Klára Koukalová
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Koukalová at the 2014 Kremlin Cup
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| Country (sports) |
 Czech Republic
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| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born |
24 February 1982 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,084,344 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 510–434 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 20 (15 April 2013) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2003) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2010) |
| US Open | 1R (2003–08, 2010–15) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 105–147 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 31 (19 May 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008, 2011, 2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2011, 2014) |
| US Open | 3R (2014) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 10–5 |
Klára Koukalová (formerly Zakopalová; born 24 February 1982) is a retired Czech tennis player. She was born and still lives in Prague.
Koukalová made her Grand Slam debut at the 2003 Australian Open, defeating fellow qualifier and Grand Slam debutante Maria Sharapova in the first round before going on to upset sixth-seed Monica Seles in the second round. Koukalová's run ended in the third round.
In January 2006, she played comeback player Martina Hingis, at the WTA tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, where she lost in the second round. Koukalová was seeded 29th at the 2006 Australian Open, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Bychkova. In that year, Koukalová had ten first-round losses in singles and failed to win a doubles match.
In 2008, Koukalová reached the final of the inaugural Cachantun Cup in Chile. She played the top seed Flavia Pennetta, but was forced to retire due to a sprained ankle. This also forced her to withdraw from the next tournament in Bogotá, where she had made the quarterfinals in 2007.
Koukalová's biggest win came at the 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain. She defeated world number 1 and ten-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in three sets. Williams was also her first round opponent at the 2009 French Open, where Koulalová lost.
Koukalová gained another good win over a top-5 player, defeating Dinara Safina in the first round of the 2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open.
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