Eva Švíglerová (born 13 July 1971) is a
Czech
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former professional tennis player. She enjoyed success as a junior player, winning the
1989 Australian Open
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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
French Open
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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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1971 births
Czech female tennis players
Czechoslovak female tennis players
Living people
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions