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Lucie Safarova Biography
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Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born on February 4, 1987 in Brno.
Šafářová has won three WTA tour singles titles.
2005 and 2006
In her career she has reached five singles finals: In 2005 at Estoril (clay), 's-Hertogenbosch (grass), Forest Hills (hardcourt), 2006 at Gold Coast (hardcourt), and 2007 in Paris (carpet). She won in Portugal but lost in the Netherlands to fellow Czech tennis player Klára Koukalová 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. In August she won her second tournament over the high-profile Indian teenager Sania Mirza in the final.
She started off 2006 with a straight sets victory in the final of the Gold Coast tournament, upsetting world No. 6 Patty Schnyder in the semifinal en route to the title. Also in 2006 she made her first Tier II semifinal at Amelia Island, losing to eventual champion Nadia Petrova, upsetting Nicole Vaidisova in the round of 16, with another semifinal at the Tier IV Palermo, losing to Anabel Medina Garrigues.
2007
At the start of 2007, instead of defending her Gold Coast title, Šafářová played the Hopman Cup, representing the Czech Republic. Due to not defending the points at that tournament, Šafářová came into the first Slam of the year ranked No.70 and unseeded. Yet, Šafářová made headlines at the 2007 Australian Open when she stunned the defending champion and No.2 seed Amélie Mauresmo in the fourth round 6-4, 6-3. She then lost to fellow Czech, Nicole Vaidisova 6-1 6-4 in the quarterfinals. After the Australian Open, her ranking rose from No. 70 to No. 31.
Šafářová continued her good start to 2007 at the Open Gaz de France in Paris. Šafářová reached the final, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets and Nicole Vaidisova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Justine Henin, all in straight sets, but she failed against Nadia Petrova (4-6, 6-1, 6-4). She then pulled out of her next event in Antwerp due to a shoulder injury.
source: wikipedia.org
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