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Regina Maršíková

Regina Maršiková
Country (sports)  Czechoslovakia
Born (1958-12-11) 11 December 1958 (age 58)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1974
Retired 1993
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record 369–234
Career titles 17
Highest ranking No. 11 (1981)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1977Jan)
French Open SF (1977, 1978, 1979)
Wimbledon 4R (1978)
US Open 4R (1978, 1979)
Doubles
Career record 125–151
Career titles 6
Highest ranking No. 86 (13 April 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1977Jan, 1987, 1989)
French Open W (1977)
Wimbledon 3R (1977)
US Open SF (1980)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open QF (1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986)
Wimbledon 2R (1978, 1979)
US Open 3R (1978)
Team competitions
Fed Cup W (1985)

Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired Czechoslovakian tennis player.

Maršíková won the French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Hana Mandlíková, Tracy Austin, and Virginia Wade.

Her best performances in Grand Slam singles events included three consecutive semifinals at the French Open from 1977 to 1979. She won the 1977 French Open women's doubles title with Pam Teeguarden.

Maršíková was involved in an automobile accident in September 1981 near Prague, Czechoslovakia, that caused a fatality. She lost her drivers licence and visa and served several months in detention. She was not allowed to leave the Eastern Bloc until early 1985. She would rejoin the WTA Tour.

She won 17 singles titles and 6 doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11 in 1981 and World No. 86 in doubles in 1987.


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