Sylvia Plischke

Sylvia Plischke
Country (sports)	Austria
Residence	Innsbruck, Austria
Born	20 July 1977 (age 46); Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$660,386
Singles
Career record	187–184 (50.4%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 27 (21 June 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1999)
French Open	QF (1999)
Wimbledon	3R (1998)
US Open	2R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Doubles
Career record	62–87 (41.6%)
Career titles	1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 78 (8 January 2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	5–6

Sylvia Plischke (Czech: Plischkeová, born 20 July 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia, representing Austria. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 27 in the world, achieved in 1999.

Biography

Sylvia Plischke was born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, to Lubomír Plischke and Alena Plischkeová. The family moved to Austria when Sylvia was six years old and Sylvia went on to represent Austria in the Fed Cup and the Olympic Games. Her mother also was an Olympian, having represented Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the high jump.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III (1)
Tier IV & V

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	12 November 2000	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Henrieta Nagyová	Liezel Huber Vanessa Webb	6–4, 7–6

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	27 June 1993	Zagreb, Croatia	Clay	Renata Kochta	6–3, 6–0
Winner	2.	10 April 1994	Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer	1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	16 February 1997	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Laura Pena	6–7, 3–6

Doubles (2–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	17 July 1994	Vigo, Spain	Clay	Jitka Dubcová	Paula Cabezas Emilie Viqueira	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	27 July 1997	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Marlene Weingärtner	Laura Golarsa Mercedes Paz	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	14 December 1997	Bad Gögging, Germany	Carpet (i)	Tina Križan	Emmanuelle Curutchet Sophie Georges	6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	12 February 2002	Sutton, United Kingdom	Carpet	Dragana Zarić	Maret Ani Galina Fokina	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	9 June 2002	Galatina, Italy	Clay	Bahia Mouhtassine	Edina Gallovits-Hall Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	3–6, 2–6