Top 8 greatest Czech tennis players of all time

#5 Hana Mandlikova

Hana Mandlikova

Hana Mandlikova was a fierce competitor in the 1980's. She won a total of 4 Grand Slam singles titles. The only Grand Slam missing in her trophy cabinet is Wimbledon, where she finished as the runner-up twice.

Mandlikova attained a career-high singles ranking of number 3 and at the time was the only player, apart from Christ Evert and Martina Navratilova, to have won Grand Slam trophies on grass, clay and hard courts. Mandlikova was ranked inside the top-10 for 7 consecutive years and within the top-50 for 12 consecutive years.

One of her greatest achievements, which is not often talked about, is how she ended Chris Evert's 72-match winning streak on clay at the 1981 French Open.

After retirement, Mandlikova took up coaching responsibilities. She guided her compatriot Jana Novotna to the Wimbledon trophy in 1998 and was also the coach of the Czech Republic Fed Cup team till 1996.