Jitka Veselá (born 9 August 1980, Schönfeldová) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the Czech Republic.
Biography
A right-handed player from Prague, Schönfeldová was a top junior player, finishing 1996 as the joint
ITF World Champion for girls' doubles, with regular partner
Michaela Paštiková. The pair teamed up to win the
1996 Australian Open
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and also claimed the
Orange Bowl
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title that year.
Schönfeldová's only main draw appearance on the WTA Tour came at the
1996 Czech Open, where she and
Alena Vašková competed as qualifiers. Injuries limited her professional career and she left the tour in 2000.
After retiring from professional tennis, Schönfeldová played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at
Flagler College
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in Florida, before joining the
University of Georgia
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in 2004, where she studied journalism.
ITF finals
Singles (2–1)
Doubles (0–1)
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Czech female tennis players
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis players
Czech expatriate tennis players in the United States
Tennis players from Prague
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles