Regina Maršíková

Regina Maršiková

Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia
Born	(1958-12-11) 11 December 1958 Prague, Czechoslovakia
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)
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.

Career

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 involed in an automobile accident in September 1981 near Prauge, 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.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner–ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1977	French Open	Clay	Pam Teeguarden	Rayni Fox Helen Gourlay Cawley	5–7, 6–4, 6–2

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 21 (17–4)

Winner - Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (17–4)

Titles by Surface Hard (3–1) Grass (2–0) Clay (12–3) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 January 1976	St. Petersburg	Clay	Lynn Epstein	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	15 March 1976	Ocala	Clay	Laura duPont	6–4, 6–4
Winner	2.	11 October 1976	Madrid	Clay	Monica Simmen	6–0, 6–2
Winner	3.	28 March 1977	Nice	Clay	Brigitte Simon	7–5, 6–1
Winner	4.	4 April 1977	Monte Carlo	Clay	Mariana Simionescu	6–2, 6–3
Winner	5.	15 August 1977	Toronto	Clay	Marise Kruger	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	6.	10 October 1977	Madrid	Clay	Mariana Simionescu	6–4, 7–5
Winner	7.	17 October 1977	Barcelona	Clay	Mariana Simionescu	6–3, 6–4
Winner	8.	5 December 1977	Brisbane	Grass	Helena Anliot	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	9.	27 March 1978	Stuart	Clay	Zenda Liess	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	10.	22 May 1978	Rome	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 7–5
Winner	11.	14 August 1978	Toronto	Hard	Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2
Winner	12.	20 November 1978	Christchurch	Grass	Sylvia Hanika	6–2, 6–1
Winner	13.	5 March 1979	Fort Myers	Clay	Janet Newberry	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	12 March 1979	Orlando	Hard	Kathy Jordan	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	21 May 1979	Berlin	Clay	Caroline Stoll	7–6(7–4), 6–0
Winner	14.	4 February 1980	Calgary	Hard (I)	Christiane Jolissaint	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner	15.	31 March 1980	Edmond	Clay	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	7 April 1980	Hilton Head Island	Clay	Tracy Austin	3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner	16.	6 October 1980	Phoenix	Hard	Wendy Turnbull	7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
Winner	17.	18 May 1981	Berlin	Clay	Ivanna Madruga	6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (6–7)

Winner - Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–7)

Titles by Surface Hard (4–1) Grass (1–0) Clay (1–5) Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 October 1976	Madrid	Clay	Renáta Tomanová	Florența Mihai Virginia Ruzici	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	9 May 1977	Hamburg	Clay	Renáta Tomanová	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner	1.	23 May 1977	French Open	Clay	Pam Teeguarden	Rayni Fox Helen Gourlay Cawley	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	22 August 1977	Charlotte	Clay	Pam Teeguarden	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	5 December 1977	Brisbane	Grass	Helena Anliot	Nerida Gregory Naoko Satō	6–3, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up	4.	24 July 1978	Kitzbühel	Clay	Florența Mihai	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	7–5, 6–2
Winner	3.	14 August 1978	Toronto	Hard	Pam Teeguarden	Chris O'Neil Paula Smith	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	30 October 1978	Buenos Aires	Clay	Laura duPont	Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	24 March 1979	Carlsbad	Hard	Marcie Louie	Peanut Louie Marita Redondo	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	20 August 1979	Mahwah	Hard	Mima Jaušovec	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	11 August 1980	Toronto	Hard	Andrea Jaeger	Ann Kiyomura Betsy Nagelsen	6–1, 6–3
Winner	6.	13 October 1980	Deerfield Beach	Hard	Andrea Jaeger	Martina Navrátilová Candy Reynolds	1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	16 February 1981	Houston	Carpet	Mary-Lou Piatek	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	NH	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4
French Open	1R	A	QF	SF		SF	SF	A	4R	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 10
Wimbledon	A	A	3R	1R		4R	3R	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 8
US Open	A	A	3R	1R		4R	4R	2R	1R	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 9
SR	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 4		0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 31
Year End Ranking		NR	23	20		14	14	18	13	NR	NR	NR	80	61	71	176	227	359	502	NR	NR

• NH = tournament not held.
• A = did not participate in the tournament.
• SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
• Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

External links

• Regina Maršíková at the Women's Tennis Association
• Regina Maršíková at the Fed Cup