Dája Bedáňová

Dája Bedáňová
Country (sports)Czech Republic Czech Republic
ResidenceLeonberg, Germany
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$902,005
Singles
Career record138–109
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 16 (29 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2001)
French Open3R (2001)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US OpenQF (2001)
Doubles
Career record59–64
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 34 (10 June 2002)

Dája Bedáňová (born Daniela Bedáňová 9 March 1983) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She lives in Leonberg, Germany. Bedáňová turned pro in 2000 and retired in 2005.

She was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2000. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 2001 US Open, defeating Joannette Kruger, Silvija Talaja, Meghann Shaughnessy and Monica Seles, then losing to Martina Hingis. She attained a career high ranking of 16 in singles in 2002.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A A 4R 2R 2R Q1 A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
French Open A Q2 3R 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 3R 2R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
US Open A 1R QF 4R 1R A A 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 9–4 6–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 0 / 14 17–14 55%
National representation
Olympics NH 2R NH A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Tier I
Indian Wells Open A 2R 1R 3R 2R A 2R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Miami Open A 2R 2R 2R 2R A Q1 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Berlin Open A A A 2R 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A 3R 2R Q2 A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Pan Pacific Open A A 1R 1R Q2 A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Charleston Open A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Kremlin Cup A A QF A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Zurich Open A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 2–2 5–5 3–6 4–4 0–0 1–1 0 / 18 15–18 45%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 10 20 25 15 0 2 Career total: 73
Titles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win-loss 1–1 13–10 20–20 24–24 6–16 0–0 1–2 1 / 73 65–73 47%

Doubles

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A A QF 1R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A A 3R 1R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon A A 1R 3R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
US Open A 3R 1R 2R A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 5–4 3–4 0–1 0 / 10 10–10 50%
National representation
Olympics 1R Not Held A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Tier I
Indian Wells Open A A QF 1R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Miami Open A A 2R 2R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Berlin Open A A QF A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Canadian Open A Q1 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Charleston Open A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Kremlin Cup A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Pan Pacific Open A A 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 5–5 2–5 0–0 0 / 11 7–11 39%

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 title

Legend
Tier IV & V (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2000 WTA Bratislava, Slovakia Tier IV Hard (i) Netherlands Miriam Oremans 6–1, 5–7, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Tier IV & V (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2001 WTA Bratislava, Slovakia Tier V Hard (i) Russia Elena Bovina France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jan 2003 Canberra International, Australia Tier V Hard Russia Dinara Safina Italy Tathiana Garbin
France Émilie Loit
3–6, 6–3, 4–6

ITF finals

Singles: 1 title

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2000 ITF Rockford, United States 25,000 Hard (i) Italy Francesca Schiavone 2–6, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1998 ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland 10,000 Carpet (i) Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková Czech Republic Zuzana Hejdová
Czech Republic Alena Vašková
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–1 Nov 1998 ITF Biel, Switzerland 10,000 Hard (i) Germany Lydia Steinbach Germany Gréta Arn
Hungary Katalin Miskolczi
6–2, 6–1
Win 2–1 Jul 2001 ITF tuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Eva Martincová Germany Gréta Arn
Australia Amanda Grahame
0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jun 2005 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic 75,000 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Italy Mara Santangelo
1–6, 6–4, 2–6

Best Grand Slam results details

Australian Open
2001 Australian Open
Round Opponent Score
1R Australia Bryanne Stewart (WC) 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
2R Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
3R Russia Elena Dementieva (9) 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
4R United States Serena Williams (6) 2–6, 2–6
French Open
2001 French Open
Round Opponent Score
1R France Stéphanie Foretz (WC) 7–5, 7–5
2R Germany Andrea Glass 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
3R Italy Silvia Farina Elia 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Wimbledon Championships
2002 Wimbledon (26th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Netherlands Seda Noorlander 6–1, 6–2
2R Tunisia Selima Sfar 6–3, 6–2
3R United States Jennifer Capriati (3) 4–6, 2–6
US Open
2001 US Open
Round Opponent Score
1R South Africa Joannette Kruger 6–1, 6–2
2R Croatia Silvija Talaja 6–1, 6–3
3R United States Meghann Shaughnessy (12) 6–4, 6–1
4R United States Monica Seles (7) 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
QF Switzerland Martina Hingis (1) 2–6, 0–6

Top 10 wins

Season 2000 2001 2002 Total
Wins 1 2 1 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ERR
2000
1.
2001
2.
3.
2002
4.
Preceded by WTA Newcomer of the Year
2000
Succeeded by