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

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player.

Biography

Born in

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, 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

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, where she and her regular doubles partner

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made the round of 16 of the women's doubles. Retiring from tennis in 1994, Jankovská now runs a tennis school in

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, Germany.

ITF finals

Doubles (14–11)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jankovska, Ivana 1963 births Living people Czechoslovak female tennis players Czech female tennis players Sportspeople from Přerov