Jana Pospíšilová

Jana Rychlá (born Jana Pospíšilová on 23 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Jana Pospíšilová
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Born (1970-03-23) 23 March 1970
Kostelec u Křížků,
Czechoslovakia
Retired1998
Prize money$237,965
Singles
Career record188-156
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (13 February 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open2R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon1R (1989, 1990)
US Open1R (1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career record138-103
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 83 (13 May 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990, 1991)
French Open2R (1988)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 1992)
US Open1R (1989, 1990)

Career

As a junior, Pospíšilová was a member of the Czechoslovak team which won the 1986 World Youth Cup in Japan and she was runner-up to Natasha Zvereva in the girls' singles at the 1987 French Open.[1]

In both 1988 and 1989 she competed for Czechoslovakia in the Federation Cup. When Czechoslovakia won the competition in 1988, Pospíšilová featured in all five World Group matches, as the doubles partner of Jana Novotná. The pair were unbeaten until losing in the final to the USSR, but Czechoslovakia had already secured the title after winning both singles matches.[2] In 1989 she played in two ties, again as a doubles player, this time partnering Regina Rajchrtová.

Pospíšilová began competing on the WTA Tour in 1988. In her first season she had a win over second-seeded Helena Suková in a match at the 1988 European Indoors and lost the final of the Southern Cross Classic to Fed Cup teammate Jana Novotná, to finish at 50th in the year-end rankings.[3] She peaked at 49 in the world early in 1989. Other career highlights include wins over Hana Mandlíková at the 1989 Canadian Open held in Toronto and victory against Pam Shriver at the 1990 NSW Open in Sydney. At the 1990 Athens Trophy, Pospíšilová partnered with Leona Lásková to reach her only career doubles final. The final was decided by a last set tie-break, which they lost 6–8 to Laura Garrone and Karin Kschwendt.[4]

Personal life

Pospíšilová's is the elder sister of Czech tennis player Jaroslav Pospíšil.[5]

She has been married to Czech actor Petr Rychlý since 2006.[6]

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 1 runner-up
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss November, 1988 Adelaide, Australia Tier II Hard Jana Novotná 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 1 runner-up
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss September, 1990 Athens, Greece Tier V Clay Leona Lásková Laura Garrone
Karin Kschwendt		 0–6, 6–1, 6–7(6)

ITF finals
Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 19 January 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Catrin Jexell 3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 28 September 1987 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Karin Kschwendt 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 12 October 1987 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Karin Kschwendt 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 29 July 1991 Acireale, Italy Clay Li Fang 0–6, 5–7
Winner 5. 4 December 1995 Přerov, Czech Republic Hard Petra Rampre 6–2, 7–6(3)
Runner–up 6. 17 December 1995 Ostrava, Czech Republic Hard Katarína Studeníková 4–6, 3–6
Winner 7. 19 February 1996 Nürnberg, Germany Carpet (i) Ekaterina Sysoeva 6–3, 6–3
Winner 8. 3 November 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Laurence Andretto 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Winner 9. 2 June 1997 Bytom, Poland Clay Miroslava Vavrinec 7–6(4), 6–7(0), 6–1

Doubles (13–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 29 September 1986 Sibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Petra Langrová Denisa Krajčovičová
Radka Zrubáková		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 2. 6 October 1986 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Petra Langrová Denisa Krajčovičová
Radka Zrubáková		 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 3. 13 October 1986 Rabac, Yugoslavia Clay Petra Langrová Denisa Krajčovičová
Radka Zrubáková		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 3 August 1987 Rheda, West Germany Clay Hana Fukárková Nora Bajchiková
Denisa Krajčovičová		 6–2, 6–0
Winner 5. 20 August 1987 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay Hana Fukárková Nora Bajchiková
Denisa Krajčovičová		 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 6. 12 October 1987 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Denisa Krajčovičová Michaela Frimmelová
Petra Holubová		 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 7. 17 June 1991 Modena, Italy Clay Denisa Krajčovičová Yvonne Grubben
Stephanie Rottier		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 8. 2 September 1991 Arzachena, Italy Hard Nanne Dahlman Ilana Berger
Louise Pleming		 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 9. 30 March 1992 Moncalieri, Italy Clay Radka Bobková Elena Makarova
Kateřina Šišková		 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner 10. 6 April 1992 Caserta, Italy Clay Radka Bobková Estefanía Bottini
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Winner 11. 31 August 1992 Klagenfurt, Austria Clay Denisa Krajčovičová Katja Oeljeklaus
Heike Thoms		 w/o
Runner–up 12. 14 September 1992 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia Clay Kateřina Šišková Maria Lindström
Maria Strandlund		 1–6, 2–6
Runner–up 13. 7 March 1994 Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard Květa Peschke Lara Bitter
Maaike Koutstaal		 5–7, 3–6
Winner 14. 17 October 1994 Flensburg, Germany Carpet Kateřina Šišková Kirstin Freye
Silke Meier		 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Runner–up 15. 20 November 1994 Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) Kateřina Šišková Cătălina Cristea
Tatjana Ječmenica		 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 16. 12 August 1996 Lohmar, Germany Clay Alena Vašková Michaela Paštiková
Jitka Schönfeldová		 6–7(1), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 17. 1 September 1997 Spoleto, Italy Clay Kateřina Šišková Ana Alcázar
Eva Bes		 6–1, 6–0
Winner 18. 22 September 1997 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Radka Bobková Maria Goloviznina
Evgenia Kulikovskaya		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 19. 17 August 1998 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Clay Magdalena Kučerová Katharzyna Teodorowicz
Anna Bieleń-Żarska		 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(5)

References
  1. "Lendl defends title in the French Open". Southern Illinoisan. 8 June 1987. p. 11. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. "Czechs capture Fedaration Cup". Brandon Sun. 12 December 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. "Czech-mated sets". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Athens - 10 September - 16 September 1990". ITF. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. "Asi jsem dozrál, řekl Pospíšil, nová česká tenisová trojka". Deník (in Czech). 3 May 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. "Exmanželka Petra Rychlého po letech ve společnosti". Blesk (in Czech). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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