Jana Novotná was a Czech professional tennis player who won the 1998 Wimbledon singles title. She was ranked world number two in women's singles in July 1997 and was world number one in women's doubles for 67 weeks. She won 24 WTA Tour level singles titles, twelve major women's doubles titles, four major mixed doubles titles and three Olympic medals. A serve-and-volley player, she developed into a leading singles player in the early 1990s after the former Grand Slam champion Hana Mandlíková became her coach and worked with her for nine years. She died in 2017.
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Novotná won 24 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 1998 Wimbledon Championships
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She also won twelve major women's doubles titles (completing a double career Grand Slam), four major mixed doubles titles, and three Olympic medals.
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Novotná won 24 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 1998 Wimbledon Championships
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Born 2 October 1968
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