Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired tennis player from Czechoslovakia, present-day Czech Republic.
Career
Maršíková won the
French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over
Martina Navratilova,
Billie Jean King,
Evonne Goolagong
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,
Hana Mandlíková,
Tracy Austin
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, and
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.
Her best performances in
Grand Slam
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singles events included three consecutive semifinals at the
French Open from 1977 to 1979. She won the
1977 French Open
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women's doubles title with
Pam Teeguarden
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.
Maršíková was involved in an automobile accident in September 1981 near Prague, Czechoslovakia that caused a fatality. She lost her drivers license and visa and served several months in detention.
She was not allowed to leave the
Eastern Bloc until early 1985. Maršíková rejoined the
WTA Tour
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WTA Tour tou ...
in April that year at the
Tournament of Champions in Florida.
She won 11 singles titles and six doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 11 in 1981.
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles (1 title)
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
*Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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1958 births
Living people
Czech female tennis players
Czechoslovak female tennis players
French Open champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
Tennis players from Prague
Czech female criminals
French Open junior champions
Sportspeople convicted of crimes