Regina Maršíková


Regina Maršíková is a retired tennis player from Czechoslovakia, present-day Czech Republic.

Career

Maršíková won the French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Hana Mandlíková, Tracy Austin, and Virginia Wade.
Her best performances in Grand Slam singles events included three consecutive semifinals at the French Open from 1977 to 1979. She won the 1977 French Open women's doubles title with Pam Teeguarden.
Maršíková was involved in an automobile accident in September 1981 near Prague, Czechoslovakia that caused a fatality. She lost her drivers licence and visa and served several months in detention. She was not allowed to leave the Eastern Bloc until early 1985. Maršíková rejoined the WTA Tour in April that year at the Tournament of Champions in Florida.
She won 11 singles titles and six doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 11 in 1981.

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles (1 title)

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.15 August 1977TorontoClay Marise Kruger6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Winner2.5 December 1977BrisbaneGrass Helena Anliot6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Winner3.27 March 1978:fr:Tournoi de tennis d'Amelia Island|StuartClay Zenda Liess1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner4.22 May 1978RomeClay Virginia Ruzici7–5, 7–5
Winner5.14 August 1978TorontoHard Virginia Ruzici7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Winner6.20 November 1978ChristchurchGrass Sylvia Hanika6–2, 6–1
Winner7.5 March 1979:fr:Tournoi de tennis de Fort Myers|Fort MyersClay Janet Newberry6–4, 6–2
Runner-up1.12 March 1979:fr:Avon Futures Tennis Championships|OrlandoHard Kathy Jordan4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up2.21 May 1979BerlinClay Caroline Stoll7–6, 6–0
Winner8.4 February 1980:fr:Tournoi de tennis de Calgary|CalgaryHard Christiane Jolissaint4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner9.31 March 1980:fr:Avon Futures Tennis Championships|EdmondClay Andrea Jaeger6–2, 6–2
Runner-up3.7 April 1980Hilton Head IslandClay Tracy Austin3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner10.6 October 1980PhoenixHard Wendy Turnbull7–6, 7–6
Winner11.18 May 1981BerlinClay Ivanna Madruga6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.9 May 1977HamburgClay Renáta Tomanová Linky Boshoff
Ilana Kloss
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner1.23 May 1977French OpenClay Pam Teeguarden :fr:Rayni Fox|Rayni Fox
Helen Gourlay Cawley
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.22 August 1977:fr:Tournoi de tennis de Charlotte|CharlotteClay Pam Teeguarden Martina Navrátilová
Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–4
Winner2.5 December 1977BrisbaneGrass Helena Anliot Nerida Gregory
Naoko Satō
6–3, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up3.24 July 1978KitzbühelClay Florența Mihai Virginia Ruzici
Renáta Tomanová
7–5, 6–2
Winner3.14 August 1978TorontoHard Pam Teeguarden Chris O'Neil
Paula Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up4.30 October 1978Buenos AiresClay Laura duPont Françoise Dürr
Valerie Ziegenfuss
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner4.24 March 1979:fr:Tournoi de tennis de Carlsbad|CarlsbadHard Marcie Louie Peanut Louie
:fr:Marita Redondo|Marita Redondo
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up5.20 August 1979MahwahHard Mima Jaušovec Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Winner5.11 August 1980TorontoHard Andrea Jaeger Ann Kiyomura
Betsy Nagelsen
6–1, 6–3
Winner6.13 October 1980Deerfield BeachHard Andrea Jaeger Martina Navrátilová
Candy Reynolds
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up6.16 February 1981HoustonCarpet Mary-Lou Piatek Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline