Hana Mandlíková
Mandlíková in 1981
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| Country (sports) |
 Czechoslovakia Australia |
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| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic & Bradenton, Florida |
| Born |
19 February 1962 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
| 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 Singles 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. 6 (1985) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1987, 1988) |
| French Open | F (1984) |
| Wimbledon | F (1986) |
| US Open | W (1989) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1986) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup |
Czechoslovakia W (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) |
| Hopman Cup |
Australia F (1989 with Pat Cash) |
Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained Australian citizenship. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Open, 1985 US Open, and the 1987 Australian Open. She was also the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles events, including the Wimbledon finals of 1981 and 1986, and won one Grand Slam women's doubles title, the 1989 US Open with Martina Navratilova.
Mandlikova had a career high singles ranking of number three, and was ranked in the world top 50 for 12 consecutive seasons (1978–89), including seven in the top 10. She led Czechoslovakia to three consecutive Fed Cup titles from 1983–1985, and was only the third woman to win grand slam titles on grass, clay, and hard courts, joining Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. She defeated both Evert and Navratilova on consecutive days to accomplish this feat at the 1985 US Open. She retired in 1990, and went on to coach Jana Novotná to the 1998 Wimbledon singles title and a career high ranking of number two. She also served as the Czech Republic's Olympic and Fed Cup coach until 1996.
Born in Prague, Mandlíková is the daughter of Vilém Mandlík, who was an Olympic 200-meter semifinalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956. She married Australian restaurateur Jan Sedlak in Prague in 1986: 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 is raising her two children with her female partner Sydney Billier in Bradenton, Florida.
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.
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