Lea Plchová
| Country (sports) |  Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1956 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Prize money | $45,765 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 25–22 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1983) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 10–11 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1983) |
Lea Plchová (born 31 August 1956) is a former professional tennis player.
Biography
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
WTA Tour finals
Singles (0–1)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | July, 1982 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Category 1 | Clay |  Virginia Ruzici
|
2–6, 2–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles (16–6)
| Legend |
|---|
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 15 July 1979 | Turin, Italy | Clay | Kateřina Skronská
|
6-0 6-2 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 July 1979 | Cava de' Tirreni, Italy | Clay | Hana Kopečková
|
6-3 6-2 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 July 1979 | Pesaro, Italy | Clay |  Frédérique Thibault
|
2-6 6-2 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 5 August 1979 | Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Manuela Zoni
|
5-7 5-7 |
| Winner | 5. | 13 April 1980 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Nina Bohm
|
6-3 6-1 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 August 1980 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Stefania Cicognani
|
6-2 6-4 |
| Winner | 7. | 5 April 1981 | Lazio, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo
|
6-2 6-2 |
| Winner | 8. | 12 April 1981 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Florența Mihai
|
5-7 6-1 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 3 May 1981 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Barbara Rossi
|
5-7 1-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 31 May 1981 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany | Clay |  Renata Šašak
|
6-1 ret. |
| Winner | 11. | 2 August 1981 | Pesaro, Italy | Clay | Sabina Simmonds
|
6-0 6-1 |
| Winner | 12. | 9 August 1981 | Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Chris O'Neil
|
W/O |
| Runner-up | 13. | 16 August 1981 | Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | Sabina Simmonds
|
1-6 6-4 3-6 |
| Winner | 14. | 23 August 1981 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Sabina Simmonds
|
6-3 6-7 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 4 April 1982 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Elisabeth Ekblom
|
2-6 1-6 |
| Winner | 16. | 11 April 1982 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Renata Šašak
|
6-1 6-2 |
| Winner | 17. | 27 June 1982 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany | Clay | Lena Sandin
|
6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 1 August 1982 | Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Lilian Drescher
|
1-6 2-6 |
| Winner | 19. | 30 July 1983 | Milano, Italy | Clay | Antonella Canapi
|
7-5 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 6 August 1984 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo
|
2–6 3–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 27 August 1984 | Bad Hersfeld, West Germany | Clay |  Andrea Tiezzi
|
6–2 6–0 |
| Winner | 22. | 11 March 1985 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Clay |  Luciana Corsato-Owsianka
|
6–2 6–1 |
Doubles (10–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 August 1980 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Kateřina Skronská
|
 Vicky Baldovinos  Pilar Vásquez
|
1-6 6-7 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 April 1981 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
Florența Mihai Sabina Simmonds
|
6-2 6-3 |
| Winner | 3. | 19 April 1981 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
Florența Mihai Sabina Simmonds
|
6-2 6-3 |
| Winner | 4. | 31 May 1981 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
Debbie Chesterton Kate Glancy
|
6-2 6-2 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 July 1981 | Travemünde, West Germany | Clay | Renata Šašak
|
 Iris Riedel-Kühn Katja Ebbinghaus
|
6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 September 1981 | Bad Hersfeld, West Germany | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
 Dorota Dziekońska Anna Iuale
|
6-2 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 2 August 1981 | Pesaro, Italy | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
Chris O'Neil Mimmi Wikstedt
|
W/O |
| Winner | 8. | 4 April 1982 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
Irma Novaková-Spurny Irina Petru
|
7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| Winner | 9. | 27 June 1982 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany | Clay | Marcela Skuherská
|
Yvona Brzáková Kateřina Skronská
|
6-1 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 4 April 1983 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Anna Iuale
|
Helen Olsson  Tine Scheuer-Larsen
|
2–6 3–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 25 July 1983 | Milano, Italy | Clay | Anna Iuale
|
 Akiko Kijimuta Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
|
5–7 6–4 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 6 August 1984 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Hana Fukárková
|
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò
|
6–4 2–6 6–4 |
| Winner | 13. | 25 February 1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Monica Weber
|
Karolina Karlsson Suzanne Pettersson
|
6–2 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 4 March 1985 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Monica Weber
|
Patricia Hy-Boulais  Karin Moos
|
3–6 4–6 |
References
- ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Kitzbuhel – 19 July – 25 July 1982". itftennis.com.
- ^ "Navratilova Beats Sukova in Eastbourne Final". Los Angeles Times. 23 June 1985.
- ^ "První trenérka (97) promluvila o Novotné: Hvězdu našla na prolézačce". iSport.cz (in Czech). 28 November 2017.
External links
- Lea Plchová at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.