Leona Lásková (born 7 April 1970) is a Czech former professional

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player.

Biography

Lásková reached top rankings on the professional tour of 122 in singles and 93 in doubles. On the WTA Tour, Lásková's best singles performance came at

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in 1988, when she made it through to the semi-finals, beating second seed

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en route. Her only WTA Tour final came in doubles and was also in Athens, partnering with

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to a runner-up finish in 1990. At grand slam level she twice featured in the main draw of the

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women's singles and also played in the doubles main draws at

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and the US Open. Retiring from the tour in 1995, Lásková is now a tennis trainer at TK Sparta Prague.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

ITF finals

Singles (3–1)

Doubles (1–0)

References

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