Jana Novotná
Czech tennis player (1968–2017)
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- Jana Novotná ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈnovotnaː] ; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player.
- 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1997, and as the world No.
- Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998, and was runner-up in three other singles majors.
- Novotná played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career.
- She was known primarily for her success as a doubles player in the early years of her career.
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.
Career
Novotná turned professional in February 1987. She was known primarily for her success as a doubles player in the early years of her career. Novotná began to have success in singles in the early 1990s, once four-time Grand Slam singles champion Hana Mandlíková became her coach. Mandlíková coached her for nine years. Her earlier coach was Mike Estep.
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