Jana Novotná
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Country | Czech Republic | |
Residence | Brno, Czech Republic | |
Date of birth | October 2, 1968 | |
Place of birth | Brno, Czechoslovakia | |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
Weight | 63 kg (140 lb/9.9 st) | |
Turned Pro | 1987 | |
Retired | 1999 | |
Plays | Right-handed | |
Career Prize Money | $ 11,249,284 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 571-225 | |
Career titles: | 24 (2 ITF) | |
Highest ranking: | 2 (July 7, 1997) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | F (1991) | |
French Open | SF (1990, 1996) | |
Wimbledon | W (1998), F (1993, 1997) | |
US Open | SF (1994, 1997) | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 697-153 | |
Career titles: | 76 (6 ITF) | |
Highest ranking: | 1 (August 27, 1990) | |
Infobox last updated on: 2006. |
Jana Novotná (b. October 2, 1968 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She is best remembered for winning the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and for crying on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after losing the Wimbledon singles final in 1993. Novotná also won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
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[edit] Career
Novotná turned professional in 1986. In the early years of her career, she was known primarily for her success as a doubles player. In the early-1990s, Novotná began to have success in singles once four-time Grand Slam singles champion Hana Mandlíková became her coach. Novotná was one of the top serve and volleyers of her time, a rarity in women's tennis.
Novotná reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1991 at the Australian Open, where she lost to Monica Seles 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
Two years later, Novotná reached her first singles final at Wimbledon, where she faced Steffi Graf. After losing a tight first set, Novotná took a 6-7, 6-1, 4-1, 40-15 lead. With victory seemingly in her grasp, she lost her nerve and began missing easy shots, sometimes hitting the ball out by wide margins (including an infamous overhead smash that hit the back tarp). Graf took the next five games and the title. During the prize presentation ceremony, a distraught Novotná burst into tears and cried on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder. The Duchess comforted her by saying that she was sure Novotná would win the title one day. But at the time, many doubted that this would happen given how dramatically she had choked against Graf.
Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for Czechoslovakia | |||
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Women’s Tennis | |||
Silver | 1988 Seoul | Doubles | |
Competitor for Czech Republic | |||
Women’s Tennis | |||
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Doubles | |
Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Singles |
It took four years for Novotná to reach another Wimbledon final. In 1997, she faced Martina Hingis. Novotná won the first set. But she then succumbed to the Swiss teen's accurate passing shots and lost 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. However, Novotná won the 1997 WTA Tour Championships and finished the year ranked a career-high World No. 2 in singles.
Novotná's moment of Wimbledon glory finally arrived in 1998. After routing a young Venus Williams in a quarterfinal, Novotna avenged the previous year's loss by ousting Hingis in a semifinal and veteran Nathalie Tauziat in the final 6-4, 7-6.
She won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (four at Wimbledon, three at the French Open, three at the U.S. Open, and two at the Australian Open) and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (two at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the U.S. Open). She was 11 times the year end top ranked doubles player.
Novotná was a member of the Czechoslovakian team that won the Fed Cup in 1988. At the Olympic Games, Novotná was a women's doubles silver medalist in 1988 and 1996 and a singles bronze medalist in 1996.
Novotná retired from the professional tour in 1999. During her 14-year career, she won 100 titles (24 in singles and 76 in doubles).
Novotná was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Win (1)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1998 | Wimbledon | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4, 7-6 |
[edit] Runner-ups (3)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1991 | Australian Open | Monica Seles | 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
1993 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 |
1997 | Wimbledon | Martina Hingis | 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
[edit] Grand Slam women's doubles finals
[edit] Wins (12)
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1989 | Wimbledon | Helena Suková | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6-1, 6-2 |
1990 | Australian Open | Helena Suková | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernandez |
7-6, 7-6 |
1990 | French Open | Helena Suková | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 7-5 |
1990 | Wimbledon (2) | Helena Suková | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie |
6-3, 6-4 |
1991 | French Open (2) | Gigi Fernandez | Larisa Neiland Natalia Zvereva |
6-4, 6-0 |
1994 | U.S. Open | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | Katerina Maleeva Robin White |
6-3, 6-3 |
1995 | Australian Open (2) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | Gigi Fernandez Natalia Zvereva |
6-3, 6-7, 6-4 |
1995 | Wimbledon (3) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | Gigi Fernandez Natalia Zvereva |
5-7, 7-5, 6-4 |
1997 | U.S. Open (2) | Lindsay Davenport | Gigi Fernandez Natalia Zvereva |
6-3, 6-4 |
1998 | French Open (3) | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Natalia Zvereva |
6-1, 7-6 |
1998 | Wimbledon (4) | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Natalia Zvereva |
6-3, 3-6, 8-6 |
1998 | U.S. Open (3) | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Natalia Zvereva |
6-3, 6-3 |
[edit] Runner-ups (11)
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1990 | U.S. Open | Helena Suková | Gigi Fernandez Martina Navratilova |
6-2, 6-4 |
1991 | Australian Open | Gigi Fernandez | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernandez |
7-6, 6-1 |
1991 | Wimbledon | Gigi Fernandez | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
1991 | U.S. Open (3) | Larisa Neiland | Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 4-6, 7-6 |
1992 | Wimbledon (2) | Larisa Neiland | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 6-1 |
1992 | U.S. Open (3) | Larisa Neiland | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
7-6, 6-1 |
1993 | French Open | Larisa Neiland | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-3, 7-5 |
1993 | Wimbledon (3) | Larisa Neiland | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 6-7, 6-4 |
1994 | French Open (2) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-7, 6-4, 7-5 |
1994 | Wimbledon (4) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 6-1 |
1996 | U.S. Open (4) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | Gigi Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
1-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
[edit] Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | NH | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | F | 4R | 2R | QF | 4R | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 9 |
French Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | 4R | QF | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | QF | 4R | 0 / 14 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 4R | 2R | 4R | QF | 2R | 3R | F | QF | SF | QF | F | W | QF | 1 / 14 |
U.S. Open | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | QF | 4R | 1R | 4R | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | 3R | 0 / 13 |
SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 50 |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
[edit] Titles
[edit] Singles
Legend |
Grand Slam (1) |
WTA Championships (1) |
Tier I (2) |
Tier II (11) |
Tier III (5) |
Tier IV & V (4) |
ITF Titles (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | January 3, 1986 | Chicago, USA | Hard (I) | Kathy Hofer | 6-4, 7-5 |
2. | April 18, 1986 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | Federica Bonsignori | 7-6, 6-2 |
3. | December 4, 1988 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Jana Pospisilova | 7-5, 6-4 |
4. | May 28, 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | 6-1, 6-2 |
5. | August 12, 1990 | Albuquerque, USA | Hard | Laura Arraya | 6-4, 6-4 |
6. | January 13, 1991 | Sydney | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6-4, 6-2 |
7. | February 24, 1991 | Oklahoma City, USA | Hard (I) | Anne Smith | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
8. | February 14, 1993 | Osaka | Carpet (I) | Kimiko Date | 6-3, 6-2 |
9. | October 24, 1993 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Anke Huber | 6-2, 6-4 |
10. | October 2, 1994 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (I) | Mary Pierce | 7-5, 6-1 |
11. | October 23, 1994 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Helena Suková | 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4 |
12. | October 30, 1994 | Essen, Germany | Carpet (I) | Iva Majoli | 6-2, 6-4 |
13. | February 26, 1995 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (I) | Barbara Rittner | 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-4 |
14. | May 26, 1996 | Madrid | Clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 4-6,6-4, 6-3 |
15. | October 20, 1996 | Zürich | Carpet (I) | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-2 |
16. | November 3, 1996 | Chicago | Carpet (I) | Jennifer Capriati | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |
17. | November 17, 1996 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet (I) | Steffi Graf | 6-4, retired |
18. | May 25, 1997 | Madrid | Clay | Monica Seles | 7-5, 6-1 |
19. | September 28, 1997 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (I) | Amanda Coetzer | 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
20. | November 2, 1997 | Moscow | Carpet (I) | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3, 6-4 |
21. | November 23, 1997 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Mary Pierce | 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-3 |
22. | March 1, 1998 | Linz, Austria | Hard (I) | Dominique Van Roost | 6-1, 7-6(2) |
23. | June 21, 1998 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6-1, 7-5 |
24. | July 5, 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4, 7-6(2) |
25. | July 12, 1998 | Prague | Clay | Sandrine Testud | 6-3, 6-0 |
26. | February 21, 1999 | Hannover, Germany | Carpet (I) | Venus Williams | 6-4, 6-4 |
[edit] Doubles (76)
- 1987 - Hamburg (w/Kohde-Kilsch), Strasbourg (w/Suire), San Diego (w/Suire)
- 1988 - Oklahoma City (w/Suire), Rome (w/Suire), Hamburg (w/Scheuer-Larsen), Canadian Open (w/Suková), Mahwah (w/Suková)
- 1989 - Wimbledon (w/Suková), Miami (w/Sukova), Boca Raton (w/Suková), Brisbane (w/Suková), Barcelona (w/Scheuer-Larsen), European Indoors (w/Sukova)
- 1990 - Australian Open (w/Suková), French Open (w/Suková), Wimbledon (w/Suková), Miami (w/Suková), Brisbane (w/Suková), Sydney (w/Suková), Indian Wells (w/Suková), Boca Raton (w/Suková), Los Angeles (w/G. Fernandez)
- 1991 - French Open (w/G. Fernandez), Brisbane (w/G. Fernandez), Chicago (w/G. Fernandez), Hamburg (w/Neiland), Washington, DC (w/Neiland), European Indoors (w/A. Strnadová),Filderstadt (w/Navrátilová), Philadelphia (w/Neiland)
- 1992 - Brisbane (w/Neiland), Light ‘n Lively (w/Neiland), Berlin (w/Neiland), Eastbourne (w/Neiland), San Diego (w/Neiland), Leipzig (w/Neiland), Brighton (w/Neiland)
- 1993 - Miami (w/Neiland), Osaka (w/Neiland), Paris Indoors (w/A. Strnadova), Rome (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Canadian Open (w/Neiland)
- 1994 - US Open (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Delray Beach (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Light ’n Lively Doubles (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Hamburg (w/Sanchez-Vicario), San Diego (w/Sanchez-Vicario)
- 1995 - Linz - Australian Open (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Wimbledon (w/Sanchez-Vicario), WTA Tour Championships (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Sydney (w/Davenport), Miami (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Delray Beach (w/MJ Fernandez), Eastbourne (w/Sanchez-Vicario)
- 1996 - Paris Indoors (w/Boogert), Miami (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Hilton Head (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Madrid (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Eastbourne (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Filderstadt (w/Arendt)
- 1997 - US Open (w/Davenport), Season-Ending Championships (w/Davenport), Paris Indoors (w/Hingis), Amelia Island (w/Davenport), Berlin (w/Davenport), Leipzig (w/Hingis)
- 1998 - French Open (w/Hingis), Wimbledon (w/Hingis), US Open (w/Hingis), Miami (w/Hingis), Eastbourne (w/de Swardt), Canadian Open (w/Hingis)
- 1999 - Miami (w/Hingis), Hilton Head (w/Likhovtseva), Canadian Open (w/Pierce)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Jana Novotná profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- International Tennis Hall of Fame biography
- Fed Cup record
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* Open Era • (1968) Billie Jean King • (1969) Ann Haydon-Jones • (1970) Margaret Court • (1971) Evonne Goolagong • (1972-73) Billie Jean King • (1974) Chris Evert • (1975) Billie Jean King • (1976) Chris Evert • (1977) Virginia Wade • (1978-79) Martina Navrátilová • (1980) Evonne Goolagong • (1981) Chris Evert • (1982-83-84-85-86-87) Martina Navrátilová • (1988-89) Steffi Graf • (1990) Martina Navrátilová • (1991-92-93) Steffi Graf • (1994) Conchita Martínez • (1995-96) Steffi Graf • (1997) Martina Hingis • (1998) Jana Novotná • (1999) Lindsay Davenport • (2000-01) Venus Williams • (2002-03) Serena Williams • (2004) Maria Sharapova • (2005) Venus Williams • (2006) Amélie Mauresmo • (2007) Venus Williams |
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(1972-73, 1975, 1977) Chris Evert • (1974, 1976) Evonne Goolagong • (1978-79, 1981, 1983-86) Martina Navrátilová • (1980) Tracy Austin • (1982) Sylvia Hanika • (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995-96) Steffi Graf • (1988, 1994) Gabriela Sabatini • (1990-92) Monica Seles • (1997) Jana Novotná • (1998, 2000) Martina Hingis • (1999) Lindsay Davenport • (2001) Serena Williams • (2002-03) Kim Clijsters • (2004) Maria Sharapova • (2005) Amélie Mauresmo • (2006-07) Justine Henin(-Hardenne) |