Lucie Safarova is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No 1 in doubles, and No 5 in singles.
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109 Facts About Lucie Safarova
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Lucie Safarova is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open, 2017 Australian Open and 2017 French Open, all alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
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Lucie Safarova became world No 1 for the first time in August 2017, holding the top ranking for the next six weeks.
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In singles, Lucie Safarova won seven WTA titles, most notably the 2015 Qatar Open, and reached her highest ranking of world No 5 in September that year.
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Lucie Safarova reached her first major singles final at the 2015 French Open, being defeated by world No 1 Serena Williams.
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Lucie Safarova reached the semifinals at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, and the quarterfinals at the 2007 Australian Open, qualifying for the WTA Finals for the first time in 2015.
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Lucie Safarova represented the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup from 2004 to 2019, and was a key part of the team which won the competition five times between 2011 and 2018.
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Lucie Safarova competed at the Summer Olympics on three occasions, winning a bronze medal in doubles at the 2016 Rio Games partnering Barbora Strycova.
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Lucie Safarova plays left-handed with a two-handed backhand and possesses a high topspin forehand.
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Lucie Safarova is notorious for having a volatile return that is capable of hitting clean winners, as well as unforced errors.
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Lucie Safarova was coached by Rob Steckley until September 2016 when she split with him, ending a coaching relationship of more than three and a half years, and hired Frantisek Cermak.
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In December 2017, Lucie Safarova announced that she is reuniting with Rob Steckley for the 2018 season.
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Lucie Safarova started off 2006 by upsetting world No 6, Patty Schnyder, in the semifinals of the Gold Coast tournament and then winning the title with a straight-set victory.
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At the start of 2007, Lucie Safarova elected to represent the Czech Republic in the Hopman Cup instead of defending her Gold Coast title.
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Lucie Safarova then lost to fellow Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the quarterfinals.
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Lucie Safarova continued her good start to 2007 at the Paris indoor event.
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Lucie Safarova reached the final by defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets and Nicole Vaidisova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Justine Henin, all in straight sets.
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Lucie Safarova pulled out of her next event in Antwerp due to a shoulder injury.
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Lucie Safarova lost in round three of both Indian Wells and Miami to Shahar Pe'er and Serena Williams, respectively.
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Lucie Safarova defeated Daniela Hantuchova in the Czech Republic vs Slovak Republic Fed Cup encounter.
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Lucie Safarova then lost in the semifinals of the Tier-IV Estoril tournament to Victoria Azarenka.
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At Roland Garros, Lucie Safarova defeated Mauresmo in the third round, in straight sets.
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Lucie Safarova defeated Jessica Moore in the first round and Andrea Petkovic in the second round.
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Lucie Safarova was ranked No 23 and took on world No 56 Alicia Molik of Australia.
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Lucie Safarova lost the match followed by a loss with her partner on and off the court, Tomas Berdych, in mixed doubles.
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Lucie Safarova won her singles match against Sania Mirza in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova subsequently pulled out of the second round against world No 1, Justine Henin.
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Lucie Safarova sustained the injury during her first-round encounter against Molik at the Medibank International.
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Lucie Safarova reached the third round of the singles by beating Maret Ani and Mariya Koryttseva before losing to Sybille Bammer.
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Lucie Safarova became the first and only player to win the Classic more than once, as 2008 was the last edition of the tournament.
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Lucie Safarova began the year with a quarterfinal showing at the hardcourt event in Brisbane.
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Lucie Safarova defeated the Australians Isabella Holland and Samantha Stosur before being defeated by second-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
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Lucie Safarova did not advance past the second round in any of the other Grand Slam tournaments in 2009.
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Lucie Safarova started the 2010 season by reaching the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International, where she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters.
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Lucie Safarova then suffered first round losses at the Hobart International, where she retired against Kateryna Bondarenko in the third set, and the Australian Open, where she lost to sixth seed Venus Williams.
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Lucie Safarova made her first final of the year indoors in Paris by defeating Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals.
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Lucie Safarova then fell in three sets to qualifier Anna Lapushchenkova in the quarterfinals.
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Lucie Safarova then defeated Olga Govortsova and Alexandra Dulgheru to advance to the quarterfinals, where she beat world No 18 Nadia Petrova.
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Lucie Safarova retired due to a thigh injury while trailing Aravane Rezai by a set in the semifinals.
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Lucie Safarova defeated Jelena Dokic in the first round, but was defeated by Polona Hercog in the second round.
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Lucie Safarova began the year at the Brisbane International where she made it to the quarterfinals after tough matches against Akgul Amanmuradova and Shahar Pe'er where she lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova had her best result in 2011 at the Malaysian Open, where she reached the final against an in-form Jelena Dokic.
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Lucie Safarova held two championship points in the second-set tiebreaker, but was unable to convert either chance and succumbed in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova reached the second round in Indian Wells by beating Kristina Barrois, while serving a WTA season-high 18 aces, before losing a close match to 21st seed Andrea Petkovic.
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Lucie Safarova then defeated Patty Schnyder and lost to fourth seed Sam Stosur.
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Lucie Safarova was forced to pull out of the Czech Fed Cup tie against Belgium the following week due to a left thigh problem.
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Lucie Safarova defeated Spanish player Anabel Medina Garrigues by coming back from match point down in the third set.
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Lucie Safarova followed this victory with a three-set win over seventh seed Jelena Jankovic in round two and a two-set win over Jarmila Gajdosova in round three.
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Lucie Safarova then traveled to Eastbourne, where she lost in the opening round to eventual champion Marion Bartoli despite holding a match point.
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Lucie Safarova defeated fellow Czech Lucie Hradecka in the first round in three sete.
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Lucie Safarova was defeated by another Czech, Klara Zakopalova, in the second round.
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Lucie Safarova next played on clay in Bastad, but was taken out by Vesna Dolonc in straight sets in the first round.
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Lucie Safarova lost this match to eventual champion Serena Williams in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova then defeated wild card Madison Keys before a disappointing third round loss to Monica Niculescu.
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Lucie Safarova followed this tournament up with a semifinal appearance in Linz, Austria, where she lost to Dominika Cibulkova.
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Lucie Safarova was taken out in the first round of the Australian Open by Christina McHale.
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Lucie Safarova won both her singles matches against Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic in the final against Serbia.
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In 2013, Lucie Safarova did not advance past the second round at any of the Grand Slams in singles.
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The week following the US Open, Lucie Safarova won her fifth WTA singles title at the Challenge Bell.
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Lucie Safarova had a match point in the third round of the Australian Open against Li Na, but was eventually beaten in three sets as Li went on to win her second major title.
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Lucie Safarova had a slow start to the year with a first-round loss at the Sydney International to Samantha Stosur.
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Lucie Safarova then played at Antwerp and lost in the quarterfinals to fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova.
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Lucie Safarova next traveled to Dubai where she made it to the quarterfinals by upsetting defending champion Venus Williams along the way.
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Lucie Safarova then lost early at both the Indian Wells and the Miami Open to Elina Svitolina and Johanna Larsson, respectively.
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Lucie Safarova began her clay season in Stuttgart where she lost in the second round to eventual finalist Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, but she would go on to win the doubles title with Mattek-Sands.
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Lucie Safarova then played at the Prague Open and lost in the first round to Tereza Smitkova.
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Lucie Safarova then lost in the second round at the Italian Open to Alexandra Dulgheru in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova started her French Open singles campaign by defeating long time friend Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two tiebreakers.
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Lucie Safarova went on to defeat Kurumi Nara and 20th seed Sabine Lisicki, which set up a clash with the defending champion Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.
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Lucie Safarova then defeated former champion Ana Ivanovic in two tight sets to advance to her first ever Grand Slam tournament final, which she lost to Serena Williams in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova began the grass-court season by playing in Eastbourne International.
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Lucie Safarova lost her first match to Dominika Cibulkova, in straight sets.
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Lucie Safarova reached the fourth round, but was then defeated by unseeded CoCo Vandeweghe in two tiebreakers.
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Lucie Safarova then reached the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open, where she lost to Elina Svitolina in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova reached the final of the Connecticut Open, but lost to defending champion Petra Kvitova.
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Lucie Safarova then lost in the first round of the US Open to Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets.
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The rest of Lucie Safarova's season was blighted by a bacterial infection which hospitalized her.
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Since Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament, Lucie Safarova was able to play the WTA Finals for the first time in her career.
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Lucie Safarova closed the year in the Fed Cup Finals, where the Czech Republic won their fourth title in five years.
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Lucie Safarova skipped the whole Australian Open Series, including the Australian Open and thus failing to defend her doubles title, due to the same bacterial infection which hospitalized her at the end of 2015.
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Lucie Safarova returned to tennis at the Qatar Open, where she was the defending champion.
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In Indian Wells, Lucie Safarova lost to Yaroslava Shvedova in the second round after receiving a bye as the 11th seed.
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Lucie Safarova then partnered Ekaterina Makarova in doubles as the fifth seed, but they lost to Andreja Klepac and Katarina Srebotnik in the first round.
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Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova prevailed in straight sets, and dominated Chinese pairing Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai in the semifinals.
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Lucie Safarova turned her season around by winning her seventh career title at the Prague Open.
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Lucie Safarova won her first singles match of the year in the first round against Duque Marino, whom she beat in three sets.
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Lucie Safarova defeated CoCo Vandeweghe in the first round, but withdrew from the tournament, both from singles and doubles due to gastrointestinal illness.
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Lucie Safarova won in the first round against Daria Gavrilova, but lost in the second round to fifth seed Simona Halep.
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In Hobart, Lucie Safarova defeated Viktorija Golubic in the first round, but then she lost to qualifier Risa Ozaki.
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Lucie Safarova reached the semifinals in Taipei, where she lost to Peng.
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Lucie Safarova played for the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup quarterfinals against Spain in a dead rubber alongside Katerina Siniakova.
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Lucie Safarova lost in the first round at the French and then in the second round at Wimbledon.
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At the US Open, Lucie Safarova defeated Anett Kontaveit, Nao Hibino and Kurumi Nara, before losing to CoCo Vandeweghe in the fourth round.
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At the Australian Open, Lucie Safarova defeated Ajla Tomljanovic and Sorana Cirstea, before losing to Karolina Pliskova in the third round.
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On 10 November 2018, Lucie Safarova announced she would retire from the singles and doubles at the Australian Open.
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Lucie Safarova stated, the decision was based on her health issues.
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Lucie Safarova's ex-partners are Tomas Berdych, Kristian Bajza, Troy Hahn, Nicholas Tzekos and Jakub Lustyk.
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Lucie Safarova announced the birth of her daughter later that year.
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