Jitka Veselá (born 9 August 1980, Schönfeldová) is a former professional

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player from the Czech Republic.

Biography

A right-handed player from Prague, Schönfeldová was a top junior player, finishing 1996 as the joint

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for girls' doubles, with regular partner

Michaela Paštiková Michaela Paštiková (born 27 March 1980) is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 31 January 2005, Paštiková achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 89. On 25 July 2005, she peaked at No. 35 of the WTA doubles r ...

. The pair teamed up to win the

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and also claimed the

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title that year. Schönfeldová's only main draw appearance on the WTA Tour came at the 1996 Czech Open, where she and

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competed as qualifiers. Injuries limited her professional career and she left the tour in 2000. After retiring from professional tennis, Schönfeldová played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at

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in Florida, before joining the

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in 2004, where she studied journalism.

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)

Doubles (0–1)

References

External links

* * * https://prima.iprima.cz/prostreno/v-prostreno-je-vitezka-australian-open {{DEFAULTSORT:Schonfeldova, Jitka 1980 births Living people Czech female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis players Tennis players from Prague Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles