Born: October 2nd, 1968 in Brno, Czech Republic
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 139 pounds
Plays: Right handed.
Highest Singles Ranking: 2
Highest Doubles Ranking: 1
Career Singles Titles: 24
Career Doubles Titles: 76
Career Prize Money: $11,249,284
Pro Feb. 26, 1987/Retired 1999
Graduated from Gymnasium High School in Brno
Only one in family to play tennis
Likes to do different type of sports: Enjoys walking, skiing, cycling, and hiking
Loves to spend time outdoors at the beach and especially at the mountains
Enjoys different types of cuisine
Jana captured the 1998 Wimbledon singles and doubles titles, becoming the oldest first-time Grand Slam singles winner in the Open Era at age 29 years and nine months. She won titles on all four surfaces, one of only a select few. Crossed the $10 million mark in career prize money in 1998, being only the fifth player to reach the milestone. She had a mathematical shot to earn the No. 1 ranking at the 1998 US Open had she won the tournament, but reached the semis.
Won more than 500 career singles matches, the 15th woman in the Open Era to accomplish the feat...Won the 1997 season-ending championships singles and doubles, and qualified for the season-ending tour championships in singles and doubles every year from 1989 until 1998 and also qualified in doubles in 1987. She ended the season of 1997 ranked No. 2 in the world, her best season-ending ranking. She reached the final of 1993 Wimbledon with wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Martina Navratilova, before falling to Steffi Graf in a famous 7-6(8-6), 1-6, 6-4, 2-hour, 14-minute final, the second longest Wimbledon final in the open era and also reached 1997 Wimbledon final that she lost to Martina Hingis in three sets.
She won the 1996 Olympic Bronze Medal in singles and Silver in doubles, and won 1988 Silver Medal in doubles. She was named the 1998 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Martina Hingis and was a finalist for Player of the Year honors. Was 1997 International Tennis Federation Doubles Team of the Year with Lindsay Davenport; 1996 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with Gigi Fernandez in 1991 and in 1989 and 1990 with Helena Sukova.
In 2005 she will enter the Tennis Hall of Fame.
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 139 pounds
Plays: Right handed.
Highest Singles Ranking: 2
Highest Doubles Ranking: 1
Career Singles Titles: 24
Career Doubles Titles: 76
Career Prize Money: $11,249,284
Pro Feb. 26, 1987/Retired 1999
Graduated from Gymnasium High School in Brno
Only one in family to play tennis
Likes to do different type of sports: Enjoys walking, skiing, cycling, and hiking
Loves to spend time outdoors at the beach and especially at the mountains
Enjoys different types of cuisine
Jana captured the 1998 Wimbledon singles and doubles titles, becoming the oldest first-time Grand Slam singles winner in the Open Era at age 29 years and nine months. She won titles on all four surfaces, one of only a select few. Crossed the $10 million mark in career prize money in 1998, being only the fifth player to reach the milestone. She had a mathematical shot to earn the No. 1 ranking at the 1998 US Open had she won the tournament, but reached the semis.
Won more than 500 career singles matches, the 15th woman in the Open Era to accomplish the feat...Won the 1997 season-ending championships singles and doubles, and qualified for the season-ending tour championships in singles and doubles every year from 1989 until 1998 and also qualified in doubles in 1987. She ended the season of 1997 ranked No. 2 in the world, her best season-ending ranking. She reached the final of 1993 Wimbledon with wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Martina Navratilova, before falling to Steffi Graf in a famous 7-6(8-6), 1-6, 6-4, 2-hour, 14-minute final, the second longest Wimbledon final in the open era and also reached 1997 Wimbledon final that she lost to Martina Hingis in three sets.
She won the 1996 Olympic Bronze Medal in singles and Silver in doubles, and won 1988 Silver Medal in doubles. She was named the 1998 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Martina Hingis and was a finalist for Player of the Year honors. Was 1997 International Tennis Federation Doubles Team of the Year with Lindsay Davenport; 1996 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with Gigi Fernandez in 1991 and in 1989 and 1990 with Helena Sukova.
In 2005 she will enter the Tennis Hall of Fame.
