With numerous top class players and several players occupying the top rankings,
Czech Tennis is making news. The excellent tennis academies around the country have contributed a lot to the growing popularity of
Czech Tennis.
Lawn Tennis in Czech republic is one of the popular Czech Republic sports. Some of the great players that represented the former Czechoslovakia or the present Czech Republic are:
- Jiri Noval
- Ivan Lendl
- Martina Navratilova
- Tomas Berdych
- Radek Stepanek
- Nicole Vaidisova
- Kvete Peschke
- Lucie Safarova
- Jana Novotna
The men's and the women's tennis team of Czech Republic participates in the Davis Cup and Federation Cup respective;y. The erstwhile Czechoslovakia lifted the Davis cup in 1980. Winner of many times, the Czechoslovak women's tennis team won the Fed Cup many times and last became champions in the year 1988.
The Czech Republic Tennis teams also participate in the Olympic Games and have won several Olympic medals. Czech Tennis is governed by the Czech Tennis Association, which was established in the year in 1906. It has undertaken to control well maintained tennis academies to nurture young talents who will represent the country in the future.
