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
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Tournament1999200020012002200320042005SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamaentsAustralian OpenAA4R2R2RQ1A0 / 35–3French OpenAQ23R1R1RAA0 / 32–3WimbledonA1R1R3R2RAA0 / 43–4US OpenA1RQF4R1RAA0 / 47–4Win–loss0–00–29–46–42–40–00–00 / 1417–14National representationOlympicsNH2Rnot heldANH0 / 11–1Tier I tournamentsIndian Wells OpenA2R1R3R2RA2R0 / 54–5Miami OpenA2R2R2R2RAQ10 / 43–4Berlin OpenAAA2R2RAA0 / 22–2Canadian OpenAA3R2RQ2AA0 / 23–2Pan Pacific OpenAA1R1RQ2AA0 / 20–2Charleston OpenAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1Kremlin CupAAQFAAAA0 / 12–1Zurich OpenAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–02–25–53–64–40–01–10 / 1815–18Career statisticsTournaments11020251502Career total: 73Titles0100000Career total: 1Finals0100000Career total: 1Overall win-loss1–113–1020–2024–246–160–01–21 / 7365–73
Doubles Tournament20002001200220032004SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAQF1R1R0 / 33–3French OpenAA3R1RA0 / 22–2WimbledonAA1R3RA0 / 22–2US OpenA3R1R2RA0 / 33–3Win–loss0–02–15–43–40–10 / 1010–10National representationOlympics1Rnot heldA0 / 10–1Tier I tournamentsIndian Wells OpenAAQF1RA0 / 22–2Miami OpenAA2R2RA0 / 22–2Berlin OpenAAQFAA0 / 12–1Canadian OpenAQ11R1RA0 / 20–2Charleston OpenAAA2RA0 / 11–1Kremlin CupA1RAAA0 / 10–1Pan Pacific OpenAA1R1RA0 / 20–2Win–loss0–00–15–52–50–00 / 117–11
WTA career finals Singles: 1 title Legend Tier IV (1–0) Titles by surface Hard (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Oct 2000 WTA Bratislava, Slovakia Tier IV Hard (i) Miriam Oremans 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Legend Tier V (1–1) Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Result W–L DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Oct 2001 WTA Bratislava, Slovakia Tier V Hard (i) Elena Bovina Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–1 Jan 2003 Canberra International, Australia Tier V Hard Dinara Safina Tathiana Garbin Émilie Loit 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
ITF finals Singles: 1 title Legend $25,000 tournaments (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Feb 2000 ITF Rockford, United States25,000 Hard (i) 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) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 1998 ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland10,000 Carpet (i) Zuzana Ondrášková Zuzana Hejdová Alena Vašková 4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win 1–1 Nov 1998 ITF Biel, Switzerland10,000 Hard (i) Lydia Steinbach Gréta Arn Katalin Miskolczi 6–2, 6–1Win 2–1 Jul 2001ITF tuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany25,000 Clay Eva Martincová Gréta Arn Amanda Grahame 0–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 2–2 Jun 2005 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic75,000 Clay Barbora Strýcová Yuliya Beygelzimer Mara Santangelo 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Best Grand Slam results details Australian Open2001 Australian OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Bryanne Stewart (WC)7–5, 4–6, 7–52R Anabel Medina Garrigues6–2, 4–6, 6–43R Elena Dementieva (9)2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–34R Serena Williams (6)2–6, 2–6French Open2001 French OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Stéphanie Foretz (WC)7–5, 7–52R Andrea Glass4–6, 7–5, 6–03R Silvia Farina Elia5–7, 6–7(4–7)Wimbledon Championships2002 Wimbledon (26th Seed)RoundOpponentScore1R Seda Noorlander6–1, 6–22R Selima Sfar6–3, 6–23R Jennifer Capriati (3)4–6, 2–6US Open2001 US OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Joannette Kruger6–1, 6–22R Silvija Talaja 6–1, 6–33R Meghann Shaughnessy (12)6–4, 6–14R Monica Seles (7)7–5, 4–6, 6–3QF Martina Hingis (1)2–6, 0–6
Top 10 wins
No.Player EventSurfaceScoreYears1 Nathalie Tauziat8LA Championships, United StatesHard1R6–3, 6–411320002 Monica Seles8US Open, United StatesHard4R7–5, 4–6, 6–33720013 Amélie Mauresmo6Kremlin Cup, RussiaCarpet2R6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4284 Jelena Dokic8Eastbourne International, United KingdomGrass2R6–4, 1–6, 6–2282002
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