She was born in 1944 as Vlasta Kodešová. Her younger brother is Jan Kodeš, who won three Grand Slam titles.[1] After her marriage to Czech ice hockey player Milan Vopička in 1964, she became Vlasta Vopičková.[2]
Vopičková made her Federation Cup debut for Czechoslovakia in 1964 and appeared in a total of nine ties. She had a 7-2 record in singles, which included a win over Virginia Wade in 1968.[3]
At Grand Slams, she was most successful on the clay courts of Roland Garros, making the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1968 and 1970. She also competed at Wimbledon on several occasions and reached the round of 16 in the 1970 tournament.
vlasta, vopičková, born, march, 1944, czech, former, professional, tennis, player, full, namevlasta, kodešová, vopičkovácountry, sports, czechoslovakiaborn, 1944, march, 1944, prague, czechoslovakiasinglesgrand, slam, singles, resultsfrench, openqf, 1968, 1970. Vlasta Vopickova born 26 March 1944 is a Czech former professional tennis player Vlasta VopickovaFull nameVlasta Kodesova VopickovaCountry sports CzechoslovakiaBorn 1944 03 26 26 March 1944 age 78 Prague CzechoslovakiaSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench OpenQF 1968 1970 Wimbledon4R 1970 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsFrench Open3R 1970 WimbledonQF 1964 Biography EditShe was born in 1944 as Vlasta Kodesova Her younger brother is Jan Kodes who won three Grand Slam titles 1 After her marriage to Czech ice hockey player Milan Vopicka in 1964 she became Vlasta Vopickova 2 Vopickova made her Federation Cup debut for Czechoslovakia in 1964 and appeared in a total of nine ties She had a 7 2 record in singles which included a win over Virginia Wade in 1968 3 At Grand Slams she was most successful on the clay courts of Roland Garros making the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1968 and 1970 She also competed at Wimbledon on several occasions and reached the round of 16 in the 1970 tournament She was a semifinalist at the 1973 Italian Open 4 References Edit Lorge Barry 5 March 1980 Lendl Coming of Age in Pros The Washington Post Retrieved 7 July 2018 Proc nevidime bryle na ocich O panu Preciznim ktery dnes sezene to co se sehnat neda in Czech 15 September 2015 Retrieved 7 July 2018 W FC 1968 WG M TCH GBR 01 fedcup com Retrieved 7 July 2018 Smith Miss Evert Gain At Rome Net New York Times 9 June 1973 Retrieved 7 July 2018 External links EditVlasta Vopickova at the Women s Tennis Association Vlasta Vopickova at the Billie Jean King Cup Vlasta Vopickova at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vlasta Vopickova amp oldid 1120020565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
