Jitka Volavková
Full nameJitka Horčičková Volavková
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born1939
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1965)
Wimbledon4R (1967)
US Open1R (1969)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1968)
Wimbledon3R (1966)
US Open1R (1969)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1968)
US Open1R (1969)

Jitka Volavková (born 1939) is a Czech former professional tennis player.[1]

Playing for Czechoslovakia in the Fed Cup, Volavková has accumulated a win–loss record of 5–6.[2]

She lost to the British player Ann Jones in the fourth round at the 1965 French Open.[3] She lost to the British player Virginia Wade in the fourth round at the 1967 Wimbledon.[4]

Career finals

Singles (5–6)

Result No. Year location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1 August 1962 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Věra Suková 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2. June 1964 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Věra Suková 3–6, 2–6
Win 1. July 1964 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 3. February 1965 Prague, Czechoslovakia Hard (i) Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová 7–9, 4–6
Loss 4. April 1965 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay Australia Robin Lesh 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. September 1965 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Bulgaria Maria Chakarova 6–4, 6–1
Win 3. September 1965 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Marie Neumannová 6–4, 7–5
Win 4. July 1966 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. April 1967 Hampstead, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Christine Truman 5–7, 1–6
Loss 6. April 1967 Southport, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Rita Bentley 7–9, 3–6
Win 5. July 1967 Newcastle, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Nell Truman 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles (4–7)

Result No. Year location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. July 1961 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Olga Lendlová Australia Robyn Ebbern
Australia Jan Lehane
6–3, 3–6, 0–6
Win 1. July 1962 Budapest, Hungary Clay Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Hungary Klara Bardoczy
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
8–6, 6-2
Loss 2. July 1964 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová Czechoslovakia Olga Lendlová
Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeová
2–6, 6–8
Loss 3. August 1964 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová France Janine Lieffrig
United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4. August 1965 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeová South Africa Annette Van Zyl
Australia Gail Sherriff
1–6, 0–6
Loss 5. August 1965 Portschach, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová Australia Margaret Smith
Austria Sonja Pachta
3–6, 2–6
Win 2. September 1965 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Bulgaria Maria Chakarova Romania Judith Dibar
Poland Ilona Fudala
6–1, 7–5
Loss 6. May 1966 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
0–6, 2–6
Win 3. July 1966 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová Czechoslovakia Olga Lendlová
Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeová
1–6, 6–3, 12–10
Loss 7. April 1967 Southport, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Belinda Orchard United Kingdom Rita Bentley
United Kingdom Sally Holdsworth
w/o
Win 4. June 1968 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová Czechoslovakia Marie Neumannová
Czechoslovakia Jana Pikorová
6–4, 6–3

References

  1. "Jitka Volavková". tenis95.webnode.cz.
  2. "Jitka Volavková Billie Jean King Cup". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. "Official 1965 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website
  4. "1967 Wimbledon Draws" (PDF). www.wimbledon.com.
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