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-born

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retired professional

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player. Vojtíšek, who got West German citizenship in his early 20s, is married to two-time Grand Slam finalist

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Career

Vojtíšek was a semi-finalist at

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in 1987 and also reached the quarter-finals in Bastad that season. His best win of the year came when he beat world number 10

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http://archiv.abendblatt.de 12. Nov. 1987 "... Paul Vojtischek (2:6, 7:6, 2:6 gegen Brad Gilbert/USA) als einziger deutscher Teilnehmer aus." In the

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, his first

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appearance, Vojtíšek couldn't capitalise on a two set lead over

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in the opening round, losing in five. He played in two further

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s, one

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and one

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, but would fail to win a single set in each. Vojtíšek did well in Athens again in 1988, making the quarter-finals. In 1989 he had wins over both

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and

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, en route to the semi-finals of the Palermo Grand Prix tournament. He reached quarter-finals in both Guaruja,

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and

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in 1990.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vojtisek, Pavel 1963 births Living people German male tennis players West German male tennis players Czechoslovak male tennis players German people of Czech descent Sportspeople from Olomouc Tennis players from the Olomouc Region Friendship Games medalists in tennis 20th-century German sportsmen