Iveta Benešová
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Iveta Benešová (Script error: No such module "IPA".) (formerly Melzer, Template:Langx; born 1 February 1983) is a Czech former tennis player. She began playing tennis aged seven and turned professional in 1998. She won two WTA Tour singles and 14 doubles tournaments, and one Grand Slam title in mixed doubles, partnered with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. On 14 September 2012, she married Melzer and adopted his family name (until 2015 when their relationship ended). She announced her retirement from tennis on 13 August 2014.
Career
2005–2008
Benešová was the first player to be beaten by Ana Ivanovic in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2005 Australian Open.[1]
At the 2006 Australian Open, for the first time, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship by beating fifth seed Mary Pierce. She lost in the next round to former world No. 1 Martina Hingis.[2]
Entering as a qualifier in the 2008 French Open, she reached the third round, beating 15th seed and compatriate Nicole Vaidišová in the first round, but lost to Petra Cetkovská.
2009
Benešová started the year by playing the first edition of the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva. A week later, Benešová lost in the final of the tournament in Hobart to fellow-Czech Petra Kvitová. At the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to eventual semifinalist and fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva.
Immediately after Australian, Benešová played in front of her home crowd in the Fed Cup tie against Spain. Despite losing her singles rubber to Nuria Llagostera Vives, the Czech team advanced to the semifinals after winning the tie 4–1.
At the Open GdF Suez in Paris, she lost in the first round to world No. 1, Serena Williams. Benešová then reached the semifinals of the tournament in Acapulco, a clay-court event. In the quarterfinals, she beat Mathilde Johansson, before losing to defending champion Flavia Pennetta.
On 6 April 2009, Benešová achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 25.
Seeded 6th at the first edition of the Monterrey Open, she beat fellow Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to unseeded Li Na.
Benešová fell to Ana Ivanovic in the third round of the French Open.
At Wimbledon, she beat Katie O'Brien, before falling to Jelena Janković in the second round.
2010
In singles, she defeated Simona Halep in the final of the Morocco Open to win her first WTA Tour trophy since 2004.
In doubles, she has won three titles. Along with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, she grabbed the titles in Paris as their opponents Cara Black and Liezel Huber withdrew and Monterrey defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Vania King. Partnering with Anabel Medina Garrigues, Benešová won Fes, making her winning both singles and doubles in the tournament.
2011
Benešová reached the fourth round of the Australian Open,[3] but was defeated by second seed Vera Zvonareva.[4]
Along with Záhlavová-Strýcová she won four titles in doubles.
At the Wimbledon Championships, she won the mixed doubles title with partner and later husband Jürgen Melzer.[5][6]
2012
Benešová once again reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, being defeated by eventual champion Victoria Azarenka in straight sets. On 29 April 2012 she won her last title at the Stuttgart doubles, again with Záhlavová-Strýcová.
She paused from playing tournaments until February 2014, mainly due to shoulder problems.
2014
In her first tournament as Iveta Melzer, she and her partner Petra Cetkovská reached the final of the Acapulco doubles which they lost in the third set.
At the French Open, she played the mixed doubles with her then husband Jürgen, they lost in the first round against top seeded Alexander Peya and Abigail Spears. It was their last Grand Slam mixed appearance together; at Wimbledon, Jürgen Melzer partnered Anabel Medina Garrigues.
Iveta Melzer ended her career on 15 August 2014, as shoulder problems prevented her from playing her best tennis.
Personal life
On 14 September 2012, Benešová married Austrian tennis player Jürgen Melzer at Laxenburg Castle in Austria. The relationship ended in 2015 and Iveta changed her name back to Benešová.[7][8][9]
Performance timelines
Template:Performance keyOnly main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | absent | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | absent | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | absent | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 42 | 24–42 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | not held | 1R | not held | 2R | not held | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||
| Premier Mandatory & 5 + former tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar OpenTemplate:Efn | not held / not master series | absent | 1R | 1R | 2R | absent | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| German / Madrid OpenTemplate:Efn | absent | 1R | 1R | absent | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | absent | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||
| Italian Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | absent | Q1 | 2R | absent | 2R | 2R | absent | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||
| Canadian Open | absent | Q2 | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q3 | absent | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||
| Cincinnati Open | not held / not master series | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | absent | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||
| Pan Pacific Open | absent | QF | Q2 | absent | QF | 1R | 3R | absent | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||
| China Open | not master series | 1R | A | 1R | absent | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| Charleston Open (former) | absent | 3R | 1R | absent | not master series | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| San Diego Open (former) | NMS | 2R | 2R | absent | not held | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| Kremlin Cup (former) | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | not master series | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||
| Zurich Open (former) | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | absent | not held / not master series | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–7 | 2–6 | 8–9 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 49 | 35–49 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 9 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 5 | Career total: 227 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 8 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 4–2 | 4–7 | 11–13 | 13–16 | 11–12 | 4–7 | 9–8 | 16–15 | 10–14 | 12–15 | 10–9 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0 / 118 | 104–121 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Clay win–loss | 3–6 | 4–10 | 14–6 | 6–7 | 4–7 | 1–9 | 13–8 | 11–8 | 8–8 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2 / 81 | 67–83 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Grass win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 5–18 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Carpet win–loss | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 5–11 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Overall win–loss | 8–10 | 9–21 | 25–20 | 21–28 | 17–22 | 6–17 | 22–18 | 29–27 | 18–24 | 15–24 | 11–17 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2 / 227 | 181–233 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
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| Year-end ranking | 81 | 140 | 36 | 54 | 60 | 119 | 43 | 39 | 60 | 54 | 81 | $3,329,488 | ||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | absent | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | absent | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||
| French Open | absent | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| Wimbledon | absent | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | absent | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||
| US Open | absent | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | absent | 0 / 9 | 10–9 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 37 | 33–37 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | not held | A | not held | 1R | not held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former | ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar OpenTemplate:Efn | not master series | absent | 1R | 1R | 2R | absent | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||
| Indian Wells Open | absent | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | QF | 2R | SF | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 13–10 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| Miami Open | absent | 1R | 2R | absent | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||
| Berlin / Madrid OpenTemplate:Efn | absent | 1R | 1R | QF | absent | 1R | 1R | 1R | absent | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||
| Italian Open | absent | QF | F | absent | 2R | 2R | absent | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||
| Canadian Open | absent | 2R | A | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | absent | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||
| Cincinnati Open | not master series | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | absent | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||
| Pan Pacific Open | absent | QF | absent | W | 1R | absent | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||
| China Open | not master series | 1R | A | 2R | absent | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| Charleston Open (former) | absent | F | 1R | absent | not master series | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| San Diego Open (former) | absent | 1R | 1R | absent | not master series | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| Kremlin Cup (former) | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | F | SF | A | not master series | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||
| Zurich Open (former) | absent | Q1 | 1R | A | not held / not master series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–7 | 10–6 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1 / 53 | 48–52 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | Career total: 198 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 14 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 26 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 2–6 | 5–8 | 14–20 | 22–25 | 18–18 | 20–16 | 24–18 | 29–19 | 32–17 | 32–17 | 18–17 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 14 / 198 | 220–185 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Year-end ranking | 190 | 130 | 63 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 29 | 36 | n/a | ||||
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 title
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina |
6–3, 6–2 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier III & IV & V / International (2–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2002 | WTA Bratislava, Slovakia | Tier V | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Maja Matevžič | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2004 | Mexican Open | Tier III | Clay | Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2004 | Portugal Open | Tier IV | Clay | Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit | 5–7, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2004 | Forest Hills Classic, U.S. | Tier V | Hard | Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2006 | Hobart International, Australia | Tier IV | Hard | Template:Flagicon Michaëlla Krajicek | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2008 | Portugal Open | Tier IV | Clay | Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jan 2009 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Petra Kvitová | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | May 2010 | Morocco Open | International | Clay | Template:Flagicon Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 26 (14 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & 5 (1–3) |
| Tier II / Premier (5–2) |
| Tier III & IV / International (8–7) |
ITF finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2001 | ITF Prešov, Slovakia | 10,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Michala Bzduseková | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2001 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Eva Fislová | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2004 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Virág Németh | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2008 | ITF Latina, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sesil Karatantcheva | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2008 | ITF Torhout, Belgium | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Elena Baltacha | 7–6(5), 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2000 | Bella Cup, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Lenka Novotná | Template:Flagicon Gabriela Chmelinová Template:Flagicon Jana Macurová |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2000 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Lenka Novotná | Template:Flagicon Olga Vymetálková Template:Flagicon Gabriela Chmelinová |
3–5, 4–2, 4–0, 1–4, 2–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2001 | ITF Rome, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Zuzana Kučová | Template:Flagicon Claudia Ivone Template:Flagicon Roberta Vinci |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2001 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Martina Babáková | Template:Flagicon Anastassia Belova Template:Flagicon Darya Kustova |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2002 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 50,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Caroline Dhenin | Template:Flagicon Dally Randriantefy Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2003 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 75,000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Olga Vymetálková | Template:Flagicon Maret Ani Template:Flagicon Libuše Průšová |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Dec 2003 | ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Michaela Paštiková | Template:Flagicon Libuše Průšová Template:Flagicon Barbora Strýcová |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Dec 2003 | ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Michaela Paštiková | Template:Flagicon Maret Ani Template:Flagicon Libuše Průšová |
walkover |
Top 10 wins
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| No. | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva | 10 | Charleston Open, United States | Clay (g) | 2R | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | No. 51 | 2005 |
| 2. | Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce | 5 | Australian Open | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | No. 42 | 2006 |
| 3. | Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković | 3 | Canadian Open | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | No. 75 | 2010 |
| 4. | Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur | 6 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 | No. 54 | 2012 |
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