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Eva Švíglerová (born 13 July 1971) is a
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former professional tennis player. She enjoyed success as a junior player, winning the
1989 Australian Open The 1989 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Hardcourt, outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park, Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria (state), Victoria in Australia. It was the 77th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 ...
in girls' doubles, along with Andrea Strnadová. The two were also the finalists of the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. At this event, it was rumoured by some reporters that she played one match in the tournament without knickers. The same year, Švíglerová reached the final in girls' singles of the
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, losing to future World No. 1 player Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–0. As a professional, Švíglerová won one WTA title, the ASB Classic in 1991. From 1988 to 1993, she also won five additional ITF titles. In doubles, Švíglerová won the Brasil Open in 1991 partnering with Bettina Fulco. She achieved her career–high singles ranking, World No. 33, on 21 October 1991.


Career statistics


WTA singles finals: 1 (1–0)


WTA doubles finals: 2 (1–1)


ITF singles finals: 6 (5–1)


ITF doubles finals: 1 (0–1)


Junior Grand Slam singles finals: 1 (0–1)


Junior Grand Slam doubles finals: 2 (1–1)


Grand Slam performance timeline


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sviglerova, Eva 1971 births Czech female tennis players Czechoslovak female tennis players Living people Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Australian Open (tennis) junior champions