Olga Votavová (born 10 July 1966) is a Czech former professional
tennis
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player.
Born in
Cheb
Cheb (; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River.
Before the Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the G ...
, Votavová played on the professional tour during the 1980s and reached a best singles ranking of No. 169 in the world.
Votavová was runner-up at the
Swedish Open
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on outdoor clay courts in July.
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The women's event (sponsored by ...
in 1985, prior to the tournament becoming part of the main tour. Her best performance on the Virginia Slims circuit instead came at the
Bregenz
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in 1986, where she made it to the quarter-finals.
ITF finals
Singles: 4 (2–2)
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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1966 births
Living people
Czech female tennis players
Czechoslovak female tennis players
Sportspeople from Cheb
Syracuse Orange women's tennis players
Czech expatriate tennis players in the United States