Martina Hingis
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Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980 in Košice, Slovakia, then Czechoslovakia) is a Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1.[2] She is known as the "Swiss Miss". She has won five Grand Slam singles titles, three at the Australian Open (1997 to 1999), one at Wimbledon (1997) and one at the U.S. Open (1997). She is a dominant player in doubles, winning 10 Grand Slam doubles titles and 3 mixed doubles titles.[3]
Country (sports) | Switzerland | ||||||||
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Residence | Feusisberg, Switzerland | ||||||||
Born | (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 43) Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
Turned pro | 1994 | ||||||||
Retired | 29 October 2017 | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||
Prize money | $24,749,074[1] | ||||||||
Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 548–135 (80.2%) | ||||||||
Career titles | 43 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (31 March 1997) | ||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | W (1997, 1998, 1999) | ||||||||
French Open | F (1997, 1999) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1997) | ||||||||
US Open | W (1997) | ||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||
Tour Finals | W (1998, 2000) | ||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (1996) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 489–109 (81.77%) | ||||||||
Career titles | 64 WTA, 1 ITF | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (8 June 1998) | ||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | W (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2016) | ||||||||
French Open | W (1998, 2000) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1996, 1998, 2015) | ||||||||
US Open | W (1998, 2015, 2017) | ||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||
Tour Finals | W (1999, 2000, 2015) | ||||||||
Olympic Games | F (2016) | ||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 54–12 (81.82%) | ||||||||
Career titles | 7 | ||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | W (2006, 2015) | ||||||||
French Open | W (2016) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2015, 2017) | ||||||||
US Open | W (2015, 2017) | ||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||
Fed Cup | F (1998) | ||||||||
Hopman Cup | W (2001) | ||||||||
Coaching career (2013–2015) | |||||||||
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Coaching achievements | |||||||||
Coachee Singles Titles total | 2 | ||||||||
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 2 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Hingis has retired twice from the game. The first time was in 2002, when she was struggling with injuries and was only 22. She returned to tennis in 2005, but retired two years later after sustaining more injuries.[4] A blood test had also proved that she was using cocaine, an illegal drug.[5] In 2013, she returned to playing doubles and became a tennis coach.[6] She won the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title together with Sania Mirza, 19 years after winning her first Wimbledon doubles title in 1996.[7]
She was a contestant in the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing.