Nora Trinler Bajčíková (31 December 1966 — 2014) was a Slovak professional tennis player.[1][2]

Nora Bajčíková
Full nameNora Trinler Bajčíková[1]
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Slovakia
Born(1966-12-31)31 December 1966
Died2014 (aged 48)
Switzerland
Prize money$23,233
Singles
Career record66–64
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 350 (21 December 1986)
Doubles
Career record79–54
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 199 (21 December 1986)

Bajčíková, as a representative of Czechoslovakia, was a women's doubles semi-finalist at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, partnering Iva Budařová.[3] From the early 1990s she began competing under her married name Nora Kovarcikova. She had career high rankings of 350 in singles and 199 in doubles. Her daughter Lucia Kovarčíková is also a professional tennis player.[4]

ITF finals edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1–3) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 4 November 1985 Peterborough, United Kingdom Hard   Cecilia Dahlman 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2. 4 June 1989 Katowice, Poland Clay   Anke Huber 1–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 31 August 1992 Toluca, Mexico Hard   Jana Nejedly 4–6, 4–6
Win 4. 5 October 1992 Mexico City, Mexico Clay   Lucila Becerra 7–5, 5–7, 7–6

Doubles: 13 (5–8) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 5 August 1985 Kitzbuhel, Austria Clay   Petra Tesarová   Olga Votavová
  Hana Fukárková
5–7, 3–6
Win 1. 1 June 1987 Adria, Italy Clay   Petra Langrová   Erika Smith
  Réka Szikszay
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2. 8 June 1987 Carpi, Italy Clay   Petra Langrová   Hana Guy
  Kate McDonald
7–6, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 3. 27 July 1987 Neumünster, West Germany Clay   Iva Budařová   Denisa Krajčovičová
  Radka Zrubáková
0–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 3 August 1987 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany Clay   Denisa Krajčovičová   Hana Fukárková
  Jana Pospíšilová
2–6, 0–6
Loss 5. 20 August 1987 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay   Denisa Krajčovičová   Hana Fukárková
  Jana Pospíšilová
0–6, 3–6
Win 2. 8 August 1988 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay   Petra Holubová   Nelia Kruger
  Eva-Maria Schürhoff
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 28 November 1988 Budapest, Hungary Carpet   Petra Holubová   Sylvia Czopek
  Antonia Homolya
6–7, 2–6
Loss 7. 24 April 1989 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia Clay   Petra Holubová   Réka Szikszay
  Virág Csurgó
0–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 3. 17 July 1989 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay   Petra Holubová   Maria Ekstrand
  Michèle Strebel
6–3, 6–2
Win 4. 31 July 1989 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany Clay   Petra Holubová   Danielle Jones
  Lisa Keller
6–1, 6–2
Loss 8. 22 May 1994 Katowice, Poland Clay   Zuzana Nemšáková   Lenka Cenková
  Alena Vašková
w/o
Win 5. 8 August 1994 Paderborn, Germany Clay   Simona Nedorostová   Carmiña Giraldo
  Nannie de Villiers
2–6, 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Zomrela Nora Trinler Bajčíková". new.stz.sk (in Slovak). 22 August 2014.
  2. ^ "TENNIS Atvinnumenn keppa í fyrsta sinn á Íslandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 November 1994.
  3. ^ "Games Results;:World Student Games, at Zagreb, Yugoslavia, July 12". United Press International. 12 July 1987.
  4. ^ "Lucia Kovarcikova - Women's Tennis". University of Utah Athletics.

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