Jana Čepelová (; born 29 May 1993) is an inactive Slovak

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player. She has won seven singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 50. On 18 May 2015, she peaked at No. 158 in the doubles rankings. Čepelová's best result at a major event was the third round of the

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and

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. As a junior, she won the girls' doubles at the 2010 Australian Open with Chantal Škamlová.

Personal life

Čepelová was born in

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

to Peter and Jarmila and is currently coached by Martin Zathurecký.

Career

Junior career

Jana Čepelová and Chantal Škamlová won the girls' doubles at 2010 Australian Open. They also won silver medal in doubles at

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. At the same event, Čepelová won the bronze medal in singles.

2012: Coming onto the WTA Tour

Čepelová spent most of her 2012-year on the ITF Circuit. Her best achievement on the

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was at the

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. She qualified for the main draw by defeating

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and

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. In round one, she beat fellow qualifier

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in three sets. In the second round, she upset 26th seed

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before she lost to world No. 2,

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2014: First WTA final

At the

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in Charleston, Čepelová scored the biggest win of her career, defeating world No. 1

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in the second round. Čepelová would go on to reach her first WTA tournament final with victories over

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, and

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. Her run ended there as she lost to

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2015

Čepelová started the year at the Auckland Open. She lost in the first round to third seed, last year finalist, and eventual champion Venus Williams. At the

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, Čepelová was defeated in the first round by Annika Beck. Playing at the

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, Čepelová lost in the first round to qualifier

Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká (; born 21 May 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in ...

. At

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, she was defeated in the first round by Julia Görges. Seeded second at the Wilde Lexus Women's USTA Pro Circuit Event, Čepelová fell in the first round to

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. Last year finalist at the

, Čepelová lost in the second round to fourth seed Sara Errani. At the

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, she was defeated in the first round by Elena Vesnina. Competing at the

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, Čepelová lost in the first round to

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. Seeded eighth at the Open Saint-Gaudens, she reached the final where she was defeated by María Teresa Torró Flor. At the

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, Čepelová lost in the second round of qualifying to Kateryna Bondarenko. In Marseille at the

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, she was defeated in the second round by sixth seed

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. At the

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, Čepelová's first grass-court tournament of the season, she lost in the first round of qualifying to

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. At the Birmingham Classic, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by

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. Coming into

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ranked 106 in the world, Čepelová upset third seed Simona Halep in the first round. She lost in the second round to Monica Niculescu.

2016

in 2016, Čepelová defeated

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in the second round, her third top-three win, before losing to

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in an epic three-set match.

2020

Beginning the season at the

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, Čepelová withdrew from her first round of qualifying match against Kurumi Nara. At the Qatar Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying to

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. Playing at the first edition of the

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, Čepelová was defeated in the first round of qualifying by

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Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

Notes

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (1 title)

Wins over top 10 players

No. 1 wins

Top 10 wins

References

External links

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