FrenchwomanOlivia Sanchez. Her ranking rose to No. 86. However, in the Tier IV tournament in Budapest the following week, she lost in the first round to fellow SlovakMartina Suchá.
As a direct entrant to the main draw of theUS Open, she reached the third round with straight-sets victories over AmericanAlexa Glatch and the Ukraine'sViktoriya Kutuzova before succumbing to Dinara Safina, 3–6, 0–6. As a result, her ranking leapt to No. 65.
Despite an uninspired finish to 2006, she finished the year ranked world No. 71.[8]
She began the new season, still in Australia, at the end of December 2006, by narrowly failing to qualify for Gold Coast. Then in qualifying for Hobart in January, she fell at the first hurdle toKlára Zakopalová in straight sets. And as a direct entrant to the Australian Open, she lost in round one to VenezuelanMilagros Sequera, also in straight sets.
In February, she managed to pull together a string of back-to-back victories in a $75k tournament at Las Vegas, with wins overKristina Barrois (in three sets),Ahsha Rolle (6–0, 6–2) andTatiana Poutchek (6–4, 6–3), before bowing out toAkiko Morigami in the semifinals.
In March, as a direct entrant to the Tier IIndian Wells Open, ranked world No. 90, she lost in the first round toCaroline Wozniacki 3–6, 1–6. Then she came through qualifying for Miami with a straight-sets wins over Kristina Barrois andAnne Kremer, before losing a close two-setter in the first round of the main draw toCatalina Castaño of Colombia. And in the first round of the main draw of the Tier II fixture at Amelia Island, her ranking having slipped back to world No. 99, she was defeated by AmericanAlexa Glatch, also in straight sets.
In May, ranked No. 95, she reached the quarterfinals of the Tier IV fixture atPrague with straight-sets victories overAnastasia Rodionova andSandra Klösel, before losing toMarion Bartoli. At the end of the month, in the first round, she lost toAndrea Petkovic at theFrench Open.
In June at Wimbledon, she defeatedMeghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 6–4, before losing to Jelena Janković in round two, 1–6, 1–6. She returned to action in mid-August in Canada, again ranked No. 105, and attempted to qualify for the Tier ICanadian Open, but lost toFlavia Pennetta. Her only other tournament that month was the US Open, where she again faced Jelena Janković, this time losing 2–6, 6–7.
The Slovak would play only four more tournaments that season, recording her sole victory in the first round of the Tier III event at Kolkata, India againstYoulia Fedossova of France in mid-September. Her ranking was No. 142 by the end of the year.[8]
Gajdošová received a wildcard into the main draw of the Australian Women's Hardcourts in Gold Coast, Australia where she lost in the first round to world No. 15, Dinara Safina, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6. She then lost in the second round of the qualifying competition for theSydney International to world No. 100,Jill Craybas. Gajdošová then received a wildcard into the main draw of theAustralian Open where she lost in the first round to then-world No. 7,Serena Williams, 3–6, 3–6.
She then played two tournaments in the United States. She lost in the first round of the qualifying competition for the Tier I Indian Wells Open to world No. 101,Alla Kudryavtseva, 2–6, 0–6. She then lost in the first round of the ITF event in Redding, California to world No. 199,Margalita Chakhnashvili, 0–4 ret.
She then played three ITF Circuit tournaments in South Korea. In Incheon, she lost in the first round to world No. 374,Lee Jin-a 4–6, 7–5, 2–6. The following week, Gajdošová won the tournament in Gimcheon, defeating No. 295Lu Jingjing in the final. She then lost in the second round of the tournament in Changwon to world No. 432,Zhang Ling, in two straight sets. As of 26 May 2008, her ranking had dropped to No. 195.[8]
Gajdošová started the year at the Brisbane International losing in a tight second round to eventual champion Victoria Azarenka. In the Sydney International she again lost in the second round to eventual championElena Dementieva. At the Australian Open, Gajdošová lost a tight three-setter toVirginie Razzano making it her fourth straight first round loss at the first Grand Slam of the year. She then marriedSam Groth, taking his name from February onwards.
At the 2009 Indian Wells tournament, she played in the qualifying winning her first match and losing her final qualifying match, resulting in a slight rise in the rankings. AtRoland Garros, Groth defeated French wildcardKinnie Laisné 6–4, 6–3 andMariana Duque Marino 6–2, 7–6. She then lost to fifth seed Jelena Janković in the third round, 1–6, 1–6.
At Wimbledon, in the first round, Groth defeated Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, and then lost to second seed Serena Williams 2–6, 1–6. After solid performances at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon Groth received a career-high singles ranking of No. 57.
She was then out of action with an ankle injury until returning to the tour in 2010 as a fully fledged Australian player available for Fed Cup Team selection, after being granted Australian citizenship on 23 November 2009.
Starting 2010 with the task to re-enter the top 100 she started the year at Brisbane and Sydney falling in second round of qualifying. Then lost another tough three-set first round atAustralia Open toSofia Arvidsson, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6. Groth remained in Australia to gain ranking points and was very successful winning the $25k Sydney, finalist at the $25k Burnie and a quarterfinalist at the Mildura ITF. She also had success in doubles with a semifinal and final showings at the Burnie and Mildura ITF events. She received a wildcard entry into theFrench Open and playedChan Yung-jan in the first round. Groth moved into the second-round winning 6–2, 6–3. She then playedKimiko Date-Krumm from Japan. She beat Date-Krumm who had knocked out Safina the round before, 6–0, 6–3. Groth then faced fellow Australian player Anastasia Rodionova. They played a long three-setter but Groth prevailed 6–3, 5–7, 6–2. In the fourth round, she lost to KazakhYaroslava Shvedova 4–6, 3–6. Her French Open performance was her best in Grand Slam tournaments. After the French Open, she was ranked No. 88.
AtWimbledon, she progressed to the fourth round where she was beaten by Venus Williams, 6–4, 7–6.On 23 August, she reached a new career high ranking of 56 and became the second highest ranked Australian behind No. 6, Samantha Stosur.
At theUS Open, she lost toMaria Sharapova in the first round in three sets. In doubles, partnering Klára Zakopalová, she defeatedAngelique Kerber andLīga Dekmeijere.
After the US Open, Groth participated in theGuangzhou International Open as top seed. She made it to her first WTA Tour final defeatingEdina Gallovits in the semifinals 6–0, 6–1 in 38 minutes. In the final, Groth defeated Alla Kudryavtseva 6–1, 6–4 to win her maiden title. Groth's ranking rose to a career high of 41 as a result of her performance.
Her next tournament was theKorea Open where she faced top seed Nadia Petrova in the first round. She lost 3–6, 2–6.[8]
Groth started off the year at theBrisbane International where she reached the quarterfinals by beating first seed Sam Stosur in the previous round. It was Groth's first win against a top-10 player. However, she lost to German Andrea Petkovic. She then competed at theHobart International where she defeatedJohanna Larsson,Tamira Paszek, fourth seed Roberta Vinci and Klára Zakopalová all in straight sets to reach the final. Groth defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the final to gain her second WTA title.[9] In doubles, Groth and her partner Zakopalová won their first-round match in straight sets and then defeated fourth seedsNatalie Grandin andVladimíra Uhlířová in the quarterfinals. They lost to Kateryna Bondarenko andLīga Dekmeijere in the semifinals. At theAustralian Open, she lost in the first round to 2009 US Open semifinalistYanina Wickmayer in a close three-set match.
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Groth then became part of theAustralia Fed Cup team for the first time. Despite Australia losing the tie, she managed to win against world No. 4, Francesca Schiavone, after dropping the first set. Groth then played at the Dubai Tennis Championships where she defeatedDominika Cibulková in the first round. However, she lost to 15th seedAlisa Kleybanova. She then took part in theQatar Ladies Open where she had to qualify to reach the main draw. As top seed in qualifying, she defeated wildcard playerSelima Sfar in the first round, fellow AustralianJelena Dokić in the second round and sixth seedTimea Bacsinszky to qualify in the main draw. There, she faced Dominika Cibulková in the first round, where she lost 8–10 in the third set tiebreak. Groth's next tournament was theMalaysian Open where she received a wildcard into the main draw and was seeded fourth. She won her first match against qualifierSun Shengnan and followed that up with a win againstMisaki Doi. She then defeated the sixth seedAyumi Morita in three close sets to advance to the semifinals where she met her doubles partner and ended up losing to fifth seed Šafářová in straight sets.
Groth was the 29th seed at theIndian Wells Open and received a first-round bye. She was defeated in the second round bySara Errani. At theMiami Open, Groth was seeded No. 28 and had a first-round bye. In the second round, she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova. Groth was up by a set and break. She was defeated in the next round by world No. 3, Vera Zvonareva.
Groth next travelled to Melbourne to partake with Anastasia Rodionova in theFed Cup World Group play-offs. Although she won both of her singles matches againstOlga Savchuk andLesia Tsurenko, Rodionova lost both of her singles matches. As such, it came down to the doubles, where despite easily taking the first set 6–0, Groth and Rodionova ended up losing to Savchuk and Tsurenko. Australia, as a result, was relegated to the 2012 Fed Cup World Group II.
At theEstoril Open, Wolfe, who from that point changed her name to Gajdošová, was seeded second. She defeated Renata Voráčová and compatriot Casey Dellacqua to successfully defend her quarterfinal appearance. However, she advanced no further as she lost to Monica Niculescu. Gajdošová competed at theMadrid Open where she defeated Maria Kirilenko in the first round in a third set tiebreak. She then upset tenth seed Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets before losing to Lucie Šafářová.
Her next tournament was theItalian Open, where she opened up by defeating wildcardCorinna Dentoni and followed that up with a win against Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Her next opponent was world No. 6 and fourth seed, Li Na, and she lost in straight sets. In doubles, Groth partnered with RomanianAlexandra Dulgheru as an alternative. Their run ended in the semifinals against Chinese pair Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie. However, their best victory was in the quarterfinals where they upset top seed and world No. 1 doubles players Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta in straight sets.
Gajdošová beat Virginie Razzano and Anabel Medina Garrigues in theFrench Open, where she was seeded 24th, but lost in three sets in the third round to Andrea Petkovic, the 15th seed. At theWimbledon Championships, she defeated former top-20 player Alona Bondarenko. As the last Australian standing in the women's singles draw, she then beatAndrea Hlaváčková to reach the third round, but lost against world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. She then went on a five-match losing streak: losing in first rounds at the Gastein Ladies Open, Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad,Canadian Open in Toronto, theWestern & Southern Open in Cincinnati, and at theTexas Tennis Open. She broke her losing streak at theUS Open; although hitting 57 unforced errors, she did hit 29 winners, and it was enough to defeatIveta Benešová. In the second round she was defeated by Vania King.
Gajdošová's first tournament of the Asian swing was at theGuangzhou International Open where she was the defending champion. She reached the quarterfinals by defeatingHan Xinyun andMandy Minella. In the quarterfinal however, she lost to world No. 72,Magdaléna Rybáriková. Gajdosova then played in thePan Pacific Open where in the first round she played world No. 55,Rebecca Marino, and won in three sets. She then played world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, going down in three sets. The next week she played at theChina Open where she defeated world No. 29, Medina Garrigues, but again lost to Wozniacki, this time in straight sets. Her last tournament of the year was at theJapan Open where she lost in the second round. Gajdošová ended the year ranked world No. 33 in singles and No. 41 in doubles.[8]
She started her year at the2012 Hopman Cup partneringLleyton Hewitt. In the first tie against Spain, Gajdošová put Australia up by beating Medina Garrigues in three sets. They eventually lost the tie by losing the deciding mixed doubles, 9–11 in the final set tiebreak despite leading 5–1. In the second tie against France, Gajdošová left the court in tears after losing to Marion Bartoli, 0–6, 0–6.[10] In the final tie against China, Gajdošová lost to Li Na, however Australia won the tie in the mixed doubles.[11] She then played at theHobart International, where she was the defending champion. In the first round, she defeatedAyumi Morita in straight sets and then defeated Anastasia Rodionova in a very tough second-round match.[12] Although she started well against qualifierMona Barthel, she lost in three sets to the eventual champion.[13]
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Gajdošová then played in theAustralian Open, where she faced Maria Kirilenko. She was trying to get past the first round for the first time in seven attempts, but lost the match. Gajdošová left that disappointing result behind and headed to Fribourg, Switzerland to take on the Swiss in theFed Cup. She competed in the second singles rubber, but had a loss toStefanie Vögele, 6–0, 6–7, 6–8. She then played in the fourth rubber and confirmed a victory for Australia with a 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 win overAmra Sadiković.[14]
Gajdošová then competed at theOpen GdF Suez, where she again lost her opening round in three sets to Monica Niculescu.[15] She then lost in the first round of theQatar Open toSorana Cîrstea.[16] She was the fourth seed at theMalaysian Open where she won her first round overKathrin Wörle after losing the first set. She lost her second-round match againstEleni Daniilidou.[17]
AtIndian Wells, she defeated American wildcardCoCo Vandeweghe.[18] In the second round she defeatedYanina Wickmayer after another first-set loss.[19] She lost in the third round to AmericanJamie Hampton. Gajdošová was down 2–5 in the second-set but came back to win it in a tie-break, but eventually lost the match.[20] At theMiami Open, she was dealt a tough first-round match against four-timeGrand Slam winnerKim Clijsters, who had not played since the Australian Open semifinal. Gajdošová started well and won the opening set before Clijsters came storming back to win with just the loss of one more game.[21]
Her next tournament was theFamily Circle Cup, where she played Stefanie Vögele in the first round and lost in three sets.[22] Gajdošová then competed in the2012 Fed Cup World Group play-offs against Germany in Stuttgart, enjoying a return to good form where she beat top 20 playerJulia Görges.[23] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she partnered Anastasia Rodionova in the women's doubles.[24]
She finished the year as world No. 183.
Gajdošová began herseason at theBrisbane International as a wildcard. She came back from a set down to defeat world No. 16 Roberta Vinci in the first round and thus ended her nine-match losing streak from the previous season.[25] She lost in the second round toLesia Tsurenko despite winning the first set.[26] After receiving a wildcard into theHobart International, Gajdošová reached the quarterfinals for the third consecutive year after defeatingRomina Oprandi andOlga Govortsova but lost to the eventual championElena Vesnina in straight sets.[27] At theAustralian Open, Gajdošová failed to progress beyond the first round of the event for the eighth consecutive year, losing to 20th seed Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets. However, she won themixed doubles title with compatriotMatthew Ebden and in doing so, won her firstGrand Slam and first mixed-doubles title. This win made Gajdošová and Ebden the third all Australian pairing to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title and the first since 2005 when Samantha Stosur andScott Draper won that title.[28]
In April, Gajdošová was diagnosed withmononucleosis which left her out of the game for six months.[29] She made her comeback at theNanjing Ladies Open where she advanced to the semifinal before losing to Ayumi Morita.[30] At theWildcard Playoff for theAustralian Open, Gajdošová opened with a straight sets win over Jelena Dokic. However, she lost in the quarterfinals againstTammi Patterson.[31][32] Gajdošová ended 2013 ranked No. 232 in the world.
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Gajdošová received a wildcard for theSydney International but lost in the opening round againstLauren Davis.[33] She was also awarded a wildcard for theAustralian Open where she lost in the first round toAngelique Kerber.[34] Inmixed doubles, teaming up again with Matthew Ebden, she reached the semifinals.
In June, Gajdošová won theNottingham Challenge defeating Timea Bacsinszky 6–2, 6–2 in the singles final. This earned a wildcard intoWimbledon Championships and was her first title in over three years.[35] Gajdošová also won the doubles draw, pairing withArina Rodionova.
Gajdošová started her2015 season at theBrisbane International which she entered as a wildcard entry. In the first round, she defeatedZhang Shuai to set up a second-round match against second seed and world No. 7, Ana Ivanovic, to whom she would later lose in straight sets.[36]
Gajdošová then played at theSydney International, defeating world No. 13, Andrea Petkovic, and No. 11, Dominika Cibulková, before losing to eventual champion Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinal, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. She next played at theAustralian Open, where she had never won a main-draw match, but she was able to break her duck there (on her tenth attempt) defeatingAlexandra Dulgheru in straight sets to move into the second round where she then lost to world No. 3,Simona Halep, in straight sets.[37]
Gajdošová then played in theFed Cup World Group where she defeated world No. 10, Angelique Kerber, in three sets. She then lost to Andrea Petkovic in another three set match. Jarmila then played at theThailand Open as the sixth seed where she lost to eventual finalistAjla Tomljanović in the second round. Gajdošová then contested theDubai Tennis Championships where she qualified for the main draw but lost in three sets to eventual semifinalistGarbiñe Muguruza. The following week she failed to qualify for theQatar Open losing to Alexandra Dulgheru. Gajdošová then had a great run at theMalaysian Open where she was the fourth seed. She reached the semifinals before again losing to Dulgheru. Following this she played atIndian Wells Open where she lost in the first round to Roberta Vinci.
Gajdošová started her clay-court season at the2015 Fed Cup World Group play-offs where she lost to lower ranked playersKiki Bertens andArantxa Rus, and as a result, Australia was relegated to the Fed Cup World Group II in 2016. She then contested the Premier MandatoryMadrid Open where she lost to world No. 5, Caroline Wozniacki. The following week she played at theItalian Open, where she defeated Elena Vesnina in a thrilling third set tiebreak which she won 16–14. She then retired against world No. 3, Maria Sharapova, after trailing 6–2, 3–1. She lost in the first round of theFrench Open to the lower rankedAmandine Hesse.[38]
Gajdošová then qualified at Nottingham before being defeated in the first round byChristina McHale. She lost in the first round at Birmingham toJohanna Konta before qualifying at Eastbourne, winning the first round againstLauren Davis before losing in the second round to Caroline Wozniacki.[38]
Gajdošová lost in the first round at Wimbledon toSabine Lisicki, lost in the first round in Washington, D.C. toNaomi Broady and in the first round of the US Open to the eventual winner Flavia Pennetta.[38]
Gajdošová reached the second round in Tokyo, defeating qualifierAlexandra Panova before losing to Kateryna Bondarenko. She ended the year with a poor run of failures in qualifying and then losing in the first round in Hong Kong to Yaroslava Shvedova.[38]
In December, Gajdošová competed for thePhilippine Mavericks in theInternational Premier Tennis League losing to Agnieszka Radwańska andKurumi Nara before defeatingKristina Mladenovic.[39]
Under her married name, Wolfe partneredLleyton Hewitt in the Australia Gold Team for theHopman Cup in Perth in January.[40] In the tie against theUnited States, Wolfe defeatedworld No. 1, Serena Williams, albeit the American retired due to a knee injury.[41] She was beaten byKarolína Plíšková and Elina Svitolina in the respective ties against the Czech Republic and Ukraine.
At theAustralian Open, Wolfe was forced to retire, a set and 2–4 down in the second, in her first-round match againstAnastasija Sevastova, after sustaining a back injury during the warm-up.[42]
In January 2017, Wolfe announced her retirement from the tour.
| 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.
Note: Wolfe played under Slovakian flag until 2009.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 1–11 | 8% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 35 | 21–35 | 38% |
| WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former | |||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NMS | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 3R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Berlin /Madrid Open[b] | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Open | NH/NMS | Q1 | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| China Open | NMS | A | A | 2R | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| Charleston Open(former) | A | A | A | A | 2R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Zurich Open(former) | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH/NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–9 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 14–24 | 37% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 2 | Career total: 140 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 8–12 | 6–14 | 3–6 | 9–14 | 19–12 | 31–24 | 9–20 | 6–6 | 6–10 | 12–21 | 0–2 | 1 / 140 | 113–145 | 44% |
| Year-end ranking | 197 | 217 | 145 | 71 | 145 | 98 | 112 | 42 | 33 | 180 | 232 | 71 | 102 | 621 | $2,732,099 | ||
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| French Open | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | 2R | QF | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 0 / 26 | 26–26 | 50% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Premier Mandatory & 5 + former | |||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NMS | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Berlin /Madrid Open[b] | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Canadian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | NMS | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| China Open | NMS | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||
| Charleston Open(former) | A | 1R | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
| Zurich Open(former) | 1R | A | NMS/NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0 / 22 | 11–22 | 33% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2013 | Australian Open | Hard | Matthew Ebden |  Lucie HradeckáFrantišek Čermák | 6–3, 7–5 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2010 | Guangzhou International, China | International | Hard |  Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2011 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard |  Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6–4, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2006 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV[d] | Hard | Eva Birnerová |  Yan ZiZheng Jie | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2007 | Cellular South Cup, United States | Tier III[d] | Hard |  Akiko Morigami | Nicole PrattBryanne Stewart | 5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2011 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay |  Julia Görges | Eva BirnerováLucie Hradecká | 6–4, 2–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2012 | Silicon Valley Classic, United States | Premier | Hard | Vania King |  Marina Erakovic Heather Watson | 5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2012 | Guangzhou International, China | International | Hard |  Monica Niculescu |  Tamarine TanasugarnZhang Shuai | 6–2, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jan 2016 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | Han XinyunChristina McHale | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2003 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay |  Astrid Waernes-Garcia | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2004 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Grass |  Ana Ivanovic | 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–7(4) |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2005 | ITF Catania, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Ivana Abramović | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2005 | ITF Felixstowe, England | 25,000 | Grass | Alla Kudryavtseva | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2006 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Sophie Ferguson | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2006 | ITF Gosford, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Chan Yung-jan | 6–3, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 6–1 | Mar 2006 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Monique Adamczak | 7–6(5), 6–2 |
| Win | 7–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Vittel, France | 50,000 | Clay |  Olivia Sanchez | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 8–1 | May 2008 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jingjing | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–2 | Sep 2008 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Monique Adamczak | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 9–2 | Sep 2008 | ITF Kawana, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Isabella Holland | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–2 | Oct 2008 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Melanie South | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–2 | Oct 2008 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | 100,000 | Carpet |  Corinna Dentoni | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–3 | Nov 2008 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | Ayumi Morita | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–4 | Feb 2010 | Burnie International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 12–4 | Mar 2010 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Yurika Sema | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–4 | Jun 2014 | Nottingham Challenge, UK | 50,000 | Grass |  Timea Bacsinszky | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–4 | Aug 2014 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard |  Lesia Tsurenko | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2005 | ITF Felixstowe, England | 25,000 | Grass | Alla Kudryavtseva | Leanne BakerFrancesca Lubiani | 1–6, 6–4, 2–3 ret. |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2005 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Tatiana Poutchek | Casey DellacquaLucia Gonzalez | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2006 | ITF Patras, Greece | 25,000 | Hard | Christina Horiatopoulos |  Mervana Jugić-SalkićYana Levchenko | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2006 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 75,000 | Clay | Akiko Morigami |  Līga Dekmeijere Alicja Rosolska | 6–3, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Baden-Baden, Germany | 50,000 | Clay |  Frederica Piedade | Libuše PrůšováBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(6) |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2008 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Chan Chin-wei |  Chang Kyung-miLee Jin-a | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2008 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Cho Yoon-jeongKim Jin-hee | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2008 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Michaela Johansson | Remi TezukaZhou Yimiao | 6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Oct 2008 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore |  Natalie GrandinRobin Stephenson | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Oct 2008 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | Jade Hopper | Casey Dellacqua Jessica Moore | 2–6, 6–7(3) |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Jersey, England | 25,000 | Hard | Melanie South |  Maret AniAnna Smith | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Nov 2010 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | 25,000 | Hard | Jade Hopper |  Tímea BabosTammi Patterson | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2010 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jade Hopper | Tímea Babos Melanie South | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2010 | Bendigo International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jade Hopper | Tímea Babos Melanie South | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jan 2014 | Burnie International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Storm Sanders | Eri HozumiMiki Miyamura | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–9 | Apr 2014 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Misaki DoiHsieh Shu-ying | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–9 | May 2014 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Arina Rodionova | Junri NamigataAkiko Yonemura | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–9 | Jun 2014 | Nottingham Challenge, UK | 50,000 | Grass | Arina Rodionova | Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt | 7–6(0), 6–1 |
| Win | 10–9 | Apr 2016 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Sharon Fichman | Yuki Kristina ChiangLauren Herring | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Season | 2011 | ... | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | JWR |
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| 2011 | |||||||
| 1. | Samantha Stosur | No. 6 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 42 |
| 2. | Francesca Schiavone | No. 4 | Fed Cup | Hard | RR | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 | No. 31 |
| 2015 | |||||||
| 3. | Angelique Kerber | No. 10 | Fed Cup | Hard | RR | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | No. 54 |
