Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná (born the October 2nd 1968 with Brno) is a player of Czechoslovakian Tennis then Czech, Professionnel of 1986 with 1999.
Droitière, his play was characterized by a spectacular practice of the service - stolen, during female of that of Boris Becker.
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Career
Passed professional in 1986, Jana Novotná is characterized initially by its good performances in double: it is in mixed double that it gains its very first tournament of the Grand Slam, with the Open of Australia in 1988 - with Jim Pugh.At the beginning of the Years 1990, its collaboration with its compatriot Hana Mandlíková starts to bear its fruits into simple: she reaches the final of the Open of Australia in 1991 where she inclines herself vis-a-vis Monica Seles in three handles.
In 1993, it loses its final with Wimbledon against Steffi Graf, not without clearly to have carried out the part then cracked nervously: during the handing-over of the trophies, it essuie of the tears of disappointment on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent. She is again beaten at the same stage of the competition in 1997 by Martina Hingis; the Czech finally holds nevertheless his success on the London grass as of the following year by dominating Nathalie Tauziat easily. It is about its first and last title of the Large Slam into simple.
Regular, she played thirteen quarterfinals in the major tests, in addition to five semi-finals (Roland Garros in 1990 and 1996, Wimbledon in 1995 and the US Open in 1994 and 1998).
It is nevertheless in double that Jana Novotná obtained results of exception, being essential on sixteen recoveries in the tests of the Large Slam (twelve times into double ladies and four times in mixed double). She was twice money medal-holder to the Olympic Games with Helena Suková: with Seoul in 1988 and with Atlanta in 1996 - also gaining bronze into simple there. She gained the Masters in 1995 (partner with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and in 1997 (at the sides of Lindsay Davenport; she also is essential into simple the same year). She finished 11 times in the 1st place of world classification in double.
Jana Novotná was withdrawn from the circuit WTA in 1999, after having added up twenty-five victories into simple and soixante-seize in double.
Member of the Czechoslovakian team, it contributed to the victory of his country in Fed Cup at the time of the edition 1988.
On the whole of its sporting career, it recorded 571 victories against 225 defeats into simple and 697 victories against 153 defeats in double. It did not leave the world signal 10 between 1991 and 1998.
It is member of the International Tennis Hall off Famed since 2005.
Prize list Jana Novotná
Course in Large Slam
Cut of the Federation
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