Barbora Štefková
Barbora Štefková (married name: Hlavicová; born 4 April 1995) is a retired Czech tennis player.
Wimbledon qualifying 2016 | |
Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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Residence | Břuchotín, Czech Republic |
Born | Olomouc, Czech Republic | 4 April 1995
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Retired | June 2019 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Sylva Štefková |
Prize money | US$ 226,047 |
Singles | |
Career record | 174–122 (58.8%) |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 154 (27 February 2017) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2017) |
French Open | Q2 (2016) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
US Open | Q1 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 107–69 (60.8%) |
Career titles | 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 100 (14 January 2019) |
Štefková reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 154, on 27 February 2017. On 14 January 2019, she peaked at No. 100 in the doubles rankings. She won nine singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Štefková won her biggest title at the 2016 Lale Cup in Istanbul, where she defeated Anastasia Pivovarova in the final.
Her WTA Tour main-draw debut she made at the 2016 Prague Open in the doubles draw alongside Tereza Smitková. Štefková made her WTA main-draw singles debut at the 2016 Coupe Banque Nationale. She upset defending champion Annika Beck in the first round, before falling to Alison Van Uytvanck.
Due to reactive arthritis, she retired from professional tennis in June 2019.