1978

What a year for Hana. She won 2 majors in Junior, plus Wimbledon final to Tracy Austin, but also make her debut on the pro tour, reaching #37 on the WTA at the end of the year.

Here is her global results on Junior and pro.

Feb. 15

BP Cup, Torquay

RR : USA d . CZ 3-0

Singles  : – Barbara Jordan 3-6 7-5 7-5

Doubles : Hana / Iva Budarova l. to Kathy and Barbara Jordan 6-1 6-2

RR : CZ d. Sweden 2-1

Singles : + M Wiedel 6-3 4-6 6-3

Doubles : Hana/ Iva Budarova d. Stenberg/ Wiedel 4-6 6-2 7-6

SF : Great Britain d. CZ 2-1

Singles : + Jo Durie 6-7 6-3 6-2

Doubles : Hana / Iva Budarova l. to Durie/ Hobbs 6-4 4-6 6-4

April 3-9

Milan International

1r : + Mary Sawyer 62 63

QF : + Hana Strachonova 75 62

SF : – Helena Anliot 76 36 86

Apr 10-16

Turin international

R1 : + Marjorie Blackwood 62 76

R2 : + C. Mel 61 60

QF : – Sabina Simmonds wo

May 15

Junior Championships, Rome

R1 : + Flavia Filippi 6-0 6-4

R2 : + Damar Dziedonska 6-4 6-3

QF : + Jo Durie 6-4 4-6 6-3

SF : + Manuela Zoni 6-1 6-3

F : + Ivanna Madruga 7-6 6-3

May 22

Italian Open Rome

Pre-qualification :

R1 : + Petra Delhees 1-6 6-3 6-4

R2 : + Amanda Tobin 6-2 6-1

R3 : + Monica Alvarez 3-6 6-1 6-4

Qualifications :

Q1 : + Marjorie Blackwood 6-0 6-1

Q2 : + Viviana Gonzalez 7-6 1-6 6-1

Q3 : – Heidi Eisterlehner 6-4 3-6 7-5

May 29

Roland Garros

Q1 : + Anna-Marie Casado 6-0 6-2

Q2 : + Emilse Rapponi 6-1 7-6

Q3 : + Michele Gurdal 6-1 6-7 6-1

R1 : + Marie Pinterova 6-2 6-1

R2 : – Fiora Bonicelli (13) 6-2 7-5

doubles w/ Budarova

R1 : + Desfor/ Galt 7-5 6-4

R2 : – Anliot/ Marsikova 6-4 6-1

Junior Roland Garros

R1 : bye

R2 : + Claudia Monteiro (Bra) 6-1 6-1

R3 : + Christiane Jolissaint 6-3 6-4

QF : + Claudia Casabianca (Arg) 1-6 6-4 6-2

SF : + Eva Pfaff 6-4 6-0

F : + Maria Rothschild (USA) 6-0 6-1

June 11

Trophee Bonfiglio Milan

(Junior)

SF : – Gonzalez 6-3 6-1

June 26

Wimbledon

Q1 : + Sonoe Yonezawa 6-1 6-4

Q2 : + Jane Preyer 6-4 6-0

Q3 : – Wendy Barlow 3-6 6-4 6-3

Doubles w/ Strachonova

R1 : – Charles/ Shaw 3-6 6-2 6-2

Junior Championships

R1 : bye

R2 : + Marianne Haller (Norvege) 6-1 6-1

R3 : + Martine Bureau (Fr) 6-0 6-0

QF : + Eva Pfaff 9-7 6-2

SF : + Maureen Louie Harper 6-8 6-2 6-4

F : – Tracy Austin 6-0 3-6 6-4

July 24

Head Cup, Kitzbuhel

R1 : + Iva Budarova 6-3 6-2

R2 : + Florentia Mihaï 6-4 6-7 6-2

QF : + Lotta Stenberg 6-4 6-2

SF : – Virginia Ruzici 7-5 6-4

Aug. 8

OSTRAVA International
R1 : + Svobodova 6-0 6-0

R2 : + Hana Kopeckova 6-3 6-2
QF : – Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-4

Aug 29

US Open

R1 : bye

R2 : + JoAnne Russell (14) 6-2 3-6 6-2

R3 : – Lesley Hunt 5-7 6-2 6-4

Oct 2

Torneo Gillette, Madrid

R1 : + Anna-Maria Cataldi 6-0 6-1

R2 : + Sandy Stap 6-0 6-1

QF : + Monica Alvarez 6-2 6-1

SF : + Iva Budarova 6-2 6-1

F : + Sabina Simmonds 6-2 6-2

Oct 9

Spanish Open Barcelona

R1 : bye

R2 : + Birthe Glatzel def.

R3 : + Maria Muntanola 6-1 6-0

QF : + Jane Plackett 6-2 6-2

SF : + Christiane Jolissaint 7-6 6-0

F : + Sabina Simmonds 6-1 5-7 6-3

November 20

Colgate International, Christchurch NZ

R1 : + Anne-Mette Sorensen 7-5 6-2

R2 : – Sharon Walsh 6-3 6-2

Nov. 27

Colgate Federation Cup, Melbourne

R1 : Czechoslovakia d. Portugal 3-0

Doubles : Mandlikova/ Hana Strachonova d. M. Cabral/ Leonora Peralta 6-1 6-1

R2 : Czechoslovakia d. Indonesia 3-0

Doubles : Mandlikova/ Hana Strachonova d. Lita Sugiarto/ Yolanda Sumarno 7-5 6-1

QF : Czechoslovakia lost to Great Britain 1-2

Doubles : Sue Barker/ Virginia Wade d. Mandlikova/ Renata Tomanova 8-6 7-5

Dec. 4

Toyota Classic, Sydney

R1 : + Jane Stratton 6-2 6-1

R2 : + Renata Tomanova (13) 7-6 4-6 6-4

R3 : + Daniela Porzio 6-4 6-1

QF : – Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 7-6

DEC. 11

Berri Fruit Open, Adelaide

R1 : + Monika Simmen 6-2 6-1

R2 : + Cynthia Doerner 6-0 6-2

R3 : + Renata Tomanova (8) 7-5 6-3

QF : + Anne Hobbs (16) 7-5 6-4

SF : – Kerry Reid (1) 5-7 7-5 6-1