Jana Novotna Biography

Occup.	Athlete
From	Czech Republic
Born	October 2, 1968
Age	56 years

Early Life
Jana Novotná was born on October 2, 1968, in Brno, Czechoslovakia (modern-day Czech Republic). From a young age, Jana displayed a natural talent for tennis, starting at 8 years of ages, and it quickly became clear that she was predestined for greatness in the sport. She grew up in a sports-loving family, with both her parents motivating her to pursue her enthusiasm.

Tennis Career
Jana Novotná's tennis profession removed when she was simply a teenager - her expert career started in 1987. Her playing style combined a powerful serve, an aggressive game at the net, and strong athleticism, making her among the leading doubles and songs players worldwide. Throughout the 1990s, Jana had a series of notable triumphes and became understood for her strong competitiveness and determination on the court.

In her profession, Novotná captured 24 singles titles and 76 doubles titles. She reached the finals of three Grand Slam songs tournaments: Wimbledon in 1993, 1997, and 1998. In addition, she won the combined doubles title at the Australian Open in 1988 and 1989 and declared a bronze medal in doubles and a silver in songs in the 1996 and 1988 Olympics, respectively.

Although she was achieved in singles, Novotná's strength truly shone in doubles. She was the world No. 1 doubles gamer for a total of 67 weeks, winning 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles - four at Wimbledon, three in both the Australian and United States Opens, and two at the French Open. She also captured 4 combined doubles championships.

Her crowning moment came when she won the 1998 Wimbledon singles title. After a heartbreaking loss to Steffi Graf in 1993 and falling at the hands of Martina Hingis in the finals in 1997, Novotná lastly attained her dream by defeating Nathalie Tauziat to declare the title.

Training and Retirement
Jana Novotná retired from expert tennis in 1999 and began to focus her efforts on training other striving tennis players. She dealt with different prominent names in the sport, consisting of Czech tennis stars Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, both of whom would go on to have successful professions. Furthermore, Novotná was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.

Battle with Cancer and Death
Jana Novotná was detected with cancer in 2016, which was kept private from the public as she went through her battle with the health problem. Regretfully, on November 19, 2017, at the age of 49, Novotná passed away surrounded by her family and friends in her native Czech Republic. The news of her death was met an outpouring of homages and condolences from the tennis community, with many remembering her as an intense competitor and a kind-hearted person.

In conclusion, Jana Novotná left a lasting legacy in the world of tennis. Her strength and decision on the court, combined with her caring nature off it, made her an inspiration to many. In spite of a profession filled with trials and adversities, her eventual victory at Wimbledon and her contributions as a coach will be remembered for many years to come.

Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Jana.

Related authors: Steffi Graf (Athlete), Martina Hingis (Athlete), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

8 Famous quotes by Jana Novotna

"If we can make some kind of adjustments, maybe in the game, to make it interesting and slow down the surfaces, then it will be more fun and more interesting"

"I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis"

"I started when I was 8 years old, which is obviously nowadays pretty late, but I guess in my generation it was all right. I had plenty of other interests and I didn't do only tennis"

"Seems like most of the kids today are into other sports other than tennis"

"I was maybe only 13 or 14 when I started to play junior tournaments"

"I think no matter what you do you go through stages when you play. There was a number of times when I didn't do very well or was tired. It was too much to combine school and tennis altogether. Parents need to step in and say, take a little time off, do something fun"

"I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn't want to copy anybody's style"

"I think it was the right time for me to retire because nowadays tennis is too incredibly fast and you can say that my style tennis went out of fashion"