Sandra Kleinová (born 8 May 1978) is a retired Czech
tennis
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player.
Born in
Prague
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, Kleinová reached the Fed Cup final in Nagoya in 1995. She was part of the
Czech Republic Fed Cup team
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in
1997
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.
Her highest WTA singles ranking is 41st, which she reached in 1998, and her career high in doubles was at 209, set on 12 June 2000.
Kleinová was again part of the
Czech Republic Fed Cup team
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in
2002
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. She defeated
Elena Dementieva
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in the first round of
Wimbledon
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in 2004.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF finals
Singles (6–4)
Doubles (4–2)
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Czech female tennis players
Tennis players from Prague
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