Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional
tennis player. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1997, and as the
world No. 1 in women's doubles for 67 weeks. Novotná won the women's singles title at
Wimbledon in
1998, and was runner-up in three other singles
majors. She also won twelve major women's doubles titles (completing a double
career Grand Slam), four major mixed doubles titles, and three
Olympic medals. Novotná played a
serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career.
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