Zdeňka Málková

Zdeňka Málková (born 19 January 1975) is a former Czech tennis player who was crowned 1991 ITF World Champion in girls' singles.[1]

Zdeňka Málková
Full nameZdeňka Málková
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1975-01-19) 19 January 1975
Czechoslovakia
Turned pro1990
Retired1998
Prize money$47,665
Singles
Career record113–86
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (4 May 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1992)
Doubles
Career record53–31
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 213 (16 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open JuniorF (1991)

Málková won five singles (including a $50,000 tournament in Karlovy Vary as a 16-year-old) and six doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career. On 4 May 1992, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 168. On 16 September 1991, she peaked at world number 213 in the doubles rankings.

In 1991, Málková was a finalist in the girls' doubles tournament of the French Open.[2] Later that year, she made her WTA tour debut at the OTB Open in Schenectady, New York.

ITF finals

Singles (5–3)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 15 July 1991 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia Clay Germany Katja Oeljeklaus 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–0)
Win 2. 25 April 1994 Neudörfl, Austria Clay Austria Petra Schwarz 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1. 13 June 1994 Maribor 1, Slovenia Clay Serbia and Montenegro Tatjana Ječmenica 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win 3. 31 July 1995 Horb am Neckar, Germany Clay Slovenia Tjaša Jezernik 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 4. 8 July 1996 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Japan Tomoe Hotta 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2. 11 November 1996 São Paulo 5, Brazil Clay Argentina Celeste Contín 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 18 November 1996 São Paulo 6, Brazil Clay Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 2–6, 4–6
Win 5. 7 April 1997 Galatina, Italy Clay Italy Laura Fodorean 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (6–3)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 24 September 1990 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová Soviet Union Anna Mirza
Romania Irina Spîrlea
6–1, 6–1
Loss 1. 1 October 1990 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová Poland Sylvia Czopek
Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 2. 8 October 1990 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová Poland Magdalena Feistel
Romania Irina Spîrlea
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 25 February 1991 Valencia, Spain Clay Czechoslovakia Janette Husárová Spain Rosa Bielsa
Spain Janet Souto
2–6, 3–6
Win 2. 1 April 1991 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Janette Husárová Soviet Union Elena Makarova
Ukraine Irina Sukhova
6–1, 7–5
Win 3. 8 April 1991 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Janette Husárová Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivona Horvat
Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová
6–0, 7–6(13–11)
Win 4. 27 July 1992 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Klára Bláhová Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová
Czechoslovakia Sylvia Štefková
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 5. 25 April 1994 Neudörfl, Austria Clay Czech Republic Monika Kratochvílová Austria Désirée Leupold
Austria Sandra Reichel
6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Win 6. 7 April 1997 Galatina, Italy Clay Czech Republic Olga Hostáková Italy Laura Fodorean
Romania Oana Elena Golimbioschi
3–6, 6–2, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals (0–1)

Girls' doubles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1991 French Open Clay Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová Spain Eva Bes
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
1–6, 3–6

References

  1. "Strýcová je juniorskou mistryní světa". iDnes (in Czech). 7 January 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. "Zdeňka Málková". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.


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