Hall of Fame Professional Tennis Player. She was a successful tennis singles and doubles player during a twelve year career (1987 to 1999). She turned professional in 1987 and in the early years of her career, she was best known for her success as a doubles player. in the early 1990s, she started having success as a singles player, due to having four-time Grand Slam singles champion Hana Mandlikova as a coach. In 1993, she lost a heart-breaking finals match at the Wimbledon against Steffi Graf and started crying at the awards ceremony. She went on to win the Wimbledon ladies singles championship five years later. During her career, she won 24 singles titles and reached a career-high number two ranking in 1997. She also collected 16 grand slam doubles and mixed doubles titles during her career She won three Olympic medals (silver - 1988 doubles, silver - 1996 doubles, and bronze - 1996 singles). She won the Fed Cup for her home country, Czechosolvakia, in 1988. She retired in 1999 and continued to stay involved in tennis as a commentator and coach. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. She passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Hall of Fame Professional Tennis Player. She was a successful tennis singles and doubles player during a twelve year career (1987 to 1999). She turned professional in 1987 and in the early years of her career, she was best known for her success as a doubles player. in the early 1990s, she started having success as a singles player, due to having four-time Grand Slam singles champion Hana Mandlikova as a coach. In 1993, she lost a heart-breaking finals match at the Wimbledon against Steffi Graf and started crying at the awards ceremony. She went on to win the Wimbledon ladies singles championship five years later. During her career, she won 24 singles titles and reached a career-high number two ranking in 1997. She also collected 16 grand slam doubles and mixed doubles titles during her career She won three Olympic medals (silver - 1988 doubles, silver - 1996 doubles, and bronze - 1996 singles). She won the Fed Cup for her home country, Czechosolvakia, in 1988. She retired in 1999 and continued to stay involved in tennis as a commentator and coach. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. She passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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