Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná
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Country |
Czech Republic |
Residence |
Brno, Czech Republic |
Date of birth |
2 October 1968 (1968-10-02) (age 42) |
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, one-handed backhand |
Career prize money |
$ 11,249,284 |
Int. Tennis HOF |
2005 (member page) |
Singles |
Career record |
571–225 |
Career titles |
24 (2 ITF) |
Highest ranking |
No. 2 (7 July 1997) |
Grand Slam results |
Australian Open |
F (1991) |
French Open |
SF (1990, 1996) |
Wimbledon |
W (1998) |
US Open |
SF (1994, 1998) |
Other tournaments |
Championships |
W (1997) |
Doubles |
Career record |
697–153 |
Career titles |
76 (6 ITF) |
Highest ranking |
No. 1 (27 August 1990) |
Grand Slam Doubles results |
Australian Open |
W (1990, 1995) |
French Open |
W (1990, 1991, 1998) |
Wimbledon |
W (1989, 1990, 1995, 1998) |
US Open |
W (1994, 1997, 1998) |
WTA Championships |
W (1995, 1997) |
Mixed Doubles |
Career record |
4-1 |
Career titles |
4 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results |
Australian Open |
W (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon |
W (1989) |
US Open |
W (1988) |
Last updated on: 19 October 2009. |
Jana Novotná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈnovotnaː]) (born 2 October 1968 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career.[1][2] She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and cried on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after losing the 1993 Wimbledon singles final. Novotná also won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
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 reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1991 at the Australian Open, where she lost to Monica Seles.
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 allowed Graf to come back into the game. 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.
It took four years for Novotná to reach another Wimbledon final. In 1997, she faced Martina Hingis, and lost in three sets. 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 defeating a young Venus Williams in a close quarterfinal, Novotná avenged the previous year's loss by ousting Hingis in a semifinal and veteran Nathalie Tauziat in the final.
She won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (four at Wimbledon, three at the French Open, three at the US Open, and two at the Australian Open) and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (two at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US 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). She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 4 finals (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
Runner-up |
1991 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Monica Seles |
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
1993 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Steffi Graf |
7–6(6), 1–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1997 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Martina Hingis |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner |
1998 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
Doubles: 23 finals (12 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
Winner |
1989 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Helena Suková |
Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner |
1990 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Helena Suková |
Patty Fendick
Mary Joe Fernandez |
7–6(5), 7–6(6) |
Winner |
1990 |
French Open |
Clay |
Helena Suková |
Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner |
1990 |
Wimbledon (2) |
Grass |
Helena Suková |
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1990 |
US Open |
Hard |
Helena Suková |
Gigi Fernández
Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1991 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Gigi Fernández |
Patty Fendick
Mary Joe Fernandez |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
Winner |
1991 |
French Open (2) |
Clay |
Gigi Fernández |
Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up |
1991 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Gigi Fernández |
Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1991 |
US Open |
Hard |
Larisa Neiland |
Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(5) |
Runner-up |
1992 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
1992 |
US Open |
Hard |
Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
Runner-up |
1993 |
French Open |
Clay |
Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up |
1993 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–7(9), 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1994 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner |
1994 |
US Open |
Hard |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Katerina Maleeva
Robin White |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner |
1995 |
Australian Open (2) |
Hard |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–7(3), 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1995 |
French Open |
Clay |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–7(6), 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner |
1995 |
Wimbledon (3) |
Grass |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1996 |
US Open |
Hard |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner |
1997 |
US Open (2) |
Hard |
Lindsay Davenport |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner |
1998 |
French Open (3) |
Clay |
Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva |
6–1, 7–6(4) |
Winner |
1998 |
Wimbledon (4) |
Grass |
Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 3–6, 8–6 |
Winner |
1998 |
US Open (3) |
Hard |
Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–3 |
Mixed Doubles: 5 finals (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
Winner |
1988 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Jim Pugh |
Martina Navratilova
Tim Gullikson |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner |
1988 |
US Open |
Hard |
Jim Pugh |
Elizabeth Smylie
Patrick McEnroe |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner |
1989 |
Australian Open (2) |
Hard |
Jim Pugh |
Zina Garrison
Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner |
1989 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Jim Pugh |
Jenny Byrne
Mark Kratzmann |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1994 |
US Open |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Elna Reinach
Patrick Galbraith |
6–2, 6–4 |
Year-End Championships finals
Singles: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-ups)
Outcome |
Year |
Location |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
Winner |
1997 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Mary Pierce |
7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 7 finals (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Outcome |
Year |
Location |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
Runner-up |
1991 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Gigi Fernández |
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1992 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Larisa Neiland |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
Runner-up |
1993 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up |
1994 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
Winner |
1995 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
1996 |
New York City |
Carpet (I) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernandez |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner |
1997 |
New York City (2) |
Carpet (I) |
Lindsay Davenport |
Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2 |
Titles (100)
Singles (24)
Legend |
Grand Slam (1) |
WTA Championships (1) |
Tier I (2) |
Tier II (11) |
Tier III (5) |
Tier IV (2) |
Tier V (2) |
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Titles by Surface |
Hard (5) |
Clay (4) |
Grass (2) |
Carpet (13) |
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No. |
Date |
Location |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
4 December 1988 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Jana Pospíšilová |
7–5, 6–4 |
2. |
28 May 1989 |
Strasbourg, France |
Clay |
Patricia Tarabini |
6–1, 6–2 |
3. |
12 August 1990 |
Albuquerque, USA |
Hard |
Laura Gildemeister |
6–4, 6–4 |
4. |
13 January 1991 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–4, 6–2 |
5. |
24 February 1991 |
Oklahoma City, USA |
Hard (I) |
Anne Smith |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
6. |
14 February 1993 |
Osaka, Japan (World Ladies) |
Carpet (I) |
Kimiko Date |
6–3, 6–2 |
7. |
24 October 1993 |
Brighton, UK |
Carpet (I) |
Anke Huber |
6–2, 6–4 |
8. |
2 October 1994 |
Leipzig, Germany |
Carpet (I) |
Mary Pierce |
7–5, 6–1 |
9. |
23 October 1994 |
Brighton, UK |
Carpet (I) |
Helena Suková |
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–4 |
10. |
30 October 1994 |
Essen, Germany |
Carpet (I) |
Iva Majoli |
6–2, 6–4 |
11. |
26 February 1995 |
Linz, Austria |
Carpet (I) |
Barbara Rittner |
6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4 |
12. |
26 May 1996 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Magdalena Maleeva |
4–6,6–4, 6–3 |
13. |
20 October 1996 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Carpet (I) |
Martina Hingis |
6–2, 6–2 |
14. |
3 November 1996 |
Chicago, USA |
Carpet (I) |
Jennifer Capriati |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
15. |
17 November 1996 |
Philadelphia, USA |
Carpet (I) |
Steffi Graf |
6–4, retired |
16. |
25 May 1997 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Monica Seles |
7–5, 6–1 |
17. |
28 September 1997 |
Leipzig, Germany |
Carpet (I) |
Amanda Coetzer |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
18. |
2 November 1997 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (I) |
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–4 |
19. |
23 November 1997 |
Chase Championships, New York City, USA |
Carpet (I) |
Mary Pierce |
7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3 |
20. |
1 March 1998 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard (I) |
Dominique Van Roost |
6–1, 7–6(2) |
21. |
21 June 1998 |
Eastbourne, UK |
Grass |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–1, 7–5 |
22. |
5 July 1998 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
23. |
12 July 1998 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Sandrine Testud |
6–3, 6–0 |
24. |
21 February 1999 |
Hanover, Germany |
Carpet (I) |
Venus Williams |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles (76)
Grand slam events in boldface.
- 1987: Strasbourg (with Catherine Suire)
- 1987: San Diego (with Catherine Suire)
- 1987: Hamburg (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1988: Oklahoma City (with Catherine Suire)
- 1988: Rome (with Catherine Suire)
- 1988: Hamburg (with Tine Scheuer-Larsen)
- 1988: Montreal (with Helena Suková)
- 1988: Mahwah (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Brisbane (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Boca Raton (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Key Biscayne (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Barcelona (with Tine Scheuer-Larsen)
- 1989: Wimbledon (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Zurich (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Brisbane (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Sydney (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Australian Open (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Indian Wells (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Boca Raton (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Key Biscayne (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: French Open (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Wimbledon (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Manhattan Beach (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Brisbane (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Chicago (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Hamburg (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1991: French Open (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Washington (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1991: Zurich (with Andrea Strnadová)
- 1991: Filderstadt (with Martina Navratilova)
- 1991: Philadelphia (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Brisbane (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Wesley Chapel (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Berlin (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Eastbourne (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: San Diego (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Leipzig (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Brighton (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
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- 1993: Osaka (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1993: Paris (with Andrea Strnadová)
- 1993: Key Biscayne (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1993: Rome (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1993: Toronto (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1994: Delray Beach (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: Wesley Chapel (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: Hamburg (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: San Diego (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: US Open (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Sydney (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1995: Australian Open (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Delray Beach (with Mary Joe Fernandez)
- 1995: Key Biscayne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Eastbourne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Wimbledon (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: WTA Tour Championships (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Paris (with Kristie Boogert)
- 1996: Key Biscayne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Hilton Head (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Madrid (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Eastbourne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Filderstadt (with Nicole Arendt)
- 1997: Paris (with Martina Hingis)
- 1997: Amelia Island (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1997: Berlin (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1997: US Open (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1997: Leipzig (with Martina Hingis)
- 1997: Chase Championships (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1998: Key Biscayne (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: French Open (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: Eastbourne (with Mariaan de Swardt)
- 1998: Wimbledon (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: Montreal (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: US Open (with Martina Hingis)
- 1999: Key Biscayne (with Martina Hingis)
- 1999: Hilton Head (with Elena Likhovtseva)
- 1999: Toronto (with Mary Pierce)
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Singles runner-ups (17)
Grand slam events in boldface.
- 1988: Brisbane (lost to Pam Shriver)
- 1989: Hamburg (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1989: Zurich (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1991: Australian Open (lost to Monica Seles)
- 1991: Leipzig (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1992: Chicago (lost to Martina Navratilova)
- 1992: Leipzig (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1992: Brighton (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1993: Wimbledon (lost to Steffi Graf)
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- 1993: Leipzig (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1996: Essen (lost to Iva Majoli)
- 1997: Hanover (lost to Iva Majoli)
- 1997: Eastbourne (lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1997: Wimbledon (lost to Martina Hingis)
- 1998: Hanover (lost to Patty Schnyder)
- 1998: Hamburg (lost to Martina Hingis)
- 1998: New Haven (lost to Steffi Graf)
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Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Career SR |
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 |
US 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.
References
External links
Jana Novotná in the Grand Slam Tournaments |
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US Open girls' doubles champions |
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1982 Penny Barg / Beth Herr • 1983 Ann Hulbert / Bernadette Randall • 1984 Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini • 1985 Andrea Holikova / Radka Zrubáková • 1986 Jana Novotná / Radka Zrubáková • 1987 Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po • 1988 Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po • 1989 Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath • 1990 Kristin Godridge / Nicole Pratt • 1991 Kristin Godridge / Kirrily Sharpe • 1992 Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London • 1993 Nicole London / Julie Steven • 1994 Surina de Beer / Chantal Reuter • 1995 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova • 1996 Surina de Beer / Jessica Steck • 1997 Marissa Irvin / Alexandra Stevenson • 1998 Kim Clijsters / Eva Dyrberg • 1999 Dája Bedáňová / Iroda Tulyaganova • 2000 Gisela Dulko / María Emilia Salerni • 2001 Galina Fokina / Svetlana Kuznetsova • 2002 Elke Clijsters / Kirsten Flipkens • 2004 Marina Erakovic / Michaëlla Krajicek • 2005 Nikola Frankova / Alisa Kleybanova • 2006 Raluca Olaru / Mihaela Buzărnescu • 2007 Urszula Radwańska / Ksenia Milevskaya • 2008 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sandra Roma • 2009 Valeria Solovieva / Maryna Zanevska • 2010 Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens
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