an hour agoJana Novotna, legendary tennis player
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(9 years ago)Jana Novotna, Czech tennis player who won the Wimbledon Women's Championship in 1998, has died at 49 years of age, broadcasts Klan Kosova. The Tenniser Women's Association in a media statement has indicated that Novotna has passed away after a long battle with cancer. “Jana died peacefully surrounded by [...]
Jana Novotna, Czech tennis player who won the Wimbledon Women's Championship in 1998, has died at 49 years of age, broadcasts Klan Kosova.
The Tenniser Women's Association in a media statement has indicated that Novotna has passed away after a long battle with cancer.
“Jana died peacefully surrounded by her family in the Czech Republic at age 49”
Novotna was at the peak of her career in the 1990s, winning 24 titles, but her greatest success was her victory in SW19.
Possible from Martina Hingis in 1997, Novotna called for her “taken” a year later by defeating Swiss semi-finals and then French Nathalie Tauziat.
It reached the Australian Open finals once and the semifinals of the French Open and US Open twice, while also enjoying incredible success in pairs, winning 12 grand titles.
