Hana Mandlíková

Hana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková
Country  Czechoslovakia
 Australia
Residence Prague, Czech Republic & Sanctuary Cove, Australia
Born 19 February 1962 (1962-02-19) (age 49)
Prague
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 1978
Retired 1990
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money US$ 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 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. 7 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (1987, 1988)
French Open F (1984)
Wimbledon F (1986)
US Open W (1989)
Other Doubles tournaments
WTA Championships W (1986)
Last updated on: 1 September 2008.

Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962, in Prague) 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.

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Personal life

Mandlíková is the daughter of Vilém Mandlík, who was an Olympic 200 meter semifinalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956. Hana married Australian restaurateur Jan Sedlak in Prague in 1986:[1] 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.[2]

Career

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.

Professional

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 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.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

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 Evert 7–5, 1–6, 1–6
Winner 1980 Australian Open (1) Grass Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5
Winner 1981 French Open (1) Clay West Germany Sylvia Hanika 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 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 1986 Wimbledon Grass Australia Wendy Turnbull United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 1986 US Open 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
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Year-End Championships finals

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 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 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3

Titles (46)

Singles (27)

Legend
Grand Slams (4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4)
Clay (4)
Grass (7)
Carpet (12)
No. Date Location Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 26 February 1978 Milan, Italy 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 Carpet (I) United States Leslie Allen 7–6, 6–2
4. 22 July 1979 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay West Germany Sylvia Hanika 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
5. 2 December 1979 Melbourne, Australia Grass Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–2
6. 16 December 1979 Adelaide, Australia Grass Romania Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 2–2 (ret.)
7. 23 December 1979 Sydney, Australia Grass West Germany Bettina Bunge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
8. 24 August 1980 Mahwah, USA Hard United States Andrea Jaeger 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 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 Grass Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5
13. 14 December 1980 Adelaide, Australia Grass United Kingdom Sue Barker 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 Clay West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 6–4
16. 30 August 1981 Mahwah, USA Hard United States Pam Casale 6–2, 6–2
17. 8 January 1984 Washington, DC, USA Carpet (I) United States Zina Garrison 6–1, 6–1
18. 15 January 1984 Oakland, USA Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 7–6(6), 3–6, 6–4
19. 5 February 1984 Houston, USA Carpet (I) Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 6–2
20. 25 March 1984 Dallas, USA Carpet (I) United States Kathy Jordan 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–1
21. 2 April 1984 Boston, USA Carpet (I) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7–5, 6–0
22. 24 February 1985 Oakland, USA Carpet (I) United States Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4
23. 9 March 1985 Princeton, USA Carpet (I) Sweden Catarina Lindqvist 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 Grass United States Pam Shriver 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
26. 24 January 1987 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass United States Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6(1)
27. 29 March 1987 Washington, DC, USA Carpet (I) United States Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (19)

Grand Slam events in boldface.

  • 1985: Zürich (with Andrea Temesvári)
  • 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)

Runner-ups (43)

Singles (24)

Legend
Grand Slams (4)
WTA Championships (1)
Runner-ups by surface
Hard (6)
Clay (6)
Grass (4)
Carpet (8)
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 3–6, 6–1 (ret.)
3. 6 September 1980 US Open, New York City Hard United States Chris Evert 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
4. 21 September 1980 Las Vegas, USA Hard (I) United States Andrea Jaeger 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
5. 1 February 1981 Chicago, USA Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2
6. 2 February 1981 Detroit, USA Carpet (I) United States Leslie Allen 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 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 Hard United Kingdom Jo Durie 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
14. 18 November 1984 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (I) Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
15. 6 April 1985 Palm Beach Gardens, USA Clay United States Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3
16. 3 November 1985 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (I) United States Zina Garrison 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 Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
19. 5 July 1986 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Martina Navratilova 7–6(1), 6–3
20. 19 October 1986 Filderstadt, West Germany Hard (I) United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3
21. 9 November 1986 Worcester, USA Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2
22. 16 November 1986 Chicago, USA Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–5
23. 19 April 1987 Amelia Island, USA Clay West Germany Steffi Graf 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.

  • 1986: Princeton (with Helena Suková)
  • 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 Novotná)
  • 1989: Brighton (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1990: Brisbane (with Pam Shriver)
  • 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
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
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.

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