Marketa Kochta


Marketa Kochta is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Early life & 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.
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.
Her elder sister Renata also played on the WTA Tour.

Professional career

As a 16-year old, Kochta made the third round of the 1992 Australian Open.
In 1993 she made the semi-finals of the Mazda Classic, a WTA Tour tournament in San Diego.
Her 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 Tour's 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 number five Gabriela Sabatini at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
She made the third round of the 1997 Australian Open as a qualifier.

Personal life

Kochta is married to Czech former tennis player Jiří Vaněk

ITF finals

Singles (2–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.21 August 1989Neumünster, West GermanyClay Maja Živec-Škulj6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.16 April 1990Naples, ItalyClay Katia Piccolini2–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.8 October 1990Salisbury, United StatesHard Elly Hakami6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Winner4.1 April 1991Moulins, FranceHard Catherine Suire6–3, 6–4
Runner-up5.2 August 1998Winnipeg, CanadaHard Hila Rosen6–1, 4–6, 6–7
Winner6.5 September 1999Spoleto, ItalyClay Gloria Pizzichini6–2, 7–6

Doubles (1–4)