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Regina Maršíková
Czechoslovak tennis player

Regina Maršíková

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Czechoslovak tennis player
Work field
Gender
Female
Birth
11 December 1958, Prague, Duchy of Bohemia
Age
65 years
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Biography

Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired Czechoslovakian tennis player.

Career

Maršíková won the French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 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 licence and visa and served several months in detention. 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, United States.

She won 17 singles titles and 6 doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11 in 1981 and World No. 86 in doubles in 1987.

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles (1 title)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1977French OpenClayUnited States Pam TeeguardenUnited States Rayni Fox
Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley
5–7, 6–4, 6–2

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 21 (17 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (17–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–1)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (12–3)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.12 January 1976St. PetersburgClayUnited States Lynn Epstein6–2, 6–3
Runner-up1.15 March 1976OcalaClayUnited States Laura duPont6–4, 6–4
Winner2.11 October 1976MadridClaySwitzerland Monica Simmen6–0, 6–2
Winner3.28 March 1977NiceClayFrance Brigitte Simon7–5, 6–1
Winner4.4 April 1977Monte CarloClayRomania Mariana Simionescu6–2, 6–3
Winner5.15 August 1977TorontoClaySouth Africa Marise Kruger6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Winner6.10 October 1977MadridClayRomania Mariana Simionescu6–4, 7–5
Winner7.17 October 1977BarcelonaClayRomania Mariana Simionescu6–3, 6–4
Winner8.5 December 1977BrisbaneGrassSweden Helena Anliot6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Winner9.27 March 1978StuartClayUnited States Zenda Liess1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner10.22 May 1978RomeClayRomania Virginia Ruzici7–5, 7–5
Winner11.14 August 1978TorontoHardRomania Virginia Ruzici7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2
Winner12.20 November 1978ChristchurchGrassWest Germany Sylvia Hanika6–2, 6–1
Winner13.5 March 1979Fort MyersClayUnited States Janet Newberry6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.12 March 1979OrlandoHardUnited States Kathy Jordan4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up3.21 May 1979BerlinClayUnited States Caroline Stoll7–6(7–4), 6–0
Winner14.4 February 1980CalgaryHard (I)Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner15.31 March 1980EdmondClayUnited States Andrea Jaeger6–2, 6–2
Runner-up4.7 April 1980Hilton Head IslandClayUnited States Tracy Austin3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner16.6 October 1980PhoenixHardAustralia Wendy Turnbull7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
Winner17.18 May 1981BerlinClayArgentina Ivanna Madruga6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Winner - 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 (1–5)
Carpet (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.11 October 1976MadridClayCzechoslovakia Renáta TomanováRomania Florența Mihai
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up2.9 May 1977HamburgClayCzechoslovakia Renáta TomanováSouth Africa Linky Boshoff
South Africa Ilana Kloss
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner1.23 May 1977French OpenClayUnited States Pam TeeguardenUnited States Rayni Fox
Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up3.22 August 1977CharlotteClayUnited States Pam TeeguardenCzechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–4
Winner2.5 December 1977BrisbaneGrassSweden Helena AnliotAustralia Nerida Gregory
Japan Naoko Satō
6–3, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up4.24 July 1978KitzbühelClayRomania Florența MihaiRomania Virginia Ruzici
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
7–5, 6–2
Winner3.14 August 1978TorontoHardUnited States Pam TeeguardenAustralia Chris O'Neil
United States Paula Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up5.30 October 1978Buenos AiresClayUnited States Laura duPontFrance Françoise Dürr
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner4.24 March 1979CarlsbadHardUnited States Marcie LouieUnited States Peanut Louie
United States Marita Redondo
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up6.20 August 1979MahwahHardSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima JaušovecUnited States Tracy Austin
Netherlands Betty Stöve
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Winner5.11 August 1980TorontoHardUnited States Andrea JaegerUnited States Ann Kiyomura
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6–1, 6–3
Winner6.13 October 1980Deerfield BeachHardUnited States Andrea JaegerCzechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
United States Candy Reynolds
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up7.16 February 1981HoustonCarpetUnited States Mary-Lou PiatekUnited Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#ANH
Tournament19741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993Career SR
Australian OpenAAA2RAAAAAAAA1RNH1RA1RAAAA0 / 4
French Open1RAQFSFSFSFA4RAAAA3R2R1R1RAAAA0 / 10
WimbledonAA3R1R4R3R2R1RAAAA1R2RAAAAAA0 / 8
US OpenAA3R1R4R4R2R1RAAA2R2R1RAAAAAA0 / 9
SR0 / 10 / 00 / 30 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 10 / 20 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 31
Year End RankingNR232014141813NRNRNR806171176227359502NRNR
  • SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
  • Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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