Štěpán Koudelka (born 21 February 1945) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Koudelka played

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for Czechoslovakia from 1963 to 1965, before relocating permanently to West Germany in the 1970s. During his career he twice reached the third round of the

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and also featured in the main draw at

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. He had an upset win over reigning champion Tom Okker at the Belgian Open in 1971. His wife,

Joan Wilshere Joan Mary Koudelka (born 14 March 1948) is a South African former professional tennis player. She originally competed under her maiden name Joan Wilshere, before marrying Czech tennis player Štěpán Koudelka. Koudelka had a win over her coun ...

, is a South African who also played on the professional tennis tour. They live together in the north-west German city of Osnabrück.

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* * * 1945 births Living people Czechoslovak male tennis players Czech male tennis players Czech emigrants to Germany Tennis players from Prague {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub

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