Tennis ticket, Federation Cup, 1986, Štvanice

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Condition: as found, good

Size: 11 cm x 4.4 cm

1986 Federation Cup  was the 24th edition of the women's team tennis competition, the largest annual team competition in women's sport. It was played from 20 to 27 July 1986 on the clay courts of the newly rebuilt Štvanice complex in Prague, home of the I. ČLTK Praha club. The centre court held eight thousand spectators.^[1]

The winners were the United States with Martina Navratilova, Zina Garrison, Chris Evert Lloyd and Pam Shriver, captained by Marty Riessen. In a repeat of the previous final, the US team beat the three-time defending champion Czechoslovakia to win its twelfth title. Czechoslovakia played with Helena Suková, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Holíková and Regina Maršíková, captained by Jiří Medonos. For Navratilova it was her first visit to her native Czechoslovakia since emigrating from the communist regime to the United States in 1975. Czechoslovak Television was not allowed to broadcast the closing ceremony, including her speech. (Wikipedia)