Eva Švíglerová

Eva Švíglerová (born 13 July 1971) is a Czech former professional tennis player. She enjoyed success as a junior player, winning the 1989 Australian Open in girls' doubles, along with Andrea Strnadová. The two were also the finalists of the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. At this event, it was rumoured by some reporters that she played one match in the tournament without knickers.

The same year, Švíglerová reached the final in girls' singles of the French Open, losing to future World No. 1 player Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–0.

As a professional, Švíglerová won one WTA title, the ASB Classic in 1991. From 1988 to 1993, she also won five additional ITF titles. In doubles, Švíglerová won the Brasil Open in 1991 partnering with Bettina Fulco. She achieved her career–high singles ranking, World No. 33, on 21 October 1991.

Career statistics

WTA singles finals: 1 (1–0) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–0) Tier IV & V (1–0) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Feb 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Andrea Strnadová 6–2, 0–6, 6–1

WTA doubles finals: 2 (1–1) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–0) Tier IV & V (1–1) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Dec 1990 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Bettina Fulco Mary Pierce Luanne Spadea 7–5, 6–4Loss 1–1 July 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Noëlle van Lottum Karin Kschwendt Petra Ritter 4–6, 6–2, 5–7

ITF singles finals: 6 (5–1) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. Jun 1988 Arezzo, Italy Clay Marzia Grossi 6(0)–7, 1–6Win 1. Aug 1988 Caserta, Italy Clay Kristine Radford 6–3, 7–5Win 2. Oct 1988 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Magdalena Feistel 7–5, 6–4Win 3. Oct 1988 Makarska, Yugoslavia Clay Renata Šmekálová 6–2, 6–1Win 4. Nov 1988 Wels, Austria Clay (i) Marion Maruska 6–3, 6–1Win 5. Jul 1993 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Katja Oeljeklaus 6–4, 6–4

ITF doubles finals: 1 (0–1) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 26 September 1988 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Magdalena Šimková Kate McDonald Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 1–6

Junior Grand Slam singles finals: 1 (0–1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1989 French Open Clay Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 0–6

Junior Grand Slam doubles finals: 2 (1–1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1989 Australian Open Hard Andrea Strnadová Nicole Pratt Angie Woolcock 6–2, 6–0Loss 1989 Wimbledon Grass Andrea Strnadová Jennifer Capriati Meredith McGrath 4–6, 2–6

Grand Slam performance timeline

YearAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open 1989 1R C. Martínez— 3R M. Seles— 1990 1R P. Shriver 3R J. Novotná 1R C. Tanvier 1R D. Van Rensburg 1991 1R A. Smith 1R H. Suková 1R W. Probst 3R S. Graf 1992 1R S. Rehe 1R V. Martinek 1R S. Frankl 1R P. Hy