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'''Vlasta Vopičková''' (born 26 March 1944) is a Czech former professional [[tennis]] player. |
'''Vlasta Vopičková''' (born 26 March 1944) is a Czech former professional [[tennis]] player. |
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| Full name | Vlasta Kodešová Vopičková |
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| Country (sports) |  Czechoslovakia |
| Born | 26 March 1944 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1968, 1970) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1970) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1970) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1964) |
Vlasta Vopičková (born 26 March 1944) is a Czech former professional tennis player.
Biography
Born in 1944, she was originally known as Vlasta Kodešová. Her younger brother is Jan Kodeš, who won three grand slam titles.[1] After her marriage to Czech ice hockey player Milan Vopička in 1964 she became Vlasta Vopičková.[2]
Vopičková made her Federation Cup debut for Czechoslovakia in 1964 and went on to appear in a total of nine ties. She had a 7/2 record in singles, which included a win over Virginia Wade in 1968.[3]
At Grand Slam level she was most successful on the clay courts of Roland Garros, making the quarter-finals of the French Open in both 1968 and 1970. She also competed at Wimbledon on several occasions and reached the round of 16 in the 1970 tournament.
She was a semi-finalist at the 1973 Italian Open.[4]
References
- ^ Lorge, Barry (5 March 1980). "Lendl Coming of Age in Pros". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Proč nevidíme brýle na očích: O panu Precizním, který dnes sežene to, co se sehnat nedá" (in Czech). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "W-FC-1968-WG-M-TCH-GBR-01". fedcup.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Smith, Miss Evert Gain At Rome Net". New York Times. 9 June 1973. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
External links
- Vlasta Vopičková at the Women's Tennis Association
- Vlasta Vopičková at the Billie Jean King Cup
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