Novotna's crowning moment came with victory at Wimbledon in 1998Novotna was a prodigious doubles player winning 17 Grand Slam titlesNovotna passed away on Sunday surrounded by her familyNovotna went on to enjoy a career in coaching after retiring from the gameNovotna was a fan favourite and extremely popular on the tourNovotna enjoyed a famous rivalry with 18-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina NavratilovaNovotna passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday surrounded by her familyNovotna's crowning moment came with victory at Wimbledon in 1998Novotna was a prodigious doubles player winning 17 Grand Slam titlesNovotna passed away on Sunday surrounded by her familyNovotna went on to enjoy a career in coaching after retiring from the gameNovotna was a fan favourite and extremely popular on the tourNovotna enjoyed a famous rivalry with 18-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina NavratilovaNovotna passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday surrounded by her familyThere are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts Serena Williams made to work for confidence-boosting victory over sister Venus All thoughts to her family and friends. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Her smile lives forever young.
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Jana Novotna winning Wimbledon in 1998 Credit: Tennis Podcast She only won one Grand Slam singles title, but nobody touched more hearts at Wimbledon than Jana Novotna. Serena Williams slips to surprise defeat against world No 116 Shelby Rogers There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts "Novotna won 24 singles titles in a glittering 14-year career on the professional circuit with her most famous and crowning achievement coming in 1998 when she finally lifted the Wimbledon crown after twice falling at the final hurdle.Having been beaten in by Martina Hingis in the 1997 final, Novotna exacted her revenge a year later by downing the Swiss in the semi-final and went on to defeat Frenchwoman Nathalie Tauziat to lift the crown.It was a moment of redemption for fan favourite Novotna, who was in tears after losing the 1993 final to Graf and was consoled by the Duchess of Kent at the trophy presentation.She won 17 Grand Slam titles in total including 12 in doubles and four in mixed doubles as well as claiming silver medals at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics as well as a bronze in Atlanta.Former British number one Jo Durie paid tribute to Novotna's spirit on court.
After a long battle with cancer, Jana died peacefully, surrounded by her family in her native Czech Republic, aged 49. try again, the name must be unique Jana Novotná (2. října 1968 Brno – 19. listopadu 2017, Česko) byla česká profesionální tenistka a světová jednička ve čtyřhře, která hrála na okruhu WTA Tour v letech 1987 až 1999. Novotna, a former world number one in doubles and number two in singles, passed away peacefully on Sunday surrounded by her familyNovotna, a former world number one in doubles and number two in singles, passed away peacefully on Sunday after a battle with cancer, the WTA announced.A statement read: "It is with deep sadness that the WTA announces the passing on Sunday, November 19, of Jana Novotna, the former WTA World No.1 doubles and No.2 singles champion. "Former American doubles star Pam Shriver added: "Jana was as kind as she was athletic, as smart as she was competitive.
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