Nicole Vaidišová

Insights

Peak came early and was concentrated in 2006-2008

Vaidišová reached her two semifinals in 2006 and 2007, then added a quarterfinal in 2008. Across those three seasons she produced 7 of her 20 Grand Slam appearances and all five of her deepest runs.

Australian Open was her strongest major

Her best Australian Open result was a semifinal in 2007, and she also reached the round of 16 in 2006 and 2008. That gives her three straight Australian Open runs of at least the round of 16, unmatched by her results at the other Slams.

Wimbledon and the French Open both peaked at quarterfinal level

She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2007 and 2008, and the French Open quarterfinals in 2007. Those are her best results at those two events, while both also include earlier exits in other years.

Her final season was a sharp drop from the previous year

In 2008 she reached the US Open round of 64 and Wimbledon quarterfinals, but in 2009 she lost in the first round at all three events she played. That means her last season contained no result better than R128.

She was already winning matches at 15 and 16

At age 15 she reached the Australian Open round of 32 and the US Open round of 128 in 2004-2005, then improved to the French Open round of 64 and US Open round of 16 at 16. By 17, she had already made the Australian Open semifinals and the French Open semifinals.