Novotna, Jana

Jana Novotna
Born: October 02, 1968
Hometown: Brno, Czech Republic
Citizenship: Czech Republic
Handed: Right
Inducted: 2005

Grand Slam Record
Australian Open
Singles Finalist – 1991
Singles Quarterfinalist – 1994
Doubles Winner – 1990, 1995
Mixed Doubles Winner – 1988, 1989

Roland Garros
Singles Semifinalist – 1990, 1996
Singles Quarterfinalist – 1989, 1991, 1993, 1998
Doubles Winner – 1990, 1991, 1998

Wimbledon
Singles Winner – 1998
Singles Finalist – 1993, 1997
Singles Semifinalist – 1995
Singles Quarterfinalist – 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999
Doubles Winner – 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998
Mixed Doubles Winner – 1988

US Open
Singles Semifinalist – 1994, 1998
Singles Quarterfinalist – 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997
Doubles Winner – 1994, 1997, 1998
Mixed Doubles Winner – 1987

Career Singles Titles (24)
Career Doubles Titles (76)

Other
1989, 1990 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year (w/Sukova)
1991 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year (w/G.Fernandez)
1996 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year (w/Sanchez-Vicario)
1997 International Tennis Federation Doubles Team of the Year (w/Davenport)
1998 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year (w/Hingis)

Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic captured the women’s singles championship at Wimbledon in 1998 after reaching the final in both 1993 and 1997. In addition, she won 12 major women’s doubles championships: 2 Australian (1990, 1995); 3 French (1990-91, 1998); 4 Wimbledon (1989-90, 1995, 1998) and 3 US (1994, 1997-98); along with 4 major mixed doubles championships: 2 Australian (1988-89) Wimbledon (1988) and US (1987).

In a career spanning twelve years, Novotna captured 24 singles titles and 76 doubles titles, reaching a career high singles ranking of No. 2 in 1997. She was ranked in the World Top 10 seven times between 1991 and 1998. Her career win-loss record stands at 568-223 in singles and 697-152 in doubles.

Her doubles career took her to No. 1 eleven times, earning five WTA Doubles Team of the Year honors (1989-90 w/Sukova; 1991 w/Fernandez; 1996 w/Sanchez-Vicario; 1998 w/Hingis) and an International Tennis Federation Doubles Team of the Year honor (1997 w/Davenport).

She played Fed Cup for eleven years (1987-93, 1995-98), competing in 33 ties and posting an overall win-loss record of 33-12 (22-7 singles; 11-5 doubles), and was a member of the 1988 winning Cup team.

A serve and volley player, Novotna won the doubles silver medal in the 1988 Olympics, and went on to capture the singles bronze and doubles silver medals in the 1996 Olympics.

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