Ludmila Varmužová

Ludmila Varmužová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
 San Marino
Born (1979-02-25) 25 February 1979 (age 45)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Turned pro1993
Retired2001
Prize money$88,227
Singles
Career record92–109
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (14 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1997)
French OpenQ1 (1997)
WimbledonQ2 (1997)
US OpenQ2 (1995)
Doubles
Career record41–47
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 189 (7 August 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (1994, 1995)
French Open JuniorW (1995)
Wimbledon JuniorF (1994)
US Open JuniorW (1995)

Ludmila Varmužová (also known as Ludmilla Varmuza; born 25 February 1979) is a retired tennis player who represented the Czech Republic as well as San Marino during her career.

As a junior, Varmužová appeared at the finals of all four Grand Slam girls' doubles events. She won at the Australian Open in 1994 and 1995, the French Open and the US Open in 1995, and was a finalist at Wimbledon in 1994.

After turning professional, Varmužová never qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam championship, but she did win one ITF tournament, a $50k event at Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1996.

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 5 August 1996 ITF Jakarta 2,
Indonesia
Hard Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–2, 6–4
Loss 30 June 1997 ITF Campinas,
Brazil
Clay Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4 May 1998 ITF Tampico,
Mexico
Hard United States Sarah Taylor 6–4, 4–6, 1–4 ret.

Doubles (0–4)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 20 February 1995 ITF Newcastle,
United Kingdom
Carpet (i) Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová Netherlands Seda Noorlander
Greece Christína Papadáki
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 24 July 1995 ITF Istanbul 2, Turkey Hard Japan Yoriko Yamagishi Italy Emanuela Brusati
Italy Maria Paola Zavagli
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 4 March 1996 ITF Rockford,
United States
Hard Russia Anna Kournikova United States Elly Hakami
United Kingdom Valda Lake
2–6, 3–6
Loss 6 April 1998 Dubai Tennis Challenge,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Hungary Petra Gáspár Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
6–7(1–7), 6–1, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles (4–2)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1994 Australian Open Hard United States Corina Morariu Netherlands Yvette Basting
Germany Alexandra Schneider
7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1994 Wimbledon Grass United States Corina Morariu South Africa Nannie de Villiers
United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
3–6, 4–6
Winner 1995 Australian Open Hard United States Corina Morariu Japan Saori Obata
Japan Nami Urabe
6–1, 6–2
Winner 1995 French Open Clay United States Corina Morariu Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Giulia Casoni
7–6, 7–5
Winner 1995 US Open Hard United States Corina Morariu Russia Anna Kournikova
Poland Aleksandra Olsza
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1996 French Open Clay Russia Anna Kournikova Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Giulia Casoni
2–6, 7–5, 5–7

References