In Pilsen courts Slavia Plzeb qualification matches of jubilee prestigious juniour tournament Ex Pilsen Wilson Cup are starting this Monday. "This tournament ranks with the oldest junior tournamants being played in the Czech Republic without interruption. Tournament has a long tradition and many winners from the previous seasons broke through in various world champioships," says the president of the Czech Tennis Federation Ivo Kaderka.
Tomanova, Chládková or Koukalová-Zakopalova triumphed there in girls tournament, among boys names such as Šmíd, Navrátil, Nováček, Damm or Cibulec. From the foreign winners let´s name Wimbledon winner in 2004 Sharapovova or Andreas Beck, former 33th player of the world.
Many players with renowned names went through this tournament eventhough they didn´t reach the title – Složil, Vajda, Korda, Štěpánek, Berdych, Novotná, Vaidišová, Šafařová. Native of Pilsen players such as Tomáš Šmíd (1973), Eduard Jahl (1980), Josef Čihák (1981), Irma Nováková (1979), Yvona Bendová (1980), Martina Koderová (1983), Lenka Humeníková (1992) and Andrea Hlaváčková (2004) rejoiced at their titles.
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