Jana Čepelová

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Jana Čepelová
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Full name Jana Čepelová
Country (sports)  Slovakia
Residence Košice, Slovakia
Born (1993-05-29) 29 May 1993 (age 30)
Košice, Slovakia
Height 1.68 m
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,002,980
Singles
Career record 209–143
Career titles 5 ITF
Highest ranking 50 (12 May 2014)
Current ranking 134 (16 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2013)
French Open 2R (2013)
Wimbledon 3R (2012)
US Open 2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record 54–43
Career titles 3 ITF
Highest ranking 158 (18 May 2015)
Current ranking 412 (16 May 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open
French Open 2R (2014)
Wimbledon 2R (2013)
US Open 1R (2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 5–7
Last updated on: 16 May 2016.

Jana Čepelová (born 29 May 1993) is a Slovak tennis player.

Čepelová has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 50. On 18 May 2015, she peaked at world number 158 in the doubles rankings.

Čepelová's best result at a major was the third round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. As a junior, she won the girls' doubles event at the 2010 Australian Open with Chantal Škamlová.[1]

Personal life

Čepelová was born in Košice to Peter and Jarmila and is currently coached by Martin Zathurecký.[2]

Career

Junior career

Jana Čepelová and Chantal Škamlová won girls' doubles at 2010 Australian Open. They also won silver medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. At the same event, Čepelová won bronze medal in singles.

2012: Coming onto the WTA Tour

Čepelová spent most of her 2012 year on the ITF Tour. Her best achievement on the WTA Tour was at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Alla Kudryavtseva, Chanel Simmonds and Ekaterina Bychkova in qualifying. In round one, she beat fellow qualifier Kristina Mladenovic in three sets. In the second round, she upset 26th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues. In the third round, she lost to world number 2 Victoria Azarenka.

2014: First WTA final

At the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Čepelová enjoyed a very successful tournament, beating a field which included Serena Williams, Daniela Hantuchová and Belinda Bencic before losing to Andrea Petkovic in the final.

2015

At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Čepelová upset world number 3 Simona Halep in the 1st round. In the second round, Čepelová lost to Monica Niculescu.

Career statistics

WTA finals

Singles (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–1)
International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 6 April 2014 Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States Clay Germany Andrea Petkovic 5–7, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (5–5)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 February 2010 Eilat, Israel Hard Austria Janina Toljan 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 18 October 2010 Monastir, Tunisia Hard Czech Republic Martina Borecká 5–7, 1–6
Winner 1. 25 October 2010 Monastir, Tunisia Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 6–2, 6–2
Winner 2. 17 January 2011 Stuttgart-Stammheim, Germany Hard (i) Germany Nina Zander 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 20 June 2011 Kristinehamn, Sweden Clay Romania Alexandra Cadanțu 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 27 June 2011 Ystad, Sweden Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 3–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 22 August 2011 Prague-Neride, Czech Republic Clay Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Runner-up 4. 21 November 2011 Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) Hungary Tímea Babos 3–6, 1–6
Winner 5. 11 November 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Italy Maria Elena Camerin 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 11 May 2015 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Spain María Teresa Torró Flor 1–6, 0–6

Doubles (3–4)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 17 January 2011 Stuttgart-Stammheim, Germany Hard (i) Slovakia Michaela Pochabová Netherlands Daniëlle Harmsen
Russia Marina Melnikova
6–3, 4–6, [12–14]
Runner-up 2. 1 August 2011 Trnava, Slovakia Clay Slovakia Lenka Wienerová Slovakia Janette Husárová
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–7(2–7), 1–6
Runner-up 3. 22 August 2011 Prague-Neride, Czech Republic Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová
Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [8–10]
Winner 1. 10 October 2011 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Spain Leticia Costas
Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Winner 2. 13 February 2012 Rabat, Morocco Clay Hungary Réka-Luca Jani Italy Anastasia Grymalska
Belarus Ilona Kremen
6–7(4–7), 6–1, [10–4]
Winner 3. 12 March 2012 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Slovakia Lenka Wienerová Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
7–5, 2–6, [10–3]
Runner-up 4. 6 May 2013 Trnava, Slovakia Clay Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
1–6, 1–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Australian Open A 2R 1R A Q2 1–2
French Open A 2R 1R Q2 Q2 1–2
Wimbledon 3R 2R 1R 2R N/A 4–4
US Open A 1R 2R Q2 N/A 1–2
Win–Loss 2–1 3–4 1–4 1–1 0–0 7–10

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Doubles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2010 Australian Open Hard Slovakia Chantal Škamlová Hungary Tímea Babos
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
7–6(7–1), 6–2

References

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