Jana Nejedly
Birthdate
June 9, 1974
Birthplace
Prague, Czech Republic
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height
5’9” (1,75m)
Style of play
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro
1994
Retired
2003
Best WTA singles ranking
No. 64 (October 2, 2000)
Best WTA doubles ranking
No. 227 (August 12, 1996)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca
Biography Jana Nejedly (born June 9, 1974 in Prague, Czech Republic) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 64 on October 2, 2000 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 227 on August 12, 1996.
In 1999, Nejedly reached the third round of the Australian Open. She also reached the third round of the US Open in 2001. She was named Tennis Canada female player of the year in 1994 and 2001. Nejedly retired in 2003 but had a brief return in 2012. She would finally retire for the last time in July of the same year.
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runners-up)
Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (1–0)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (4–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 1992
Greensboro, United States
$10,000
Clay
Susan Sommerville (USA)
1–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Aug 1992
Toluca, Mexico
$10,000
Hard
Nora Kovarcikova (SVK)
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Apr 1993
Acapulco, Mexico
$10,000
Clay
Jolene Watanabe (USA)
4–6, 2–6
Loss
1–3
Jun 1994
Hilton Head Island, United States
$10,000
Clay
Karin Miller (USA)
4–6, 6–3, 0–6
Win
2–3
Oct 1996
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
$25,000
Hard
María Vento-Kabchi (VEN)
7–6(7–1) , 6–4
Win
3–3
Jun 1997
Greenwood, United States
$10,000
Hard
Holly Parkinson (USA)
7–5, 6–3
Win
4–3
Sep 1998
Seattle, United States
$50,000
Hard (i)
Lilia Osterloh (USA)
6–1, 6–3
Win
5–3
Jul 1999
Edmonton , Canada
$25,000
Hard
Renata Kolbovic (CAN)
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
5–4
Sep 1999
Hopewell Junction, United States
$25,000
Hard
Li Fang (CHN)
0–6, 4–6
Win
6–4
Jan 2003
Tallahasse, United States
$10,000
Hard
Mélanie Marois (CAN)
6–4, 6–0
Win
7–4
Mar 2003
Redding, United States
$25,000
Hard
Zheng Jie (CHN)
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win
8–4
Mar 2003
Atlanta, United States
$25,000
Hard
Jennifer Hopkins (USA)
6–2, 7–5
Singles performance timeline
Tournament
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
Q1
1R
Q1
2R
3R
2R
1R
1R
A
0 / 6
4–6
40%
French Open
Q1
A
1R
A
1R
2R
1R
1R
1R
Q1
0 / 6
1–6
14%
Wimbledon
A
2R
1R
A
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
A
0 / 7
1–7
13%
US Open
Q2
1R
Q1
Q1
1R
1R
1R
3R
Q1
Q1
0 / 5
2–5
29%
Win–Loss
0–0
1–2
0–3
0–0
1–4
3–4
1–4
2–4
0–3
0–0
0 / 24
8–24
25%
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