Zuzana Lešenarová (born 1 August 1977
Nový Jičín
Nový Jičín (; german: Neutitschein) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservatio ...
) is a Czech former
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Lešenarová has won 3 singles and 2 doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career. On 18 June 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 290. On 25 February 2002, she peaked at world number 268 in the doubles rankings.
In 1999, she played for the Czech Republic at the
1999 Universiade in Mallorca (Spain) where she won the bronze medal in Women's Singles.
Lešenarová made her WTA main draw debut at the
1999 US Open, receiving a wildcard in the women's singles draw. She lost in the first round to
Sandra Klösel
Sandra Klösel (born 22 June 1979) is a former tennis player from Germany.
Kösel turned professional in July 1995, and won nine singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In March 2007, she reached her career-high singles ranking of ...
.
Biography
Began playing tennis at age 5 with her parents. Coached by her father, Miroslav. Father, Miroslav, is a technician and coaches Zuzana; mother, Helena, is a teacher; has an older sister, Hana, who is a journalist. Graduated from high school in May 1995. Enjoys skiing and playing the violin. Most memorable experience was winning a downhill skiing competition in 1988. Favorite city to visit is Paris. Self-described as an extrovert. Immediate goal is to finish college at the University of San Diego and receive her bachelor's degree.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nový Jičín
Czech female tennis players
Universiade medalists in tennis
Universiade bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
San Diego Toreros women's tennis players