# Alena Palmeová-West

Alena Palmeová-West (born 7 January 1945) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

## Biography

Palmeová born in 1945 in Jihlava. She married American William Sidney West on July 17, 1970, divorced 1984. After the wedding she played under the name Alena Palmeová-West.

## Career

Palmeová won 11 international tournaments in singles and played in the finals in 19 tournaments. In doubles, she won one tournament and played in the finals in two tournaments. At Grand Slam level she was most successful at Wimbledon, making the third round of the Wimbledon in both 1969 and 1971.
Playing for Czechoslovakia at the Federation Cup, Palmeová has a win–loss record of 2–4.

## Career finals
### Singles (11 titles – 19 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1964 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Tsu Sun Tsen | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1966 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Clay | Anna Dmitrieva | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1967 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Vlasta Vopičková | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 1968 | Leverkusen, West Germany | Clay | Almut Sturm | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1968 | Travemünde, West Germany | Clay | Gail Chanfreau | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 1969 | Leverkusen, West Germany | Clay | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 1969 | Beersheeba, Israel | Hard | Sally Holdsworth | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Sep 1969 | Netanya, Israel | Hard | Sally Holdsworth | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Oct 1969 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Sally Holdsworth | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Apr 1970 | Charlotte, United States | Clay | Nancy Richey | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 1971 | Alexandria, Egypt | Clay | Yelena Granaturova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–7 | Apr 1971 | Netanya, Israel | Hard | Andrée Martin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–7 | Mar 1972 | Alexandria, Egypt | Clay | Nathalie Fuchs | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Apr 1972 | Montana, Switzerland | Clay | Lesley Hunt | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Apr 1972 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Linda Tuero | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | May 1972 | Terrassa, Spain | Clay | Marilyn Pryde | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–10 | May 1972 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Linda Tuero | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Jul 1972 | Fulda, West Germany | Clay | Heide Orth | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 8–11 | Aug 1972 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Michelle Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Oct 1972 | Hong Kong | Carpet (i) | Kazuko Sawamatsu | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–13 | Nov 1972 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Kazuko Sawamatsu | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 9–13 | Jul 1973 | Davos, Switzerland | Clay | Danièle Bouteleux | 3–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–14 | Aug 1973 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Lucia Bassi | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Aug 1973 | Brummana, Lebanon | Clay | Raquel Giscafré | 4–6, 7–9 |
| Loss | 9–16 | May 1974 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–16 | Jul 1974 | Montana, Switzerland | Clay | Lucia Bassi | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–17 | Aug 1974 | İstanbul, Turkey | Clay | Raquel Giscafré | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–18 | Jul 1975 | Travemünde, West Germany | Clay | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–19 | Jul 1975 | Montana, Switzerland | Clay | Linky Boshoff | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–19 | Aug 1975 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Marianne Kindler | 6–3, 6–2 |

### Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1964 | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Olga Lendlová | Vlasta Kodešová Jitka Volavková | 6–2, 8–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1965 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Jitka Volavková | Annette Van Zyl Gail Chanfreau | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1966 | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Olga Lendlová | Vlasta Kodešová Jitka Volavková | 6–1, 3–6, 10–12 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1972 | Hong Kong | Carpet (i) | Frances Taylor | Hideko Goto Kazuko Sawamatsu | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 1974 | Montana, Switzerland | Clay | Lucia Bassi | Judy Connor Lynn Cooper | 7–6, 6–4 |