Helena Vildová (born 19 March 1972)[1] is a retired Czech tennis player.[2][3]

Helena Vildová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1972-03-19) 19 March 1972 (age 52)
Turned pro1989
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$197,156
Singles
Career record159–140
Career titles3 ITF
Highest ranking188 (15 January 1996)
Doubles
Career record239–140
Career titles3 WTA, 28 ITF
Highest ranking39 (3 November 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996, 1997, 1999)
French Open2R (1995, 1998)
Wimbledon1R (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
US Open2R (1995, 1998)

In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On 15 January 1996, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 3 November 1997, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Vildová retired from professional tennis in 2001.

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–1)
Tier IV & V (2–2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1997 Linz Open, Austria Carpet   Eva Melicharová   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jun 1997 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Grass   Eva Melicharová   Karina Habšudová
  Florencia Labat
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 1–2 Jul 1997 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay   Eva Martincová   Ruxandra Dragomir
  Karina Habšudová
1–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 2–2 Aug 1997 Gastein Ladies, Austria Clay   Eva Melicharová   Radka Bobková
  Wiltrud Probst
6–2, 6–2
Win 3–2 Aug 1998 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay   Květa Peschke   Åsa Carlsson
  Seda Noorlander
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–3. Feb 1999 Nokia Cup, Czech Republic Clay   Květa Peschke   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 2–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (3–3)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 26 November 1990 ITF Érd, Hungary Clay   Klára Bláhová 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2. 5 February 1995 ITF Coburg, Germany Hard (i)   Nanne Dahlman 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. 6 October 1996 ITF Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Kerstin Taube 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 4. 7 April 1997 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay   Milena Nekvapilová 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 5. 5 October 1997 ITF Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Gabriela Kučerová 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6. 30 January 2000 ITF Båstad, Sweden Hard (i)   Magdalena Zděnovcová 3–6, 6–0, 4–6

Doubles: 44 (28–16)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 23 April 1990 ITF Sutton, England Clay   Radka Bobková   Lisa Keller
  Robyn Mawdsley
7–6(8), 6–3
Win 2. 17 September 1990 ITF Napoli, Italy Hard   Lucie Ludvigová   Marta Alastrue
  Patricia Miller
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win 3. 24 September 1990 ITF Napoli, Italy Clay   Lucie Ludvigová   Klára Bláhová
  Natalie Tschan
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4. 26 November 1990 ITF Érd, Hungary Clay   Lucie Ludvigová   Magdalena Feistel
  Katarzyna Teodorowicz
7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 5. 8 April 1991 ITF Turin, Italy Clay   Lucie Steflová   Eva Bes
  Virginia Ruano Pascual
7–6, 1–6, 3–6
Win 6. 20 May 1991 ITF Katowice, Poland Clay   Magdalena Feistel   Ivana Jankovská
  Eva Melicharová
6–4, 6–7(9), 6–0
Loss 7. 1 February 1993 ITF Newcastle, England Carpet (i)   Pavlína Rajzlová   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
4–6, 6–7, 0–6
Loss 8. 8 February 1993 ITF Sunderland, England Carpet (i)   Pavlína Rajzlová   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–2, 1–6, 6–7
Loss 9. 1 March 1993 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay   Pavlína Rajzlová   Lara Bitter
  Amy van Buuren
1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 10. 20 September 1993 ITF Rabac, Croatia Clay   Petra Holubová   Monika Kratochvílová
  Olga Hostáková
4–6, 4–6
Win 11. 27 September 1993 ITF Mali Lošinj, Croatia Clay   Aleksandra Olsza   Ivona Horvat
  Tina Vukasovič
6–0, 6–7(5), 6–3
Win 12. 17 January 1994 ITF Turku, Finland Carpet (i)   Radka Suraková   Linda Jansson
  Katrina Saarinen
7–5, 6–3
Win 13. 6 February 1994 ITF Coburg, Germany Carpet (i)   Katarzyna Teodorowicz   Ivana Jankovská
  Eva Melicharová
6–2, 7–6
Win 14. 15 May 1994 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay   Eva Melicharová   Virág Csurgó
  Andrea Temesvári
6–2, 6–4
Win 15. 1 August 1994 ITF Munich, Germany Clay   Carin Bakkum   Silvia Ramón-Cortés
  Cristina Torrens Valero
7–6(4), 6–0
Loss 16. 29 August 1994 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Katharzyna Teodorowicz   Adriana Barna
  Andrea Noszály
7–5, 6–0
Win 17. 24 October 1994 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Ludmila Richterová   Tatjana Ječmenica
  Svetlana Krivencheva
7–6, 6–1
Loss 18. 5 February 1995 ITF Coburg, Germany Hard (i)   Magdalena Feistel   Seda Noorlander
  Marlene Weingärtner
2–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 19. 24 April 1995 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay   Eva Melicharová   Alexandra Fusai
  Kristin Godridge
6–3, 6–4
Win 20. 21 May 1995 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay   Seda Noorlander   Erika deLone
  Nicole Pratt
6–3, 6–1
Loss 21. 17 July 1995 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Magdalena Feistel   Svetlana Krivencheva
  Květa Peschke
6–7(4), 2–6
Loss 22. 6 August 1995 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay   Magdalena Feistel   Tatjana Ječmenica
  Svetlana Krivencheva
4–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 14 August 1995 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Laura Garrone
  Tina Križan
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 24. 13 November 1995 ITF Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i)   Eva Melicharová   Jana Macurová
  Olga Vymetálková
7–5, 6–3
Win 25. 3 December 1995 ITF Limoges, France Hard (i)   Eva Melicharová   Eva Martincová
  Elena Pampoulova
6–3, 0–6, 6–4
Win 26. 4 March 1996 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard (i)   Denisa Chládková   Svetlana Krivencheva
  Olga Lugina
7–6(5), 4–6, 7–5
Win 27. 26 May 1996 ITF Novi Sad, Serbia Clay   Seda Noorlander   Miriam D'Agostini
  Larissa Schaerer
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 28. 11 August 1996 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay   Lenka Němečková   Kirstin Freye
  Silke Meier
6–0, 6–0
Win 29. 25 August 1996 ITF Athens, Greece Clay   Cătălina Cristea   Virginie Massart
  Emanuela Zardo
6–2, 6–4
Win 30. 6 October 1996 ITF Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Alina Jidkova   Caecilia Charbonnier
  Andrea Schwarz
6–4, 6–4
Win 31. 3 November 1996 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Sandra Kleinová   Nanne Dahlman
  Maria Strandlund
7–5, 6–4
Loss 32. 31 March 1997 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay   Nóra Köves   Evgenia Kulikovskaya
  Caroline Schneider
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 33. 5 October 1997 ITF Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Magdalena Kučerová   Diane Asensio
  Angela Bürgis
7–5, 6–4
Loss 34. 5 April 1998 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay   Antoaneta Pandjerova   Jelena Kostanić Tošić
  Katarina Srebotnik
5–7, 3–6
Win 35. 12 April 1998 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Blanka Kumbárová
  Michaela Paštiková
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 36. 9 December 1998 ITF Titisee-Neustadt, Germany Carpet (i)   Květa Peschke   Anca Barna
  Adriana Barna
6–4, 6–3
Win 37. 20 December 1998 ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic Carpet (i)   Eva Melicharová   Ľudmila Cervanová
  Magdalena Kučerová
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 38. 15 November 1999 ITF Schlieren, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Hana Šromová   Gabriela Chmelinová
  Olga Vymetálková
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 39. 13 December 1999 ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic Hard (i)   Martina Suchá   Nadejda Ostrovskaya
  Tatiana Poutchek
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win 40. 29 January 2000 ITF Båstad, Sweden Hard (i)   Magdalena Zděnovcová   Frida Engblom
  Erika Ohlsson
6–4, 6–2
Loss 41. 2 April 2000 ITF Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy Clay   Michaela Paštiková   Svetlana Krivencheva
  Antoaneta Pandjerova
5–7, 6–7(7)
Loss 42. 23 April 2000 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay   Magdalena Zděnovcová   Michaela Paštiková
  Jasmin Wöhr
6–3, 1–6, 6–7(10)
Win 43. 3 September 2000 ITF Plzen, Czech Republic Clay   Eva Krejčová   Gabriela Chmelinová
  Alena Vašková
5–3, 4–1, 4–2
Win 44. 28 January 2001 ITF Båstad, Sweden Hard (i)   Blanka Kumbárová   Lenka Cenková
  Adriana Jerabek
6–1, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Helena Vildová". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Female Tennis Players | WTA Tennis".
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - VILDOVA, Helena (CZE)". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017.
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