Iveta Benešová
Melzer at the 2011 Australian Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Czech Republic
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| Residence | Most, Czech Republic |
| Born |
1 February 1983 Most, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,329,488 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 378 - 332 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (6 April 2009) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2011, 2012) |
| French Open | 3R (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2009, 2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2008, 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 269 - 224 |
| Career titles | 14 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (31 January 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2008, 2011) |
| French Open | 3R (2005, 2006, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010) |
| US Open | QF (2011) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| French Open | QF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | W (2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2009), 1R (2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 11–12 |
Iveta Benešová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvɛta ˈbɛnɛʃovaː]) (formerly Melzer, Czech: Melzerová; born 1 February 1983) is a Czech former professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. On 14 September 2012 she married Jürgen Melzer and adopted his family name. She announced her retirement from professional tennis via her Facebook page 13/08/2014. In 2015, she divorced Melzer and reverted to using her maiden name.
Benešová was the first player to be beaten by Ana Ivanovic in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2005 Australian Open.
At the 2006 Australian Open, for the first time, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam by beating fifth seed Mary Pierce. She lost in the next round to former world number 1 Martina Hingis.
Entering as a qualifier in the 2008 French Open, she reached the third round, beating 15th seed and compatriate Nicole Vaidišová in the first round, but lost to Petra Cetkovská.
Benešová started the year by playing the first edition of the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva. A week later, Benešová lost in the final of the tournament in Hobart to fellow-Czech Petra Kvitová. At the Australian Open, Benešová lost in the second round to eventual semifinalist and fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva.
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