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1975Jan, 19

Zdeňka Málková

Zdeňka Málková, Czech tennis player
Zdeňka Málková (born 19 January 1975) is a former Czech tennis player who was crowned 1991 ITF World Champion in girls' singles.Málková won five singles (including a $50,000 tournament in Karlovy Vary as a 16-year-old) and six doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career. On 4 May 1992, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 168. On 16 September 1991, she peaked at world number 213 in the doubles rankings.

In 1991, Málková was a finalist in the girls' doubles tournament of the French Open. Later that year, she made her WTA tour debut at the OTB Open in Schenectady, New York.

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    Yasukuni Shrine

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