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Jana Novotná

Jana Novotná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈnovotnaː]; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1997, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 67 weeks. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998, and was runner-up in three other singles majors. She also won twelve major women's doubles titles (completing a double career Grand Slam), four major mixed doubles titles, and three Olympic medals. Novotná played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career.

Infobox

Country (sports)
Czechoslovakia (1987–1992) Czech Republic (1993–1999)
Born
(1968-10-02)2 October 1968Brno, Czechoslovakia(now Czech Republic)
Died
19 November 2017(2017-11-19) (aged 49)Czech Republic
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro
1987
Retired
1999
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$11,249,284
Int. Tennis HoF
2005 (member page)
Career record
697–153
Career titles
4
Highest ranking
No. 1 (27 August 1990)
Australian Open
W (1988, 1989)
French Open
2R (1992)
Wimbledon
W (1989)
US Open
W (1988)
Grand Slam Cup
QF (1998)
Tour Finals
W (1995, 1997)
Fed Cup
W (1988)
Hopman Cup
W (1994)

Tables

Key · Grand Slam performance timelines
W
F
SF
QF
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
· Grand Slam performance timelines › Singles
Tournament
Tournament
Col 1
Tournament
Czechoslovakia
1985
Czechoslovakia
1986
Czechoslovakia
1987
Czechoslovakia
1988
Czechoslovakia
1989
Czechoslovakia
1990
Czechoslovakia
1991
Czechoslovakia
1992
Czech Republic
1993
Czech Republic
1994
Czech Republic
1995
Czech Republic
1996
Czech Republic
1997
Czech Republic
1998
Czech Republic
1999
Col 17
mw- W–L
Australian Open
Australian Open
Col 1
Australian Open
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
NH
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
1R
Czechoslovakia
3R
Czechoslovakia
3R
Czechoslovakia
F
Czechoslovakia
4R
Czech Republic
2R
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
4R
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
3R
Col 17
23–9
French Open
French Open
Col 1
French Open
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
1R
Czechoslovakia
3R
Czechoslovakia
1R
Czechoslovakia
QF
Czechoslovakia
SF
Czechoslovakia
QF
Czechoslovakia
4R
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
1R
Czech Republic
3R
Czech Republic
SF
Czech Republic
3R
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
4R
Col 17
38–14
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Col 1
Wimbledon
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
1R
Czechoslovakia
4R
Czechoslovakia
2R
Czechoslovakia
4R
Czechoslovakia
QF
Czechoslovakia
2R
Czechoslovakia
3R
Czech Republic
F
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
SF
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
F
Czech Republic
W
Czech Republic
QF
Col 17
50–13
US Open
US Open
Col 1
US Open
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
Q2
Czechoslovakia
4R
Czechoslovakia
1R
Czechoslovakia
2R
Czechoslovakia
QF
Czechoslovakia
4R
Czechoslovakia
1R
Czech Republic
4R
Czech Republic
SF
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
QF
Czech Republic
SF
Czech Republic
3R
Col 17
38–13
Career statistics
Career statistics
Col 1
Career statistics
Year-end ranking
Year-end ranking
Col 1
Year-end ranking
Czechoslovakia
306
Czechoslovakia
171
Czechoslovakia
47
Czechoslovakia
35
Czechoslovakia
11
Czechoslovakia
13
Czechoslovakia
7
Czechoslovakia
10
Czech Republic
6
Czech Republic
4
Czech Republic
11
Czech Republic
5
Czech Republic
2
Czech Republic
3
Czech Republic
NR
Col 17
149–49
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Tournament
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
mw- W–L
Australian Open
A
NH
A
1R
3R
3R
F
4R
2R
QF
4R
A
A
A
3R
23–9
French Open
A
1R
3R
1R
QF
SF
QF
4R
QF
1R
3R
SF
3R
QF
4R
38–14
Wimbledon
A
1R
4R
2R
4R
QF
2R
3R
F
QF
SF
QF
F
W
QF
50–13
US Open
A
Q2
4R
1R
2R
QF
4R
1R
4R
SF
QF
QF
QF
SF
3R
38–13
Career statistics
Year-end ranking
306
171
47
35
11
13
7
10
6
4
11
5
2
3
NR
149–49
· Grand Slam performance timelines › Doubles
Australian Open
Australian Open
Tournament
Australian Open
1986
NH
1987
A
1988
QF
1989
SF
1990
W
1991
F
1992
QF
1993
QF
1994
SF
1995
W
1996
A
1997
A
1998
A
1999
3R
SR
2 / 9
W–L
36–7
French Open
French Open
Tournament
French Open
1986
2R
1987
3R
1988
A
1989
SF
1990
W
1991
W
1992
SF
1993
F
1994
A
1995
F
1996
SF
1997
3R
1998
W
1999
QF
SR
3 / 12
W–L
48–9
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Tournament
Wimbledon
1986
Q1
1987
2R
1988
3R
1989
W
1990
W
1991
F
1992
F
1993
F
1994
F
1995
W
1996
QF
1997
QF
1998
W
1999
SF
SR
4 / 13
W–L
56–8
US Open
US Open
Tournament
US Open
1986
A
1987
3R
1988
3R
1989
3R
1990
F
1991
F
1992
F
1993
2R
1994
W
1995
QF
1996
F
1997
W
1998
W
1999
3R
SR
3 / 13
W–L
49–10
Win–loss
Win–loss
Tournament
Win–loss
1986
1–1
1987
5–3
1988
7–3
1989
16–3
1990
23–1
1991
21–3
1992
17–4
1993
14–4
1994
15–2
1995
20–2
1996
12–3
1997
11–2
1998
18–0
1999
11–4
SR
12 / 47
W–L
189–34
Career statistics
Career statistics
Tournament
Career statistics
Year-end ranking
Year-end ranking
Tournament
Year-end ranking
1986
137
1987
24
1988
13
1989
5
1990
2
1991
1
1992
4
1993
4
1994
4
1995
2
1996
3
1997
6
1998
3
1999
NR
Tournament
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
SR
W–L
Australian Open
NH
A
QF
SF
W
F
QF
QF
SF
W
A
A
A
3R
2 / 9
36–7
French Open
2R
3R
A
SF
W
W
SF
F
A
F
SF
3R
W
QF
3 / 12
48–9
Wimbledon
Q1
2R
3R
W
W
F
F
F
F
W
QF
QF
W
SF
4 / 13
56–8
US Open
A
3R
3R
3R
F
F
F
2R
W
QF
F
W
W
3R
3 / 13
49–10
Win–loss
1–1
5–3
7–3
16–3
23–1
21–3
17–4
14–4
15–2
20–2
12–3
11–2
18–0
11–4
12 / 47
189–34
Career statistics
Year-end ranking
137
24
13
5
2
1
4
4
4
2
3
6
3
NR
· Grand Slam performance timelines › Mixed doubles
Tournament
Tournament
Col 1
Tournament
Czechoslovakia
1988
Czechoslovakia
1989
Czechoslovakia
1990
Czechoslovakia
1991
Czechoslovakia
1992
Czech Republic
1993
Czech Republic
1994
Col 9
W–L
Australian Open
Australian Open
Col 1
Australian Open
Czechoslovakia
W
Czechoslovakia
W
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
A
Col 9
10–0
French Open
French Open
Col 1
French Open
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
2R
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
A
Col 9
0–1
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Col 1
Wimbledon
Czechoslovakia
2R
Czechoslovakia
W
Czechoslovakia
SF
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
QF
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
A
Col 9
11–2
US Open
US Open
Col 1
US Open
Czechoslovakia
W
Czechoslovakia
2R
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czechoslovakia
A
Czech Republic
A
Czech Republic
F
Col 9
10–2
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Tournament
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
W–L
Australian Open
W
W
A
A
A
A
A
10–0
French Open
A
A
A
A
2R
A
A
0–1
Wimbledon
2R
W
SF
A
QF
A
A
11–2
US Open
W
2R
A
A
A
A
F
10–2

References

  1. wtatennis.com
    http://www.wtatennis.com/press-center
  2. "1997 US Open Preview and Predictions"
    http://www.tennisserver.com/lines/lines_97_8_23.html
  3. "On clay, serve and volley is no folly"
    http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2008/may/26sld7.htm
  4. WTA Tennis
    http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/5765
  5. Sun-Sentinel
    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/tennis/fl-girls-under-14s-mandlik-0715-20150714-story.html
  6. ITF World of Tennis 1999
  7. The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990
  8. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/20/jana-novotna-dies-aged-49-former-wimbledon-tennis-champion
  9. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/22/sports/novotna-ends-graf-s-reign-at-australian-open.html
  10. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/27/sports/tennis-seles-rallies-past-novotna-to-win-australian-open.html
  11. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/01/26/seles-rallies-tops-novotna-for-australian-title/
  12. WTA Tennis
    http://www.wtatennis.com/news/insider-podcast-grit-defined-jana-novotnas-indelible-career
  13. The Worst of Sports: Chumps, Cheats, and Chokers from the Games We Love
    https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC6ODQAAQBAJ&q=jana+novotna&pg=PA93
  14. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/profile-serious-intent-of-a-choker--jana-novotna-1511203.html
  15. Clarion-Ledger
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15263332/clarionledger
  16. The Baltimore Sun
    https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/07/06/for-hingis-16-so-sweet-at-wimbledon-top-seed-dispatches-novotna-is-youngest-champion-in-110-years/
  17. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/06/sports/wimbledon-is-latest-landmark-in-the-hingis-era.html
  18. The Moscow Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222155/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1997/11/article/novotna-takes-chase-over-pierce/297034.html
  19. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/former-wimbledon-champion-jana-novotna-dies-aged-49/article20571334.ece
  20. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/03/sports/tennis-novotna-ousts-hingis-to-meet-a-finalist-her-own-age.html
  21. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/tennis/longterm/1998/wimbledon/articles/wimwomen5.htm
  22. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-05-sp-968-story.html
  23. The Bud Collins History of Tennis
  24. International Tennis Hall of Fame
    https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/jana-novotna/
  25. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-novotna/wimbledon-champion-jana-novotna-dies-idUSKBN1DK0W8
  26. "Jana NOVOTNÁ – Olympic Tennis | Czech Republic"
    https://www.olympic.org/jana-novotna
  27. International Tennis Hall of Fame
    https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/jana-novotna
  28. International Tennis Hall of Fame
    https://www.tennisfame.com/blog/2017/11/in-memoriam-jana-novotna-a-great-champion-and-a-great-friend
  29. South Florida Sun Sentinel
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15263446/south_florida_sun_sentinel/
  30. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4756430/Wimbledon-Diary-Novotna-completes-set-with-a-pet.html
  31. 2006 Wimbledon Championships
  32. "Shriver: Remembering the good times with Jana Novotna"
    http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/21489941/tennis-pam-shriver-remembering-good-s-jana-novotna
  33. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/obituaries/jana-novotna-dead.html
  34. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/21/jana-novotna-obituary
  35. Toronto Star
    https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/2017/11/20/former-wimbledon-tennis-champion-jana-novotna-dies-at-49.html
  36. "Jana Novotna: Former Wimbledon champion dies at age of 49"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/42049507
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