Sylvia Plischke


Sylvia Plischke is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic, representing Austria. Her career high 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 had also been an Olympian, having represented Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the high jump.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1-0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.12 November 2000Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Henrieta Nagyová Liezel Huber
Vanessa Webb
6–4, 7–6

ITF finals

Singles Finals (2-1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.27 June 1993Zagreb, CroatiaClay Renata Kochta6–3, 6–0
Winner2.10 April 1994Limoges, FranceHard Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up3.16 February 1997Cali, ColombiaClay Laura Pena6–7, 3–6

Doubles (2-3)