Iva Budařová (born 30 July 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.

Iva Budařová
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1960-07-30) 30 July 1960 (age 63)
Duchcov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) [1]
Retired1991
PlaysLeft-handed [1]
Prize money$465,627
Singles
Career record79–123
Highest rankingNo. 24 (15 August 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1982, 1984)
French Open3R (1979, 1983, 1984)
Wimbledon3R (1983, 1984, 1986)
US Open2R (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
Doubles
Career record87–118
Career titles4 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 55 (30 March 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1982, 1983, 1984, 1989)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1983, 1985, 1991)
US Open2R (1982, 83, 84, 85, 86, 1988)

Budařová played on the WTA Tour from 1978 until 1991, winning four doubles titles. She achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 24 (in 1983) and a doubles ranking of No. 55 (in 1987). Budařová was a member of the Czechoslovakia Fed Cup team that won the Federation Cup 1983 and 1984.

WTA Tour finals edit

Singles edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1984 Lugano, Switzerland Clay   Manuela Maleeva 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (4–2) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1984 Lugano, Switzerland Clay   Marcela Skuherská   Christiane Jolissaint
  Marcella Mesker
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 1984 Perugia, Italy Clay   Helena Suková   Kathleen Horvath
  Virginia Ruzici
7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 May 1986 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Catherine Tanvier   Petra Huber
  Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Nov 1986 Little Rock, US Carpet (i)   Beth Herr   Svetlana Parkhomenko
  Larisa Savchenko
2–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win 3–2 Apr 1988 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Sandra Wasserman   Anna-Karin Olsson
  María José Llorca
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jul 1989 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Regina Kordová   Gaby Castro
  Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–4

ITF finals edit

Singles (3–5) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 February 1979 Columbus, United States Hard (i)   Renee Blount 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 14 October 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Lena Sandin w/o
Winner 3. 29 November 1979 Uppsala, Sweden Hard (i)   Nina Bohm 6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. 5 December 1979 Helsingborg, Sweden Hard (i)   Nina Bohm 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 11 December 1979 Gothenburg, Sweden Hard (i)   Corinne Vanier 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 17 December 1979 Lund, Sweden Hard (i)   Nina Bohm 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 2 March 1981 Las Vegas, United States Hard   Yvonne Vermaak 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 1 February 1982 Ogden, United States Carpet   Pat Medrado 2–6, 6–7

Doubles (1–1) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1 February 1982 Ogden, United States Carpet   Catherine Tanvier   Yvona Brzáková
  Marcela Skuherská
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 27 July 1987 Neumünster, West Germany Clay   Nora Bajčíková   Denisa Krajčovičová
  Radka Zrubáková
0–6, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ a b Page, Joe; Kay, Michael, eds. (1985). 1984-85 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide. WTA. p. 66.

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