Person in history
Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · February 4
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- tennis player. Citizenship: Czech Republic
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Apart from her native Czech , Šafářová also can speak German and English . [ 1 ] On 4 July 2019, Šafářová posted on her Instagram that she was excited to be expecting a baby with former NHL player Tomáš Plekanec . [ 2 ] She announced the birth of her daughter later that year. [ 3 ] Šafářová married Plekanec in 2021 and they announced birth of their son later in 2022. ^ Cite error: The named reference wtaprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
Lucie Šafářová is a Czech inactive tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and No. 5 in singles.
Path and career
Awards / honours: South Moravian Region Award.
Career 2005–2006 Šafářová won her first WTA Tour event in May 2005 at the Estoril Open in Portugal, where she defeated fourth-seeded Li Na in a three-sets final. [ 1 ] In June she lost the final of the Rosmalen grass court tournament to fellow Czech Klára Koukalová in three sets. She won her second tournament at the Forest Hills Tennis Classic in August, which was played at the historic West Side Tennis Club , after a victory in the final against Sania Mirza .
Why this date
Lucie Šafářová appears on our February 4 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Lucie Šafářová”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/lucie-safarova, accessed October 29, 2026.
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Questions about Lucie Šafářová
When was Lucie Šafářová born?
February 4 1987.
How old would Lucie Šafářová be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 4?
Maximilian Götz, Doug Fister, Hannibal Buress and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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