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| birth_place = [[Brno]], Czechoslovakia
| birth_place = [[Brno]], Czechoslovakia
| death_date =
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| careerprizemoney = $45,765
| careerprizemoney = $45,765
| singlesrecord = 25–22
| singlesrecord = 25–22
| singlestitles = 3 ITF
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 492 (2 February 1984)
| AustralianOpenresult =
| AustralianOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[1983 French Open – Women's Singles|1983]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[1983 French Open – Women's singles|1983]])
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1985]])
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1985]])
| USOpenresult =
| USOpenresult = Q1 (1985)
| doublesrecord = 10–11
| doublesrecord = 10–11
| doublestitles = 3 ITF
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 462 (2 February 1984)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1983 French Open – Women's Doubles|1983]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1983 French Open – Women's doubles|1983]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult =
| WimbledonDoublesresult =
| USOpenDoublesresult =
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'''Lea Plchová''' (born 31 August 1956) is a former professional [[tennis]] player.
'''Lea Plchová''' (born 31 August 1956) is a former professional [[tennis]] player.


==Personal background==
==Biography==
Her mother Ludmila was a tennis coach and is credited with discovering tennis player [[Jana Novotná]], having spotted Jana on a playground in the neighbourhood she worked. Impressed with her mobility, Ludmila convinced Jana's parents to take her to train at a tennis centre where she worked.<ref>{{cite news |title=První trenérka (97) promluvila o Novotné: Hvězdu našla na prolézačce |url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/tenis/319907/prvni-trenerka-97-promluvila-o-novotne-hvezdu-nasla-na-prolezacce.html |work=iSport.cz |date=28 November 2017 |language=Czech}}</ref>
Plchová's best performance on the WTA Tour was a runner-up finish at the 1982 edition of the [[WTA Austrian Open|Austrian Open]], losing the final to [[Virginia Ruzici]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Kitzbuhel – 19 July – 25 July 1982 |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000698 |website=itftennis.com}}</ref>


==Tennis career==
At the [[1983 French Open]], she made her grand slam main draw debut with appearances in both the singles and doubles draws. She played again at the [[1984 French Open]] in the doubles.
Plchová's best performance on the [[WTA Tour]] was a runner-up finish at the 1982 edition of the [[WTA Austrian Open|Austrian Open]], losing the final to [[Virginia Ruzici]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Kitzbuhel – 19 July – 25 July 1982 |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000698 |website=itftennis.com}}</ref>


At the [[1983 French Open]], she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut with appearances in both the singles and doubles draws. She played again at the [[1984 French Open]] in the doubles.
Plchová featured in the main draw of the singles at the [[1985 Wimbledon Championships]] as a lucky loser, with [[Rafaella Reggi]] withdrawing due to illness. She had a first round win over the previous year's Wimbledon quarter-finalist, [[Carina Karlsson]], before being beaten in the second round by [[Hu Na]], whom she also lost to in the qualifying event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Navratilova Beats Sukova in Eastbourne Final |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-23/sports/sp-12007_1_martina-navratilova |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=23 June 1985}}</ref>


Plchová featured in the main draw of the singles at the [[1985 Wimbledon Championships]] as a lucky loser, with [[Rafaella Reggi]] withdrawing due to illness. She had a first-round win over the previous year's Wimbledon quarterfinalist, [[Carina Karlsson]], before being beaten in the second round by [[Hu Na]], whom she also lost to in the qualifying event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Navratilova Beats Sukova in Eastbourne Final |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-23/sports/sp-12007_1_martina-navratilova |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=23 June 1985}}</ref>
Her mother Ludmila was a tennis coach and is credited with discovering tennis player [[Jana Novotná]], having spotted Jana on a playground in the neighbourhood she worked. Impressed with her mobility, Ludmila convinced Jana's parents to take her to train at a tennis centre where she worked.<ref>{{cite news |title=První trenérka (97) promluvila o Novotné: Hvězdu našla na prolézačce |url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/tenis/319907/prvni-trenerka-97-promluvila-o-novotne-hvezdu-nasla-na-prolezacce.html |work=iSport.cz |date=28 November 2017 |language=Czech}}</ref>


==WTA Tour finals==
==WTA career finals==
===Singles (0–1)===
===Singles: 1 (runner-up)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Result
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|-
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss
| style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss
| July, 1982
| July 1982
| [[WTA Austrian Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
| [[WTA Austrian Open|Austrian Open]]
| Category 1
| Category 1
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Virginia Ruzici]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Virginia Ruzici]]
| 2–6, 2–6
| 2–6, 2–6
|}

==ITF Finals==
===Singles (16–6)===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!Legend
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 tournaments
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
!Outcome
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!Score
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| 15 July 1979
| [[Turin]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Kateřina Skronská]]
| 6-0 6-2
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2.
| 22 July 1979
| [[Cava de' Tirreni]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Hana Kopečková]]
| 6-3 6-2
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| 29 July 1979
| [[Pesaro]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Frédérique Thibault]]
| 2-6 6-2 6-2
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4.
| 5 August 1979
| [[Sezze]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Manuela Zoni]]
| 5-7 5-7
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 5.
| 13 April 1980
| [[Bari]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nina Bohm]]
| 6-3 6-1
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 3 August 1980
| [[Sezze]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefania Cicognani]]
| 6-2 6-4
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7.
| 5 April 1981
| [[Lazio]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Patrizia Murgo]]
| 6-2 6-2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 8.
| 12 April 1981
| Catania, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Florența Mihai]]
| 5-7 6-1 6-4
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 9.
| 3 May 1981
| [[Bari]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Barbara Rossi (tennis)|Barbara Rossi]]
| 5-7 1-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 10.
| 31 May 1981
| Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Renata Šašak]]
| 6-1 ret.
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 11.
| 2 August 1981
| [[Pesaro]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sabina Simmonds]]
| 6-0 6-1
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 12.
| 9 August 1981
| [[Sezze]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris O'Neil (tennis)|Chris O'Neil]]
| W/O
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 13.
| 16 August 1981
| [[Nicolosi]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sabina Simmonds]]
| 1-6 6-4 3-6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 14.
| 23 August 1981
| [[Catania]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sabina Simmonds]]
| 6-3 6-7 7-5
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 15.
| 4 April 1982
| [[Bari]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Elisabeth Ekblom]]
| 2-6 1-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 16.
| 11 April 1982
| [[Taranto]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Renata Šašak]]
| 6-1 6-2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 17.
| 27 June 1982
| Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lena Sandin]]
| 6-2 3-6 6-4
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 18.
| 1 August 1982
| [[Sezze]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lilian Drescher]]
| 1-6 2-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 19.
| 30 July 1983
| Milano, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonella Canapi]]
| 7-5 7-5
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 20.
| 6 August 1984
| [[Subiaco, Lazio|Subiaco]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Patrizia Murgo]]
| 2–6 3–6
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 21.
| 27 August 1984
| [[Bad Hersfeld]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Andrea Tiezzi]]
| 6–2 6–0
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 22.
| 11 March 1985
| [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciana Corsato-Owsianka]]
| 6–2 6–1
|}

===Doubles (10–4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
!Outcome
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!Score
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 30 August 1980
| [[Sezze]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Kateřina Skronská]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Vicky Baldovinos]] <br/> {{flagicon|PER}} [[Pilar Vásquez]]
| 1-6 6-7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2.
| 12 April 1981
| Catania, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Florența Mihai]]<br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sabina Simmonds]]
| 6-2 6-3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| 19 April 1981
| Taranto, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Florența Mihai]]<br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sabina Simmonds]]
| 6-2 6-3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4.
| 31 May 1981
| Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Debbie Chesterton]]<br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kate Glancy]]
| 6-2 6-2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 5.
| 5 July 1981
| Travemünde, West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Renata Šašak]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Iris Riedel-Kühn]]<br /> {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Katja Ebbinghaus]]
| 6-4 5-7 6-3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 6 September 1981
| Bad Hersfeld, West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Dorota Dziekońska]]<br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Anna Iuale]]
| 6-2 6-2
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 7.
| 2 August 1981
| Pesaro, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris O'Neil (tennis)|Chris O'Neil]] <br/> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mimmi Wikstedt]]
| W/O
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 8.
| 4 April 1982
| Bari, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Irma Novaková-Spurny]]<br /> {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Irina Petru]]
| 7-5 4-6 6-3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 9.
| 27 June 1982
| Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Marcela Skuherská]]
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Yvona Brzáková]]<br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Kateřina Skronská]]
| 6-1 6-4
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 10.
| 4 April 1983
| [[Caserta]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Anna Iuale]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Helen Olsson]] <br/> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tine Scheuer-Larsen]]
| 2–6 3–6
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 11.
| 25 July 1983
| [[Milano]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Anna Iuale]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akiko Kijimuta]] <br/> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita]]
| 5–7 6–4 6–3
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 12.
| 6 August 1984
| [[Subiaco, Lazio|Subiaco]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Hana Fukárková]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Patrizia Murgo]] <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Barbara Romanò]]
| 6–4 2–6 6–4
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 13.
| 25 February 1985
| [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Monica Weber (tennis)|Monica Weber]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Karolina Karlsson]] <br/> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Suzanne Pettersson]]
| 6–2 6–2
|- bgcolor=f0f8ff
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 14.
| 4 March 1985
| [[Curitiba]], Brazil
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Monica Weber (tennis)|Monica Weber]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patricia Hy-Boulais]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Karin Moos]]
| 3–6 4–6
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{WTA|160075}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF profile|20003735}}
* {{ITF profile}}


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[[Category:Czech female tennis players]]
[[Category:Czech female tennis players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Brno]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Brno]]

Latest revision as of 22:44, 30 May 2024

Lea Plchová
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1956-08-31) 31 August 1956 (age 67)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Retired1986
Prize money$45,765
Singles
Career record25–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 492 (2 February 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1983)
Wimbledon2R (1985)
US OpenQ1 (1985)
Doubles
Career record10–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 462 (2 February 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1983)

Lea Plchová (born 31 August 1956) is a former professional tennis player.

Personal background[edit]

Her mother Ludmila was a tennis coach and is credited with discovering tennis player Jana Novotná, having spotted Jana on a playground in the neighbourhood she worked. Impressed with her mobility, Ludmila convinced Jana's parents to take her to train at a tennis centre where she worked.[1]

Tennis career[edit]

Plchová's best performance on the WTA Tour was a runner-up finish at the 1982 edition of the Austrian Open, losing the final to Virginia Ruzici.[2]

At the 1983 French Open, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut with appearances in both the singles and doubles draws. She played again at the 1984 French Open in the doubles.

Plchová featured in the main draw of the singles at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser, with Rafaella Reggi withdrawing due to illness. She had a first-round win over the previous year's Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Carina Karlsson, before being beaten in the second round by Hu Na, whom she also lost to in the qualifying event.[3]

WTA career finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (runner-up)[edit]

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss July 1982 Austrian Open Category 1 Clay Romania Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 2–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "První trenérka (97) promluvila o Novotné: Hvězdu našla na prolézačce". iSport.cz (in Czech). 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Kitzbuhel – 19 July – 25 July 1982". itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Navratilova Beats Sukova in Eastbourne Final". Los Angeles Times. 23 June 1985.

External links[edit]

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