Jana Čepelová (born 29 May 1993) is a Slovak tennis player.
Čepelová has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 50. On 18 May 2015, she peaked at world number 158 in the doubles rankings.
Čepelová's best result at a major was the third round of the 2012 and 2016 Wimbledon Championships. As a junior, she won the girls' doubles event at the 2010 Australian Open with Chantal Škamlová.[1]
Personal life
Čepelová was born in Košice to Peter and Jarmila and is currently coached by Martin Zathurecký.[2]
Career
Junior career
Jana Čepelová and Chantal Škamlová won girls' doubles at 2010 Australian Open. They also won silver medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. At the same event, Čepelová won bronze medal in singles.
2012: Coming onto the WTA Tour
Čepelová spent most of her 2012 year on the ITF Tour. Her best achievement on the WTA Tour was at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Alla Kudryavtseva, Chanel Simmonds and Ekaterina Bychkova in qualifying. In round one, she beat fellow qualifier Kristina Mladenovic in three sets. In the second round, she upset 26th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues. In the third round, she lost to world number 2 Victoria Azarenka.
2014: First WTA final
At the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Čepelová scored the biggest win of her career, defeating world No. 1 Serena Williams in the second round. Čepelová would go on to reach her first WTA final with victories over Elena Vesnina, Daniela Hantuchová, and Belinda Bencic. Her run ended there as she lost to Andrea Petkovic.
2015
At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Čepelová upset world number 3 Simona Halep in the 1st round. In the second round, Čepelová lost to Monica Niculescu.
2016
At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Jana defeated Garbine Muguruza in the second round before losing to Lucie Šafářová in an epic three-set match. Garbine was the third Top 3 player whom Jana has defeated in her career to this date.
Career statistics
WTA finals
Singles (0–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–1) |
| International (0–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
ITF finals
Singles (5–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (3–3) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
8 February 2010 |
Eilat, Israel |
Hard |
 Janina Toljan |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
18 October 2010 |
Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard |
 Martina Borecká |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
25 October 2010 |
Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard |
 Diāna Marcinkēviča |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner |
2. |
17 January 2011 |
Stuttgart-Stammheim, Germany |
Hard (i) |
 Nina Zander |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner |
3. |
20 June 2011 |
Kristinehamn, Sweden |
Clay |
 Alexandra Cadanțu |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
27 June 2011 |
Ystad, Sweden |
Clay |
 Dia Evtimova |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
4. |
22 August 2011 |
Prague-Neride, Czech Republic |
Clay |
 Bibiane Schoofs |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
21 November 2011 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Hard (i) |
 Tímea Babos |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner |
5. |
11 November 2013 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
 Maria Elena Camerin |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
11 May 2015 |
Saint-Gaudens, France |
Clay |
 María Teresa Torró Flor |
1–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (3–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (2–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
17 January 2011 |
Stuttgart-Stammheim, Germany |
Hard (i) |
 Michaela Pochabová |
Daniëlle Harmsen
 Marina Melnikova |
6–3, 4–6, [12–14] |
| Runner-up |
2. |
1 August 2011 |
Trnava, Slovakia |
Clay |
Lenka Wienerová |
Janette Husárová
Renata Voráčová |
6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
22 August 2011 |
Prague-Neride, Czech Republic |
Clay |
 Katarzyna Piter |
Iveta Gerlová
Lucie Kriegsmannová |
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [8–10] |
| Winner |
1. |
10 October 2011 |
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain |
Clay |
Katarzyna Piter |
Leticia Costas
Inés Ferrer Suárez |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Winner |
2. |
13 February 2012 |
Rabat, Morocco |
Clay |
Réka-Luca Jani |
Anastasia Grymalska
 Ilona Kremen |
6–7(4–7), 6–1, [10–4] |
| Winner |
3. |
12 March 2012 |
Poza Rica, Mexico |
Hard |
Lenka Wienerová |
Maria Elena Camerin
 Mariya Koryttseva |
7–5, 2–6, [10–3] |
| Runner-up |
4. |
6 May 2013 |
Trnava, Slovakia |
Clay |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
 Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Renata Voráčová |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
30 May 2016 |
Marseille, France |
Clay |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
 Hsieh Su-wei
 Nicole Melichar |
6–1, 3–6, [3–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' Doubles
Wins over top 10 players
No. 1 wins
Top 10 wins
References
External links
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