Denisa Krajčovičová

Denisa Krajčovičová (born 18 November 1968)[1][2][3] is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. From 1991 to 1996, she was known under her married name Denisa Szabová.[2][3]

Denisa Krajčovičová
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Slovakia
Born (1968-11-18) 18 November 1968
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Prize money$215,862
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 117 (16 September 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1991, 1992)
French Open1R (1989, 1992)
Doubles
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 88 (18 March 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1996)
US Open1R (1994, 1996)

Biography

Krajčovičová began playing professionally in the late 1980s, originally under the flag of Czechoslovakia.

She made the semifinals of the 1991 San Marino WTA Tour tournament.[4]

In 1993, she began competing as a Slovakian and represented the Slovakia Fed Cup team in their 1995 World Group playoff tie against Paraguay.

She made another WTA Tour semifinal at Zagreb in 1995.[5]

Towards the end of her career, she peaked as a doubles player, making a WTA Tour final at the 1995 Warsaw Cup and the following year winning a $75k Bratislava ITF Circuit tournament.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 1995 Warsaw Open, Poland Tier III Clay Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Laura Garrone
7–5, 2–6, 3–6

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (1–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 22 September 1986 ITF Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Italy Silvia La Fratta 1–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 20 July 1987 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay West Germany Michaela Kriebel 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 16 November 1987 ITF Wels, Austria Hard (i) Austria Barbara Paulus 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 8 July 1990 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 8 July 1991 ITF Erlangen, Germany Clay Germany Maja Živec-Škulj 5–7, 6–1, 1–6

Doubles: 25 (9–16)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 9 June 1986 ITF Lyon, France Clay Hungary Réka Szikszay Netherlands Nicole Muns-Jagerman
Netherlands Simone Schilder
5–7, 4–6
Winner 2. 28 July 1986 ITF Neumünster, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová Switzerland Céline Cohen
Argentina Susana Maria Villaverde
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 22 September 1986 ITF Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová Italy Silvia La Fratta
Italy Barbara Romanò
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 29 September 1986 ITF Sibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 6 October 1986 ITF Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová
3–6, 6–7
Winner 6. 13 October 1986 ITF Rabac, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 1 December 1986 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay (i) Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Regina Rajchrtová
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 12 January 1987 ITF Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Sweden Cecilia Dahlman
Finland Laura Maennistoe
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 9. 26 January 1987 ITF Stavanger, Norway Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Sweden Catrin Jexell
Sweden Lena Sandin
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Winner 10. 13 July 1987 ITF Erlangen, West Germany Clay France Virginie Paquet Australia Alison Scott
Austria Heidi Sprung
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 20 July 1987 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková France Julie Halard-Decugis
France Virginie Paquet
4–6, 3–6
Winner 12. 27 July 1987 ITF Neumünster, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Czechoslovakia Nora Bajčíková
Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 3 August 1987 ITF Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Nora Bajčíková Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 14. 20 August 1987 ITF Darmstadt, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Nora Bajčíková Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová
0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 15. 12 October 1987 ITF Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová Czechoslovakia Michaela Frimmelová
Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová
5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 16. 14 August 1989 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková Finland Nanne Dahlman
West Germany Silke Frankl
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 17. 26 February 1990 ITF Wels, Austria Clay (i) Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France Pascale Paradis
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 18. 6 August 1990 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová France Sylvie Sabas
France Sandrine Testud
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 3 June 1991 ITF Mondorf, Luxembourg Clay Germany Henrike Kadzidroga Czechoslovakia Radka Bobková
Spain Ana Segura
1–6, 4–6
Winner 20. 17 June 1991 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová Netherlands Yvonne Grubben
Netherlands Stephanie Rottier
6–1, 6–4
Winner 21. 31 August 1992 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová Germany Katja Oeljeklaus
Germany Heike Thoms
w/o
Runner-up 22. 28 June 1993 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Slovakia Katarína Studeníková Czech Republic Eva Martincová
Czech Republic Sylvia Štefková
1–6 ret.
Runner-up 23. 8 August 1993 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Slovakia Katarína Studeníková Slovenia Tina Križan
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
3–6, 1–6
Winner 24. 2 September 1996 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Hungary Andrea Temesvári Czech Republic Petra Langrová
Slovakia Radka Zrubáková
0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 25. 2 February 1997 ITF Prostejov, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Hungary Andrea Temesvári Poland Aleksandra Olsza
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–2, 6–3

References

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