In the quarterfinals, she lost a hard-fought match to fourth seed Victoria Azarenka in three sets. She pulled out of her next event in Antwerp due to a shoulder injury. As Safarova will end her career very soon, this was the last time that she was competing in Stuttgart. On Thursday I’m leaving to Tokyo and I’m looking forward to play the last 5tournaments in this beautiful season! She won the match in straight sets. She then defeated Patty Schnyder and lost to fourth seed Sam Stosur. Fighting spirit, motivation and smile already packed in my bag! Lucie reacted to the news on the social media: Hi guys! In March 2019, she stated her final tournament would be at the Prague Open. In Indian Wells, Šafářová lost to Yaroslava Shvedova in the second round after receiving a bye as the 11th seed. Playing doubles with Mattek-Sands, they were losing in the quarterfinals. Matches do not include current week match results. In the final she defeated former No. At the Sony Ericsson Open, she was unseeded. Šafářová then played at the Diamond Games and lost in the quarterfinals to fellow countrywoman Karolína Plíšková. They then defeated the fourth seeds Tímea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, winning their first title together of the year.[23]. She reached the final by defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets and Nicole Vaidišová, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Justine Henin, all in straight sets. At Roland Garros, she was the 23rd seed and defeated the in-form Ana Ivanovic in the third round, but lost in the next round to Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets. }, website. She partnered with Dominika Cibulková and lost in the first round 4–6, 0–6 to Sofia Kenin and Andrea Petkovic. After the Australian Open, her ranking rose from No. [38], On 10 November 2018, Šafářová announced she would retire from the singles and doubles at the Australian Open. She became the first and only player to win the Classic more than once as 2008 was the last edition of the tournament. The following week as the 31st seed, she had a bye in round one of the Miami Masters. Also at Wimbledon, Mattek-Sands injured her knee in a singles match causing the duo to withdraw from the tournament after winning a first round match. Šafářová then partnered Ekaterina Makarova in doubles as the fifth seed, but they lost to Andreja Klepač and Katarina Srebotnik in the first round. The young British player was ranked No. At Roland Garros, Šafářová defeated Mauresmo in the third round in straight sets. She reached the fourth round, but was then defeated by unseeded CoCo Vandeweghe in two tiebreakers. She won both her singles matches against Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Janković in the final against Serbia. And of course winning the doubles twice with Bethanie was an amazing time. Click here to find out more info. In Rome the following week, she began with a win over Kimiko Date-Krumm. Šafářová began the grass court season by playing in Aegon International. She then played at the Prague Open and lost in the first round to Tereza Smitková. This year, Lucie has got excellent results in each of the Grand Slams (3rd round of the Australian Open, 4th round of the French Open and the US Open as well as the semifinal of Wimbledon). With this result, she was ranked well within the top 20 for the first time in her career. [7] In the women's doubles, she and partner Petra Kvitová were knocked out in the first round. She was not chosen to play in any of the matches. As previously mentioned on the website, Lucie dedicated some of her time to sit down … Read More . 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.[14]. Seeded 27th at the US Open, Šafářová began by defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková. Lucie Šafářová previous match was against Kenin S / Petkovic A in Roland Garros, Paris, France, Doubles, match ended with result 2 - 0 (Kenin S / Petkovic A won the match). Šafářová's next tournament was the Charleston Open. As the 25th seed at Wimbledon, she defeated Zuzana Ondrášková followed by a win over Eleni Daniilidou in three sets. 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Šafářová started the 2010 season by reaching the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International, where she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. She was ranked No. [9] 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. [31] These two players were the two top seeds of the tournament. Šafářová ended the year ranked sixth in doubles. She held two championship points in the second-set tiebreaker, but was unable to convert either chance and succumbed in three sets. She then fell in three sets to qualifier Anna Lapushchenkova in the quarterfinals. To finish the year, Šafářová was a part of the Czech Fed Cup team that had qualified for the final against Russia. She defeated the Australians Isabella Holland and Samantha Stosur before being defeated by second-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Šafářová 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. Šafářová turned her season around by winning her seventh career title at the Prague Open. Against the United States, she lost to Serena Williams in three sets. [27] In the second round, she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams. 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. 23 and took on world No. I love Paris as a city, so it was right to play the last match of my career right here.” Šafářová is notorious for having a volatile return that is capable of hitting clean winners, as well as unforced errors. She was more successful in doubles. 1 Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to win her first WTA Premier tournaments title. She also won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open, 2017 Australian Open and 2017 French Open women's doubles titles partnering with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, as well as the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2016 Olympic Games alongside her compatriot Barbora Strýcová, upsetting the defending gold medalists Venus and Serena Williams in the first round.