Lucie Safarova | Player Stats & More

Coached by Frantisek Cermak ... Father is Milan; mother is Jana; has one sister, Veronika; also has one dog, Kuba ... Began playing at age 3 ... Favorite surface is clay ... Tennis players most admired are Steffi Graf and Lindsay Davenport ... Speaks Czech, German and English ... Enjoys comedy movies; favorite actress is Angelina Jolie ... Also enjoys basketball, table tennis and swimming.

Plays

Left-Handed

Career High

Height

5' 9" (1.77 m)

Birthday

Feb 4, 1987 February 4, 1987

Birthplace

Brno, Czech Republic

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (7): 2016 - Prague; 2015 - Doha; 2013 - Québec City; 2008 - Forest Hills; 2006 - Gold Coast; 2005 - Oeiras, Forest Hills.
Finalist (10): 2017 - Budapest; 2015 - Roland Garros, New Haven; 2012 - Charleston; 2011 - Kuala Lumpur, Copenhagen; 2010 - Paris [Indoors]; 2009 - Québec City; 2007 - Paris [Indoors]; 2005 - 's-Hertogenbosch.

DOUBLES
Winner (16): 2024 - Prague (w/Mattek-Sands); 2017 - Australian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros (all w/Mattek-Sands); 2016 - Miami, US Open, Wuhan, Beijing (all w/Mattek-Sands); 2015 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Toronto (all w/Mattek-Sands); 2014 - Sydney (w/Babos); 2013 - Charleston (w/Mladenovic), Madrid (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2012 - Charleston (w/Pavlyuchenkova).
Finalist (5): 2019 - Stuttgart (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2018 - Mallorca (w/Stefkova); 2016 - Charleston, WTA Finals (both w/Mattek-Sands); 2008 - Stockholm (w/Cetkovska).

ADDITIONAL
Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2006-15, 2017-18; Czech Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016.