Hana Fukárková (born 7 February 1964) is a retired Czech tennis player.

Hana Fukárková
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1964-02-07) 7 February 1964 (age 60)
Retired1990
Prize money$47,936
Singles
Career record73–65
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (15 August 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1984, 1987)
Doubles
Career record57–32
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 116 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1986)
WimbledonQ1 (1986)

Tennis career edit

Fukárková's junior career included a runner-up finish at the 1981 Orange Bowl and a Wimbledon girls' doubles semi-final the following year.[1][2]

On the professional tour, Fukárková twice qualified for the singles main draw of the French Open in 1984 and 1987, losing in the first round both times. In between those appearances, she reached the second round of the doubles at the 1986 French Open, partnering Jana Novotná. She made two WTA Tour quarterfinals during her career, at Paris in 1987 and Sofia in 1988. Her performance in Paris included a win over Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[3]

Personal edit

Fukárková now lives in Salzburg, Austria and works as a tennis coach.[4]

ITF finals edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–4) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 January 1984 ITF San Antonio, United States Hard   Elizabeth Ekblom 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 23 September 1985 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Sabine Hack 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 21 July 1986 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay   Christina Singer-Bath 6–1, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 27 June 1988 ITF Neumünster, West Germany Clay   Leona Lásková 2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 18 July 1988 ITF Rheda, West Germany Clay   Eva-Maria Schürhoff 6–2, 7–5

Doubles (10–5) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 August 1984 ITF Subiaco, Italy Clay   Lea Plchová   Patrizia Murgo
  Barbara Romanò
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 29 July 1985 ITF Neumünster, West Germany Hard   Olga Votavová   Yvona Brzáková
  Marie Pinterová
0–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 5 August 1985 ITF Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Olga Votavová   Nora Bajčíková
  Petra Tesarová
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 23 September 1985 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Yvona Brzáková   Katerina Maleeva
  Manuela Maleeva
1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 3 March 1986 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Clay   Jana Novotná   Silke Meier
  Claudia Porwik
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 4. 14 April 1986 ITF Monviso, Italy Clay   Jana Novotná   Gisele Miró
  Karin van Essen
6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. 21 April 1986 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay   Jana Novotná   Nanette Schutte
  Dianne Van Rensburg
7–5, 6–0
Winner 6. 21 July 1986 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay   Iwona Kuczyńska   Anneli Bjork
  Sarah Sullivan
7–5, 6–0
Winner 7. 20 April 1987 ITF Monviso, Italy Clay   Iwona Kuczyńska   Aida Halatian
  Viktoria Milvidskaia
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 20 July 1987 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay   Denisa Krajčovičová   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Virginie Paquet
4–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 3 August 1987 ITF Rheda, West Germany Clay   Jana Pospíšilová   Nora Bajčíková
  Denisa Krajčovičová
6–2, 6–0
Winner 9. 20 August 1987 ITF Darmstadt, West Germany Clay   Jana Pospíšilová   Nora Bajčíková
  Denisa Krajčovičová
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 27 June 1988 ITF Neumünster, West Germany Clay   Petra Langrová   Antonia Homolya
  Henrike Kadzidroga
1–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 14 August 1989 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay   Denisa Krajčovičová   Nanne Dahlman
  Silke Frankl
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 26 February 1990 ITF Wels, Austria Clay   Denisa Krajčovičová   Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
  Pascale Paradis
3–6, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Arguello of Argentina Captures Junior Tennis". The New York Times. 29 December 1981.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Fukarkova, Hana (TCH)". itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Paris – 28 September – 04 October 1987". itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Funktionäre" (in German). STV – Salzburger Tennisverband.

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