Except that Hana Mandlikova is no run-of-the-mill ... and competitions that is the life of a professional tennis player. But Mandlikova is no ordinary first-time mother. She has no husband or ...

Hana Mandlikova and Martina Navratilova ... One of the few players that was able to break the stranglehold was Mandlikova, the gifted all-courter from Czechoslovakia who won majors in 1980 and ...

Career High: No 2 One of the greatest late-bloomers in tennis history ... it difficult for any players to try and peak at the top of the WTA Rankings. And, while Mandlikova was not able to ...

Hana Mandlikova ... the point about being a team player.” Thus began a lifelong friendship—one that included a nine-year stint, from 1989 to 1998, in which Mandlikova would served as Novotna ...