Vladimíra Uhlířová
Czech tennis player
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| Intro | Czech tennis player | ||||
| Places | Czech Republic | ||||
| is | Athlete Tennis player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 4 May 1978, České Budějovice, České Budějovice District, South Bohemia Region, Czech Republic | ||||
| Age | 46 years | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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Biography
Vladimíra Uhlířová (born 4 May 1978 in České Budějovice) is a retired Czech tennis player.
Uhlířová has won five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 17 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. In October 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of World No. 400, whilst reaching World No. 18 in doubles in October 2007.
Uhlířová reached the semifinals of the 2007 US Open partnering Ágnes Szávay.
She announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2016. Uhlířová now provides commentary for TennisTV on the WTA Tour.
Women's doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L |
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| 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
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
Doubles (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 2011 | Cincinnati | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
WTA Finals
Doubles (5–13)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 5 February 2007 | Open Gaz de France, Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Gabriela Navrátilová | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 March 2007 | Qatar Total Open, Doha, Qatar | Hard | Ágnes Szávay | Martina Hingis Maria Kirilenko | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 23 April 2007 | Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Martina Müller Gabriela Navrátilová | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 July 2007 | Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 February 2008 | Open Gaz de France, Paris, France | Hard | Eva Hrdinová | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 April 2008 | Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 27 July 2008 | East West Bank Classic, Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Eva Hrdinová | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | 6–2, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 25 July 2009 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Julia Görges | Camille Pin Klára Zakopalová | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25 October 2009 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6–1, 0–6, [7–10] |
| Winner | 4. | 24 July 2010 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Maria Kondratieva | Anna Chakvetadze Marina Erakovic | 6–4, 2–6, 10–7 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 31 July 2010 | İstanbul Cup, İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Maria Kondratieva | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr | 4–6, 6–1, [9–11] |
| Runner-up | 8. | 26 September 2010 | Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Julia Görges Polona Hercog | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 25 April 2011 | Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
| Runner-up | 10. | 21 May 2011 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Akgul Amanmuradova Chuang Chia-jung | 7–5, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Runner-up | 11. | 10 July 2011 | Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Anabel Medina Garrigues Alicja Rosolska | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 21 August 2011 | Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Winner | 5. | 25 September 2011 | Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Vera Dushevina Galina Voskoboeva | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 26 May 2012 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [3–10] |