Vlasta Vopičková (born 26 March 1944) is a Czech former professional

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player.

Biography

She was born in 1944 as Vlasta Kodešová. Her younger brother is

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, who won three Grand Slam titles. After her marriage to Czech ice hockey player Milan Vopička in 1964, she became Vlasta Vopičková. Vopičková made her

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debut for Czechoslovakia in 1964 and appeared in a total of nine ties. She had a 7-2 record in singles, which included a win over

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in 1968. At

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s, she was most successful on the clay courts of Roland Garros, making the quarterfinals of the

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in 1968 and 1970. She also competed at

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on several occasions and reached the round of 16 in the 1970 tournament. She was a semifinalist at the 1973 Italian Open.

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