| Vladimíra Uhlířová | |
| Residence: | London, England |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1978 |
| Birth Place: | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Turnedpro: | 2002 |
| Retired: | 2016 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $868,362 |
| Singlesrecord: | 58–79 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 400 (6 October 2003) |
| Doublesrecord: | 319–302 |
| Doublestitles: | 5 WTA, 17 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 18 (1 October 2007) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | QF (2011) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (2007, 2008, 2011) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (2012) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | SF (2007) |
| Australianopenmixedresult: | 2R (2012) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | QF (2011) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (2008, 2010) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | QF (2008) |
Vladimíra Uhlířová (born 4 May 1978) is a retired Czech tennis player.
In her career, she won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In October 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 400. In October 2007, she peaked at No. 18 in the doubles rankings.
Uhlířová reached the semifinals of the 2007 US Open, partnering Ágnes Szávay.
She announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2016.[1]
Uhlířová now provides television commentary on the WTA Tour. She speaks several languages, and is therefore able to translate many of the non-English exchanges when on-court coaching takes place during matches.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L | |||||||||||
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| style=text-align:left | Australian Open | A | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#ffebcd | QF | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | A | A | 9–7 | |||
| style=text-align:left | French Open | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | 10–10 |
| style=text-align:left | Wimbledon | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | style=background:#afeeee | 3R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | A | 6–8 | ||
| style=text-align:left | US Open | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:yellow | SF | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#afeeee | 2R | A | A | A | 5–7 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 1–3 | 8–4 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 30–32 |
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| Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | class=unsortable | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2007 | Open Gaz de France, France | Tier II | Carpet (i) |  Gabriela Navrátilová | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 2–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2007 | Qatar Open, Qatar | Tier II | Hard |  Ágnes Szávay | Martina Hingis  Maria Kirilenko | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2007 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Tier IV | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Martina Müller Gabriela Navrátilová | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2007 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | Tier III | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2008 | Open Gaz de France, France | Tier II | Hard | Eva Hrdinová |  Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Apr 2008 | Amelia Island Championships, United States | Tier II | Clay |  Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2008 | LA Women's Championships, United States | Tier II | Hard | Eva Hrdinová | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | 6–2, 5–7, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2009 | Slovenia Open, Slovenia | International | Hard | Julia Görges |  Camille Pin Klára Zakopalová | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2009 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | International | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6–1, 0–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 2010 | Slovenia Open, Slovenia | International | Hard | Maria Kondratieva | Anna Chakvetadze  Marina Erakovic | 6–4, 2–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2010 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Hard | Maria Kondratieva | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr | 4–6, 6–1, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Sep 2010 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Julia Görges Polona Hercog | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–9 | Apr 2011 | Barcelona Open, Spain | International | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7–5, 4–6, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 4–10 | May 2011 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Natalie Grandin |  Akgul Amanmuradova Chuang Chia-jung | 7–5, 4–6, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 4–11 | Jul 2011 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | International | Clay | Natalie Grandin |  Anabel Medina Garrigues  Alicja Rosolska | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–12 | Aug 2011 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Premier 5 | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Vania King  Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 5–12 | Sep 2011 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Vera Dushevina Galina Voskoboeva | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–13 | May 2012 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [3–10] |
| Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | class=unsortable | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:#ffa07a | Loss | 1. | Sep 2002 | style=background:#f0f8ff | ITF Winter Park, United States | style=background:#f0f8ff | 10,000 | Clay | Julie Ditty | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Legend | |
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| $100,000 tournaments | |
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Aug 2002 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Zuzana Černá | Valeria Bondarenko  Edita Liachovičiūtė | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 2002 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Ema Janašková |  Joana Cortez Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 3. | Jan 2003 | ITF Tallahassee, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Petra Rampre | Antonia Matic Arpi Kojian | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 4. | Mar 2003 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Borka Majstorović Frederica Piedade | w/o | ||
| Win | 5. | Apr 2003 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Zuzana Černá |  Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 6. | Apr 2003 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay |  İpek Şenoğlu | Jana Macurová Gabriela Chmelinová | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2003 | ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Kika Hogendoorn | 4–6, 0–2 ret. | ||
| Loss | 8. | Aug 2003 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Zuzana Černá |  Elke Clijsters Kirsten Flipkens | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 9. | Feb 2004 | ITF Albufeira, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Zuzana Černá | Kildine Chevalier Frederica Piedade | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 10. | Apr 2004 | ITF Patras, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Martina Müller |  Chantal Coombs Emily Webley-Smith | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 11. | Apr 2004 | ITF Bari, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Martina Müller | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados | 2–6, 7–5, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 12. | May 2004 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Giulia Casoni |  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | 13. | May 2004 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Kathrin Wörle | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 14. | Jun 2004 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Martina Müller |  Erica Krauth Katalin Marosi | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 15. | Nov 2004 | ITF Tucson, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Krysty Marcio Jessica Nguyen | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 16. | Jan 2005 | ITF Tampa, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Julie Ditty | Cory Ann Avants Kristen Schlukebir | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 17. | Jan 2005 | ITF Miami, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Julie Ditty |  Mélanie Marois Sarah Riske | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Win | 18. | Feb 2005 | ITF Rockford, United States | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Julie Ditty | Joana Cortez Svetlana Krivencheva | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 19. | Apr 2005 | ITF Dothan, United States | 75,000 | Clay | Julie Ditty | Carly Gullickson Galina Voskoboeva | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 20. | Jun 2005 | Zagreb Open, Croatia | 75,000 | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 21. | Sep 2005 | ITF Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Zsófia Gubacsi Mariya Koryttseva | 6–0, 7–5 | |
| Win | 22. | Jan 2006 | ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Maureen Drake |  Zuzana Kučová Chanelle Scheepers | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 23. | Feb 2006 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 75,000 | Carpet | Lucie Hradecká | Tatiana Poutchek Anastasiya Yakimova | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 24. | Aug 2009 | ITF Trnava, Slovak Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Michaela Paštiková Darina Šeděnková | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 25. | Sep 2009 | ITF Biella, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Darya Kustova Renata Voráčová | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | |
| Loss | 26. | Nov 2009 | ITF Nantes, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Renata Voráčová | Lucie Hradecká Michaela Paštiková | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 27. | Dec 2009 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 75,000 | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Julia Görges  Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–4, 2–6, [8–10] | |
| Loss | 28. | Dec 2010 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 75,000 | Hard |  Sania Mirza | Julia Görges Petra Martić | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
| Win | 29. | Mar 2011 | ITF Nassau, Bahamas | 100,000 | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears | 6–4, 6–2 |