Nikola Hofmanova is a female tennis

Tennis

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 player originally from Chomutov

Chomutov

Chomutov is a city in the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region.Chomutov has been a statutory town since 1 July 2006. It occupies an area of 29,26 km² and has 50 782 inhabitants , thereby making it the 20th largest town in the Czech Republic, the 4th largest in the Ústí nad Labem...

, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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, now Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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, and now residing in Hornstein, Austria

Hornstein, Austria

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Hofmanova was ranked number 7 in the Girls World Rankings of the International Tennis Federation

International Tennis Federation

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, as of March 19, 2007.

Hofmanova has won the ITF Bangkok Metropolitan 2007 tournament and the Orange Bowl Tennis Championship

Dunlop Orange Bowl

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, 2006.

Hofmanova has played in match play for the Austria Fed Cup team

Austria Fed Cup team

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in 2006 and in 2009.

Sources

• WTA official website profile