Hana Mandlíková

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**Hana Mandlíková**

Country	Australia
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic/Sanctuary Cove, Australia
Date of birth	February 19, 1962 (age 45)
Place of birth	Prague, Czech Republic
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59.8 kg (132 lb)
Turned Pro	1978
Retired	1990
Plays	Right-handed
Career Prize Money	US$3,340,959
Singles
Career record:	565-194
Career titles:	27
Highest ranking:	2
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (1980, 1987)
French Open	W (1981)
Wimbledon	F (1981, 1986)
U.S. Open	W (1985)
Doubles
Career record:	294-118
Career titles:	-
Highest ranking:	-
Infobox last updated on: January 26, 2007.

Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the U.S. Open. She was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles events and won one Grand Slam women's doubles title, the U.S. Open in 1989 with Martina Navratilova.

Struggling with injuries and a lack of confidence, Mandlikova retired at the relatively early age of 28.

1 Personal life
2 Career
- 2.1 Junior
- 2.2 Open
3 Grand Slam singles finals
- 3.1 Wins (4)
- 3.2 Runner-ups (4)
4 Singles titles (27)
5 Grand Slam singles performance timeline
- 5.1 See also
6 External links

[edit] Personal life

Mandlíková is the daughter of Vilem Mandlik, who was an Olympic 100 m finalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956 and 1960.

[edit] Career

[edit] Junior

Mandlíková first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. In 1978, the International Tennis Federation launched the world junior rankings, and Mandlíková became the first ever female World No. 1 junior player.

[edit] Open

Mandlíková captured her first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open in 1980, defeating Wendy Turnbull in straight sets in the final. Her second came a year later at the French Open with a straight-sets final victory over Sylvia Hanika. Mandlíková was also runner-up at the U.S. Open in 1980 and 1982 and at Wimbledon in 1981, losing in all three finals to Chris Evert.

In 1983, Mandlíková led Czechoslovakia to the first of three consecutive Fed Cup titles.

In 1984, Mandlíková defeated Martina Navrátilová in three sets in the final at Oakland, California, ending Navrátilová's 54 match winning streak, one short of tying the modern record. Navrátilová then embarked on a 74 match winning streak, a record that still stands.

In 1985, Mandlíková won the singles title at the U.S. Open, defeating Navrátilová in three sets in the final.

In 1986, Mandlíková teamed with Turnbull to win the women's doubles title at the WTA Tour Championships. In doing so, they defeated the top two teams of the time, Navrátilová and Pam Shriver in the semifinals and Claudia Khode Kilsch and Helena Sukova in the final. Mandlíková and Turnbull were also runners-up to Navrátilová and Shriver at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1986. Mandlíková also lost in the Wimbledon singles final that year to Navrátilová.

In 1987, Mandlíková won her fourth and final Grand Slam singles title when she beat Navrátilová in straight sets in the final of the Australian Open. Mandlíková and Navrátilová teamed in 1989 to win the U.S. Open women's doubles title.

Mandlíková assumed Australian citizenship in 1988. She retired from the professional tennis tour in 1990, having won 27 singles titles and 6 doubles titles. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 3.

Since retiring from the tour, Mandlíková has become a successful tennis coach. She coached Jana Novotná for 9 years, during which time Novotná won Wimbledon and reached the World No. 2 ranking. Mandlíková has also captained the Czech Republic's Fed Cup team.

Mandlíková was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1980	Australian Open	Wendy Turnbull	6-0, 7-5
1981	French Open	Sylvia Hanika	6-2, 6-4
1985	U.S. Open	Martina Navrátilová	7-6, 1-6, 7-6
1987	Australian Open (2)	Martina Navrátilová	7-5, 7-6

[edit] Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1980	U.S. Open	Chris Evert	5-7, 6-1, 6-1
1981	Wimbledon	Chris Evert	6-2, 6-2
1982	U.S. Open	Chris Evert	6-3, 6-1
1986	Wimbledon	Martina Navrátilová	7-6, 6-3

[edit] Singles titles (27)

1978 - Milan, Adelaide

1979 - Montreal [Futures], Kitzbuhel, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney

1980 - Australian Open, Adelaide, Stockholm, Mahwah, Atlanta, Amsterdam

1981 - French Open, Houston, Mahwah

1984 - Oakland, Dallas, Boston, Houston, Washington DC

1985 - US Open, US Indoors, Oakland

1987 - Australian Open, Washington DC, Brisbane

[edit] Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	Career SR
Australian Open	A	QF	W	QF	2R	2R	A	SF	NH	W	QF	4R	3R	2 / 10
French Open	2R	QF	SF	W	SF	QF	SF	QF	SF	2R	2R	1R	A	1 / 12
Wimbledon	A	4R	4R	F	2R	4R	SF	3R	F	A	3R	4R	2R	0 / 11
U.S. Open	3R	2R	F	QF	F	QF	QF	W	4R	4R	A	3R	A	1 / 11
SR	0 / 2	0 / 4	1 / 4	1 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	1 / 4	0 / 3	1 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 2	4 / 44