Jitka Veselá (born 9 August 1980, Schönfeldová) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Jitka Veselá
Full nameJitka Veselá Schönfeldová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1980-08-09) 9 August 1980 (age 44)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 469 (12 June 2000)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 475 (14 July 1997)

Biography

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A right-handed player from Prague, Schönfeldová was a top junior player, finishing 1996 as the joint ITF World Champion for girls' doubles, with regular partner Michaela Paštiková. The pair teamed up to win the 1996 Australian Open and also claimed the Orange Bowl title that year.[1]

Schönfeldová's only main draw appearance on the WTA Tour came at the 1996 Czech Open, where she and Alena Vašková competed as qualifiers. Injuries limited her professional career and she left the tour in 2000.[2]

After retiring from professional tennis, Schönfeldová played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at Flagler College in Florida, before joining the University of Georgia in 2004, where she studied journalism.[3]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 10 August 1997 Paderborn, Germany Clay   Jana Macurová 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 1 August 1999 Horb, Germany Clay   Jana Hlaváčková 4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 4 June 2000 Staré Splavy, Czech Republic Clay   Renata Voráčová 6–4, 7–6(8)

Doubles (0–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 12 August 1996 Lohmar, Germany Clay   Michaela Paštiková   Jana Pospíšilová
  Alena Vašková
7–6(1), 3–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Schonfeldova, Jitka (CZE)". ITF. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Bedáňová je šťastná i bez turnajů". iDNES (in Czech). 12 January 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "College Tennis Teams - Univ. of Georgia - Team Roster - Jitka Schonfeldova". collegetennisonline.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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