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Adriana Gerši
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceNaples, Florida, United States
Born (1976-06-26) 26 June 1976 (age 48)
Šternberk, Czech Republic
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$568,774
Singles
Career record186–168
Career titles1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 48 (23 June 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1998)
French Open2R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon1R (1997, 98, 2000, 01, 02)
US Open3R (2000)
Doubles
Career record18–17
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 165 (14 October 1996)

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

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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. 26 September 1994 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Czech Republic Libuše Průšová 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 16 October 1994 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Czech Republic Alena Vašková 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 17 September 1995 ITF Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay France Noëlle van Lottum 2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 8 July 1996 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Czech Republic Petra Langrová 4–0 ret.
Runner-up 6. 25 April 1998 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 0–6, 0–6
Runner-up 7. 18 July 1999 ITF Puchheim, Germany Clay Slovenia Tina Hergold 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Winner 8. 9 April 2000 Dubai Challenge, United Arab Emirates Hard Italy 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) Czech Republic Lenka Cenková Israel Ilana Berger
Israel Tzipora Obziler 		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 6 May 1996 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Czech Republic Lenka Cenková Ukraine Elena Brioukhovets
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova 		2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 7 July 1996 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Czech Republic Lenka Cenková Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Netherlands Seda Noorlander 		6–2, 3–6, ret.

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