Martina Nejedly Explained

Martina Nejedly
Birth Date:26 May 1975
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Careerprizemoney:$79,727
Singlesrecord:127–159
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 179 (5 January 1998)
Doublesrecord:43–92
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 336 (26 May 1997)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:3–2

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

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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.10 October 1993ITF Zacatecas, MexicoHard Lucila Becerra1–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.24 June 1996ITF Campo Grande, BrazilHard Joelle Schad2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up3.21 July 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Nina Nittinger4–6, 4–6
Winner1.3 November 1996ITF Minas Gerais, BrazilClay Celeste Contín7–6(2), 6–2
Winner2.23 June 1997ITF Manaus, BrazilHard Cintia Tortorella6–4, 6–1
Runner-up4.14 December 1997ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Fabiola Zuluaga2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

See also

Notes and References

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