Renata Voráčová (; born 6 October 1983) is a Czech professional

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player. Voráčová has won eleven doubles titles on the

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and three on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 singles and 58 doubles titles on the

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. On 11 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 74. On 21 August 2017, she peaked at No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Background and early life

Voracova's father, Frantisek, owns a gas company, while her mother, Vlasta, manages a sports center. She also has brother, David, that is a professional dancer and still studying. She started playing tennis aged 7.

Junior achievements

As a junior, Voráčová reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in singles and No. 3 in doubles. One of the highlights of her junior tennis career was winning the 2001 French Open doubles title, alongside

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Career

2017

At the

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, Voráčová made the second week of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, with partner Makoto Ninomiya reaching the semifinals of the ladies' doubles. They lost in three sets to

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and

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. Due to her surprise run, Voráčová reached a new career-high ranking of 32 on 17 July, after 17 years on the

. And she even got better by the month of August, reaching world No. 29.

2022

Voráčová started her 2022 season at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, where she lost in the first round of the doubles tournament. Her Australian visa was later cancelled after her medical exemption from Australia's vaccination rules was rejected by the Australian government, forcing Voráčová to withdraw from the Australian Open amid her deportation.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current through the suspension of the

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.''

Doubles

''Current through the 2023 Miami Open.''

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 29 (15 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Doubles: 95 (59 titles, 36 runner–ups)

ITF Junior Circuit

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Voracova, Renata 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Zlín Tennis players from the Zlín Region Czech female tennis players French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles People deported from Australia 21st-century Czech sportswomen