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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.
Nov 20, 2017 · The Women's Tennis Association says 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna, who had cancer, "died peacefully, surrounded by her family" aged 49.
Nov 20, 2017 · Novotna won a total of 17 Grand Slam titles, 16 of them in doubles and mixed doubles. The tribulations of her singles career, however, came to define her.
Nov 20, 2017 · Czech tennis player Jana Novotona, a winner of 17 major titles, dies peacefully surrounded by family after losing a long battle with cancer.
Nov 21, 2017 · Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died aged 49 after a long battle with cancer.
Nov 22, 2017 · When Jana Novotna lost the Wimbledon final to Steffi Graf in 1993, she famously used the Duchess of Kent’s shoulder to cry on.
Nov 20, 2017 · PRAGUE (AP) — Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world by sobbing on the shoulder of a member of the British royal family after a tough loss in the Wimbledon final, has died at the ...
Nov 20, 2017 · It is with deep sadness that the WTA announces the passing on Sunday, November 19, of Jana Novotna.
Nov 20, 2017 · The tennis champion, who realised her dream to win Wimbledon in 1998 after two lost finals, dies from cancer at 49.
Jana Novotná lost the ladies singles final at Wimbledon in 1993, but her post-match tears, spilled on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent, won over the British people. It was no disgrace to lose ...
