Last: May 9, 2011, WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia Round 1, won
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Iveta Benesova
Iveta Benesova is a retired Czech tennis player who reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 25 on April 6, 2009.
223WTA Tour matches since 20071title since 2007
Updated
About Iveta Benesova
Iveta Benesova was born on February 1, 1983, in Most, Czechoslovakia, and represented the Czech Republic. She played left-handed with a two-handed backhand and turned pro in 1998. In 2010, Benesova won 1 title, the Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She retired in 2014.
Match history223
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2014: 0-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | French Open | Round 1 | Coco Vandeweghe | L | 6-7(6), 2-6 | Clay |
| May 19 | WTA NURNBERGER VERSICHERUNGSCUP | Round 1 | Elina Svitolina | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Clay |
| Mar 18 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Round 1 | Alisa Kleybanova | L | 6-7(3), 1-6 | Hard |
| Mar 5 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Yvonne Meusburger | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Feb 25 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC | Round 1 | Victoria Duval | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
2012: 9-17
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | US Open | Round 1 | Simona Halep | L | 5-7, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Texas Tennis Open | Round 1 | Alize Cornet | L | 6-1, 6-7(3), 2-6 | Hard |
| Jul 29 | WTA Citi Open | Round 1 | Kai-Chen Chang | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jun 25 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Heather Watson | L | 2-6, 1-6 | Grass |
| Jun 18 | WTA UNICEF Open | Round 1 | Irina-Camelia Begu | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Grass |
| Jun 12 | WTA AEGON Classic | Round 1 | Tara Moore | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Grass |
| May 28 | French Open | Round 1 | Nadia Petrova | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| May 16 | WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 2 | Na Li | L | 1-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| May 14 | WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | W | 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(5) | Clay |
| May 5 | WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | Round 1 | Klara Zakopalova | L | 4-6, 6-7(5) | Clay |
| Apr 24 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 1 | Marion Bartoli | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Apr 3 | WTA Tour Family Circle Cup | Round 1 | Venus Williams | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Clay |
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| Mar 24 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 3 | Na Li | L | 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Mar 22 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | W | 1-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(7) | Hard |
| Mar 21 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 1 | Elena Vesnina | W | 7-6(5), 6-1 | Hard |
| Mar 7 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Sorana Cirstea | L | 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Feb 22 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Round 2 | Sabine Lisicki | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Feb 21 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Round 1 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 3-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Feb 15 | WTA Qatar Ladies Open 2012 | Round 2 | Simona Halep | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | WTA Qatar Ladies Open 2012 | Round 1 | Barbora Strycova | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Jan 21 | Australian Open | Round 4 | Victoria Azarenka | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jan 19 | Australian Open | Round 3 | Nina Bratchikova | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jan 17 | Australian Open | Round 2 | Shuai Peng | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jan 15 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Mathilde Johansson | W | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jan 4 | WTA Brisbane International | Quarterfinal | Kim Clijsters | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jan 3 | WTA Brisbane International | Round 2 | Samantha Stosur | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
2011: 16-24
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | WTA Brisbane International | Round 1 | Lucie Safarova | W | 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 21 | WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Quarterfinal | Victoria Azarenka | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Round 2 | Maria Kirilenko | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Oct 17 | WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Round 1 | Pauline Parmentier | W | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Lucie Safarova | L | 3-6, 6-4, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Marion Bartoli | L | 6-3, 4-6, 4-5 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Vera Zvonareva | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Anastasia Yakimova | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 2 | Galina Voskoboeva | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Anastasia Yakimova | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Jarmila Wolfe | L | 6-7(5), 5-7 | Hard |
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2010: 18-23
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | WTA BGL Luxembourg Open | Quarterfinal | Anne Keothavong | L | 7-6(3), 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 20 | WTA BGL Luxembourg Open | Round 2 | Jarmila Groth | W | 6-4, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | WTA BGL Luxembourg Open | Round 1 | Kathrin Woerle | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA HP Open | Quarterfinal | Shahar Peer | L | 2-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA HP Open | Round 2 | Alberta Brianti | W | 6-1, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA HP Open | Round 1 | Christina McHale | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Olga Govortsova | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Ekaterina Makarova | L | 2-6, 6-3, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 2 | Maria Sharapova | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | W | 6-3, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 3 | Marion Bartoli | L | 0-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Aug 17 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Jelena Jankovic | W | 7-6(3), 6-3 | Hard |
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2009: 29-25
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | WTA BGL Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | Round 1 | Sabine Lisicki | L | 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Petra Kvitova | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Stephanie Gehrlein | W | 7-5, 6-0 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Zhang Shuai | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 1 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Quarterfinal | Maria Sharapova | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Kai-Lung Chang | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Gisela Dulko | W | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Virginie Razzano | W | 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-0 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 26 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis | Round 2 | Flavia Pennetta | L | 6-7(1), 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 24 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis | Round 1 | Varvara Lepchenko | W | 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 17 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Ai Sugiyama | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
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2008: 20-17
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | WTA FORTIS Championships | Quarterfinal | Na Li | L | 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 22 | WTA FORTIS Championships | Round 2 | Anna Chakvetadze | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 21 | WTA FORTIS Championships | Round 1 | Laura Robson | W | 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour AIG Japan Open | Round 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | L | 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Anna Chakvetadze | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Aug 27 | US Open | Round 2 | Victoria Azarenka | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 25 | US Open | Round 1 | Karin Knapp | W | 6-0, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 22 | WTA Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic | Semifinal | Lucie Safarova | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 21 | WTA Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic | Quarterfinal | Ekaterina Makarova | W | 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic | Round 1 | Elena Vesnina | W | 6-1, 6-7(5), 7-5 | Hard |
| Aug 1 | WTA Tour Nordea Nordic Light Open | Quarterfinal | Vera Dushevina | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | WTA Tour Nordea Nordic Light Open | Round 2 | Sania Mirza | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
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2007: 6-13
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | WTA Banka Koper Solvenia Open | Round 2 | Vera Dushevina | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 18 | WTA Banka Koper Solvenia Open | Round 1 | Maria Elena Camerin | W | 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(5) | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Patty Schnyder | L | 3-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | WTA Tour Nordea Nordic Light Open | Round 1 | Anna-Lena Groenefeld | L | 0-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jun 28 | Wimbledon | Round 2 | Elena Dementieva | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Grass |
| Jun 27 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Catalina Castano | W | 6-0, 7-5 | Grass |
| Jun 11 | WTA Barcelona KIA | Round 1 | Tatjana Maria | L | 2-5 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| May 30 | French Open | Round 1 | Alona Bondarenko | L | 0-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| May 8 | WTA ECM Prague Open | Round 1 | Akiko Morigami | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Apr 24 | WTA Budapest Grand Prix | Round 1 | Kristina Barrois | L | 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-7(5) | Clay |
| Apr 4 | WTA Tour Bausch & Lomb Championships | Round 2 | Jelena Jankovic | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Apr 3 | WTA Tour Bausch & Lomb Championships | Round 1 | Akiko Morigami | W | 6-1, 7-6(4) | Clay |
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| Mar 24 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 2 | Martina Hingis | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Mar 22 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 1 | Gisela Dulko | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Mar 10 | WTA Tour Pacific Life Open | Round 2 | Tathiana Garbin | L | 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Mar 8 | WTA Tour Pacific Life Open | Round 1 | Ekaterina Bychkova | W | 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) | Hard |
| Feb 27 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC | Round 1 | Alize Cornet | L | 6-7(2), 6-4, 3-6 | Clay |
| Jan 16 | Australian Open | Round 2 | Katarina Srebotnik | L | 6-7(0), 7-6(6), 1-6 | Hard |
| Jan 14 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Galina Voskoboeva | W | 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-4 | Hard |
2006: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts | Round 1 | Severine Bremond | L | 6-0, 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
How she is doing now
- May 27vs Coco VandewegheMay 27 - French Open, Round 1L6-7(6), 2-6
- May 19vs Elina SvitolinaMay 19 - WTA NURNBERGER VERSICHERUNGSCUP, Round 1L5-7, 4-6
- Mar 18vs Alisa KleybanovaMar 18 - WTA Sony Open Tennis, Round 1L6-7(3), 1-6
- Mar 5vs Yvonne MeusburgerMar 5 - WTA BNP Paribas Open, Round 1L4-6, 2-6
- Feb 25vs Victoria DuvalFeb 25 - WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC, Round 1L2-6, 4-6
- Aug 27vs Simona HalepAug 27 - US Open, Round 1L5-7, 6-7(5)
Career
- 2006First WTA matchLost to Severine Bremond, WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
- 2010First titleWTA Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem
- 2009Career high No. 25Apr 6, 2009
- May 27, 2014Latest matchLost to Coco Vandeweghe, French Open
Grand Slam titles
Titles by season
First WTA match
Dec 31, 2006: lost to Severine Bremond 6-0, 4-6, 2-6WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, on hard
Latest match
May 27, 2014: lost to Coco Vandeweghe 6-7, 2-6French Open, Round 1, on clay court
Most often against
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: May 16, 2012, WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia Round 2, lost
Last: Aug 19, 2012, WTA Texas Tennis Open Round 1, lost
Last: Apr 6, 2011, WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience Round 1, lost
Last: Mar 26, 2011, WTA Sony Ericsson Open Round 3, lost
Last: Feb 21, 2012, WTA Dubai Duty Free Round 1, won
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.