Alena Palmeová-West

Alena Palmeová-West (born 7 January 1945) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Alena Palmeová-West
Full nameAlena Palmeová-West
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1945-01-07) 7 January 1945
Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
Singles
Career titles11
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1971)
Wimbledon3R (1969, 1971)
US Open2R (1971)
Doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1970)
Wimbledon1R (1970, 1974)
US Open1R (1971)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (1971)

Biography

Palmeová born in 1945 in Jihlava. She married American William Sidney West on July 17, 1970, divorced 1984. After the wedding she played under the name Alena Palmeová-West.[1]

Career

Palmeová won 11 international tournaments in singles and played in the finals in 19 tournaments. In doubles, she won one tournament and played in the finals in two tournaments. At Grand Slam level she was most successful at Wimbledon, making the third round of the Wimbledon in both 1969 and 1971.[2]

Playing for Czechoslovakia at the Federation Cup, Palmeová has a win–loss record of 2–4.[3]

Career finals

Singles (11 titles – 19 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1964 Budapest, Hungary Clay China Tsu Sun Tsen 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 1966 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 1967 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Jun 1968 Leverkusen, West Germany Clay West Germany Almut Sturm 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Jul 1968 Travemünde, West Germany Clay Australia Gail Chanfreau 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 May 1969 Leverkusen, West Germany Clay West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2–5 Sep 1969 Beersheeba, Israel Hard United Kingdom Sally Holdsworth 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Sep 1969 Netanya, Israel Hard United Kingdom Sally Holdsworth 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 Oct 1969 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United Kingdom Sally Holdsworth 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–7 Apr 1970 Charlotte, United States Clay United States Nancy Richey 0–6, 0–6
Win 4–7 Apr 1971 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Soviet Union Yelena Granaturova 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–7 Apr 1971 Netanya, Israel Hard Canada Andrée Martin 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–7 Mar 1972 Alexandria, Egypt Clay France Nathalie Fuchs 6–1, 6–2
Loss 6–8 Apr 1972 Montana, Switzerland Clay Australia Lesley Hunt 1–6, 0–6
Loss 6–9 Apr 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay United States Linda Tuero 3–6, 1–6
Win 7–9 May 1972 Terrassa, Spain Clay New Zealand Marilyn Pryde 6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–10 May 1972 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay United States Linda Tuero 1–6, 4–6
Loss 7–11 Jul 1972 Fulda, West Germany Clay West Germany Heide Orth 0–6, 0–6
Win 8–11 Aug 1972 Grado, Italy Clay Chile Michelle Rodríguez 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–12 Oct 1972 Hong Kong Carpet (i) Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu 2–6, 3–6
Loss 8–13 Nov 1972 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu 3–6, 0–6
Win 9–13 Jul 1973 Davos, Switzerland Clay France Danièle Bouteleux 3–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 9–14 Aug 1973 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Italy Lucia Bassi 3–6, 1–6
Loss 9–15 Aug 1973 Brummana, Lebanon Clay Argentina Raquel Giscafré 4–6, 7–9
Loss 9–16 May 1974 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win 10–16 Jul 1974 Montana, Switzerland Clay Italy Lucia Bassi 7–6, 6–4
Loss 10–17 Aug 1974 İstanbul, Turkey Clay Argentina Raquel Giscafré 1–6, 3–6
Loss 10–18 Jul 1975 Travemünde, West Germany Clay West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10–19 Jul 1975 Montana, Switzerland Clay South Africa Linky Boshoff 6–7, 2–6
Win 11–19 Aug 1975 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Switzerland Marianne Kindler 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1964 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Olga Lendlová Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová
Czechoslovakia Jitka Volavková		 6–2, 8–6
Loss 1–1 Aug 1965 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Jitka Volavková South Africa Annette Van Zyl
Australia Gail Chanfreau		 1–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 1966 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Olga Lendlová Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová
Czechoslovakia Jitka Volavková		 6–1, 3–6, 10–12
Loss 1–3 Oct 1972 Hong Kong Carpet (i) United Kingdom Frances Taylor Japan Hideko Goto
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu		 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Jul 1974 Montana, Switzerland Clay Italy Lucia Bassi Australia Judy Connor
United Kingdom Lynn Cooper		 7–6, 6–4

References
  1. "Alena Palmeová Biography". tennisforum.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Alena Palmeová". tenis95.webnode.cz. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "Alena Palmeová Fed Cup". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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