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)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 10 October 1993 ITF Zacatecas, Mexico Hard Mexico Lucila Becerra 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 24 June 1996 ITF Campo Grande, Brazil Hard Dominican Republic Joelle Schad 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 21 July 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Germany Nina Nittinger 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 3 November 1996 ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil Clay Argentina Celeste Contín 7–6(2), 6–2
Winner 2. 23 June 1997 ITF Manaus, Brazil Hard Argentina Cintia Tortorella 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 14 December 1997 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 November 1996 ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil Clay Brazil Lilian Silva Argentina Celeste Contín
Argentina Romina Ottoboni
6–4, 4–6, 2–6

See also

References

  1. ^ "Capriati franchit la première ronde" (in French). Réseau des sports. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Nejedly ends an eventful journey as a professional player". The Globe and Mail. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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