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Kateřina Böhmová (tennis player, born 1986)

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Kateřina Böhmová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1986-11-18) 18 November 1986 (age 37)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2012
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 147,620
Singles
Career record130–110
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 107 (12 June 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2006)
French OpenQ1 (2005)
Wimbledon1R (2005)
US OpenQ1 (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record20–25
Highest rankingNo. 214 (24 July 2006)

Kateřina Böhmová (born 18 November 1986) is a Czech former professional tennis player. She is the daughter of Kateřina Böhmová-Skronská, Czechoslovak tennis player active in the 1980s. Through marriage she is also known as Kateřina Klapková.

Her career-high singles ranking is world No 107, which she achieved on 12 June 2006. Her biggest career highlight is winning the girls' doubles title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Michaëlla Krajicek.

Biography

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Böhmová has won three ITF Women's Circuit titles in her career, including the Barcelona Ladies Open in 2005; and has played on many WTA Tour events. She has made one Grand Slam main draw- at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in a tight three-setter to No. 9 seed Anastasia Myskina, 5–7, 7–6(5), 6–4. In 2004, Kateřina, alongside Michaëlla Krajicek, won the girls' doubles title at the 2004 French Open. She was also the runner-up at the 2003 French Open and the 2003 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles events, both with Krajicek.

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 24 August 2003 Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Poland Clay Poland Marta Leśniak 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2. 28 March 2004 Athens, Greece Hard France Virginie Pichet 1–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 23 May 2004 Caserta, Italy Clay (i) Spain Paula García 6–0, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4. 20 June 2004 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Germany Julia Babilon 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5. 8 August 2004 Rimini, Italy Clay Ukraine Yuliana Fedak 4–6, 3–6
Win 6. 8 October 2005 Barcelona Ladies Open, Spain Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 7. 6 August 2006 Baden-Baden, Germany Clay Germany Martina Müller 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (0–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 4 December 2005 Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
6–7(2–7), 5–7
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