Alena Palmeová-West (born 7 January 1945) is a Czech former professional

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player.

Biography

Palmeová born in 1945 in

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. She married American William Sidney West on July 17, 1970, divorced 1984. After the wedding she played under the name Alena Palmeová-West.

Career

Palmeová won 11 international tournaments in singles and played in the finals in 19 tournaments. In doubles, she won one tournament and played in the finals in two tournaments. At

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level she was most successful at Wimbledon, making the third round of the

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in both 1969 and 1971. Playing for

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at the

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, Palmeová has a win–loss record of 2–4.

Career finals

Singles (11 titles – 19 runner–ups)

Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmeova-West, Alena 1945 births Living people Czechoslovak female tennis players Sportspeople from Jihlava