She won eight singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 101. In December 2009, she peaked at No. 175 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the sister of Kristína Kučová, also professional tennis player.
Kučová qualified for the 2004 French Open, and drew 10th seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round of the clay-court tournament. She struggled to find a way past the Russian and was beaten in straight sets.
In 2008, Kučová competed at the 2008 GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary.[1] She knocked young Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky out of the tournament in the opening round, but failed to defeat hometown favourite Gréta Arn in the second, bowing out in straight sets.
Kučová qualified for her second Grand Slam championship, the 2010 Australian Open, by beating Julia Schruff in the third round of qualifying. She drew Gisela Dulko in the opening round, and after a first set shocker that lasted just 18 minutes,[2] Kučová fought back, but was ultimately knocked out in three sets. Following 18 months absent from the tennis court, Kučová qualified for her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance in three years at the 2013 French Open. There, she caused a huge upset by defeating 24th seed Julia Görges in straight sets. In the second round, she lost to Virginie Razzano in three sets. Her last professional tournament was at the 2013 French Open.
Personal lifeedit
Kučová's younger sister Kristína is also a tennis player.
zuzana, kučová, slovak, pronunciation, ˈzuzana, ˈkutʂɔʋaː, born, june, 1982, former, slovak, tennis, player, kučová, 2010, open, suezcountry, sports, slovakiaresidencebratislavaborn, 1982, june, 1982, bratislava, czechoslovakiaheight1, turned, pro2000retired20. Zuzana Kucova Slovak pronunciation ˈzuzana ˈkutʂɔʋaː born 26 June 1982 is a former Slovak tennis player Zuzana KucovaKucova at the 2010 Open GDF SuezCountry sports SlovakiaResidenceBratislavaBorn 1982 06 26 26 June 1982 age 41 Bratislava CzechoslovakiaHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Turned pro2000Retired2013PlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize money 418 032SinglesCareer record328 258 56 0 Career titles8 ITFHighest rankingNo 101 7 June 2010 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open1R 2010 French Open2R 2013 Wimbledon1R 2010 US Open1R 2010 DoublesCareer record104 106 49 5 Career titles4 ITFHighest rankingNo 175 7 December 2009 She won eight singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women s Circuit On 7 June 2010 she reached her best singles ranking of world No 101 In December 2009 she peaked at No 175 in the WTA doubles rankings She is the sister of Kristina Kucova also professional tennis player Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 ITF finals 3 1 Singles 24 8 16 3 2 Doubles 8 4 4 4 Grand Slam singles performance timeline 5 References 6 External linksCareer editKucova qualified for the 2004 French Open and drew 10th seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round of the clay court tournament She struggled to find a way past the Russian and was beaten in straight sets In 2008 Kucova competed at the 2008 GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest Hungary 1 She knocked young Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky out of the tournament in the opening round but failed to defeat hometown favourite Greta Arn in the second bowing out in straight sets Kucova qualified for her second Grand Slam championship the 2010 Australian Open by beating Julia Schruff in the third round of qualifying She drew Gisela Dulko in the opening round and after a first set shocker that lasted just 18 minutes 2 Kucova fought back but was ultimately knocked out in three sets Following 18 months absent from the tennis court Kucova qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw appearance in three years at the 2013 French Open There she caused a huge upset by defeating 24th seed Julia Gorges in straight sets In the second round she lost to Virginie Razzano in three sets Her last professional tournament was at the 2013 French Open Personal life editKucova s younger sister Kristina is also a tennis player ITF finals editLegend 100 000 tournaments 75 000 tournaments 50 000 tournaments 25 000 tournaments 10 000 tournaments Singles 24 8 16 edit Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Runner up 1 10 September 2000 ITF Zadar Croatia Clay nbsp Myriam Casanova 4 6 1 6 Runner up 2 8 October 2000 ITF Cairo Egypt Clay nbsp Sandra Klemenschits 4 1 4 2 1 4 4 5 4 3 5 Winner 1 24 June 2001 ITF Algiers Algeria Clay nbsp Mathilde Johansson 6 3 6 3 Runner up 3 29 July 2001 ITF Horb Germany Clay nbsp Lenka Novotna 5 7 4 6 Runner up 4 2 September 2001 ITF Bad Saulgau Germany Clay nbsp Lisa Fritz 1 6 0 6 Runner up 5 30 September 2001 ITF Verona Italy Clay nbsp Angelika Rosch 4 6 0 6 Runner up 6 2 June 2002 ITF Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay nbsp Sybille Bammer 6 2 4 6 5 7 Runner up 7 14 July 2002 ITF Darmstadt Germany Clay nbsp Sandra Klosel 4 6 6 7 3 Winner 2 30 March 2003 ITF Rome Italy Clay nbsp Delia Sescioreanu 6 3 6 7 5 6 0 Runner up 8 19 September 2004 ITF Sofia Bulgaria Clay nbsp Virag Nemeth 1 5 ret Runner up 9 29 May 2005 ITF Campobasso Italy Clay nbsp Mariya Koryttseva 7 5 1 6 5 7 Runner up 10 9 April 2006 ITF Athens Greece Clay nbsp Aurelie Vedy 2 6 7 5 3 6 Winner 3 15 December 2007 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Syna Kayser 6 2 6 2 Runner up 11 22 December 2007 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Chanelle Scheepers 2 6 0 6 Winner 4 25 October 2008 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Agnes Szatmari 7 6 5 4 6 6 3 Runner up 12 14 June 2009 ITF Zlin Czech Republic Clay nbsp Polona Hercog 3 6 1 6 Runner up 13 19 July 2009 ITF Darmstadt Germany Clay nbsp Sarah Gronert 1 6 1 6 Runner up 14 10 October 2009 ITF Jounieh Lebanon Clay nbsp Alexandra Dulgheru 6 3 3 6 4 6 Winner 5 16 October 2009 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Anna Gerasimou 6 3 7 5 Winner 6 24 October 2009 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Nina Bratchikova 6 0 7 6 5 Runner up 15 3 April 2010 ITF Monzon Spain Hard nbsp Anastasiya Yakimova 4 6 6 4 3 6 Winner 7 24 April 2010 ITF Bari Italy Clay nbsp Zuzana Ondraskova 6 4 6 2 Winner 8 23 October 2010 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Natalie Piquion 6 2 6 0 Runner up 16 30 October 2010 Lagos Open Nigeria Hard nbsp Nina Bratchikova 5 7 1 6 Doubles 8 4 4 edit Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner up 1 6 August 2000 ITF Bucharest Romania Clay nbsp Dominika Luzarova nbsp Liana Ungur nbsp Edina Gallovits Hall 5 7 0 4 ret Runner up 2 15 October 2000 ITF Cairo Egypt Clay nbsp Barbora Blahutiakova nbsp Sandra Klemenschits nbsp Daniela Klemenschits 0 4 0 4 0 4 Winner 1 25 March 2001 ITF Rome Italy Clay nbsp Iveta Benesova nbsp Claudia Ivone nbsp Roberta Vinci 4 6 6 4 6 4 Runner up 3 29 July 2001 ITF Horb Germany Clay nbsp Martina Strussova nbsp Annette Kolb nbsp Ivana Zupa 6 7 0 2 6 Winner 2 2 September 2001 ITF Bad Saulgau Germany Clay nbsp Renata Kucerova nbsp Gabriela Chmelinova nbsp Lenka Novotna w o Runner up 4 22 January 2006 ITF Fort Walton Beach United States Hard nbsp Chanelle Scheepers nbsp Maureen Drake nbsp Vladimira Uhlirova 6 2 4 6 5 7 Winner 3 17 March 2007 ITF Cairo Egypt Clay i nbsp Kristina Kucova nbsp Melissa Berry nbsp Michelle Gerards 6 7 3 6 4 6 3 Winner 4 13 June 2009 ITF Zlin Czech Republic Clay nbsp Kristina Kucova nbsp Nikola Frankova nbsp Carmen Klaschka 6 3 6 4Grand Slam singles performance timeline editKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round DNQ did not qualify A absent NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W L Australian Open A Q1 Q1 Q1 A A A Q2 1R Q3 A A 0 1 French Open A Q2 1R A Q1 A A Q1 Q3 Q1 A 2R 1 2 Wimbledon A Q2 Q1 Q1 A A A Q1 1R Q3 A A 0 1 US Open Q3 Q1 Q1 A A A Q1 Q2 1R Q1 A A 0 1References edit Zuzana Kucova Stats News Photos Record Retrieved 20 January 2010 Australian Open Tennis Championships 2010 Scores Retrieved 20 January 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zuzana Kucova Zuzana Kucova at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Zuzana Kucova at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Zuzana Kucova at CoreTennis net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zuzana Kucova amp oldid 1178598507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
