Dája Bedáňová (born Daniela Bedáňová 9 March 1983) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the Czech Republic. She lives in
Leonberg
Leonberg (; swg, Leaberg) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (''Landkr ...
, 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
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Kruger turned professional in 1989, but ...
,
Silvija Talaja
Silvija Talaja (born 14 January 1978) is a Croatian former professional tennis player.
Talaja won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title on the ITF Women's Circuit, ITF Circuit. On 29 May 2000, s ...
,
Meghann Shaughnessy
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and
Monica Seles
Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Sla ...
, 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
Doubles
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 title
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF finals
Singles: 1 title
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Best Grand Slam results details
Top 10 wins
External links
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1983 births
Hopman Cup competitors
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Czech female tennis players
Living people
People from Leonberg
Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region)
Sportspeople from Ostrava
Wimbledon junior champions
US Open (tennis) junior champions
Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles
Olympic tennis players of the Czech Republic