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  1. Jana Novotná ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈnovotnaː]; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. [1] [2] Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998, and was runner-up in three other majors.

  2. Nov 20, 2017 · Novotna's Wimbledon tears in 1993 turn to joy in 1998. Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49. The Women's Tennis Association said Novotna, who had cancer, "died ...

  3. Nov 21, 2017 · Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died aged 49 after a long battle with cancer. Novotna won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title in 1998, having previously been a beaten finalist on two ...

  4. Nov 20, 2017 · Gary M. Prior/Getty Images. By Prashant S. Rao and Alan Cowell. Nov. 20, 2017. Jana Novotna, the Czech tennis star who cried on the Duchess of Kent’s shoulder after losing a Wimbledon singles ...

  5. Nov 20, 2017 · November 20, 2017. WTA Staff. It is with deep sadness that the WTA announces the passing on Sunday, November 19, of Jana Novotna, the former WTA World No.1 doubles and No.2 singles champion. After a long battle with cancer, Jana died peacefully, surrounded by her family in her native Czech Republic, aged 49.

  6. Nov 20, 2017 · The tennis champion, who realised her dream to win Wimbledon in 1998 after two lost finals, dies from cancer at 49. Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at 49, the World Tennis ...

  7. Nov 20, 2017 · The Czech won 24 singles titles and, in 1997, reached No. 2 in th. Published Nov 20, 2017. PRAGUE (AP) — Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world by sobbing on the shoulder of a ...