Jana Novotná
| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | ||
| Height | m () | |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |
| 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 | ||
| F (1991) | ||
| French Open | SF (1990, 1996) | |
| Wimbledon | W (1998), F (1993, 1997) | |
| U.S. Open | SF (1994, 1997) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 697-153 | |
| Career titles: | 76 (6 ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | 1 ( |
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Infobox last updated on: 2006. |
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Jana Novotná (b.
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
Novotná reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1991 at the
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
| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Czechoslovakia |
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| Women’s Tennis | |||
| Silver | Doubles | ||
| Competitor for Czech Republic |
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| Women’s Tennis | |||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | ||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Singles | |
It took four years for Novotná to reach another Wimbledon final. In 1997, she faced
Novotná's moment of Wimbledon glory finally arrived in
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
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
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Wimbledon |  |
6-4, 7-6 |
Runner-ups (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1991 |  |
5-7, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1993 | Wimbledon |  Steffi Graf |
7-6, 1-6, 6-4 |
| 1997 | Wimbledon |  |
2-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
Grand Slam women's doubles finals
Wins (12)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| Wimbledon | Helena Suková |
 Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6-1, 6-2 | |
| Helena Suková |
|
7-6, 7-6 | ||
| 1990 | French Open | Helena Suková |
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 7-5 |
| Wimbledon (2) | Helena Suková |
Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie |
6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1991 | French Open (2) |
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Larisa Neiland Natalia Zvereva |
6-4, 6-0 |
| U.S. Open |  |
 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 |
| French Open (3) | |
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 |
Runner-ups (11)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| U.S. Open | Helena Suková |
Martina Navratilova |
6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1991 | Gigi
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 |
| 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 |
| French Open (2) | |
Gigi
Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-7, 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1994 | Wimbledon (4) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario |
Gigi
Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 6-1 |
| U.S. Open (4) | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario |
Gigi
Fernandez Natasha Zvereva |
1-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1986 | 1988 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | Career SR | |||||||
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| 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.
Singles titles (24)
- 1988 - Adelaide
- 1989 - Strasbourg
- 1990 - Albuquerque
- 1991 - Sydney, Oklahoma City
- 1993 - Osaka, Brighton
- 1994 - Leipzig, Brighton, Essen
- 1995 - Linz
- 1996 - Madrid, Zurich, Chicago, Philadelphia
- 1997 - WTA Tour Championships, Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow
- 1998 - Wimbledon, Linz, Eastbourne, Prague
- 1999 - Hannover
Doubles titles (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)
See also
Choke (sports)
External links
- Jana Novotná profile on the
WTA Tour's official website - International Tennis Hall of Fame biography
- Fed Cup record
| Wimbledon women's singles champions* |
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* Open Era • (1968) Billie Jean King • (1969) |
| WTA Tour Championships singles champions* |
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(1972-73, 1975, 1977) Chris Evert • (1974, 1976) |
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