Martina Nejedly

{{short description|Canadian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Martina Nejedly | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{CAN}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Czechoslovakia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | 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 }} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800188277|title=Key Statistics|publisher=fedcup.com|accessdate=17 September 2018}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=15% |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |}

===Singles: 6 (2–4)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Outcome ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 10 October 1993 | ITF Zacatecas, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lucila Becerra | 1–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 24 June 1996 | ITF Campo Grande, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|DOM}} Joelle Schad | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 21 July 1996 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Nina Nittinger | 4–6, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 3 November 1996 | ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Celeste Contín | 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, 6–2 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 23 June 1997 | ITF Manaus, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Cintia Tortorella | 6–4, 6–1 |- style="background:lightblue;" | 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)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Outcome ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 3 November 1996 | ITF Minas Gerais, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lilian Silva | {{flagicon|ARG}} Celeste Contín <br/> {{flagicon|ARG}} Romina Ottoboni | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{Fed Cup player}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nejedly, Martina}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian female tennis players Category:Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Category:Canadian people of Czech descent