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Regina Maršiková Country (sports) Czechoslovakia Born (1958-12-11 ) 11 December 1958 (age 65) Prague , Czechoslovakia Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] Turned pro 1974 Retired 1993 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Career record 369–234 Career titles 17 Highest ranking No. 11 (1981)[2] Australian Open 2R (1977Jan ) French Open SF (1977 , 1978 , 1979 ) Wimbledon 4R (1978 ) US Open 4R (1978 , 1979 ) Career record 125–151 Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 86 (13 April 1987) Australian Open 1R (1977Jan , 1987 , 1989 ) French Open W (1977 )Wimbledon 3R (1977 ) US Open SF (1980 ) French Open QF (1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986) Wimbledon 2R (1978, 1979) US Open 3R (1978) Fed Cup W (1985 )
Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired tennis player from Czechoslovakia.
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.[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 17 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)
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)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
12 January 1976
St. Petersburg
Clay
Lynn Epstein
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
1.
15 March 1976
Ocala
Clay
Laura duPont
6–4, 6–4
Winner
2.
11 October 1976
Madrid
Clay
Monica Simmen
6–0, 6–2
Winner
3.
28 March 1977
Nice
Clay
Brigitte Simon
7–5, 6–1
Winner
4.
4 April 1977
Monte Carlo
Clay
Mariana Simionescu
6–2, 6–3
Winner
5.
15 August 1977
Toronto
Clay
Marise Kruger
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Winner
6.
10 October 1977
Madrid
Clay
Mariana Simionescu
6–4, 7–5
Winner
7.
17 October 1977
Barcelona
Clay
Mariana Simionescu
6–3, 6–4
Winner
8.
5 December 1977
Brisbane
Grass
Helena Anliot
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Winner
9.
27 March 1978
Stuart
Clay
Zenda Liess
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner
10.
22 May 1978
Rome
Clay
Virginia Ruzici
7–5, 7–5
Winner
11.
14 August 1978
Toronto
Hard
Virginia Ruzici
7–5, 6–7(9–11) , 6–2
Winner
12.
20 November 1978
Christchurch
Grass
Sylvia Hanika
6–2, 6–1
Winner
13.
5 March 1979
Fort Myers
Clay
Janet Newberry
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
2.
12 March 1979
Orlando
Hard
Kathy Jordan
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
3.
21 May 1979
Berlin
Clay
Caroline Stoll
7–6(7–4) , 6–0
Winner
14.
4 February 1980
Calgary
Hard (I)
Christiane Jolissaint
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner
15.
31 March 1980
Edmond
Clay
Andrea Jaeger
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up
4.
7 April 1980
Hilton Head Island
Clay
Tracy Austin
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner
16.
6 October 1980
Phoenix
Hard
Wendy Turnbull
7–6(10–8) , 7–6(7–3)
Winner
17.
18 May 1981
Berlin
Clay
Ivanna Madruga
6–2, 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)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
11 October 1976
Madrid
Clay
Renáta Tomanová
Florența Mihai Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up
2.
9 May 1977
Hamburg
Clay
Renáta Tomanová
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner
1.
23 May 1977
French Open
Clay
Pam Teeguarden
Rayni Fox Helen Gourlay Cawley
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
3.
22 August 1977
Charlotte
Clay
Pam Teeguarden
Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–4
Winner
2.
5 December 1977
Brisbane
Grass
Helena Anliot
Nerida Gregory Naoko Satō
6–3, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up
4.
24 July 1978
Kitzbühel
Clay
Florența Mihai
Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová
7–5, 6–2
Winner
3.
14 August 1978
Toronto
Hard
Pam Teeguarden
Chris O'Neil Paula Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
30 October 1978
Buenos Aires
Clay
Laura duPont
Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
4.
24 March 1979
Carlsbad
Hard
Marcie Louie
Peanut Louie Marita Redondo
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up
6.
20 August 1979
Mahwah
Hard
Mima Jaušovec
Tracy Austin Betty Stöve
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Winner
5.
11 August 1980
Toronto
Hard
Andrea Jaeger
Ann Kiyomura Betsy Nagelsen
6–1, 6–3
Winner
6.
13 October 1980
Deerfield Beach
Hard
Andrea Jaeger
Martina Navrátilová Candy Reynolds
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
7.
16 February 1981
Houston
Carpet
Mary-Lou Piatek
Sue Barker 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
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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