Nora Bajčíková
Slovak tennis player
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Nora Trinler Bajčíková (31 December 1966 — 2014) was a Slovak professional tennis player.[1][2]
FullnameNora Trinler Bajčíková[1]
Country(sports)
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
SlovakiaBorn31 December 1966
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died2014 (aged 48)
Switzerland
| Full name | Nora Trinler Bajčíková[1] | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia Slovakia | |||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1966 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||
| Died | 2014 (aged 48) Switzerland | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $23,233 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 66–64 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 ITF | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 350 (21 December 1986) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 79–54 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 5 ITF | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 199 (21 December 1986) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 4 (1–3)
| 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)
| 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 |
