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Hana Mandlikova

Highlights

1987 Jason 2000 Classic, Brisbane 

Hana won in Brisbane just after applying for Australian Citizenship.
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Ceremony Navratilova Mandlikova 1986 Virginia Slims Championships

 1986 Virginia Slims Championships

Navratilova won the first women’s match above 3 sets since 1901, by defeating Hana Mandlikova in 4 sets
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1980 Australian Open

Hana won her first Grand Slam by defeating Turnbull in finals
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1980 RANKINGS

Breakthrough : Hana #1 Colgate series, and #4 WTA Rankings
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Bio

Hana Mandlikova, pure tennis talent? 
They are the ones who speak best about it:

« One word to describe Hana Mandlikova?” “TALENT!”
Chris Evert Lloyd
Chris Evert LloydFantastic Tennis podcast, Dec. 2021
“Of all the players I competed against, Hana Mandlikova had the most talent”
Tracy Austin
Tracy AustinBeyond Center Court, My story – 1992
“But I was never threatened by Hana because she was Czech, I was threatened by her because of the way she played tennis”
Martina Navratilova
Martina NavratilovaHana by Malcolm Folley – 1989
“Hana lifted the game to the heavens”
Bud Collins
Bud CollinsTennis Hall of Fame induction speech, Fox Sports Network, July 10, 1994
“This Czech girl, Hana Mandlikova talent-wise, she has more than anybody since Goolagong."
Virginia Wade
Virginia WadeSt Louis Dispatch, Oct. 19, 1980
“There was no one more exciting to watch than Hana Mandlikova”
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean KingTHOF induction, Fox Sports, July 10, 1994
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4 Grand Slam victories from 8 finals played, 26 WTA Tour victories, 3 Federation Cups and a world No. 3 ranking are the factual summaries of Hana Mandlikova’s career.

Beyond the facts and figures, Hana Mandlikova’s greatest victory is to have made a success of her life and to be happy:

 

“As you get older, tennis matches are not as important as life, or kids, or family — things like that. I think the most important thing, when you stop playing tennis… is to enjoy your life and to be happy.”

Hana Mandlikova

WTA Legends, May 2020

Year-by-year

Relive every tournament Hana played, AS IF YOU WERE THERE!

1978
1978 World Junior Champion - Matches : 42 W, 10L - WTA #37
1979
Tournaments : 5 W - Matches : 50W, 17 L - WTA : #17
1980
Tournaments : 6 wins, 4 finals - Matches : 75W, 18 L - Colgate Series Grand Prix : #1 WTA : #4
1981
Tournaments : 4 wins, 4 finals - Matches : 58W, 20 L - WTA #5
1982
Tournaments : 3 Finals - Matches : 38W, 19L - WTA : #7
1983
Tournaments : 2 Finals-Federation Cup Victory - WTA : #12
1984
Tournaments : 5 Wins, 1 Final - Matches : 51W, 10 L - WTA #3
1985
Tournaments : 3 Wins, 3 Finals - Matches : 60W, 14 L - WTA #3
1986
Tournaments : 5 Finals - Matches : 48W, 15L - WTA : #4
1987
Tournaments : 3 Wins, 2 Finals - Matches : 50W, 13L - WTA : #5
1988
Matches : 14W, 7L - WTA : #29
1989
Matches : 33W, 18L- WTA : #14
1990
Matches : 8W, 9L - WTA 1990 : NR
1977
1977 Orange Bowl (U16)
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About this website

April 8, 2024 updates

From now every month, 6 new tournaments will be updated!

1986 Virginia Slims Championships : Navratilova and Hana wrote history by playing four sets in final.

1987 Jason 2000Brisbane  , the same week Hana applied for Australian Citizenship, and won this first tournament in her new “home soil”

Check Hana’s Youtube Channel, which is now over 300,000 views. More than 60 videos of matches, highlights, portraits, latest one : highlights of Hana’s 1987 Brisbane final against Pam Shriver

2022 VIDEO INTERVIEW  One hour video for Tennis Hall of Fame, filmed in Delray Beach.  Hana  reflects on her versatile playing style, career highlights, Federation Cup 1986 with Navratilova’s come back in Prag and joy of motherhood.

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