Leona Lásková

Leona Lásková (born 7 April 1970) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Leona Lásková
Full nameLeona Lásková
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Born (1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 54)
Retired1995
Prize money$86,683
Singles
Career record121-98
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 122 (31 July 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1989, 1991)
Doubles
Career record37-52
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (15 April 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1990, 1991)
Wimbledon1R (1991)
US Open1R (1990)

Biography

Lásková reached top rankings on the professional tour of 122 in singles and 93 in doubles.

On the WTA Tour, Lásková's best singles performance came at Athens in 1988, when she made it through to the semi-finals, beating second seed Judith Wiesner en route. Her only WTA Tour final came in doubles and was also in Athens, partnering with Jana Pospíšilová to a runner-up finish in 1990.[1]

At grand slam level she twice featured in the main draw of the French Open women's singles and also played in the doubles main draws at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Retiring from the tour in 1995, Lásková is now a tennis trainer at TK Sparta Prague.[2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossSeptember, 1990Athens, GreeceTier VClay Jana Pospíšilová Laura Garrone
Karin Kschwendt
0–6, 6–1, 6–7(6–8)

ITF finals

Singles (3–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.5 October 1987Rabac, YugoslaviaClay Hester Witvoet3–6, 2–6
Win2.27 June 1988Neumünster, West GermanyClay Hana Fukárková6–2, 6–4
Win3.29 August 1994Bad Nauheim, GermanyClay Natalia Chasovaya6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win4.28 November 1994Beersheva, IsraelHard Ivona Mihailova6–3, 6–1

Doubles (1–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.12 March 1990Reims, FranceClay Michaela Peterová Kaye Hand
Julia Apostoli
6–2, 3–6, 6–3

References