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Biography
- Coached by four-time Grand Slam champion Hana Mandlikova for nine years in the 1990s... Famously wept on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after relinquishing a 4-1, 40-30 final set lead over Graf in 1993 Wimbledon final... Enshrined in International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005... After retiring from the Tour, enjoyed playing Legends Invitational events at the Grand Slams, winning at Wimbledon five times... Resided in Florida until 2010, when she returned to live near her hometown of Brno... Became a coach and mentor to Barbora Krejcikova, after the youngster sent her a letter asking for advice... Lost battle with ovarian cancer on 19 November, 2017... Survived by parents Frantisek and Libuse, brother Pavol, and partner, former Polish tennis player Iwona Kuczynska.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
2Height
5'9" (1.75 m)Birthday
Oct 2, 1968 October 2, 1968Birthplace
Brno, Czech RepublicCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (24): 1999 - Hannover; 1998 - Wimbledon, Linz, Eastbourne, Prague; 1997 - Tour Championships, Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow; 1996 - Madrid, Zurich, Chicago, Philadelphia; 1995 - Linz; 1994 - Leipzig, Brighton, Essen; 1993 - Osaka, Brighton; 1991 - Sydney, Oklahoma City; 1990 - Albuquerque; 1989 - Strasbourg; 1988 - Adelaide.
Finalist (17): 1998 - Hannover, Hamburg, New Haven; 1997 - Hannover, Eastbourne, Wimbledon; 1996 - Essen; 1993 - Wimbledon, Leipzig; 1992 - Chicago, Leipzig, Brighton; 1991 - Australian Open, Leipzig;
1989 - Hamburg, Zurich; 1988 - Brisbane.
DOUBLES
Winner (76): 1999 - Miami (w/Hingis), Hilton Head (w/Likhovtseva), Toronto (w/Pierce); 1998 - Miami, Toronto, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open (all w/Hingis); Eastbourne (w/de Swardt); 1997 - US Open (w/Davenport), Tour Championships, Amelia Island, Berlin (all w/Davenport), Leipzig, Paris [Indoors] (both w/Hingis); 1996 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Boogert), Miami, Hilton Head, Madrid, Eastbourne (all w/Sánchez-Vicario), Filderstadt (w/Arendt); 1995 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, Tour Championships, Miami, Eastbourne (all w/Sánchez-Vicario), Sydney (w/Davenport), Delray Beach (w/MJ Fernandez); 1994 - US Open, Delray Beach, Wesley Chapel, Hamburg, San Diego (all w/Sánchez-Vicario); 1993 - Miami, Osaka, Toronto (all w/Neiland), Paris [Indoors] (w/A. Strnadova), Rome (w/Sánchez-Vicario); 1992 - Brisbane, Wesley Chapel, Berlin, Eastbourne, San Diego, Leipzig, Brighton (all w/Neiland); 1991 - Roland Garros, Brisbane, Chicago (all w/G. Fernandez), Hamburg, Washington DC, Philadelphia (all w/Neiland), Zurich (w/A. Strnadova), Filderstadt (w/Navratilova); 1990 - Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Miami, Brisbane, Sydney, Indian Wells, Boca Raton (all w/Sukova), Los Angeles (w/G. Fernandez); 1989 - Wimbledon, Miami, Boca Raton, Brisbane, Zurich (all w/Sukova), Barcelona (w/Scheuer-Larsen); 1988 - Oklahoma City, Rome (both w/Suire), Hamburg (w/Scheuer-Larsen), Montreal, Mahwah (both w/Sukova); 1987 - Hamburg (w/Kohde-Kilsch), Strasbourg, San Diego (both w/Suire).
Finalist (52): 1999 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Hingis), Indian Wells (w/MJ. Fernandez), Hamburg (w/Coetzer), Berlin (w/Tarabini), Eastbourne (w/Zvereva), New Haven (w/Likhovtseva); 1998 - Hamburg (w/Hingis), New Haven (w/De Swardt); 1997 - Hilton Head, Filderstadt, Philadelphia (all w/Davenport); 1996 - US Open, Tour Championships (both w/Sánchez-Vicario), Olympics (w/Sukova); 1995 - Roland Garros (w/Sánchez-Vicario);
1994 - Sydney, Berlin, Wimbledon, Tour Championships (all w/Sánchez-Vicario), Los Angeles (w/Raymond), Brighton (w/MJ. Fernandez); 1993 - Delray Beach, Hamburg, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Leipzig, Tour Championships (all w/Neiland); 1992 - Hilton Head, Wimbledon, US Open, Tour Championships (all w/Neiland), Amelia Island (w/Garrison); 1991 - Sydney, Australian Open, Miami, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Tour Championships (all w/G. Fernandez), US Open (w/Neiland); 1990 - Berlin (w/Mandlikova), US Open (w/Sukova), Worcester (w/MJ. Fernandez); 1989 - Hamburg, Eastbourne, Chicago (all w/Sukova), Brighton (w/Mandlikova); 1988 - Oakland (w/Mandlikova), Wichita (w/Suire), Olympics (w/Sukova), Adelaide (w/McNeil);
1987 - Zurich (w/Suire).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (5): 1989 - Australian Open, Wimbledon (both w/Pugh); 1988 - Australian Open, US Open (both w/Pugh); 1987 - Miami (w/Mercir).
Finalist (1): 1994 - US Open (w/Woodbridge).
ADDITIONAL
Czech Fed Cup Team 1987-93, 1995-98. Czech Olympic Team 1988, 1992. Czech Republic Olympic Team 1996.
Career in Review