Vlasta Vopičková
Full name | Vlasta Kodešová Vopičková |
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Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia |
Born | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 26 March 1944
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | QF (1968, 1970) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1970) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1970) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1973) |
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 ice hockey player Milan Vopička in 1964 she became Vlasta Vopičková.
Vopičková made her Fed 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.
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.
References
- ^ Lorge, Barry (5 March 1980). "Lendl Coming of Age in Pros". The Washington Post. 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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