Petra Novotná may refer to:
Jana Novotná was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998, and was runner-up in three other majors. Novotná also won 12 major women's doubles titles, four major mixed doubles titles, and three Olympic medals. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in 1997, and held the No. 1 ranking in doubles for 67 weeks.
The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.
The 1996 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 116th edition of the US Open and was held from August 26 through September 8, 1996.
Novotný is a Czech and Slovak surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Petra Novotná is a Czech orienteering competitor. At the 1989 World Orienteering Championships in Skövde, she won a silver medal in the relay with the Czechoslovak team. She received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships, together with Maria Honzová, Marcela Kubatková and Jana Cieslarová. In the 1995 World championships, she again received a bronze medal in relay, with the same Czech team.
Soňa Nováková-Dosoudilová is a female beach volleyball player from the Czech Republic. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Partnering Eva Celbová she claimed the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships.
Liteň is a market town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Chanda Rubin in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Miami Open.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Novotná with Lindsay Davenport and Sánchez Vicario with Natasha Zvereva.
The 1996 Páginas Amarillas Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid in Spain that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 21 May until 25 May 1996. Jana Novotná won the singles title.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Lindsay Davenport.
The 1995 EA-Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Intersport Arena in Linz, Austria that was part of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 9th edition of the tournament was held from 20 February through 26 February 1995. First-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles title.
Petra Kvitová defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major title. Kvitová became the first player born in the 1990s to win a major, the first Czech to win the title since Jana Novotná in 1998, and the first left-hander to win the title since Martina Navratilova in 1990.
The Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the Citizen Cup and was a Tier II tournament on the 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 26 April to 2 May 1993 at the Am Rothenbaum venue, in Hamburg, Germany.
Marion Bartoli defeated Sabine Lisicki in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first and only major title, and she won the title without losing a set, or facing a tiebreak in any set. Bartoli became the first French major champion since Amélie Mauresmo at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. By winning her first major title on her 47th appearance, she broke the previous women's record of 45, set by Jana Novotná in 1998, for most appearances in majors before winning a title. This was also Bartoli's last major appearance, as she retired from professional tennis the following month. This also made her the first woman to win a Grand Slam at her final appearance since Ann Jones won Wimbledon in 1969.
David Kotyza is a Czech tennis coach, best known for his work with dual Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová and the Czech Republic Fed Cup team.
The 2013 ITS Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, on 15–21 July 2013.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Larisa Savchenko and Jana Novotná in the final 6–3, 7–5.
Petra Novotná is a retired Czech female volleyball player, who played as a universal. She was part of the Czech Republic women's national volleyball team.
Jana Rychlá is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.