Hana Mandlíková
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Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech
professional tennis
player from Czechoslovakia
and later Australia
. During her career, she won four Grand Slam
singles titles – two at the Australian Open
, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open. She was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles events and won one Grand Slam women's doubles title, the US Open in 1989 with Martina Navrátilová. Beginning with the 1980 US Open and extending through Wimbledon in 1981, Mandlíková played in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals.
Struggling with injuries and a lack of confidence, Mandlíková retired at the relatively early age of 28.
, who was an Olympic
200 meter semifinalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956. Hana married Australian restaurateur Jan Sedlak in Prague in 1986: they divorced two years later, shortly after Mandlikova obtained Australian citizenship. In June 2002, she gave birth to twins Mark Vilém and Elisabeth Hana. Their father was a friend who was to have no role in their upbringing; Mandlikova intending to raise them with her partner, fitness trainer Liz Resseguie.
launched the world junior rankings, and Mandlíková became the first ever female World No. 1 junior player.
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 straight-sets wins over Chris Evert
in the semifinals and West German left-hander Sylvia Hanika
in the final. Mandlíková was also the runner-up at the US Open in 1980 and 1982 and at Wimbledon in 1981, losing in all three finals to Evert.
In 1983, Mandlíková led Czechoslovakia to the first of three consecutive Fed Cup
titles. The following year she defeated Martina Navratilova in three sets in the final at Oakland, California
, ending Navratilova's 54 match winning streak, two short of tying the record held by Evert at the time. Navratilova then embarked on a 74 match winning streak, a record that still stands.
In 1985, Mandlíková became the first woman since Tracy Austin
to beat both Evert and Navratilova in the same tournament when she beat the top seeded Evert in the semifinals and then the second seeded Navratilova in the three-set final at the US Open. The following year, 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, Navratilova and Pam Shriver
in the semifinals and Claudia Kohde Kilsch and Helena Suková
in the final. Mandlíková and Turnbull were also runners-up to Navratilova and Shriver at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1986. Mandlíková also lost in the Wimbledon singles final that year to Navratilova but not before avenging her 1981 final loss to Evert in the semifinals. Another high point of Mandlíková's summer that year was a win over Steffi Graf
in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Graf had won four titles that season on clay with victories over Mandlíková, Evert, Navratilova, Kohde Kilsch, and Gabriela Sabatini
, and even held a match point in the second set of their quarterfinal before Mandlíková stopped Graf's run.
In 1987, Mandlíková won her fourth and final Grand Slam singles title when she beat Navratilova in straight sets in the final of the Australian Open. Her last consistent performance in a Grand Slam event was at the 1988 Australian Open, where, as the defending champion, she reached the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual champion, Steffi Graf
.
Mandlíková and Navratilova then teamed in 1989 to win the US Open women's doubles title, beating Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez
in the final.
Mandlíková assumed Australian citizenship in 1988. She retired from the professional tennis tour in 1990, having won 27 singles titles and 19 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 is one of 13 women during the open era to have reached the singles final of all four Grand Slam tournaments. She is one of five women who have won Grand Slam singles titles on clay, grass, and hard courts, with the others being Graf, Navratilova, Evert, and Serena Williams
.
Mandlíková was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1994.
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
and later Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. During her career, she won four Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
singles titles – two at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open. She was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles events and won one Grand Slam women's doubles title, the US Open in 1989 with Martina Navrátilová. Beginning with the 1980 US Open and extending through Wimbledon in 1981, Mandlíková played in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals.
Struggling with injuries and a lack of confidence, Mandlíková retired at the relatively early age of 28.
Personal life
Mandlíková is the daughter of Vilém MandlíkVilém Mandlík
Vilém Mandlík was an Olympic 200 metres semi-finalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956 and ran in heat for 4 x 400 m relay. He also ran in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He is the father of tennis champion Hana Mandlíková.-Notes:...
, who was an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
200 meter semifinalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956. Hana married Australian restaurateur Jan Sedlak in Prague in 1986: they divorced two years later, shortly after Mandlikova obtained Australian citizenship. In June 2002, she gave birth to twins Mark Vilém and Elisabeth Hana. Their father was a friend who was to have no role in their upbringing; Mandlikova intending to raise them with her partner, fitness trainer Liz Resseguie.
Junior
Mandlíková first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. In 1978, the International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
launched the world junior rankings, and Mandlíková became the first ever female World No. 1 junior player.
Professional
Mandlíková captured her first Grand SlamGrand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
singles title at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
in 1980, defeating Wendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
in straight sets in the final. Her second came a year later at the French Open with straight-sets wins over Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
in the semifinals and West German left-hander Sylvia Hanika
Sylvia Hanika
Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977...
in the final. Mandlíková was also the runner-up at the US Open in 1980 and 1982 and at Wimbledon in 1981, losing in all three finals to Evert.
In 1983, Mandlíková led Czechoslovakia to the first of three consecutive Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
titles. The following year she defeated Martina Navratilova in three sets in the final at Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, ending Navratilova's 54 match winning streak, two short of tying the record held by Evert at the time. Navratilova then embarked on a 74 match winning streak, a record that still stands.
In 1985, Mandlíková became the first woman since Tracy Austin
Tracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated...
to beat both Evert and Navratilova in the same tournament when she beat the top seeded Evert in the semifinals and then the second seeded Navratilova in the three-set final at the US Open. The following year, Mandlíková teamed with Turnbull to win the women's doubles title at the WTA Tour Championships
WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
. In doing so, they defeated the top two teams of the time, Navratilova and Pam Shriver
Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
in the semifinals and Claudia Kohde Kilsch and Helena Suková
Helena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
in the final. Mandlíková and Turnbull were also runners-up to Navratilova and Shriver at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1986. Mandlíková also lost in the Wimbledon singles final that year to Navratilova but not before avenging her 1981 final loss to Evert in the semifinals. Another high point of Mandlíková's summer that year was a win over Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Graf had won four titles that season on clay with victories over Mandlíková, Evert, Navratilova, Kohde Kilsch, and Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s...
, and even held a match point in the second set of their quarterfinal before Mandlíková stopped Graf's run.
In 1987, Mandlíková won her fourth and final Grand Slam singles title when she beat Navratilova in straight sets in the final of the Australian Open. Her last consistent performance in a Grand Slam event was at the 1988 Australian Open, where, as the defending champion, she reached the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual champion, Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
.
Mandlíková and Navratilova then teamed in 1989 to win the US Open women's doubles title, beating Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez
Mary Joe Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
in the final.
Mandlíková assumed Australian citizenship in 1988. She retired from the professional tennis tour in 1990, having won 27 singles titles and 19 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
Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná 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...
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 is one of 13 women during the open era to have reached the singles final of all four Grand Slam tournaments. She is one of five women who have won Grand Slam singles titles on clay, grass, and hard courts, with the others being Graf, Navratilova, Evert, and Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
.
Mandlíková was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1994.
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1980 | US Open | Hard |  United States Chris EvertChris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1980 | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... (1) |
Grass |  Australia Wendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull... |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1981 | French Open (1) | Clay |  West Germany Sylvia HanikaSylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1981 | Wimbledon | Grass | United States Chris Evert |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 1982 | US Open | Hard | United States Chris Evert |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1985 | US Open (1) | Hard | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–6(3), 1–6, 7–6(2) |
| Runner-up | 1986 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | United States Martina Navratilova |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1987 | Australian Open (2) | Grass | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–5, 7–6(1) |
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1984 | French Open | Clay | West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:... |
United States Martina Navratilova United States Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 1986 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass | Australia Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull... |
United States Martina Navratilova United States Pam Shriver |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 1986 | US Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
Hard | Australia Wendy Turnbull |
United States Martina Navratilova United States Pam Shriver |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1989 | US Open | Hard | United States Martina Navratilova |
United States Mary Joe Fernandez Mary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... United States Pam Shriver |
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1986 | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
Carpet (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
2–6, 0–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1986 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Australia Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull... |
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:...  Czechoslovakia Helena SukováHelena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
Singles (27)
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| No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 26 February 1978 | Milan, Italy Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... |
Clay |  Czech Republic Hana Strachonová |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 2. | 15 October 1978 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Italy Sabina Simmonds |
6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 3. | 4 February 1979 | Montreal, Canada Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
Carpet (I) | United States Leslie Allen Leslie Allen (tennis) Leslie Allen is a retired American professional tennis player.Allen was a member of the University of Southern California national championship team and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications... |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 4. | 22 July 1979 | Kitzbühel, Austria Gastein Ladies Nürnberger Gastein Ladies is a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria since 2007. It is an International event on the WTA Tour with total prize money of $220,000 and is played on red clay.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :* *... |
Clay | West Germany Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977... |
2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 5. | 2 December 1979 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Australia Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. | 16 December 1979 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass |  Romania Virginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... |
7–5, 2–2 (ret.) |
| 7. | 23 December 1979 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | West Germany Bettina Bunge Bettina Bunge Bettina Bunge is a retired German tennis player. She was born in Adliswil, Switzerland. She was part of a large group of successful German players in the 1980s, which also included Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Sylvia Hanika, and Eva Pfaff.-Career:With German nationality as the daughter of a... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 8. | 24 August 1980 | Mahwah, USA WTA New Jersey The WTA New Jersey is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1989. It was held in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.... |
Hard | United States Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982... |
6–7(0), 6–2, 6–2 |
| 9. | 28 September 1980 | Atlanta, USA | Carpet (I) | Australia Wendy Turnbull |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 10. | 2 November 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... |
Carpet (I) | West Germany Bettina Bunge |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 11. | 16 November 1980 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (I) | Romania Virginia Ruzici |
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 12. | 30 November 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne 1980 Australian Open - Women's Singles Hana Mandlíková defeated Wendy Turnbull 6–0 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1980 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
Grass | Australia Wendy Turnbull |
6–0, 7–5 |
| 13. | 14 December 1980 | Adelaide, Australia National Panasonic Open The National Panasonic Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in Australia from 1980 to 1985. It was held at Adelaide in 1980, at Perth in 1981, and at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane from 1982 to 1985. The tournament was played on grass... |
Grass |  United Kingdom Sue BarkerSue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 14. | 22 February 1981 | Houston, USA | Hard (I) | West Germany Bettina Bunge |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 15. | 6 June 1981 | French Open, Paris 1981 French Open - Women's Singles Hana Mandlíková defeated Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1981 French Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Hana Mandlíková is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
Clay | West Germany Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 16. | 30 August 1981 | Mahwah, USA | Hard | United States Pam Casale Pam Casale Pam Casale-Telford is a former professional tennis player from the United States.... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 17. | 8 January 1984 | Washington, DC, USA | Carpet (I) | United States Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American... |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 18. | 15 January 1984 | Oakland, USA Bank of the West Classic The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. The 2011 event will be held on July 25th to July 31st. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world... |
Carpet (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–6(6), 3–6, 6–4 |
| 19. | 5 February 1984 | Houston, USA | Carpet (I) |  Bulgaria Manuela MaleevaManuela Maleeva Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 20. | 25 March 1984 | Dallas, USA | Carpet (I) | United States Kathy Jordan Kathy Jordan Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles... |
7–6(3), 3–6, 6–1 |
| 21. | 2 April 1984 | Boston, USA | Carpet (I) | Czechoslovakia Helena Suková Helena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
7–5, 6–0 |
| 22. | 24 February 1985 | Oakland, USA | Carpet (I) | United States Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 23. | 9 March 1985 | Princeton, USA US Indoors The US Indoors, known formally as the U.S. Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was affiliated with the WTA... |
Carpet (I) |  Sweden Catarina LindqvistCatarina Lindqvist Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.-Career:Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of #10 in April 1985. She also won 6 WTA Tour singles titles and 1 doubles... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 24. | 7 September 1985 | US Open, New York City | Hard | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–6(3), 1–6, 7–6(2) |
| 25. | 4 January 1987 | Brisbane, Australia Danone Hardcourt Championships The Danone Hardcourt Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1994. It was held at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane in Australia and played on grass courts from 1987 to 1988 and on outdoor hard courts from 1989 to 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Grass | United States Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 26. | 24 January 1987 | Australian Open, Melbourne 1987 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Hana Mandlíková in the final, 7–5, 7–6.-Seeds:# Martina Navratilova # Hana Mandlíková # Pam Shriver ... |
Grass | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–5, 7–6(1) |
| 27. | 29 March 1987 | Washington, DC, USA | Carpet (I) | United States Barbara Potter Barbara Potter Barbara Potter is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning five singles titles and eighteen doubles titles.-Career:... |
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles (19)
Grand Slam events in boldface.- 1979: Adelaide (with Virginia RuziciVirginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....
) - 1980: Perugia (with Renáta TomanováRenáta TomanováRenáta Tomanová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.In 1976, Tomanová reached the singles final at both the French Open and the Australian Open. She lost at the French Open to Sue Barker 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 and at the Australian Open to Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–2...
) - 1980: Filderstadt (with Betty StöveBetty StöveBetty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:...
) - 1980: Amsterdam (with Betty Stöve)
- 1984: Marco Island (with Helena SukováHelena SukováHelena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
) - 1984: Hilton Head (Claudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:...
) - 1984: Orlando (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1985: Oakland (with Wendy TurnbullWendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
) - 1985: Amelia Island (with Rosalyn FairbankRosalyn FairbankRosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance coming as late as 1997...
) - 1985: Filderstadt (with Pam ShriverPam ShriverPamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
)
- 1985: Zürich (with Andrea TemesváriAndrea TemesvariAndrea Temesvári is a former professional tennis player once ranked as high as World No. 7. She won the Italian Open at sixteen, but injuries later hampered her career. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. At the 1986 French Open she won the women's...
) - 1985: Sydney (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1986: Oakland (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1986: Virginia Slims Championships (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1987: Brisbane (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1987: San Francisco (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1989: Indian Wells (with Pam Shriver)
- 1989: Hilton Head (with Martina Navratilova)
- 1989: US Open (with Martina Navratilvoa)
Singles (24)
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| No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 20 April 1980 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2. | 27 July 1980 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Romania Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... |
3–6, 6–1 (ret.) |
| 3. | 6 September 1980 | US Open, New York City | Hard | United States Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 4. | 21 September 1980 | Las Vegas, USA | Hard (I) | United States Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 5. | 1 February 1981 | Chicago, USA Ameritech Cup Chicago The Ameritech Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament held every year from 1971 until 1997 in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Its sponsors were Virginia Slims from 1971 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1994, Avon from 1979 to 1982 and Ameritech from 1995 to 1997... |
Carpet (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 6. | 2 February 1981 | Detroit, USA Virginia Slims of Detroit The Virginia Slims of Detroit is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1983. It was held in Birmingham, Michigan in the United States in 1972 and in Detroit, Michigan in the United States from 1973 to 1983... |
Carpet (I) | United States Leslie Allen Leslie Allen (tennis) Leslie Allen is a retired American professional tennis player.Allen was a member of the University of Southern California national championship team and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | 4 April 1981 | Carlsbad, USA | Hard | United States Chris Evert |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | 4 July 1981 | Wimbledon, London 1981 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Reigning champion Evonne Cawley did not defend her title. Chris Evert defeated Hana Mandlíková 6-2 6-2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:... |
Grass | United States Chris Evert |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 9. | 9 May 1982 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | United States Chris Evert |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 10. | 20 June 1982 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | United States Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 11. | 11 September 1982 | US Open, New York City | Hard | United States Chris Evert |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 12. | 30 January 1983 | Marco Island, USA | Clay | United States Andrea Jaeger |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 13. | 28 August 1983 | Mahwah, USA WTA New Jersey The WTA New Jersey is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1989. It was held in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.... |
Hard | United Kingdom Jo Durie Jo Durie Jo Durie is a former world number 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles.-Singles career:... |
2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 14. | 18 November 1984 | Tokyo, Japan Lion's Cup The Lion's Cup was a WTA Tour tennis tournament held from 1978 until 1985, in Tokyo, Japan. The event was held on indoor hard courts in 1978 and 1979 before moving to indoor carpet courts. Only a singles event was contested.-Champions:-External links:*... |
Carpet (I) | Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva Manuela Maleeva Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994... |
6–1, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 15. | 6 April 1985 | Palm Beach Gardens, USA Palm Beach Cup The Palm Beach Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1982 to 1985. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts.... |
Clay | United States Chris Evert |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 16. | 3 November 1985 | Zürich, Switzerland Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... |
Carpet (I) | United States Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American... |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 17. | 24 November 1985 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | United States Martina Navratilova |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 18. | 23 March 1986 | Virginia Slims Championships, New York City WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
Carpet (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 19. | 5 July 1986 | Wimbledon, London 1986 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková 7-6 6-3 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:... |
Grass | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–6(1), 6–3 |
| 20. | 19 October 1986 | Filderstadt, West Germany Porsche Tennis Grand Prix The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is a tennis tournament held in Stuttgart, Germany . Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest women's indoor tournament in Europe. Currently it is a Tier II tournament on the WTA Tour. The singles champion also receives a Porsche 911 Carrera sports car in addition... |
Hard (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 21. | 9 November 1986 | Worcester, USA VS of Boston The Virginia Slims of Boston is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1971 to 1980 and on indoor carpet courts from 1981 to 1984.... |
Carpet (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 22. | 16 November 1986 | Chicago, USA Ameritech Cup Chicago The Ameritech Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament held every year from 1971 until 1997 in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Its sponsors were Virginia Slims from 1971 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1994, Avon from 1979 to 1982 and Ameritech from 1995 to 1997... |
Carpet (I) | United States Martina Navratilova |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 23. | 19 April 1987 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | West Germany Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 24. | 1 November 1987 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (I) | West Germany Steffi Graf |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles (19)
Grand Slam events in boldface.- 1980: Kitzbühel (with Renáta TomanováRenáta TomanováRenáta Tomanová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.In 1976, Tomanová reached the singles final at both the French Open and the Australian Open. She lost at the French Open to Sue Barker 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 and at the Australian Open to Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 6–2...
) - 1980: Stockholm (with Betty StöveBetty StöveBetty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:...
) - 1981: Detroit (with Betty Stöve)
- 1983: Amelia Island (with Virginia RuziciVirginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....
) - 1983: Sydney (with Helena SukováHelena SukováHelena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
) - 1984: French Open (Claudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:...
) - 1984: Montreal (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1984: Zürich (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1985: Delray Bay (with Kathy JordanKathy JordanKathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
) - 1985: Los Angeles (with Wendy TurnbullWendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
)
- 1986: Princeton (with Helena SukováHelena SukováHelena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
) - 1986: Dallas (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1986: Wimbledon (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1986: US Open (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1987: Amelia Island (with Wendy Turnbull)
- 1988: Oakland (with Jana NovotnáJana NovotnáJana Novotná 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...
) - 1989: Brighton (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Brisbane (with Pam ShriverPam ShriverPamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
) - 1990: Berlin (with Jana Novotná)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Career SR |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
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 The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | 4R | 4R | F | 2R | 4R | SF | 3R | F | A | 3R | 4R | 2R | 0 / 11 |
| US 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 |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalTennis performance timeline comparison (women)This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament during her career...