Lucie Šafářová

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Records

Šafářová's place in tennis history is secure thanks to her remarkable doubles run with Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Together they won five Grand Slam titles in just three years, a feat that few teams have matched. Her six-week stint at World No. 1 in doubles and her career-high singles ranking of No. 5 show a player who excelled in both disciplines. She also represented the Czech Republic at three Olympic Games and helped her country win Fed Cup titles, cementing her status as one of the greats of Czech tennis.

AwardsŠafářová won five Grand Slam doubles titles, all with Bethanie Mattek-Sands: the Australian Open (2015, 2017), French Open (2015, 2017), and US Open (2016). She also captured seven WTA singles titles and fifteen WTA doubles titles. Her most significant singles achievement was reaching the 2015 French Open final, where she finished as runner-up to Serena Williams. She was a key member of the Czech Fed Cup team that won multiple titles.

Honours & Distinctions

Czech Tennis Hall of Fame

Czech Tennis Federation·2019

Inducted in recognition of her contributions to Czech tennis.

Order of Merit of the Czech Republic (Silver Medal)

Government of the Czech Republic·2018

Awarded for her achievements and representation of the country in sport.

Rankings & Lists

World No. 1 in Doubles

WTA·2017

World No. 5 in Singles

WTA·2015

Records & Feats

Only Czech woman to reach World No. 1 in doubles

Historic First·2017

Achieved the top doubles ranking in August 2017.

First team to win four consecutive Grand Slam doubles titles in non-calendar-year span

Career Milestone·2017

With Bethanie Mattek-Sands, won four straight majors from 2015 to 2017.