Yvona Brzáková (born 23 April 1956) is a former professional

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player who competed for Czechoslovakia.

Biography

Brzáková was born in

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, then a town in Czechoslovakia but now part of

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. She won a doubles silver medal at the

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, with

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as her partner. A right-handed player, Brzáková appeared in the doubles of two

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ties for Czechoslovakia in the early rounds of the 1980 World Group, winning both matches, against Hungarian and Yugoslavian pairings. The Czechoslovak team made it through to the semi-finals, but Brzáková didn't feature. During the 1980s she played professionally on the WTA Tour and won one title, partnering

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in the doubles at the

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in 1982. Her best grand slam performances was a third round appearance in the singles at the

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, where she beat

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and Renee Blount to make the final 32. After retiring from the WTA Tour, Brzáková played and coached in Germany in the 1990s. She has since coached in Prague.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1–0)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brzakova, Yvona 1956 births Living people Czechoslovak female tennis players People from Levoča Sportspeople from the Prešov Region Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade