Dája Bedáňová (born Daniela Bedáňová 9 March 1983) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the Czech Republic. She lives in
Leonberg
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, Germany. Bedáňová turned pro in 2000 and retired in 2005.
She was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2000. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the
2001 US Open, defeating
Joannette Kruger,
Silvija Talaja,
Meghann Shaughnessy
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and
Monica Seles
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, then losing to
Martina Hingis
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. She attained a career high ranking of 16 in singles in 2002.
Performance timelines
''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''
Singles
Doubles
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 title
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF finals
Singles: 1 title
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Best Grand Slam results details
Top 10 wins
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1983 births
Hopman Cup competitors
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Czech female tennis players
Living people
People from Leonberg
Tennis players from Stuttgart (region)
Tennis players from Ostrava
Wimbledon junior champions
US Open (tennis) junior champions
Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles
Olympic tennis players for the Czech Republic