Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies from cancer at 49SUPPLIED Jana Novotna was a champion of the tennis world in the 1990s. Novotna died in her native Czech Republic surrounded by her family, the women's tennis body said. The 1993 loss to Steffi Graf at Wimbledon was particularly painful for Novotna, who wasted a commanding lead in the decisive third set. During a 14-year professional career, Novotna won 24 singles titles and reached a career-high No 2 in the singles rankings in 1997. She won just that one Grand Slam singles title but collected 16 slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles and was a top-ranked doubles player.

Source: Stuff November 20, 2017 13:15 UTC