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

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+12 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)

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

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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

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Singles: 1 (title)

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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

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$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–3)

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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)

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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.
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