Eva Krejčová Explained

Eva Krejčová
Fullname:Eva Krejčová
Birth Date:12 November 1976
Birth Place:Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$107,150
Singlestitles:5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 184 (10 September 2001)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 255 (12 February 2001)

Eva Krejčová (born 12 November 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Biography

Born in Rokycany, Krejčová is the only child of Ilona and Zbynen. At the age of 10 she was introduced to tennis by her father.[1]

Krejčová, a right-handed player, made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the Prague Open in 1993 and was beaten in the first round by Germany's Silke Frankl.

In 1994 she won the first of her five ITF singles titles, at Staré Splavy in her home country.

A regular competitor in the qualifying events of grand slam tournaments, including 10 in a row between 2000 and 2002, she was never able to make a main draw.

She retired from professional tennis after the 2002 US Open qualifying tournament.[2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.7 February 1993Rungsted, DenmarkCarpet Cora Hofmann3–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.13 December 1993Přerov, Czech RepublicHard2–6, 6–7(2)
Winner1.20 June 1994Staré Splavy, Czech RepublicClay Virginie Massart1–6, 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up3.27 June 1994Průhonice, Czech RepublicClay Klára Bláhová6–7(2), 4–6
Winner2.13 October 1996Nicosia, CyprusClay Maaike Koutstaal6–2, 7–6(6)
Winner3.19 October 1997Nicosia, CyprusClay Kira Nagy6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up4.22 March 1998Canberra, AustraliaGrass Amanda Grahame3–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.29 March 1998Bendigo, AustraliaGrass Amanda Grahame3–6, 2–6
Winner4.25 September 2000Saga, JapanGrass Rika Fujiwara7–6(3), 6–2
Winner5.29 July 2001Les Contamines, FranceHard Lea Ghirardi6–1, 6–2

Doubles (2–4)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.27 June 1994Průhonice, Czech RepublicClay Monika Kratochvílová
Martina Hautová
3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner1.12 December 1994Přerov, Czech RepublicHard (i) Olga Hostáková Anna Linkova
Henrieta Nagyová
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up2.23 June 1997Plzeň, Czech RepublicClay Petra Raclavská Ľudmila Cervanová
Zuzana Váleková
7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.19 October 1997Nicosia, CyprusClay Katia Altilia
Charlotte Aagaard
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up4.1 October 2000Saga, JapanCarpet Nannie de Villiers Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen
4–6, 3–6
Winner2.3 September 2000Plzeň, Czech RepublicClay Helena Vildová Gabriela Chmelinová
Alena Vašková
5–3, 4–1, 4–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio. WTA Tennis. 10 February 2018.
  2. News: Eva Krejèová se louèí s velkým tenisem. 18 September 2002. iDNES.cz. Czech. 10 February 2018.