Martina Nejedly
{{short description|Canadian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Martina Nejedly
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| country_represented = {{CAN}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Czechoslovakia
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| careerprizemoney = $79,727
| singlesrecord = 127–159
| singlestitles = 2 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 179 (5 January 1998)
| doublesrecord = 43–92
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 336 (26 May 1997)
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = 3–2
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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.rds.ca/tennis/capriati-franchit-la-premiere-ronde-1.186353|title=Capriati franchit la première ronde|date=16 August 1999|publisher=Réseau des sports|language=French|accessdate=17 September 2018}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/nejedly-ends-an-eventful-journey-as-a-professional-player/article18432886/|title=Nejedly ends an eventful journey as a professional player|date=14 October 2003|work=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=17 September 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800188277|title=Key Statistics|publisher=fedcup.com|accessdate=17 September 2018}}
ITF Circuit finals
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles: 6 (2–4)=
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 10 October 1993 | ITF Zacatecas, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lucila Becerra | 1–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 24 June 1996 | ITF Campo Grande, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|DOM}} Joelle Schad | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 21 July 1996 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Nina Nittinger | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 3 November 1996 | ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Celeste Contín | 7–6(2), 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 23 June 1997 | ITF Manaus, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Cintia Tortorella | 6–4, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 14 December 1997 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Fabiola Zuluaga | 2–6, 1–6 |
=Doubles: 1 (0–1)=
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 3 November 1996 | ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lilian Silva | {{flagicon|ARG}} Celeste Contín | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
See also
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
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Category:Canadian female tennis players