Marketa Kochta

Marketa Kochta (born 14 July 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Marketa Kochta

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1975-07-14) 14 July 1975 (age 50) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$375,688
Singles
Career record	193–202
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 45 (18 July 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1992, 1997)
French Open	3R (1994)
Wimbledon	1R (1993, 1994, 1995)
US Open	1R (1994, 1997)
Doubles
Career record	49–75
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 169 (25 September 2000)

Early life and family

Kochta was born in Prague, then part of Czechoslovakia, but later emigrated to Munich, where her father Jiří was a noted ice hockey coach.^[1]

As a junior, she was coached by her father and in 1991 was a member of the German team that won the World Youth Cup (now Junior Fed Cup).^[2]

Her elder sister Renata also played on the WTA Tour.^[3]

Kochta was previously married to Czech former tennis player Jiří Vaněk^[1]

Professional career

As a 16-year old, Kochta made the third round of the 1992 Australian Open.^[4]

In 1993, she made the semifinals of the Mazda Classic, a WTA Tour tournament in San Diego.^[5]

Kochta's 1994 season was the strongest of her career, culminating in a mid-year ranking of 45, which remained her highest. She was nominated for the WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award. Highlights for the year included beating Tracy Austin and Katerina Maleeva to make the third round of the 1994 French Open as well as upsetting world No. 5, Gabriela Sabatini, at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.^[6]

She made the third round of the 1997 Australian Open as a qualifier.^[4]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	21 August 1989	Neumünster, West Germany	Clay	Maja Živec-Škulj	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	16 April 1990	Naples, Italy	Clay	Katia Piccolini	2–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	8 October 1990	Salisbury, United States	Hard	Elly Hakami	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win	4.	1 April 1991	Moulins, France	Hard	Catherine Suire	6–3, 6–4
Loss	5.	2 August 1998	Winnipeg, Canada	Hard	Hila Rosen	6–1, 4–6, 6–7
Win	6.	5 September 1999	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Gloria Pizzichini	6–2, 7–6

Doubles (1–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	15 June 1998	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Syna Schmidle	Rita Kuti-Kis Anna Földényi	1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	2.	14 June 1999	Gorizia, İtaly	Clay	Erica Krauth	Gisela Riera Mariam Ramon Climent	5–7, 3–6
Win	3.	14 November 1999	Rungsted, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Syna Schmidle	Mia Buric Jasmin Wöhr	6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	4.	25 June 2000	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Ludmila Richterová	Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	10 September 2000	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Katarina Mišić	Antoaneta Pandjerova Desislava Topalova	4–6, 2–6