# Denisa Chládková

Denisa Chládková (born 8 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

## Life and career

Chládková did not win any WTA Tour titles, but she is probably best remembered for reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1997, playing in only her third Grand Slam main draw. After defeating Sandra Kleinová in the first round she stunned Lindsay Davenport in the second round, for the first top-ten win of her career. She then defeated Radka Zrubáková and María Vento-Kabchi before eventually losing to the champion, Martina Hingis.
Despite not winning any titles, she reached WTA Tour singles finals. The biggest of these was at the Tier-II event held in Hanover, Germany, where she lost to Serena Williams. She also finished runner-up at Knokke-Heist, losing to María Sánchez Lorenzo and Helsinki, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
On 16 June 2003, she ascended to her career-high ranking of No. 31 in the world. That same year she advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open, her best Grand Slam result since her memorable Wimbledon quarterfinal run six years previously.
During her career, she had wins over Lindsay Davenport, Barbara Schett, Anke Huber, Chanda Rubin, Silvia Farina Elia, Tamarine Tanasugarn and Magdalena Maleeva.

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 3 (runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–1)
* Tier III, IV & V (0–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1999 | French Community Championships, Belgium | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 7–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2000 | Faber Grand Prix, Germany | Hard | Serena Williams | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2002 | Nordic Light Open, Finland | Clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–0, 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |

## ITF finals

* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (7–2)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 30 April 1995 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Karolina Jagieniak | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 14 May 1995 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Christina Habernigg | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 14 July 1995 | ITF Puchheim, Germany | Clay | Sandra Klösel | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 4. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Sopot, Poland | Clay | Eva Martincová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 3 November 1996 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Emanuela Zardo | 7–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6. | 10 August 1997 | ITF Sopot, Poland | Clay | Magdalena Grzybowska | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 13 September 1998 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Joanne Ward | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 28 September 1998 | ITF Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6–1, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Modena, Italy | Clay | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 6–2, 6–3 |

### Doubles (4–2)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 11 December 1994 | ITF Vítkovice, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Sandra Kleinová | Jindra Gabrišová Dominika Gorecká | 6–4, 0–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 2. | 3 April 1994 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | Patrícia Marková | Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | 14 August 1995 | ITF Carthage, Tunisia | Clay | Daphne van de Zande | Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou | 4–6, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 4. | 4 March 1996 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Helena Vildová | Svetlana Krivencheva Olga Lugina | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5. | 17 June 1996 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Clay | Radka Pelikánová | Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková | 7–6$^{(0)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 22 July 1996 | ITF Rostock, Germany | Clay | Eva Martincová | Elisabeth Habeler Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | W–L |
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 8–9 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 6–9 |
| Wimbledon | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 8–9 |
| US Open | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4–8 |
| Win–loss | 5–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 26–35 |