TK Sparta Prague () is a tennis club and training center located in

Bubeneč Bubeneč is a district in the north-west of Prague. 52% of the district is in Prague 7, but most of the built-up area is in Prague 6. Sparta Prague football club and their stadium Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of Bubeneč ...

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

, Czech Republic. Located near

Stromovka Stromovka (Royal Game Reserve) is a large park in the Bubeneč district of Prague. It sits on the floodplain of the river Vltava. At present, it spreads over an area of 95 hectares. It was established in the thirteenth century as a game reserve f ...

on the left bank of the

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

, it is one of the most prestigious tennis clubs in the country.

History

The club was founded in 1905. It houses 23 outdoor and 12 indoor courts. The club hosts the

WTA Prague Open The Prague Open (currently branded as the Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's tennis tournament that is held in Prague, Czech Republic. It began in 2010, initially as an ITF Circuit $50,000 event upgraded to ...

and the

Sparta Prague Open Challenger The Sparta Prague Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts held in Prague, Czech Republic at TK Sparta Prague, founded in 1905 near Stromovka, inside Prague's Bubeneč district. It was part of the Association of ...

. The club was damaged during the

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

and 2013 European floods.

Notable players

Marie Bouzková Marie Bouzková (, born 21 July 1998) is a Czech professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 24 on 12 December 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 15 on 6 May 2024. She has won one singles title (at the 2022 P ...

Jakub Filip Jakub Filip (born 25 September 2005) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 757, achieved on 11 November 2024. Filip won the 2023 boys' doubles title at Wimbledon with Gabriele Vulpitta. Career Junior car ...

Lucie Havlíčková Lucie Havlíčková (born 13 March 2005) is a Czech tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings, rankings by the Women's Tennis Association of 196 in singles and 336 in doubles, achieved July and May 2023, respectively. Havlíčková made ...

Jan Kodeš Jan Kodeš (born 1 March 1946) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time major singles champion, Kodeš was one of the premier players in the early 1970s. Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the clay courts of the French ...

Alena Kovačková Alena Kovačková (born 13 June 2008) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high junior combined ranking of No. 8, achieved on 10 June 2024. Personal life She has a younger sister Jana who is also tennis player. Career Junior career Whi ...

Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová (; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 31 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles ...

Tomáš Macháč Tomáš Macháč (; born 13 October 2000) is a Czech professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 20 on 3 March 2025 and doubles ranking of No. 46 on 30 September 20 ...

Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a Czech–Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in the mid-1980s. Mandíková won 27 WTA Tour-level sin ...

Barbora Palicová Barbora Palicová (; born 11 March 2004) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 190 in singles, achieved on 21 November 2024. Palicová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wil ...

* Karolina Plíšková *

Patrik Rikl Patrik Rikl (born 6 January 1999) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 65 achieved on 5 May 2025. Rikl has won one ATP Tour and five ATP Challenger doubles titles. Personal life Rikl is the son of Czech former te ...

* Laura Samson *

Kateřina Siniaková Kateřina Siniaková (; born 10 May 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is the current List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She also has a best singles WTA rankings, ranking of No. 27 by the W ...

Barbora Strýcová Barbora Strýcová (; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She won two Gra ...

Tereza Valentová Tereza Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 182 in singles and No. 241 in doubles. She has a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 4, achieved on 10 June 2024, ...

Michael Vrbenský Michael Vrbenský (born 26 December 1999) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 277 achieved on 15 July 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 177 achieved on 9 September 2024. Vrbenský ...

References

External links

Official website
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