Renáta Tomanová

Renáta Tomanová
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1954-12-09) 9 December 1954 (age 70)
Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record123–136
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 22
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1976)
French OpenF (1976)
Wimbledon3R (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981)
US Open4R (1980)
Doubles
Career record120–140
Career titles4
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1978)
French OpenSF (1974, 1975, 1976, 1980)
Wimbledon3R (1977)
US Open3R (1979, 1980)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1978)
WimbledonQF (1979)
US Open2R (1978, 1980)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1975)

Renáta Tomanová (born 9 December 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.

Career

Tomanová won the girls' singles title at the 1972 French Open.

In 1975, she and Martina Navratilova represented Czechoslovakia in the Federation Cup, the international women's team competition. They won the cup after beating the Australian team 3–0 in the final of the World Group.[2] Between 1975 and 1981, she played in 18 ties for the Czechoslovakian team and compiled a 20–7 win–loss record. In May 1975, she won the singles title at the West German Championships in Hamburg after a three-set final against Kazuko Sawamatsu.[3] In 1976, Tomanová reached the singles final at both the French Open and the Australian Open. She lost at the French Open to Sue Barker 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 and at the Australian Open to Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–2.[4][5] Tomanová also reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Open with Lesley Turner Bowrey, losing to Goolagong and Helen Gourlay Cawley.

In May 1977, she reached the final of the Italian Open, losing to Janet Newberry.[6] In 1978, Tomanová teamed with Betsy Nagelsen to win the women's doubles title at the Australian Open, defeating Naoko Sato and Pam Whytcross in the final 7–5, 6–2.[7] With compatriot Pavel Složil, she won the mixed doubles title at the 1978 French Open.

Tomanová was coached by Věra Suková.[8]

Senior tour

Tomanová is active on the senior tour, and in 2011, she received the Deutsche Tennis Preis from the German tennis federation for her achievements during the 2010 season.[9]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1976 Australian Open Grass Australia Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1976 French Open Clay United Kingdom Sue Barker 2–6, 6–0, 2–6

Women's doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1976 Australian Open Grass Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Helen Gourlay		 1–8
Win 1978 Australian Open Grass United States Betsy Nagelsen Japan Naoko Sato
Australia Pam Whytcross		 7–5, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1978 French Open Clay Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil Romania Virginia Ruzici
France Patrice Dominguez		 7–6 ret.
Loss 1980 French Open Clay Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner United States Anne Smith
United States Billy Martin		 6–2, 4–6, 6–8

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Career SR
Australian Open A A A F A A QF SF 2R 1R 2R A A A NH 0 / 6
French Open 3R 1R 3R F QF 2R QF 1R 2R 2R 1R LQ LQ A 0 / 11
Wimbledon 1R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R LQ A A 0 / 11
US Open A A 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 4R 3R 1R 1R A LQ A 0 / 9
SR 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 37
Year-end ranking 44 48 24 38 44 48 56 85 146 264 217 346

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 257.
  2. ^ "Fed Cup – 1975 World Group final". www.fedcup.com. ITF.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 74–77. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 34, 38, 114. ISBN 9780354090117.
  5. ^ "Edmonson, Goolagong Win Aussie Tennis Open". Observer-Reporter. Google news. 5 January 1976.
  6. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 146–147. ISBN 9780354090391.
  7. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 75. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  8. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 347. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  9. ^ "DTB-Preis unterm Christbaum". www.merkur-online.de (in German). 3 January 2011.