Yvona Brzáková (born 23 April 1956) is a former professional
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player who competed for Czechoslovakia.
Biography
Brzáková was born in
Levoča
Levoča (; ; )
is the principal town of Levoča District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia, with a population of 14,256. The town has a historic center with a well-preserved town wall, a Gothic architecture, Gothic church with the talle ...
, then a town in Czechoslovakia but now part of
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. She won a doubles silver medal at the
1977 Summer Universiade
The 1977 Summer Universiade, also known as the IX Summer Universiade or World University Games, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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, with
Renáta Tomanová
Renáta Tomanová (born 9 December 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.
Career
Tomanová won the girls' singles title at the 1972 French Open.
In 1975, she and Martina Navratilova represented Czechoslovakia in the ...
as her partner.
A right-handed player, Brzáková appeared in the doubles of two
Federation Cup ties for Czechoslovakia in the early rounds of the 1980 World Group, winning both matches, against Hungarian and Yugoslavian pairings. The Czechoslovak team made it through to the semi-finals, but Brzáková didn't feature.
During the 1980s she played professionally on the WTA Tour and won one title, partnering
Kateřina Skronská
Kateřina Skronská (born 22 January 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it ...
in the doubles at the
Austrian Open Kitzbühel
The Austrian Open Kitzbühel (known as the Generali Open Kitzbühel and originally known as the Austrian International Championships (1894–1968)) is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. The event was part of the ATP World ...
in 1982. Her best grand slam performances was a third round appearance in the singles at the
1983 French Open
The 1983 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam ...
, where she beat
Pilar Vásquez and
Renee Blount
Renee Blount (born May 12, 1957) is a retired American tennis player.
Career
Blount was a No. 1 singles and doubles All-American player for UCLA. She joined the WTA Tour in 1978 and went on to reach a career-high ranking of 63 in singles and wo ...
to make the final 32.
After retiring from the WTA Tour, Brzáková played and coached in Germany in the 1990s. She has since coached in Prague.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (1–0)
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1956 births
Living people
Czechoslovak female tennis players
Sportspeople from Levoča
Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
FISU World University Games silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
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