Lucie Šafářová

Lucie Šafářová

Šafářová at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	4 February 1987 Brno, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Rob Steckley[1]
Prize money	$10,067,274
Singles
Career record	401–287 (58.28%)
Career titles	7 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 5 (14 September 2015)
Current ranking	No. 63 (14 November 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (2007)
French Open	F (2015)
Wimbledon	SF (2014)
US Open	4R (2014)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (2015)
Olympic Games	3R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	151–129 (53.93%)
Career titles	12 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 4 (14 September 2015)
Current ranking	No. 6 (10 October 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2015)
French Open	W (2015)
Wimbledon	QF (2014, 2015)
US Open	W (2016)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2016)
Olympic Games	Bronze medal (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) Record 13–12
Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Doubles
Last updated on: 13 October 2016.

Lucie Šafářová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlutsɪjɛ ˈʃafaːr̝ovaː]; born 4 February 1987) is a professional Czech tennis player from Brno. Šafářová has won seven WTA tour singles titles, twelve doubles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open by upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo in the fourth round. She reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and her first Grand Slam final at the 2015 French Open. She also won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open women's doubles titles partnering with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Playing style

Šafářová plays left-handed with a two-handed backhand^[2] and possesses a high topspin forehand similar to that of male tennis star Rafael Nadal. Her timing off the ground allows her to project groundstrokes with power, and she is quick to spot opportunities to take the initiative. Šafářová is notorious for having a volatile return that is capable of hitting clean winners, as well as unforced errors. Her preferred surface is clay.^[2] She is currently coached by Rob Steckley.^[1][3]

Career

2005–2006

Šafářová won her first WTA Tour event in May 2005 at the Estoril Open in Portugal, where she defeated fourth-seeded Li Na in a three-sets final.^[4] In June she lost the final of the Rosmalen grass court tournament to fellow Czech Klára Koukalová in three sets. She won her second tournament at the Forest Hills Tennis Classic in August, which was played at the historic West Side Tennis Club, after a victory in the final against Sania Mirza.

Šafářová started off 2006 by upsetting world No. 6 Patty Schnyder in the semifinals of the Gold Coast tournament and then winning in the final with a straight-set victory. Also in 2006, she made her first Tier II semifinal at Amelia Island, where she upset Nicole Vaidišová in the round of 16. She later lost to eventual champion Nadia Petrova. She then made another semifinal at the Tier IV Palermo tournament, where she was defeated by Anabel Medina Garrigues.

2007: First Grand Slam quarterfinal

At the start of 2007, Šafářová elected to represent the Czech Republic in the Hopman Cup instead of defending her Gold Coast title. Due to not defending the points at that tournament, she came into the first Grand Slam of the year ranked No. 70 and unseeded. Yet she made headlines at the 2007 Australian Open, when she stunned the defending champion and No. 2 seed Amélie Mauresmo in the fourth round. She then lost to fellow Czech Nicole Vaidišová in the quarterfinals. After the Australian Open, her ranking rose from No. 70 to No. 31.

Šafářová continued her good start to 2007 at the Open Gaz de France in Paris. She reached the final by defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets and Nicole Vaidišová, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Justine Henin, all in straight sets. However, she lost the final against Nadia Petrova in three sets. She pulled out of her next event in Antwerp due to a shoulder injury.

Šafářová lost in round three of both Indian Wells and Miami to Shahar Pe'er and Serena Williams, respectively. She defeated Daniela Hantuchová in the Czech Republic vs. Slovak Republic Fed Cup encounter. She then lost in the semifinals of the Tier IV Estoril tournament to Victoria Azarenka.

At Roland Garros, Šafářová defeated Mauresmo in the third round in straight sets. It was the second time in a row that she had beaten Mauresmo in a Grand Slam after winning their only previous encounter in January at the Australian Open. In the next round, she lost in three sets to Anna Chakvetadze. As the 25th seed at Wimbledon, she defeated Zuzana Ondrášková followed by a win over Eleni Daniilidou in three sets. However in the third round, she lost to third seed (and world No. 3) Jelena Janković in three sets after coming within two points of another Grand Slam upset. The match was described as the best WTA match of 2007 up to that point and the best women's Wimbledon match in many years. Šafářová entered the 2007 US Open as the 20th seed. She defeated Jessica Moore in the first round and Andrea Petkovic in the second round. She fell to Marion Bartoli in the third round. In 2007, she advanced to the third round or better in all four Grand Slams including the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, which was the best Grand Slam result at that point of her career.

2008

At the beginning of 2008, Šafářová again decided to enter the Hopman Cup in Perth. She was ranked No. 23 and took on world No. 56 Alicia Molik of Australia. She lost the match followed by a loss with her partner on and off the court, Tomáš Berdych, in mixed doubles. Against the United States, she lost to Serena Williams in three sets. Šafářová and Berdych lost the first set of the mixed doubles and then retired from the match due to Berdych's health concerns. The Czechs closed the Cup by defeating India 2-1. Šafářová won her singles match against Sania Mirza in three sets. After Berdych also won his singles match and clinched the victory, Šafářová and Berdych lost the mixed doubles match.

Šafářová's second competition of the year was the Sydney Medibank International. In the first round, she faced Alicia Molik. Šafářová won in two tiebreaks. Both players had set points and match points throughout the tiebreaker, but Šafářová was able to come out on top. She subsequently pulled out of the second round against world No. 1 Justine Henin.

Šafářová entered the Australian Open as the 22nd seed. In the first round, she faced Catalina Castaño of Colombia and lost in 71 minutes. Later, it was revealed that a gluteal strain was plaguing her during the match. She sustained the injury during her first round encounter against Molik at the Medibank International. Competing at the Pacific Life Open in the United States, Šafářová, seeded 26th, lost in three sets in the second round to Ashley Harkleroad. Following that, Šafářová played the Sony Ericcson Open, where she lost to fourth seed Jelena Janković.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Šafářová competed in both singles and women's doubles.^[5] She reached the third round of the singles by beating Maret Ani and Mariya Koryttseva before losing to Sybille Bammer.^[5] In the women's doubles, she and partner Petra Kvitová were knocked out in the first round.^[5] She followed the Olympics by winning the Forest HIlls Tennis Classic for the second time. She became the first and only player to win the Classic more than once as 2008 was the last edition of the tournament.

2009

Šafářová began the year with a quarterfinal showing at the international hard court event in Brisbane. She defeated the Australians Isabella Holland and Samantha Stosur before being defeated by second-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. After failing to qualify for the premier event in Sydney, she reached the third round of the Australian Open by defeating Sybille Bammer and Marina Erakovic before losing to Marion Bartoli in three sets. She did not advance past the second round in any of the other Grand Slam tournaments in 2009.

2010

Šafářová at the 2010 US Open

Šafářová started the 2010 season by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2010 Brisbane International, where she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. She then suffered first round losses at the 2010 Moorilla Hobart International, where she retired against Kateryna Bondarenko in the third set, and the 2010 Australian Open, where she lost to sixth seed Venus Williams. She made her first final of the year at the 2010 Open GDF Suez in Paris by defeating Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals. In the final she won the first set, but could not hold on and fell in three sets to top seed Elena Dementieva. In her next two tournaments, she then suffered two more first round losses. First, at the 2010 Monterrey Open, she lost to Julie Coin. Then at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she lost to Julia Görges. At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, she was unseeded. She won her first round match against Kaia Kanepi and then defeated María José Martínez Sánchez in the second round in three sets, after being down match points at 5–2 in the second set. She then fell to fourth seed Victoria Azarenka.

At the 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Šafářová upset world No. 2 and top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. She then fell in three sets to qualifier Anna Lapushchenkova in the quarterfinals. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, she upset world No. 9 Agnieszka Radwańska in the third round, but lost to eventual champion María José Martínez Sánchez in straight sets in the quarterfinals. At the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, she upset world No. 12 Maria Sharapova in the first round. She then defeated Olga Govortsova and Alexandra Dulgheru to advance to the quarterfinals, where she beat world No. 18 Nadia Petrova. She retired due to a thigh injury while trailing Aravane Rezaï by a set in the semifinals. At the 2010 French Open, she was seeded 24th. She defeated Jelena Dokić in the first round, but was defeated by Polona Hercog in the second round. The French Open would be her best singles result at a Grand Slam in 2010 as she lost in the first round at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

2011

Šafářová began the year at the Brisbane International where she made it to the quarterfinals after tough matches against Akgul Amanmuradova and Shahar Pe'er. In the quarterfinal match, she lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets. As the 31st seed at the Australian Open, she struggled through her first two rounds, but defeated Zhang Shuai and Klára Zakopalová, respectively. In the third round, she lost in two sets to world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva despite having had a set point in the second set.

Following the Australian Open, Šafářová defeated Daniela Hantuchová of Slovakia in the 2011 Fed Cup, but retired in her second rubber against Jana Čepelová. Her next tournament was the Open GDF Suez, where she fell to a resurgent Jelena Dokić in the first round. A week later at the Dubai Tennis Championships, she again exited in the first round by losing to Klára Zakopalová. Her performance at the Qatar Ladies Open was more positive, as she defeated world No. 10 Agnieszka Radwańska in two sets, before losing in three sets in the second round to Flavia Pennetta. She had her best result in 2011 at the Malaysian Open, where she reached the final against an in-form Jelena Dokić. She held two championship points in the second set tiebreaker, but was unable to convert either chance and succumbed in three sets. She reached the second round in Indian Wells by beating Kristina Barrois, while serving a WTA season-high 18 aces, before losing a close match to 21st seed Andrea Petkovic. The following week as the 31st seed, she had a bye in round one of the Miami Masters. She then defeated Patty Schnyder and lost to fourth seed Samantha Stosur.

Šafářová was forced to pull out of the Czech Fed Cup tie against Belgium the following week due to a left thigh problem. She attempted to play at Stuttgart, but lost to Barrois. She pulled out of Barcelona with the same leg injury. Her next tournament was the premier Madrid event. She defeated Spanish player Anabel Medina Garrigues by coming back from match point down in the third set. She followed this victory with a three set win over seventh seed Jelena Janković in round two and a two set win over Jarmila Gajdošová in round three. These victories meant that for the second consecutive year, she had made the quarterfinals in Madrid. In the quarterfinals, she lost a hard-fought match to fourth seed Victoria Azarenka in three sets. In Rome the following week, she began with a win over Kimiko Date-Krumm. In the second round, she fell to Jelena Janković.

Unseeded at the French Open, Šafářová opened with an easy win over Kirsten Flipkens. In round two, she was up a set and a break against 17th seeded German Julia Görges, but eventually succumbed in three sets. In the doubles event, she and Michaëlla Krajicek opened with a win over Miami champions Radwańska and Hantuchová, and then defeated Pauline Parmentier and Kristina Mladenovic before falling to fifth seeded Madrid Champions Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko. Reaching the third round marked her best doubles result at the French Open up to that point in her career.

As the fourth seed in Copenhagen, Šafářová made a series of tough three set wins by never winning the first set. However, after beating Johanna Konta, Michaëlla Krajicek, Zhang Shuai, and Petra Martić (after trailing by a set and 4–0), she lost the final to home favourite and world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. She then traveled to Eastbourne, where she lost in the opening round to eventual champion Marion Bartoli despite holding a match point.

At Wimbledon, Šafářová was seeded 31st. She defeated fellow Czech Lucie Hradecká in the first round 2–6, 6–3, 6–3. This victory was her first win at Wimbledon since 2007. She was defeated by another Czech, Klára Zakopalová, in the second round 6–0, 6–7(3), 6–4. She next played on clay in Båstad, but was taken out by Vesna Dolonc in straight sets in the first round. She then pulled out of tournaments in Baku and San Diego before returning to the tour in Toronto. Following wins over Polona Hercog and Simona Halep, she took out 8th seeded Francesca Schiavone to reach her second Toronto quarterfinal. She lost this match to eventual champion Serena Williams in three sets. In Cincinnati the following week, she defeated Klára Zakopalová in the first round, but lost her second round match to the fifth seed, Li Na.

Seeded 27th at the US Open, Šafářová began by defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková. The victory was her first US Open win since 2007. She then defeated wildcard Madison Keys before a disappointing third round loss to Monica Niculescu. In Quebec City the week following the US Open, she lost in round two to Andrea Hlaváčková as the second seed. After taking a small break, she re-entered the tour in Beijing, but lost in the first round to Petkovic. She followed this tournament up with a semifinal appearance in Linz, Austria, where she lost to Dominika Cibulková. The following week in the premier Moscow event, she took out second seed Agnieszka Radwańska in round two before losing to Kaia Kanepi in the semifinals in three sets. To finish the year, Šafářová was a part of the Czech Fed Cup team that had qualified for the final against Russia. Despite losing both her matches to the higher-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, she and the Czech team won 3–2^[6] to win their first championship as the Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia had previously won five Fed Cup titles).

2012

Šafářová in 2012

Šafářová reached the quarterfinals in Sydney, but lost to Li Na in two sets. She was taken out in the first round of the Australian Open by Christina McHale. On 23 March 2012 at the Miami Masters, she lost to Heather Watson of Great Britain in a match lasting one hour, 20 minutes. The young British player was ranked No. 129 in the world.^[7] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Šafářová competed in the women's singles and the women's doubles, but lost in the first round of both competitions.^[5] She reached the semifinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, where she lost to Li Na in three sets. With this result she was ranked well within the top 20 for the first time in her career. In 2012, she also helped the Czech team defend its Fed Cup title. She won both her singles matches against Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Janković in the final against Serbia. Her victory against Janković clinched a 3–1 victory for the Czechs.^[8]

2013

In 2013, Šafárová did not advance past the second round at any of the Grand Slams in singles. She was more successful in doubles. Partnering with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, they reached the quarterfinals at both the Australian Open and the French Open. The week following the US Open, Šafárová won her fifth WTA singles title at the 2013 Challenge Bell.

2014: First Grand Slam semifinal

Šafárová had a match point in the third round of the Australian Open against Li Na, but was eventually beaten in three sets as Li went on to win her second major title.^[9] At the 2014 Sony Open Tennis, she lost in three tight sets to Maria Sharapova in the third round. She would go on to lose to Sharapova again in the first round of the 2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Roland Garros was her next Grand Slam, where she was the 23rd seed. She defeated the in-form Ana Ivanovic in the third round, but lost in the next round to Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets. At Wimbledon, she reached her first ever Grand Slam semifinal, where she lost in two sets to fellow Czech Petra Kvitová.^[10][11] In November Šafárová was a part of the Czech Fed Cup team that played the final against Germany. In front of the home crowd at the O2 Arena in Prague, she won her singles match against Angelique Kerber in straight sets, which contributed to a 3–1 victory for the Czech team.^[12]

2015: Grand Slam doubles titles and singles final, becoming a Top 5 player, struggles with illness

Šafářová at the 2015 French Open

Šafárová had a slow start to the year with a first round loss at the Apia International Sydney to Samantha Stosur.^[13] At the Australian Open, she suffered another first round exit to Yaroslava Shvedova. Despite the early loss in singles, she rebounded by capturing her first Grand Slam title in doubles. Partnering with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, they defeated the 14th seeded team of Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie.

Šafárová then played at the Diamond Games and lost in the quarterfinals to fellow countrywoman Karolína Plíšková. She next traveled to Dubai where she made it to the quarterfinals by upsetting defending champion Venus Williams along the way. However, in the quarterfinals she lost again to Plíšková.^[1] At the Qatar Total Open, she defeated former Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur, 5th seed Ekaterina Makarova, 6th seed Andrea Petkovic, and 9th seed Carla Suárez Navarro en route to her first final in over a year. In the final she defeated former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to win her first WTA Premier Tournaments title.^[1] She then lost early at both the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open to Elina Svitolina and Johanna Larsson, respectively. Next, she played for the Czech Republic in the semifinals against France at the Fed Cup, where she beat Caroline Garcia in three sets after saving five match points. The Czech Republic would go on to win the tie to advance to the finals for the fourth time in five years.

Šafárová began her clay season in Stuttgart where she lost in the second round to eventual finalist and former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, but she would go on to win the doubles title with Mattek-Sands. She then played at the Prague Open and lost in the first round to Tereza Smitková. Next, she played at the Madrid Open and made it to the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets. In that match, she had been up 5–2 in the second set tiebreak and also failed to convert two match points on her own serve in the third set. She then lost in the second round at the Italian Open to Alexandra Dulgheru in three sets.

Šafárová started her French Open singles campaign by defeating long time friend Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two tiebreakers. She went on to defeat Kurumi Nara and 20th seed Sabine Lisicki, which set up a clash with the defending champion Maria Sharapova in the fourth round. She won the match in straight sets. It was Sharapova's earliest French Open loss since 2010. In the quarterfinals she played the 21st seed Garbiñe Muguruza and won in straight sets to advance to her second semifinal in a Grand Slam. With her quarterfinal win, she secured her place in the Top 10. She then defeated former champion Ana Ivanovic in two tight sets to advance to her first ever Grand Slam final, which she lost to Serena Williams in three sets.^[14] In doubles she and Mattek-Sands claimed their second Grand Slam title of the year by beating Yaroslava Shvedova and Casey Dellacqua in three sets in the final.^[15] With this win she moved up to No. 5 in doubles.

Šafárová began the grass court season by playing in 2015 Aegon International. However, she lost her first match to Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets.Next, she played at the Wimbledon Championships. She reached the fourth round, but was then defeated by unseeded Coco Vandeweghe in two tiebreakers.

In the North American hard court season, Šafárová participated in the Rogers Cup, but lost in the second round to Daria Gavrilova after receiving a first round bye. This loss occurred despite having a 6–4, 5–5, 30–0 lead on her serve. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open, where she lost to Elina Svitolina in three sets. She reached the final of the Connecticut Open, but lost to defending champion and compatriot Petra Kvitova. She then lost in the first round of the US Open to Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets.

The rest of Šafárová's season was blighted by a bacterial infection which hospitalized her. As a result, she was unable to play for most of the autumn and early winter. However, she managed to play in the Linz Open and the Moscow Open, but she lost in her opening matches in both tournaments. Since Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament, Šafárová was able to play the WTA Finals for the first time in her career. She failed to advance to the semifinals as she lost to Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova in round robin matches, but she did get a win by beating Angelique Kerber in straight sets to finish the round with a record of 1–2. She closed the year once again in the Fed Cup Finals, where the Czech Republic won their fourth title in five years. However, she was not chosen to play in any of the matches.

2016: Continuous struggles with injuries, first Olympic Medal

Šafárová skipped the whole Australian Open Series, including the Australian Open and thus failing to defend her doubles title, due to the same bacterial infection which hospitalized her at the end of 2015.^[16][17] She returned to tennis at the Qatar Total Open,^[18] where she was the defending champion. However, she lost to Turkish wildcard Çağla Büyükakçay.

In Indian Wells, Šafárová lost to Yaroslava Shvedova in the second round after receiving a bye as the 11th seed. Šafárová then partnered Ekaterina Makarova in doubles as the 5th seed, but they lost to Andreja Klepač/Katarina Srebotnik in the first round. As the 11th seed in the Miami Open, Šafárová received a bye into the second round where she faced Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. However, she lost the match in straight sets. For doubles, Šafárová partnered with her usual partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands for their first tournament together in 2016.^[19] They defeated Stephens/Keys and Kasatkina/Vesnina to set up a blockbuster meeting with Australian Open finalists Andrea Hlaváčková/Lucie Hradecká, who are known as "The Silent-Hs". Mattek-Sands/Šafárová prevailed in straight sets,^[20] and dominated Chinese pairing Xu Yifan/Zheng Saisai in the semifinals. They then defeated fourth seed Tímea Babos/Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, winning their first title together of the year.^[21]

Šafárová's next tournament was the Charleston Open. As the fourth seed in singles, she lost to Louisa Chirico in her opening singles match after receiving a first round bye. Seeded first in doubles, Šafárová and Mattek-Sands proceeded to the final after winning all their matches in straight sets, but lost to Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic in the final.^[22] Next, she played in the Stuttgart Open and lost in the first round to Karolina Pliskova.

Šafárová turned her season around by winning her seventh career title at the Prague Open. She won her first singles match of the year in the first round against Duque Marino, whom she beat in three sets 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. She followed this result up with a second round win over compatriot Lucie Hradecka 6–4, 2–0 (retired). In the quarterfinal she beat Hsieh Su-Wei in straight sets 7–6, 7–5. In the semifinals she avenged her Stuttgart defeat to compatriot Karolina Pliskova by beating her in straight sets 6–4 7–6. In the final she delighted a home crowd by coming from a set down to beat grand slam champion Samantha Stosur 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. This result ended her title drought of more than a year since her Doha win. Next, she played in the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open. She defeated Coco Vandeweghe in the first round, but withdrew from the tournament, both from singles and doubles due to gastrointestinal illness. At the Summer Olympics in Rio, she won her first round singles match, but retired in her second round match after losing the first set. However, she recovered in time for doubles and on 13 August 2016, she won her first ever Olympic medal, which was a bronze with her partner Barbora Strycova.

At the 2016 US Open, Šafárová was unseeded in singles. She won in the first round against Daria Gavrilova, but lost in the second round to 5th seed Simona Halep. In doubles, she teamed once again with Mattek-Sands. They were seeded 12th and would go on to win their third Grand Slam title together. In the semifinals they defeated the 5th seeded Russian team of Makarova/Vesnina, who had just defeated Mattek-Sands/Šafárová the month before in the semifinals of the Olympics and gone on to win the gold medal. In the finals, Mattek-Sands/Šafárová defeated the French team of Garcia/Mladenovic, who had won the French Open earlier in the year.

Personal life

Šafářová speaks three languages: Czech, German and English.^[2] She was in a relationship with fellow Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych until they broke up in 2011.^[23] She has been in relationship with American tennis coach Troy Hahn since 2013.^[24]

Career statistics

Singles

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	1R	QF	1R	3R	1R	3R	1R	2R	3R	1R	A	0 / 10	11–10
French Open	A	1R	1R	4R	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	4R	F	3R	0 / 12	19–12
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	3R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	SF	4R	4R	0 / 11	15–11
US Open	Q2	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	3R	3R	2R	4R	1R	2R	0 / 11	12–12
Win–Loss	0–0	0–3	1–3	11–4	1–4	3–4	1–4	6–4	3–4	3–4	13–4	9–4	6–3	0 / 45	57–45

Doubles

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	QF	QF	W	A	1 / 9	15–8
French Open	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	1R	QF	1R	W	1R	1 / 11	13–10
Wimbledon	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	QF	QF	1R	0 / 11	7–11
US Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	A	W	1 / 11	11–10
Win–Loss	0–2	0–3	0–4	1–3	3–4	3–4	3–4	0–4	8–4	7–4	15–1	6–2	3 / 42	46–39

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2015	French Open	Clay	Serena Williams	3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 2–6

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2015	Australian Open	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	2015	French Open	Clay	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Yaroslava Shvedova Casey Dellacqua	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	2016	US Open	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4

WTA Tour Championships finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2016	Singapore	Hard (i)	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6–7^(5–7), 3–6

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External links

• Lucie Šafářová at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lucie Šafářová at the International Tennis Federation
• Lucie Šafářová at the Fed Cup