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Gabriela Kučerová

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Gabriela Kučerová
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1977-11-28) 28 November 1977 (age 46)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$43,812
Singles
Career record123–91
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (27 July 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1999)
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Doubles
Career record33–38
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 252 (9 November 1998)

Gabriela Kučerová (born 28 November 1977) is a German former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Kučerová, who is originally from Prague, started playing tennis at the age of seven and was coached by her father Jaroslav, who was a top player in Czechoslovakia. Her elder sister, Magdalena Kučerová, also played on the WTA Tour.[1]

A right-handed player, Kučerová turned professional in 1995 and reached a top singles ranking of 180 in the world, winning four ITF titles. As a doubles player she featured in her only WTA Tour main draw, which came at the 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg.[2]

ITF finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 5 October 1997 Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i) Czech Republic Helena Vildová 3–6, 2–6
Win 1. 23 November 1997 Deauville, France Carpet (i) Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 6–3, 7–6
Win 2. 25 January 1998 Miami, United States Hard United States Lilia Osterloh 6–2, 6–1
Win 3. 12 April 1998 Calvi, France Hard Belgium Nancy Feber 7–5, 6–1
Loss 2. 22 August 1999 Koksijde, Belgium Clay France Sophie Erre 7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Win 4. 28 November 1999 Mallorca, Spain Clay Romania Oana Elena Golimbioschi 6–1, 6–2

Doubles (3–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 22 June 1997 Tallinn, Estonia Hard Germany Magdalena Kučerová Hungary Nóra Köves
Finland Kirsi Lampinen
6–4, 6–1
Win 2. 10 August 1997 Paderborn, Germany Clay Germany Magdalena Kučerová Austria Sabine Lutter
Germany Katja Pohlmann
6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 14 December 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Germany Magdalena Kučerová Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
Czech Republic Libuše Průšová
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1. 1 November 1998 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Radka Pelikánová Russia Olga Lugina
Russia Elena Makarova
0–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "Gabriela Kucerova im Zwiespalt". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Strasbourg - 17 May - 22 May 1999". itftennis.com.
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