Czech Wimbledon winner Jana Novotna dies aged 49

Czech tennis player Jana Novotna, winner of Wimbledon, died after a serious illness on Sunday at the age of 49, her family told CTK on Monday. Novotna, who was placed second in singles and first in doubles in the WTA rankings in the past, won 24 WTA tournaments in singles and 76 in doubles and scored a triumph in the Fed Cup once. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments. She also won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and four mixed doubles titles. She was a bronze medalist in singles in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 where she also won a silver medal in doubles with Helena Sukova. They also finished second in the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988.