Jitka Volavková

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Jitka Volavková (born 1939) is a Czech former professional tennis player.[1]

Jitka Volavková
Full nameJitka Horčičková Volavková
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born1939
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1965)
Wimbledon4R (1967)
US Open1R (1969)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1968)
Wimbledon3R (1966)
US Open1R (1969)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1968)
US Open1R (1969)

Playing for Czechoslovakia in the Fed Cup, Volavková has accumulated a win–loss record of 5–6.[2]

She lost to the British player Ann Jones in the fourth round at the 1965 French Open.[3] She lost to the British player Virginia Wade in the fourth round at the 1967 Wimbledon.[4]

Career finals

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Singles (5–6)

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Result No. Year location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1 August 1962 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay   Věra Suková 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2. June 1964 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Věra Suková 3–6, 2–6
Win 1. July 1964 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay   Vlasta Kodešová 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 3. February 1965 Prague, Czechoslovakia Hard (i)   Vlasta Kodešová 7–9, 4–6
Loss 4. April 1965 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay   Robin Lesh 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. September 1965 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay   Maria Chakarova 6–4, 6–1
Win 3. September 1965 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Clay   Marie Neumannová 6–4, 7–5
Win 4. July 1966 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay   Vlasta Kodešová 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. April 1967 Hampstead, United Kingdom Clay   Christine Truman 5–7, 1–6
Loss 6. April 1967 Southport, United Kingdom Clay   Rita Bentley 7–9, 3–6
Win 5. July 1967 Newcastle, United Kingdom Hard   Nell Truman 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles (4–7)

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Result No. Year location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. July 1961 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Olga Lendlová   Robyn Ebbern
  Jan Lehane
6–3, 3–6, 0–6
Win 1. July 1962 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Anna Dmitrieva   Klara Bardoczy
  Zsuzsa Körmöczy
8–6, 6-2
Loss 2. July 1964 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay   Vlasta Kodešová   Olga Lendlová
  Alena Palmeová
2–6, 6–8
Loss 3. August 1964 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Vlasta Kodešová   Janine Lieffrig
  Elizabeth Starkie
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4. August 1965 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Alena Palmeová   Annette Van Zyl
  Gail Sherriff
1–6, 0–6
Loss 5. August 1965 Portschach, Austria Clay   Vlasta Kodešová   Margaret Smith
  Sonja Pachta
3–6, 2–6
Win 2. September 1965 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay   Maria Chakarova   Judith Dibar
  Ilona Fudala
6–1, 7–5
Loss 6. May 1966 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Vlasta Kodešová   Karen Krantzcke
  Kerry Melville
0–6, 2–6
Win 3. July 1966 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay   Vlasta Kodešová   Olga Lendlová
  Alena Palmeová
1–6, 6–3, 12–10
Loss 7. April 1967 Southport, United Kingdom Clay   Belinda Orchard   Rita Bentley
  Sally Holdsworth
w/o
Win 4. June 1968 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Vlasta Kodešová   Marie Neumannová
  Jana Pikorová
6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Jitka Volavková". tenis95.webnode.cz.
  2. ^ "Jitka Volavková Billie Jean King Cup". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. ^ "Official 1965 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website
  4. ^ "1967 Wimbledon Draws" (PDF). www.wimbledon.com.
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