Regina Maršíková

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Regina Maršiková
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1958-12-11) 11 December 1958 (age 63)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Turned pro1974
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record369–234
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 11 (1981)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1977Jan)
French OpenSF (1977, 1978, 1979)
Wimbledon4R (1978)
US Open4R (1978, 1979)
Doubles
Career record125–151
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 86 (13 April 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1977Jan, 1987, 1989)
French OpenW (1977)
Wimbledon3R (1977)
US OpenSF (1980)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenQF (1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986)
Wimbledon2R (1978, 1979)
US Open3R (1978)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1985)

Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired tennis player from Czechoslovakia, present-day Czech Republic.

Career[]

Maršíková won the French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, Hana Mandlíková, Tracy Austin, and Virginia Wade.

Her best performances in Grand Slam singles events included three consecutive semifinals at the French Open from 1977 to 1979. She won the 1977 French Open women's doubles title with Pam Teeguarden.

Maršíková was involved in an automobile accident in September 1981 near Prague, Czechoslovakia that caused a fatality. She lost her drivers license and visa and served several months in detention.[3] She was not allowed to leave the Eastern Bloc until early 1985. Maršíková rejoined the WTA Tour in April that year at the Tournament of Champions in Florida.[2]

She won 11 singles titles and six doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 11 in 1981.[2]

Grand Slam finals[]

Women's doubles (1 title)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1977 French Open Clay United States Pam Teeguarden United States Rayni Fox
Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley
5–7, 6–4, 6–2

WTA Tour finals[]

Singles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (11–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (6–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Results No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Aug 1977 Toronto Clay South Africa Marise Kruger 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 2. Dec 1977 Brisbane Grass Sweden Helena Anliot 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3. Mar 1978 Stuart Clay United States Zenda Liess 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 4. May 1978 Rome Clay Romania Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 7–5
Win 5. Aug 1978 Toronto Hard Romania Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2
Win 6. Nov 1978 Christchurch Grass West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 6–1
Win 7. Mar 1979 Fort Myers Clay United States Janet Newberry 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1. Mar 1979 Orlando Hard United States Kathy Jordan 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2. May 1979 Berlin Clay United States Caroline Stoll 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win 8. Feb 1980 Calgary Hard (I) Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 9. Mar 1980 Edmond Clay United States Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3. Apr 1980 Hilton Head Island Clay United States Tracy Austin 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win 10. Oct 1980 Phoenix Hard Australia Wendy Turnbull 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
Win 11. May 1981 Berlin Clay Argentina Ivanna Madruga 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Grass (1–0)
Clay (1–4)
Carpet (0–1)
Results No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1977 Hamburg Clay Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová South Africa Linky Boshoff
South Africa Ilana Kloss
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1. May 1977 French Open Clay United States Pam Teeguarden United States Rayni Fox
Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Aug 1977 Charlotte Clay United States Pam Teeguarden Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. Dec 1977 Brisbane Grass Sweden Helena Anliot Australia Nerida Gregory
Japan Naoko Satō
6–3, 3–1 ret.
Loss 3. Jul 1978 Kitzbühel Clay Romania Florența Mihai Romania Virginia Ruzici
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
7–5, 6–2
Win 3. Aug 1978 Toronto Hard United States Pam Teeguarden Australia Chris O'Neil
United States Paula Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 4. Oct 1978 Buenos Aires Clay United States Laura duPont France Françoise Dürr
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 4. Mar 1979 Carlsbad Hard United States Marcie Louie United States Peanut Louie
United States Marita Redondo
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 5. Aug 1979 Mahwah Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec United States Tracy Austin
Netherlands Betty Stöve
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win 5. Aug 1980 Toronto Hard United States Andrea Jaeger United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6–1, 6–3
Win 6. Oct 1980 Deerfield Beach Hard United States Andrea Jaeger Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
United States Candy Reynolds
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 6. Feb 1981 Houston Carpet (i) United States Mary-Lou Piatek United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR: strike rate (events won / competed). W–L: win–loss record.
Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Career SR
Australian Open A A A 2R A A A A A A A A 1R NH 1R A 1R A A A A 0 / 4
French Open 1R A QF SF SF SF A 4R A A A A 3R 2R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 10
Wimbledon A A 3R 1R 4R 3R 2R 1R A A A A 1R 2R A A A A A A 0 / 8
US Open A A 3R 1R 4R 4R 2R 1R A A A 2R 2R 1R A A A A A A 0 / 9
SR 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 31
Year-end ranking NR 23 20 14 14 18 13 NR NR NR 80 61 71 176 227 359 502 NR NR
  • Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References[]

  1. ^ Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 217.
  2. ^ a b c Sarni, Jim (12 May 1985). "Czech bounces back". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ Feinstein, John (29 August 1985). "Maršíková rebounds from prison to Court 18". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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