Aneta Soukup

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Aneta Soukup
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Kitchener, Ontario
Born (1978-12-30) December 30, 1978 (age 45)
Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$38,692
Singles
Career record72-153
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 476 (November 9, 1998)
Doubles
Career record95-113
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 222 (November 15, 2004)

Aneta Soukup (born December 30, 1978) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Soukup was raised in Kitchener, Ontario via Prague, having emigrated to Canada from Czechoslovakia.

Coached by her father Milos, she began competing on the professional tour in the late 1990s. Soukup, a right-handed player, partnered with Renata Kolbovic to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. In 2001 and 2002, she played college tennis for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. [1] Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at Quebec City in 2004, making the doubles quarterfinals with Kateryna Bondarenko. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.28 October 1996 Curaçao, Netherlands AntillesHard Flag of the United States.svg Keirsten Alley 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (6–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.14 April 1997 Elvas, PortugalHard Flag of Norway.svg Tina Samara Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini
Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño
6–4, 7–5
Win2.4 May 1997 Azeméis, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg Paula Hermida Flag of Israel.svg Shiri Burstein
Flag of Israel.svg Limor Gabai
6–0, 6–4
Loss1.2 June 1997 Antalya, TurkeyHard Flag of Russia.svg Maria Boboedova Flag of Turkey.svg Duygu Akşit Oal
Flag of Turkey.svg Gülberk Gültekin
w/o
Loss2.15 June 1997 Velenje, SloveniaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Fremuthová Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik
w/o
Win3.8 October 2000 Hallandale Beach, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Kristy Blumberg Flag of the United States.svg Anne Plessinger
Flag of Chile.svg Nataly Rojas
4-0, 4-1, 4-1
Loss3.5 August 2001 Harrisonburg, United StatesHard Flag of Latvia.svg Anžela Žguna Flag of South Africa.svg Lara van Rooyen
Flag of the United States.svg Tetiana Luzhanska
5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss4.9 June 2003 Hamilton, CanadaClay Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Cohen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diana Srebrovic
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss5.7 June 2004 Hamilton, CanadaClay Flag of the United States.svg Kaysie Smashey Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola
6–7(4), 6–3, 4–6
Loss6.20 June 2004 Mont-Tremblant, CanadaClay Flag of the United States.svg Kaysie Smashey Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola
0–6, 6–2, 6–7(6)
Win4.11 July 2004 Le Touquet, FranceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Janette Bejlková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Černá
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Kirianova
2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Win5.25 July 2004 Zwevegem, BelgiumClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Černá Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leslie Butkiewicz
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shelley Stephens
6–3, 6–2
Win6.26 September 2004 Tunica, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tetiana Luzhanska Flag of Latvia.svg Lïga Dekmeijere
Flag of Belarus.svg Natallia Dziamidzenka
6–2, 6–1

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