Aneta Soukup (born December 30, 1978) is a Canadian former professional

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player.

Biography

Soukup was raised in Kitchener,

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via

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, having emigrated to Canada from Czechoslovakia. Coached by her father Milos, she began competing on the professional tour in the late 1990s. Soukup, a right-handed player, partnered with

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to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the

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in Winnipeg. In 2001 and 2002, she played college tennis for the

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of the University of Florida. Her best performance on the

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came at Quebec City in 2004, making the doubles quarterfinals with

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ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Doubles (6–6)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soukup, Aneta 1978 births Living people Canadian female tennis players Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Racket sportspeople from Ontario Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Tennis players from Prague Florida Gators women's tennis players Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games tennis players for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportswomen