Hana Mandlíková, born on 19 February 1962, is a Czech-Australian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association in the mid-1980s. She won 27 tour-level singles titles including four majors, the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Open, 1985 US Open and 1987 Australian Open, and was runner-up at four more, twice at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open. She also won 19 doubles titles, among them the 1989 US Open women's doubles with Martina Navratilova. Playing first for Czechoslovakia and later Australia, she was among the brightest stars of her generation and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994. She led Czechoslovakia to three consecutive Federation Cup victories from 1983 to 1985, retired in 1990, and later coached Jana Novotná.
Facts
Connections
Competed In
Source Hana Mandlíková (Wikipedia)
Source Hana Mandlíková (Wikipedia)
Source Hana Mandlíková (Wikipedia)
Source Hana Mandlíková (Wikipedia)
Plays
Sources
1. Hana Mandlíková (Wikipedia)
Lead
born 19 February 1962
Plays: Tennis, lead paragraph, plays
Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a Czech-Australian former professional tennis player.
Competed In: Wimbledon, lead paragraph, competed-in
She was the runner-up at a further four singles majors, twice at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open.
Competed In: French Open, lead paragraph, competed-in
Mandlíková won 27 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including four majors: the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Open, 1985 US Open and 1987 Australian Open.
Competed In: US Open (Tennis), lead paragraph, competed-in
She also won 19 career doubles titles, including a major in women's doubles at the 1989 US Open partnering Martina Navratilova.
Competed In: Australian Open, lead paragraph, competed-in
She led Czechoslovakia to three consecutive Federation Cup victories from 1983 to 1985, and was only the third woman to win Grand Slam titles on grass (the Australian Open was a grass-court tournament until 1988), clay and hardcourts, joining Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.