Ivana Jankovská (born 17 November 1963) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Ivana Jankovská
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Born (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 61)
Přerov, Czechoslovakia
Retired1994
Prize money$37,120
Singles
Career record31–44
Highest rankingNo. 465 (13 August 1990)
Doubles
Career record104–48
Career titles0 WTA / 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 103 (15 April 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1991)
Wimbledon1R (1991)
US Open1R (1991, 1992)

Biography

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Born in Přerov, Jankovská began competing on the professional tour in 1989.

Jankovská was most successful as a doubles player, with 14 ITF titles and a best ranking of 103 in the world. At grand slam level, Jankovská's best performance came at the 1991 French Open, where she and her regular doubles partner Eva Melicharová made the round of 16 of the women's doubles.[1]

Retiring from tennis in 1994, Jankovská now runs a tennis school in Freiberg, Germany.[2]

ITF finals

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Doubles (14–11)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 24 April 1989 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Lily Nejasmic
  Mary Nejasmic
1–0 ret.
Runner-up 2. 29 May 1989 Katowice, Poland Clay   Eva Melicharová   Sylvia Czopek
  Magdalena Feistel
3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner 3. 7 August 1989 Paderborn, West Germany Clay   Eva Melicharová   Elena Brioukhovets
  Eugenia Maniokova
6–4, 6–2
Winner 4. 14 August 1989 Rebecq, Belgium Clay   Eva Melicharová   Medi Dadoch
  Svetlana Krivencheva
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 18 September 1989 Rabac, Yugoslavia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Agnese Blumberga
  Kateřina Šišková
1–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 25 September 1989 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Karin Baleková
  Jitka Dubcová
6–2, 6–2
Winner 7. 9 October 1989 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Radka Bobková
  Petra Raclavská
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 8. 16 October 1989 Supetar, Yugoslavia Clay   Eva Melicharová   Agnese Blumberga
  Svetlana Komleva
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 26 February 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Hard   Eva Melicharová   Michelle Anderson
  Robyn Field
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 5 March 1990 Haifa, Israel Hard   Eva Melicharová   Michelle Anderson
  Robyn Field
2–6, 2–6
Winner 11. 16 April 1990 Naples, Italy Clay   Eva Melicharová   Michaela Frimmelová
  Réka Szikszay
6–3, 6–4
Winner 12. 4 June 1990 Mantua, Italy Clay   Eva Melicharová   Yayuk Basuki
  Suzanna Wibowo
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 13. 2 July 1990 Vaihingen, West Germany Clay   Eva Melicharová   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Danielle Jones
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up 14. 20 May 1991 Katowice, Poland Clay   Eva Melicharová   Magdalena Feistel
  Helena Vildová
4–6, 7–6, 0–6
Runner-up 15. 1 June 1992 Brindisi, Poland Clay   Eva Melicharová   Nathalie Baudone
  Cristina Salvi
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 16. 13 July 1992 Sezze, Italy Clay   Eva Melicharová   Justine Hodder
  Kirrily Sharpe
7–6(1), 5–7, 7–5
Winner 17. 10 May 1993 Putignano, Italy Hard   Eva Melicharová   Susanna Attili
  Elena Savoldi
6–3, 6–7(6), 6–4
Winner 18. 19 July 1993 Sezze, Italy Clay   Eva Melicharová   Laura Montalvo
  Valentina Solari
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 19. 6 September 1993 Klagenfurt, Austria Clay   Eva Melicharová   Květa Peschke
  Jana Pospíšilová
4–6, 6–7
Winner 20. 20 September 1993 Capua, Italy Clay   Eva Melicharová   Flora Perfetti
  Francesca Romano
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 21. 27 September 1993 Kirchheim, Austria Clay   Eva Melicharová   Petra Kučová
  Kateřina Šišková
6–1, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up 22. 6 September 1993 Vítkovice, Czech Republic Hard   Eva Melicharová   Květa Peschke
  Dominika Gorecká
5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Winner 23. 13 December 1993 Přerov, Czech Republic Hard   Eva Melicharová   Rita Kuti-Kis
  Petra Mandula
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 24. 31 January 1994 Coburg, Germany Carpet   Eva Melicharová   Katharzyna Teodorowicz
  Helena Vildová
2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 25. 14 March 1994 Reims, France Clay   Eva Melicharová   Gaby Coorengel
  Alison Smith
6–4, 6–7, 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Scoreboard/Horse Racing". Cumberland Sunday Times. newspaperarchive.com. 2 June 1991. p. 8B.
  2. ^ "TC Freiberg: Aufstieg zum Greifen nah". Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung (in German).
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