Gabriela Kučerová
{{short description|German tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Gabriela Kučerová
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{GER}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.69 m
| retired = 2002
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $43,812
| singlesrecord = 123–91
| singlestitles = 4 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 180 (27 July 1998)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (1999)
| USOpenresult = Q1 (1998)
| doublesrecord = 33–38
| doublestitles = 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 252 (9 November 1998)
}}
Gabriela Kučerová (born 28 November 1977) is a German former professional tennis player.
Biography
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.{{cite news |title=Gabriela Kucerova im Zwiespalt |url=https://www.mittelbayerische.de/sport/regional/regensburg-nachrichten/gabriela-kucerova-im-zwiespalt-21524-art660206.html |work=Mittelbayerische Zeitung |date=5 May 2011 |language=German}}
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.{{cite web |title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Strasbourg - 17 May - 22 May 1999 |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001103 |website=itftennis.com}}
ITF finals
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| Legend |
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| $50,000 tournaments |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (4–2)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 5 October 1997 | Langenthal, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Vildová | 3–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 23 November 1997 | Deauville, France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|BUL}} Lubomira Bacheva | 6–3, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 25 January 1998 | Miami, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh | 6–2, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 12 April 1998 | Calvi, France | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nancy Feber | 7–5, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 22 August 1999 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sophie Erre | 7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 28 November 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ROM}} Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 6–1, 6–2 |
=Doubles (3–1)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 22 June 1997 | Tallinn, Estonia | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Magdalena Kučerová | {{flagicon|HUN}} Nóra Köves | 6–4, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 10 August 1997 | Paderborn, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Magdalena Kučerová | {{flagicon|AUT}} Sabine Lutter | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 14 December 1997 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Magdalena Kučerová | {{flagicon|CZE}} Michaela Paštiková | 6–3, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 1 November 1998 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Radka Pelikánová | {{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Lugina | 0–6, 1–6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}사
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Category:German female tennis players
Category:Czech emigrants to Germany
Category:Tennis players from Prague