Hana Šromová (born 10 April 1978 in Kopřivnice) is a Czech former tennis player.

Hana Šromová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceJihlava, Czech Republic
Born (1978-04-10) 10 April 1978 (age 46)
Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2014
(last match 2008 played)
PlaysRight-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money$466,750
Singles
Career record337–280
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (19 June 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open2R (2006)
Wimbledon2R (2007)
US Open1R (2006, 2008)
Doubles
Career record325–195
Career titles35 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 63 (24 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006, 2007)
Wimbledon3R (2006)
US Open1R (2006)

Šromová won eight singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 19 June 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. On 24 July 2006, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.

Personal

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Šromová was coached by Lubomír Gerla for the last six years. Her father, Jiří Šrom, is a construction technician; her mother Hana is a kindergarten teacher; she has one brother, Jiří. Šromová started playing tennis at age seven, introduced to the sport by her parents, who both played tennis. Favorite surface is indoor hardcourts; biggest weapon is forehand. Most memorable experience was traveling to India for a tournament.

Šromová played her last match on the professional tour in 2008, she retired 2014.

ITF finals

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Singles (8–10)

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 June 1996 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Petra Kučová 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up 2. 26 May 1997 Warsaw, Poland Clay   Libuše Průšová 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 October 1999 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay   Libuše Průšová 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 15 November 1999 Schlieren, Switzerland Carpet   Susanne Trik 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 24 January 2000 Hallandale Beach, United States Hard   Dawn Buth 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 28 May 2001 Doksy, Czech Republic Clay   Jana Macurová 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 29 September 2002 Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia Clay   Delia Sescioreanu 5–7, 2–4 ret.
Runner-up 8. 14 October 2002 Giza, Egypt Clay   Dominika Luzarová 6–7, 4–6
Winner 9. 18 November 2002 Zagreb, Croatia Hard   Nika Ožegović 6–2, 7–5
Winner 10. 11 January 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Goulnara Fattakhetdinova 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 11. 22 March 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Gabriela Velasco Andreu 6–3, 6–1
Winner 12. 5 April 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Annette Kolb w/o
Winner 13. 24 May 2004 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Yevgenia Savransky 6–4, 6–1
Winner 14. 19 July 2004 Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard   Evie Dominikovic 6–4, 6–1
Winner 15. 1 November 2004 Mumbai, India Hard   Montinee Tangphong 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 16. 30 January 2005 Waikoloa Challenger, U.S. Hard   Marie-Ève Pelletier 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 17. 6 February 2005 Rockford, United States Hard (i)   Stéphanie Dubois 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 18. 30 October 2006 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Clay   Jorgelina Cravero 1–6, 7–6, 6–7

Doubles (35–24)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 10 April 1995 Tampico, Mexico Clay   Jindra Gabrisová   Ingrid Kurta
  Aarthi Venkatesan
6–3, 7–6
Winner 2. 29 May 1995 Katowice, Poland Clay   Monika Kratochvílová   Galina Dimitrova
  Dessislava Topalova
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 29 July 1996 Horb, Germany Clay   Jana Ondrouchová   Olga Vymetálková
  Monika Kratochvílová
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 9 December 1996 Přerov, Czech Republic Carpet   Milena Nekvapilová   Kateřina Šišková
  Eva Melicharová
2–6, 6–7
Winner 5. 20 January 1997 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i)   Jana Ondrouchová   Monika Maštalířová
  Milena Nekvapilová
6–2, 6–1
Winner 6. 24 February 1997 Jaffa, Israel Hard   Milena Nekvapilová   Nóra Köves
  Patrícia Marková
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 3 March 1997 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard   Milena Nekvapilová   Henriëtte van Aalderen
  Andrea van den Hurk
6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 14 April 1997 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Patrícia Marková
  Zuzana Váleková
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 21 April 1997 Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay   Olga Vymetálková   Sylva Nesvadbova
  Milena Nekvapilová
2–6, 6–7
Winner 10. 12 May 1997 Prešov, Slovakia Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Olga Vymetálková
  Jana Macurová
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 11. 26 May 1997 Warsaw, Poland Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Olga Vymetálková
  Jana Ondrouchová
w/o
Winner 12. 13 October 1997 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i)   Alena Vašková   Susi Lohrmann
  Kerstin Marent
6–3, 6–3
Winner 13. 20 October 1997 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i)   Milena Nekvapilová   Eva Dyrberg
  Maiken Pape
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 2 February 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i)   Olga Vymetálková   Adrienn Hegedűs
  Gabriela Chmelinová
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 15. 30 March 1998 Athens, Greece Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Jana Macurová
  Gabriela Chmelinová
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 16. 8 June 1998 Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Katharzyna Teodorowicz
  Anna Bieleń-Żarska
6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 17. 15 June 1998 Doksy, Czech Republic Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Zuzana Lešenarová
  Lucie Steflová
3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Winner 18. 10 August 1998 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Lenka Němečková
  Katarína Studeníková
6–2, 6–4
Winner 19. 17 May 1999 Salzburg, Austria Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Cindy Schuurmans
  Magdalena Zděnovcová
6–3, 6–4
Winner 20. 16 August 1999 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Olga Vymetálková   Andrea Šebová
  Silvia Uricková
6–4, 6–3
Winner 21. 8 November 1999 Stupava, Slovakia Hard (i)   Gabriela Chmelinová   Alena Paulenková
  Radka Zrubáková
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 22. 15 November 1999 Schlieren, Switzerland Carpet   Helena Vildová   Gabriela Chmelinová
  Olga Vymetálková
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up 23. 24 January 2000 Hallandale Beach, United States Hard   Jean Okada   Li Ting
  Li Na
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 24. 7 February 2000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Carpet   Olga Vymetálková   Adrienn Hegedűs
  Nadejda Ostrovskaya
5–7, 3–6
Winner 25. 19 June 2000 Sopot, Poland Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Marketa Kochta
  Ludmila Richterová
6–3, 6–2
Winner 26. 28 May 2001 Doksy, Czech Republic Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Olga Vymetálková
  Gabriela Chmelinová
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 27. 18 June 2001 Gorizia, Italy Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Tatiana Kovalchuk
  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 28. 25 June 2001 Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay   Renata Kučerová   Anousjka van Exel
  Zuzana Váleková
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 29. 9 July 2001 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Magdalena Kučerová
  Lydia Steinbach
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 30. 6 August 2001 Rimini, Italy Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Petra Mandula
  Patricia Wartusch
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 31. 22 October 2001 Opole, Poland Carpet (i)   Milena Nekvapilová   Magdalena Kučerová
  Lydia Steinbach
3–6, 2–6
Winner 32. 5 November 2001 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Zuzana Hejdová
  Gabriela Voleková
6–3, 6–2
Winner 33. 10 June 2002 Grado, Italy Clay   Gloria Pizzichini   Sandra Načuk
  Natacha Randriantefy
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 34. 8 August 2002 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Renata Kučerová
  Gabriela Chmelinová
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 35. 23 September 2002 Sopron, Hungary Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
7–6, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 36. 29 September 2002 Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia Clay   Milena Nekvapilová   Jana Macurová
  Gabriela Chmelinová
2–1 ret.
Winner 37. 6 October 2002 Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay   Olena Antypina   Kim Kambic
  Aurélie Védy
6–2, 7–5
Winner 38. 20 October 2002 Mansoura, Egypt Clay   Olena Antypina   Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
  Galina Voskoboeva
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 39. 6 October 2003 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay   Jana Hlaváčková   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Nuria Llagostera Vives
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 40. 20 October 2003 Opole, Poland Carpet (i)   Zuzana Hejdová   Olga Vymetálková
  Gabriela Chmelinová
4–6, 3–6
Winner 41. 2 November 2003 Mumbai, India Hard   Gabriela Chmelinová   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–1, 6–1
Winner 42. 11 January 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Goulnara Fattakhetdinova   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 43. 22 March 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Eva Martincová   Raissa Gourevitch
  Ekaterina Kozhokina
6–1, 6–0
Winner 44. 5 April 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Simona Dobrá   Helena Ejeson
  Annette Kolb
w/o
Runner-up 45. 24 May 2004 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Gabriela Velasco Andreu   Iryna Kuryanovich
  Yevgenia Savransky
3–6, 4–6
Winner 46. 20 September 2004 Jounieh, Lebanon Hard   Petra Cetkovská   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  Frederica Piedade
6–4, 6–2
Winner 47. 26 October 2004 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i)   Olena Antypina   İpek Şenoğlu
  Kathrin Wörle-Scheller
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 48. 1 November 2004 Mumbai, India Hard   Maria Abramović   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 49. 11 July 2005 Vittel, France Clay   Renata Voráčová   Stanislava Hrozenská
  Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 50. 19 September 2005 Jounieh, Lebanon Hard   Olena Antypina   Mariya Koryttseva
  Anastasiya Yakimova
5–7, 2–6
Winner 51. 13 December 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Gabriela Chmelinová   Ekaterina Makarova
  Olga Panova
7–5, 6–4
Winner 52. 25 April 2006 Lafayette, United States Clay   Milagros Sequera   Yuliana Fedak
  Eva Hrdinová
2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 53. 12 June 2006 Zagreb, Croatia Clay   Michaela Paštiková   Olga Vymetálková
  Lucie Hradecká
w/o
Winner 54. 7 November 2006 Toronto, Canada Hard (i)   Angelika Bachmann   Heidi El Tabakh
  Raluca Olaru
6–4, 6–1
Winner 55. 21 November 2006 Puebla, Mexico Hard   Maria Fernanda Alves   Ivana Abramović
  Maria Abramović
6–4, 6–3
Winner 56. 29 November 2006 San Diego, United States Hard   Ivana Abramović   Christina Fusano
  Aleke Tsoubanos
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 57. 3 April 2007 Pelham, United States Clay   Michaela Paštiková   Carly Gullickson
  Nicole Kriz
2–6, 6–2, 0–6
Runner-up 58. 11 June 2007 Zlín, Czech Republic Hard   Michaela Paštiková   Lucie Hradecká
  Renata Voráčová
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner 59. 5 May 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Petra Cetkovská   Sorana Cîrstea
  Ágnes Szatmári
6–4, 7–5

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 W-L
Australian Open Q1 A A A Q1 2R Q1 A 1–1
French Open A A A A Q2 2R Q1 Q2 1–1
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 1R 2R Q2 1–2
US Open A A Q1 A Q2 1R Q2 1R 0–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 1–1 0–1 3–6

Doubles

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Tournament 2006 2007 W-L
Australian Open 1R 1R 0–2
French Open A A 0–0
Wimbledon 3R 1R 2–2
US Open 1R A 0–1
Win–loss 2–3 0–2 2–5
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