Helena Matouš (nee Štraubeová; born 1921) is a Czech-Italian former tennis player. Born in Plzeň, Matouš was active during the 1940s and 1950s. She married tennis player and ice hockey international Milan Matouš.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Czechoslovakia Italy |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1946, 1947, 1950) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1951) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1950) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1949) |
In 1948, following the communist takeover, she was one of four Czechoslovak players who were reported missing while on a tennis tour of Italy. Two members of the group, Jaroslav Drobný and Vladimír Černík, ended up returning to Prague before defecting for good a year later, while Matouš and future husband Milan Matouš stayed in Italy.[2]
Matouš was a singles runner-up at the 1949 Welsh Championships, reached the women's doubles quarter-finals of the 1950 French Championships and made the singles fourth round of the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.[3]
Settling in the ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Matouš and her husband had a child Elena who was a national champion in alpine skiing. Her son in law Fausto Radici was an Olympic skier.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Matous, l'hockeista-tennista che giocò a Wimbledon e fece grande il Bolzano". Alto Adige (in Italian). 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Drobny Slates Czech Match". The Salt Lake Tribune. 25 April 1948.
- ^ "Champ Brough, Hart And Fry Gain Victories". The Miami News. 30 June 1951.