Hana Mandlíková
Mandlíková in 2009 | |
| Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic & Bradenton, Florida |
| Born | 19 February 1962 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,340,959 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1994 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 565–194 |
| Career titles | 27 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (16 April 1984) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1980, 1987) |
| French Open | W (1981) |
| Wimbledon | F (1981, 1986) |
| US Open | W (1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 330–153 |
| Career titles | 19 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (1985) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1987, 1988) |
| French Open | F (1984) |
| Wimbledon | F (1986) |
| US Open | W (1989) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1986Mar) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | Czechoslovakia W (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) |
| Hopman Cup | Australia F (1989 with Pat Cash) |
Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a Czech–Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in the mid-1980s. Mandíková won 27 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including four majors: the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Open, 1985 US Open and 1987 Australian Open. She was the runner-up at a further four singles majors – twice at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open. She also won 19 career doubles titles, including a major in women's doubles at the 1989 US Open partnering Martina Navratilova. Competing for Czechoslovakia and later Australia, Mandlíková was one of the brightest stars of her generation and is considered one of the greatest female players of the Open Era. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
Mandlíková was ranked in the top 50 for twelve consecutive seasons (1978–89), including seven seasons ranked in the top 10. She led Czechoslovakia to three consecutive Federation Cup victories from 1983 to 1985, and was only the third woman to win Grand Slam titles on grass (the Australian Open was a grass-court tournament until 1988), clay and hardcourts, joining Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. She retired in 1990, and went on to coach Jana Novotná to the Wimbledon singles title and a career-high ranking of world No. 2. Mandlíková also served as the Czech Republic's Olympic and Fed Cup coach.