Jana Rychlá (born Jana Pospíšilová on 23 March 1970) is a former professional

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player from the Czech Republic.

Career

As a junior, Pospíšilová was a member of the Czechoslovak team which won the 1986

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in Japan and she was runner-up to

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in the girls' singles at the 1987 French Open. In both 1988 and 1989 she competed for

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in the Federation Cup. When Czechoslovakia won the competition in 1988, Pospíšilová featured in all five World Group matches, as the doubles partner of

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. The pair were unbeaten until losing in the final to the USSR, but Czechoslovakia had already secured the title after winning both singles matches. In 1989 she played in two ties, again as a doubles player, this time partnering

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. Pospíšilová began competing on the WTA Tour in 1988. In her first season she had a win over second-seeded

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in a match at the 1988 European Indoors and lost the final of the Southern Cross Classic to Fed Cup teammate Jana Novotná, to finish at 50th in the year-end rankings. She peaked at 49 in the world early in 1989. Other career highlights include wins over

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at the 1989 Canadian Open held in Toronto and victory against

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at the 1990 NSW Open in Sydney. At the 1990 Athens Trophy, Pospíšilová partnered with Leona Lásková to reach her only career doubles final. The final was decided by a last set tie-break, which they lost 6–8 to

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and

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Personal life

Pospíšilová's is the elder sister of Czech tennis player

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. She has been married to Czech actor since 2006.

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Doubles: 1 runner-up

ITF finals

Singles (6–3)

Doubles (15–6)

References

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