Jana Novotná
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Jana Novotná (ˈjana ˈnovotnaː) (born 2 October 1968 in Brno
, Czechoslovakia
) 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. Novotná also won 12 Grand Slam
women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
singles champion Hana Mandlíková
became her coach and life partner at the time.
Novotná reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1991 at the Australian Open, where she lost to Monica Seles
.
Two years later, Novotná reached her first singles final at Wimbledon, where she faced Steffi Graf
. After losing a tight first set, Novotná took a 6–7, 6–1, 4–1, 40–15 lead. With victory seemingly in her grasp, she lost her nerve and allowed Graf to come back into the game. Graf took the next five games and the title. During the prize presentation ceremony, a distraught Novotná burst into tears and cried on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder. The duchess comforted her.
It took four years for Novotná to reach another Wimbledon final. In 1997, she faced Martina Hingis
, and lost in three sets. However, Novotná won the 1997 WTA Tour Championships
and finished the year ranked a career-high World No. 2 in singles.
Novotná's moment of Wimbledon glory finally arrived in 1998. After defeating Venus Williams
in a close quarterfinal, Novotná avenged the previous year's loss by ousting Hingis in a semifinal and veteran Nathalie Tauziat
in the final. She became the oldest first-time Grand Slam singles winner in the Open Era at age 29 years and nine months. This record would be eclipsed by Francesca Schiavone
in 2010 when she won the French Open at 29 years and eleven months.
She won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (four at Wimbledon, three at the French Open, three at the US Open, and two at the Australian Open) and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (two at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open). She was 11 times the year end top ranked doubles player.
Novotná was a member of the Czechoslovakian team that won the Fed Cup
in 1988. At the Olympic Games, Novotná was a women's doubles silver medalist in 1988 and 1996 and a singles bronze medalist in 1996.
She won titles on all four surfaces and crossed the $10 million mark in career prize money in 1998, the fifth player to reach the milestone. She won more than 500 career singles matches, the 15th woman in the Open Era to accomplish the feat.
Novotná was named the 1998 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Martina Hingis, the 1997 International Tennis Federation Doubles Team of the Year with Lindsay Davenport
, the 1996 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
, with Gigi Fernández
in 1991 and in 1989 and 1990 with Helena Suková
.
Novotná retired from the professional tour in 1999. During her 14-year career, she won 100 titles (24 in singles and 76 in doubles). She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 2005.
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.
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, 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...
) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. She played a serve and volley
Serve and volley
Serve and volley is a style of play in tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. The server then attempts to hit a volley , as opposed to the baseline style, where the server would stay back following the serve and attempt to hit a groundstroke Serve and...
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. Novotná also won 12 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...
women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
Career
Novotná turned professional in 1986. In the early years of her career, she was known primarily for her success as a doubles player. In the early-1990s, Novotná began to have success in singles once four-time 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 champion Hana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková
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...
became her coach and life partner at the time.
Novotná reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1991 at the Australian Open, where she lost to Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
.
Two years later, Novotná reached her first singles final at Wimbledon, where she faced 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...
. After losing a tight first set, Novotná took a 6–7, 6–1, 4–1, 40–15 lead. With victory seemingly in her grasp, she lost her nerve and allowed Graf to come back into the game. Graf took the next five games and the title. During the prize presentation ceremony, a distraught Novotná burst into tears and cried on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder. The duchess comforted her.
It took four years for Novotná to reach another Wimbledon final. In 1997, she faced Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
, and lost in three sets. However, Novotná won the 1997 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...
and finished the year ranked a career-high World No. 2 in singles.
Novotná's moment of Wimbledon glory finally arrived in 1998. After defeating Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
in a close quarterfinal, Novotná avenged the previous year's loss by ousting Hingis in a semifinal and veteran Nathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000....
in the final. She became the oldest first-time Grand Slam singles winner in the Open Era at age 29 years and nine months. This record would be eclipsed by Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
in 2010 when she won the French Open at 29 years and eleven months.
She won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (four at Wimbledon, three at the French Open, three at the US Open, and two at the Australian Open) and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (two at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open). She was 11 times the year end top ranked doubles player.
Novotná was a member of the Czechoslovakian team that won the 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...
in 1988. At the Olympic Games, Novotná was a women's doubles silver medalist in 1988 and 1996 and a singles bronze medalist in 1996.
She won titles on all four surfaces and crossed the $10 million mark in career prize money in 1998, the fifth player to reach the milestone. She won more than 500 career singles matches, the 15th woman in the Open Era to accomplish the feat.
Novotná was named the 1998 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Martina Hingis, the 1997 International Tennis Federation Doubles Team of the Year with Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
, the 1996 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
, with Gigi Fernández
Gigi Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
in 1991 and in 1989 and 1990 with 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...
.
Novotná retired from the professional tour in 1999. During her 14-year career, she won 100 titles (24 in singles and 76 in doubles). She 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 2005.
Awards and recognitions
- 1989: WTA Doubles Team of the YearWTA AwardsThis is a list with all the WTA Awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have done or achieved something remarkable during the season or their career.-Player of the Year:-Doubles Team of the Year:-Most Improved Player:...
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... - 1990: WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Helena Suková
- 1991: WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Gigi FernándezGigi FernándezBeatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
- 1996: WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez VicarioAránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
- 1997: ITF World Champions (Women's Doubles) with Lindsay DavenportLindsay DavenportLindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
- 1998: WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Martina HingisMartina HingisMartina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
- 2005: International Tennis Hall of FameInternational Tennis Hall of FameThe 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...
Singles: 4 finals (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1991 1991 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL =... |
Australian Open | Hard |  Monica SelesMonica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1993 1993 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Jana Novotná 7-6 1-6 6-4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
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 |  Steffi GrafSteffi 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... |
7–6(6), 1–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1997 1997 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year due to injury.World No. 1 Martina Hingis won title, defeating Jana Novotná in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, to became the youngest person since Lottie Dod to win Wimbledon.-Seeds:... |
Wimbledon | Grass |  Martina HingisMartina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1998 1998 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Jana Novotná in the semifinals in a rematch of last year's final.Novotná then defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6, in the final on 4 July 1998 to win the tournament... |
Wimbledon | Grass |  Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.... |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
Doubles: 23 finals (12 titles, 11 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1989 | 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 |  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... |
 Larisa NeilandLarisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... Natasha ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Helena Suková |
 Patty FendickPatty Fendick Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times... Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... |
7–6(5), 7–6(6) |
| Winner | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Helena Suková |
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1990 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Helena Suková |
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...  Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Helena Suková |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1991 | Australian Open | Hard | Gigi Fernández |
Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernandez |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Winner | 1991 | French Open (2) | Clay | Gigi Fernández |
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | Gigi Fernández |
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1991 | US Open | Hard |  Larisa Neiland |
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...  Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 1992 | Wimbledon | Grass | Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–7(9), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
 Katerina MaleevaKaterina Maleeva Katerina Maleeva is a Bulgarian tennis player. She played in the WTA tour, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles between 1984 and 1997. Her best position in the WTA rank list was number 6 in 1990.-Biography:... Robin WhiteRobin White (tennis) Robin White is a former professional tennis player from the United States.White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1995 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–7(3), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1995 | French Open | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández  Natasha Zvereva |
6–7(6), 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1995 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1996 | US Open | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1997 | US Open (2) | Hard | Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1998 | French Open (3) | Clay | Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
6–1, 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 1998 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 3–6, 8–6 |
| Winner | 1998 | US Open (3) | Hard | Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–3 |
Mixed Doubles: 5 finals (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1988 | Australian Open | Hard | Jim Pugh Jim Pugh Jim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No... |
Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year... |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1988 | US Open | Hard | Jim Pugh |
Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.... Patrick McEnroePatrick McEnroe Patrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe... |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1989 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Jim Pugh |
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... Sherwood StewartSherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1989 | 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 | Jim Pugh |
Jenny Byrne Jenny Byrne Jenny Byrne is a former professional tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 45 in singles and World No. 27 in doubles... Mark KratzmannMark Kratzmann Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open... |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... |
 Elna ReinachElna Reinach Elna Reinach is a South African former pro tennis player.With Patrick Galbraith, she won the US Open mixed doubles championship in 1994. She played in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the first round to Jennifer Capriati. Reinach was runner-up at the French Open with Danie Visser in 1993... Patrick GalbraithPatrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996... |
6–2, 6–4 |
Singles
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent for Bronze Medal | Score for Bronze Medal |
| Bronze | 1996 | Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.... |
Hard | Mary Joe Fernandez Mary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... |
7–6(8), 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 finals (0 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Silver | 1988 Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's Doubles The Women's Doubles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Seeds:The top two seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.# # ... |
Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics... |
Hard | 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... |
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... Pam ShriverPam 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... |
4–6, 6–2, 10–8 |
| Silver | 1996 | Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.... |
Hard |  Helena Suková |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
Singles: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1997 1997 WTA Tour Championships The 1997 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 26th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 22nd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the... |
New York City | Carpet (I) | Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 7 finals (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1991 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... |
Martina Navratilova 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... |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1992 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Larisa Neiland Larisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... 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... |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1993 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Larisa Neiland |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva Natasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1994 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
| Winner | 1995 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1996 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1997 | New York City (2) | Carpet (I) | Lindsay Davenport |
Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai is a former professional tennis player from France.Fusai turned professional in 1991. She was 1.76m tall and weighed about 60 kg in 1997. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career... Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.... |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2 |
Singles (24)
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| No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 4 December 1988 | Adelaide, Australia Southern Cross Classic The Southern Cross Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1988. It was held in Adelaide in Australia and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Hard | Jana Pospíšilová |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 2. | 28 May 1989 | Strasbourg, France Internationaux de Strasbourg The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts.... |
Clay |  Patricia TarabiniPatricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached... |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 3. | 12 August 1990 | Albuquerque, USA VS of Albuquerque The Virginia Slims of Albuquerque is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1989 to 1991. It was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Hard |  Laura Gildemeister |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 13 January 1991 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. | 24 February 1991 | Oklahoma City, USA | Hard (I) | Anne Smith Anne Smith Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982... |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. | 14 February 1993 | Osaka, Japan (World Ladies) Asian Open (tennis) The Asian Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1992 to 1994. It was held at the Amagasaki Memorial Sports Centre in Osaka in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Carpet (I) |  Kimiko DateKimiko Date is a Japanese professional tennis player. In her career, she has won over 200 tournament matches. She has won the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year". After playing in her... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 7. | 24 October 1993 | Brighton, UK Brighton International The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978-1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October.... |
Carpet (I) | Anke Huber Anke Huber Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996.-Early life:... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 8. | 2 October 1994 | Leipzig, Germany WTA Leipzig The Sparkassen Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1990 to 2003. It was held in Leipzig in Germany and played on indoor carpet courts.... |
Carpet (I) | Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 9. | 23 October 1994 | Brighton, UK | Carpet (I) | 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... |
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | 30 October 1994 | Essen, Germany Faber Grand Prix The Faber Grand Prix is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1992 to 2000. It was held in Essen in Germany from 1992 to 1994 and in Hanover in Germany from 1996 to 2000. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:... |
Carpet (I) |  Iva MajoliIva Majoli Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 11. | 26 February 1995 | Linz, Austria Generali Ladies Linz The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts... |
Carpet (I) | Barbara Rittner Barbara Rittner Barbara Rittner is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 1 February 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.... |
6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4 |
| 12. | 26 May 1996 | Madrid, Spain Madrid Open (tennis) The Madrid Open is a tournament for male and female professional tennis players, currently held in Madrid, Spain, during the first week of May... |
Clay | Magdalena Maleeva Magdalena Maleeva Magdalena Maleeva is a Bulgarian former tennis player. She played on the WTA tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to June 2007. Her best position in the WTA Tour was no. 4 between January 29 to February 4, 1996.... |
4–6,6–4, 6–3 |
| 13. | 20 October 1996 | 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) | Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 14. | 3 November 1996 | 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) | Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca... |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 15. | 17 November 1996 | Philadelphia, USA Advanta Championships Philadelphia The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a WTA Tour professional tennis tournament for women played from 1971 through 2005 in Philadelphia, United States. The tournament was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I event from 1993 through 1995. It was classified as a Tier II event in 1991,... |
Carpet (I) | 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... |
6–4, retired |
| 16. | 25 May 1997 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 17. | 28 September 1997 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (I) | Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004... |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 18. | 2 November 1997 | Moscow, Russia Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... |
Carpet (I) | Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 19. | 23 November 1997 | Chase Championships, New York City 1997 WTA Tour Championships The 1997 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 26th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 22nd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the... |
Carpet (I) | Mary Pierce |
7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3 |
| 20. | 1 March 1998 | Linz, Austria | Hard (I) |  Dominique Van Roost |
6–1, 7–6(2) |
| 21. | 21 June 1998 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 22. | 5 July 1998 | Wimbledon, London 1998 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Jana Novotná in the semifinals in a rematch of last year's final.Novotná then defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6, in the final on 4 July 1998 to win the tournament... |
Grass | Nathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.... |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 23. | 12 July 1998 | Prague, Czech Republic ECM Prague Open The Strabag Prague Open is a tennis tournament held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic . Held since 1992 but interrupted between 1999 and 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts... |
Clay | Sandrine Testud Sandrine Testud Sandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings... |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 24. | 21 February 1999 | Hanover, Germany Faber Grand Prix The Faber Grand Prix is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1992 to 2000. It was held in Essen in Germany from 1992 to 1994 and in Hanover in Germany from 1996 to 2000. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:... |
Carpet (I) | Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles (76)
Grand slam events in boldface.- 1987: Strasbourg (with Catherine SuireCatherine SuireCatherine Suire is a former tennis player from France, who competed as a lucky loser for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on May 14, 1984, when she became the...
) - 1987: San Diego (with Catherine Suire)
- 1987: Hamburg (with 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:...
) - 1988: Oklahoma City (with Catherine Suire)
- 1988: Rome (with Catherine Suire)
- 1988: Hamburg (with Tine Scheuer-LarsenTine Scheuer-LarsenTine Scheuer-Larsen is a retired female tennis player from Denmark, who reached her highest individual ranking on September 29, 1986, when she became the number 34 of the world. She became a professional in 1980 and retired in 1994, having won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour.-References:*...
) - 1988: Montreal (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...
) - 1988: Mahwah (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Brisbane (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Boca Raton (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Key Biscayne (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Barcelona (with Tine Scheuer-Larsen)
- 1989: Wimbledon (with Helena Suková)
- 1989: Zurich (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Brisbane (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Sydney (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Australian Open (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Indian Wells (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Boca Raton (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Key Biscayne (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: French Open (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Wimbledon (with Helena Suková)
- 1990: Manhattan Beach (with Gigi FernándezGigi FernándezBeatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
) - 1991: Brisbane (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Chicago (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Hamburg (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1991: French Open (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Washington (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1991: Zurich (with Andrea StrnadováAndrea StrnadováAndrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.Strnadová was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1991.-External links:...
) - 1991: Filderstadt (with Martina Navratilova)
- 1991: Philadelphia (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Brisbane (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Wesley Chapel (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Berlin (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Eastbourne (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: San Diego (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Leipzig (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1992: Brighton (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1993: Osaka (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1993: Paris (with Andrea Strnadová)
- 1993: Key Biscayne (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1993: Rome (with Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez VicarioAránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
) - 1993: Toronto (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland)
- 1994: Delray Beach (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: Wesley Chapel (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: Hamburg (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: San Diego (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1994: US Open (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Sydney (with Lindsay DavenportLindsay DavenportLindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
) - 1995: Australian Open (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Delray Beach (with Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe FernándezMary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
) - 1995: Key Biscayne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Eastbourne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Wimbledon (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: WTA Tour Championships (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Paris (with Kristie BoogertKristie BoogertKristie Boogert was a professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 5 February 1996 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 29....
) - 1996: Key Biscayne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Hilton Head (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Madrid (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Eastbourne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1996: Filderstadt (with Nicole ArendtNicole ArendtNicole J. Arendt is an American professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked forty-ninth in the world...
) - 1997: Paris (with Martina HingisMartina HingisMartina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
) - 1997: Amelia Island (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1997: Berlin (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1997: US Open (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1997: Leipzig (with Martina Hingis)
- 1997: Chase Championships (with Lindsay Davenport)
- 1998: Key Biscayne (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: French Open (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: Eastbourne (with Mariaan de SwardtMariaan de SwardtMariaan de Swardt is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1988 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996, and was a member of the South African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994-1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S...
) - 1998: Wimbledon (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: Montreal (with Martina Hingis)
- 1998: US Open (with Martina Hingis)
- 1999: Key Biscayne (with Martina Hingis)
- 1999: Hilton Head (with Elena LikhovtsevaElena LikhovtsevaElena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...
) - 1999: Toronto (with Mary PierceMary PierceMary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
)
Singles runner-ups (17)
Grand slam events in boldface.- 1988: Brisbane (lost to 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...
) - 1989: Hamburg (lost to Steffi GrafSteffi GrafSteffi 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...
) - 1989: Zurich (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1991: Australian Open (lost to Monica SelesMonica SelesMonica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
) - 1991: Leipzig (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1992: Chicago (lost to Martina Navratilova)
- 1992: Leipzig (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1992: Brighton (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1993: Wimbledon (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1993: Leipzig (lost to Steffi Graf)
- 1996: Essen (lost to Iva MajoliIva MajoliIva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age...
) - 1997: Hanover (lost to Iva Majoli)
- 1997: Eastbourne (lost to Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez VicarioAránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
) - 1997: Wimbledon (lost to Martina HingisMartina HingisMartina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
) - 1998: Hanover (lost to Patty SchnyderPatty SchnyderPatty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
) - 1998: Hamburg (lost to Martina Hingis)
- 1998: New Haven (lost to Steffi Graf)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | NH | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | F | 4R | 2R | QF | 4R | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 9 |
| French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
1R | 3R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | 4R | QF | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | QF | 4R | 0 / 14 |
| 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... |
1R | 4R | 2R | 4R | QF | 2R | 3R | F | QF | SF | QF | F | W | QF | 1 / 14 |
| US Open | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | QF | 4R | 1R | 4R | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | 3R | 0 / 13 |
| SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 50 |
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.
WTA Tour career earnings
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 439,958 | n/a |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 360,896 | 7 |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 645,500 | 5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 766,369 | 6 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511,184 | 8 |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 926,646 | 6 |
| 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 876,119 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 787,936 | 5 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1,354,307 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1,685,115 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2,153,800 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 741,454 | 11 |
| Career | 1 | 23 | 24 | 11,249,284 | 19 |