Adriana Gerši

Adriana Gerši (born 26 June 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Adriana Gerši

Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Naples, Florida, United States
Born	(1976-06-26) 26 June 1976 (age 49) Šternberk, Czech Republic
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$568,774
Singles
Career record	186–168
Career titles	1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 48 (23 June 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1998)
French Open	2R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	1R (1997, 98, 2000, 01, 02)
US Open	3R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	18–17
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 165 (14 October 1996)

She reached her career-high singles ranking on 23 July 1997, as the world No. 48, and her career-high doubles ranking on 14 October 1996, as No. 165.

In her career, Gerši won one singles title on the WTA Tour, beating Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian in the final of the tournament of Basel, Switzerland.

Personal

Mother Ludmila is a teacher, father Ivan is a businessman. Adriana married former ATP player David Rikl on 14 June 2003. They are living in Naples, Florida, and have three children.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	5 August 2001	Basel, Switzerland	Clay	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	6–4, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 September 1994	ITF Cluj, Romania	Clay	Miroslava Vavrinec	6–2, 6–1
Winner	2.	26 September 1994	ITF Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay	Libuše Průšová	6–3, 6–1
Winner	3.	16 October 1994	ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Alena Vašková	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	17 September 1995	ITF Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic	Clay	Noëlle van Lottum	2–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	8 July 1996	ITF İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Petra Langrová	4–0 ret.
Runner-up	6.	25 April 1998	ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic	Clay	Ruxandra Dragomir	0–6, 0–6
Runner-up	7.	18 July 1999	ITF Puchheim, Germany	Clay	Tina Hergold	6–3, 6–7(4), 3–6
Winner	8.	9 April 2000	Dubai Challenge, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Tathiana Garbin	6–4, 6–3

Doubles (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	10 October 1994	ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Lenka Cenková	Ilana Berger Tzipora Obziler	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	6 May 1996	ITF Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Lenka Cenková	Elena Brioukhovets Elena Tatarkova	2–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	7 July 1996	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Lenka Cenková	Amanda Hopmans Seda Noorlander	6–2, 3–6, ret.

External links

• Biography portal

• Adriana Gerši at the Women's Tennis Association
• Adriana Gerši at the International Tennis Federation
• Adriana Gerši at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Adriana Gerši at Olympedia
• Adriana Gerši at Olympics.com