Martina Nejedly

Martina Nejedly (born 26 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Canada.

Martina Nejedly
Country (sports) Canada
Born (1975-05-26) 26 May 1975
Czechoslovakia
Prize money$79,727
Singles
Career record127–159
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (5 January 1998)
Doubles
Career record43–92
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 336 (26 May 1997)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–2

She is the younger sister of former tennis player Jana Nejedly.[1]

Biography

Nejedly immigrated to Canada from Czechoslovakia at the age of four. The family fled the communist country while on vacation to Yugoslavia, settling in Vancouver.[2]

On the professional tour, she reached a best ranking in singles of 179 in the world. Her WTA Tour main-draw appearances included the 1999 Canadian Open, where she was beaten in the first round by then-world No. 27, Nathalie Dechy, in three sets. In 1999, she appeared in four ties for the Canada Fed Cup team.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 10 October 1993 ITF Zacatecas, Mexico Hard Mexico Lucila Becerra 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 24 June 1996 ITF Campo Grande, Brazil Hard Dominican Republic Joelle Schad 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 21 July 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Germany Nina Nittinger 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 3 November 1996 ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil Clay Argentina Celeste Contín 7–6(2), 6–2
Winner 2. 23 June 1997 ITF Manaus, Brazil Hard Argentina Cintia Tortorella 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 14 December 1997 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 November 1996 ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil Clay Brazil Lilian Silva Argentina Celeste Contín
Argentina Romina Ottoboni
6–4, 4–6, 2–6

See also

References

  1. "Capriati franchit la première ronde" (in French). Réseau des sports. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Nejedly ends an eventful journey as a professional player". The Globe and Mail. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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