Jana Novotná Tennis player

Jana Novotná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈnovotnaː]; born 2 October 1968 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments. Novotná also won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Novotná had a highest singles ranking of No.2 in 1997 and achieved a No. 1 ranking in doubles.