Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (née Hlaváčková; Czech pronunciation: [ˈandrɛa sɛsˈcɪɲɪ ˈɦlavaːtʃkovaː]; born 10 August 1986) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She reached WTA singles ranking No. 58 in September 2012. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 3, achieved on 22 October 2012. Hlaváčková has won two Grand Slam doubles titles: the 2011 French Open and the 2013 US Open, both times partnered with Lucie Hradecká. Together with Tímea Babos, Hlaváčková won 2017 WTA Finals. She was also part of the victorious Czech team in 2014 Fed Cup[4] and won the mixed-doubles title at the 2013 US Open paired with Max Mirnyi. Her elder sister is retired professional tennis player Jana Hlaváčková.
_(29827835706).jpg) Hlaváčková at the 2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Residence | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| Born | 10 August 1986 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 5,261,917 |
| Official website | andreahlavackova.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 359–317 (53.1%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 58 (10 September 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2011, 2012) |
| US Open | 4R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 522–246 (68.0%) |
| Career titles | 27 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (22 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2016, 2017) |
| French Open | W (2011) |
| Wimbledon | F (2012) |
| US Open | W (2013) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2017) |
| Olympic Games | F (2012) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2012) |
| French Open | SF (2016, 2017) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2014) |
| US Open | W (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W 2012, 2014 Record 4–2 |
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 26 March 2019. | |
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Personal life
Hlaváčková married former Italian tennis player and WTA employee, Fabrizio Sestini, in July 2017.[5] She is now competing under her new name "Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková" following the end of the 2017 season.[2][3]
Tennis career
Hlaváčková started playing tennis at the age of three.[6]
Hlaváčková was the top-ranked girls doubles player at the end of 2003. This was the last year in which there were separate junior singles and doubles rankings.[7] Her highest girls singles ranking was No. 5, on 5 January 2004.[6] In her U18-junior career she won three singles titles: a Grade 2 at Hostivar (September 2002), a Grade 1 at Frankfurt (June 2003), and a Grade 3 at Plzen (July 2004), and 15 doubles titles.[6]
Hlaváčková won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles title in 2003, on 19 October, with compatriot Tereza Szafnerová. The team defeated Lucie Kriegsmannová and Pavlína Šlitrová in the final.
In May 2006, Hlaváčková won her first ITF singles title at a 25k in Tenerife, Spain, when she beat Monique Adamczak in the final.[8] She won her first ITF doubles title of 2006 in Jersey, Channel Islands with Matea Mezak. Hlaváčková and Renata Voráčová won a title in Fontanafredda, Italy over Daniela and Sandra Klemenschits. In late 2006, she won three straight doubles events that she entered. All of them came with compatriot Nikola Franková in November and December.
In 2007, Hlaváčková won her first WTA doubles title, partnered with compatriot Petra Cetkovská. Hlaváčková and Sandra Klösel of Germany entered the 2007 Wimbledon women's doubles competition main draw as lucky losers. The team defeated Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the first round, but fell to Michaëlla Krajicek and Agnieszka Radwańska in the second. The Czech team won the title in their home country, at the Prague Open. They defeated Ji Chunmei and Sun Shengnan. On the ITF Women's Circuit, Hlaváčková won four doubles titles. Her first of the year came in March in Tenerife, Spain, along with Margit Rüütel. Her next two titles came in La Palma, Spain and Calvià, Spain, both with Cetkovská. Hlaváčková won her fourth title with Lucie Hradecká in Jersey, Great Britain to retain her crown.
She made a successful WTA partnership with Lucie Hradecká, and teamed with her to win the 2008 ECM Prague Open in their home country of the Czech Republic. To win, the pair defeated Jill Craybas and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final. Their second title of the year then came at the 2008 Gastein Ladies, where they beat Sesil Karatantcheva and Nataša Zorić in the final.
In August 2009, Hlaváčková won her second ITF singles title at a 25k in Bad Saulgau, Germany.[8]
She won three 25k singles titles in 2010: in Sutton, England in February, in Les Contamines-Montjoie, France in July and in Vigo, Spain in August.[8]
Hlaváčková won her first Grand Slam title in doubles with Hradecká at the 2011 French Open, beating Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in the final. She won also two ITF singles titles in 2011: a 50k in the Bronx in August, and a 25k in Clermont-Ferrand in October.[8]
On 5 August 2012, she won the silver medal at the London Olympics along with her women's doubles partner Hradecká.[9] At the US Open, she reached the fourth round. She upset Maria Kirilenko in the third round, but was defeated by fourth seed and eventual champion Serena Williams in the round of 16, 6–0, 6–0.[10]
At the 2013 US Open, Hlaváčková won both the mixed-doubles title paired with Max Mirnyi and the women's doubles title with Lucie Hradecká.[11]
Hlaváčková won her eighth ITF singles title at a 25k in Plzen, Czech Republic in August 2015.[8]
On 13 August 2016, at the Rio Summer Olympics, Hlaváčková's left eye was hit by a ball, from an overhead volley from Martina Hingis.[12]
Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1–3 |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0–3 | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | 3–5 | |
| US Open | A | Q3 | 4R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 3–1 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–12 |
Doubles
This table is current through the 2018 Qatar Total Open.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | 3R | F | F | QF | A | A | 0 / 10 | 27–10 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | W | SF | SF | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | SF | A | 1 / 10 | 28–9 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | QF | SF | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 12 | 21–12 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | F | W | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | A | 1 / 10 | 27–9 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 18–4 | 14–3 | 10–4 | 9–4 | 12–4 | 11–4 | 11–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2 / 40 | 99–38 |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | S | Not Held | 4th | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 7–3 | ||||||||
| Year-end championship | |||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | SF | QF | W | SF | DNQ | 1 / 5 | 6–6 | |
| WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | A | P | 0 / 9 | 11–9 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | SF | 1R | A | P | 0 / 9 | 8–9 |
| Madrid Open | Not Held | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | QF | F | SF | A | P | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | ||
| China Open | Tier II | A | A | A | A | A | W | QF | 1R | F | W | A | 2 / 5 | 14–3 | |||
| WTA Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[1] | NP5 | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 1R | F | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 2R | SF | SF | F | A | P | 0 / 6 | 11–6 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |
| Cincinnati Open | Tier III | A | A | 2R | W | 2R | SF | 1R | A | QF | QF | A | 1 / 7 | 12–6 | |||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[2] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | SF | 2R | A | F | A | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | |
| Tournament | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 4 | Career total: 175 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Career total: 25 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | Career total: 45 | |||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 5–2 | 12–5 | 14–9 | 17–13 | 30–16 | 48–12 | 33–14 | 31–16 | 33–22 | 41–19 | 60–19 | 8–4 | 333–152 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 236 | 99 | 71 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 5 | |||||
Notes
- 1 The first Premier-5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier-5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier-5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status.
- 2 In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2011 | French Open | Clay | |
  |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | |
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2012 | US Open | Hard | |
 |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2013 | US Open | Hard | |
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6–7 (4–7), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2016 | Australian Open | Hard | |
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6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  |
|
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2013 | US Open | Hard |  |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Other significant finals
Year-end championships
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | WTA Finals Istanbul | Hard (i) | |
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2017 | WTA Finals Singapore | Hard (i) |  |
  |
4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments
Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2012 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | |
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2014 | China Open | Hard | |
 |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2017 | Dubai Championships | Hard | |
|
2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2017 | Madrid Open | Clay | |
 |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2017 | China Open | Hard | |
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2018 | Italian Open | Clay | |
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2018 | Wuhan Open | Hard | |
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2018 | China Open | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Olympic medal matches
Doubles: 1 final (1 silver medal)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2012 | Summer Olympics London | Grass | | |
4–6, 4–6 |
| 4th place | 2016 | Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro | Hard | | |
5–7, 1–6 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay |  |
5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 50 (27 titles, 23 runner-ups)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (2–4) |
| WTA Tour Championships (1–1) |
| Olympic Games (0–1) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (3–5) |
| Tier II / Premier (4–6) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (17–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | May 2007 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
Tier IV | Clay | |
|
7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 2008 | Prague Open, Czech Republic (2) |
Tier IV | Clay | |
|
1–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 3. | Jul 2008 | Gastein Ladies, Austria |
Tier III | Clay | |
  |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 2009 | Gastein Ladies, Austria (2) |
International | Clay | |
 |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Jan 2010 | Brisbane International, Australia |
International | Hard | |
 |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4] |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 2011 | U.S. National Indoor, United States |
International | Hard (i) | |
|
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 6. | Apr 2011 | Morocco Open, Morocco |
International | Clay | |
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | May 2011 | Brussels Open, Belgium |
Premier | Clay |  |
 |
3–6, 6–0, [10–5] |
| Win | 8. | Jun 2011 | French Open, France |
Grand Slam | Clay | |
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2011 | Palermo International, Italy |
International | Clay | |
|
5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 9. | Jan 2012 | Auckland Open, New Zealand |
International | Hard | |
|
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 10. | Feb 2012 | U.S. National Indoor, United States |
International | Hard (i) | |
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 2012 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
Grand Slam | Grass | |
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 2012 | Summer Olympics, United Kingdom |
Olympics | Grass | |
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | Aug 2012 | Cincinnati Open, United States |
Premier 5 | Hard | |
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Aug 2012 | Connecticut Open, United States |
Premier | Hard | |
|
6–4, 0–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 6. | Sep 2012 | US Open, United States |
Grand Slam | Hard | |
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12. | Oct 2012 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg |
International | Hard (i) | |
 |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 2012 | WTA Finals, Turkey |
WTA Finals | Hard (i) | |
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Feb 2013 | Open GDF Suez, France |
Premier | Hard (i) | |
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Apr 2013 | Volvo Car Open, United States |
Premier | Clay (green) | |
 |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 13. | Jul 2013 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary |
International | Clay | |
 |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 14. | Sep 2013 | US Open, United States |
Grand Slam | Hard | |
|
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | Sep 2013 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada |
International | Carpet (i) | |
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Sep 2014 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada |
International | Carpet (i) | |
 |
3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
| Win | 15. | Oct 2014 | China Open, China |
Premier M | Hard | |
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | Feb 2015 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
International | Hard | |
|
6–7(2–7), 7–5, [11–13] |
| Loss | 13. | Jun 2015 | Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom |
Premier | Grass | |
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Oct 2015 | Linz Open, Austria |
International | Hard | |
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 15. | Jan 2016 | Australian Open, Australia |
Grand Slam | Hard | |
|
6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 16. | Apr 2016 | Prague Open, Czech Republic (3) |
International | Clay | |
 |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 17. | Jun 2016 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom |
International | Grass | |
|
7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 18. | Sep 2016 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada |
International | Carpet (i) | |
|
7–6(7–2),7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 19. | Oct 2016 | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
Premier | Hard (i) | |
|
4–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| Win | 20. | Jan 2017 | Shenzhen Open, China |
International | Hard | |
 |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 16. | Jan 2017 | Australian Open, Australia |
Grand Slam | Hard | |
|
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | Feb 2017 | Dubai Championships, UAE |
Premier 5 | Hard | |
|
2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 21. | May 2017 | Morocco Open, Morocco (2) |
International | Clay | |
|
2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 18. | May 2017 | Madrid Open, Spain |
Premier M | Clay | |
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 22. | Sep 2017 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada (2) |
International | Carpet (i) | |
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 23. | Sep 2017 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan |
International | Hard | |
 |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19. | Oct 2017 | China Open, China |
Premier M | Hard | |
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 24. | Oct 2017 | Kremlin Cup, Russia (2) |
Premier | Hard (i) | |
 |
6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 25. | Oct 2017 | WTA Finals, Singapore |
WTA Finals | Hard (i) | |
|
4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 20. | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia |
Premier | Hard | |
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 21. | May 2018 | Italian Open, Italy |
Premier 5 | Clay | |
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 26. | Aug 2018 | Connecticut Open, United States |
Premier | Hard | |
|
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4] |
| Loss | 22. | Sep 2018 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan |
Premier | Hard (i) | |
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 23. | Sep 2018 | Wuhan Open, China |
Premier 5 | Hard | |
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 27. | Oct 2018 | China Open, China (2) |
Premier M | Hard | |
|
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
References
- http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/80459/title/Andrea-HLAVACKOVA#bio
- http://www.tenisportal.cz/zpravy/hlavackova-potkavat-se-s-manzelem-na-tour-za-to-jsem-vdecna-21527/
- https://www.denik.cz/tenis/tenistka-hlavackova-namluvy-s-novou-partackou-maily-zpravy-i-osobni-debaty-20171031.html
- Fed Cup: Players
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- Atkins, Hunter (3 September 2012). "From First Shot to Last, Williams Is Dominant". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- Associated Press (7 September 2013). "Hlavackova, Hradecka win doubles". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- "Andrea Hlavackova hits out at Martina Hingis over headshot at Rio Olympics".
External links
- Official website (in English and Czech)
- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková at the Women's Tennis Association
- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková at the Fed Cup
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