Martina Navratilova is a retired Czech and American tennis player and coach. In 2005, Tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. Navratilova was World No. 1 for a total of 332 weeks in singles, and a record 237 weeks in doubles, making her the only player in history to have held the top spot in both singles and doubles for over 200 weeks. She was year-end singles No. 1 seven times, including a record five consecutive years, as well as year-end doubles No. 1 five times, including three consecutive years during which she held the ranking for the entire year. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles and three of the six longest winning streaks.
World famous tennis player.
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1983 & 1986
Faced Chris Evert 80 times in her career, winning 43 matches and losing 37.
Oldest female to win Wimbledon at age 33 in 1990, and the oldest ever to reach a Wimbledon final at age 37 in 1994.
Won the womens singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times, including a record six consecutive from 1982 to 1987. She also won in 1978, 1979, and 1990.
Won 58 Grand Slam events in her career, including 18 womens singles titles and 40 as a doubles player.
After her parents had divorced, her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrtil, her first coach. She then took her stepfathers surname.
Resides in Nokomis, Florida.
Is a vegetarian.
Being one of the most famous lesbian celebrities in the world, she supports the Gays and Lesbian Rights Movement.
Won 18 singles Grand Slam titles 3 Australian Opens (81, 83, 85), 2 French Opens (82, 84), 9 Wimbledons (78, 79, 82 -87, 90), and 4 US Opens (83, 84, 86, 87). 40 Doubles Slam Titles two with Chris Evert (French Open 75, Wimbledon 76), most of them with Pam Shriver (All four slams), and three with Billie Jean King (Wimbledon 79, US Open 78, 80) the others with selected players.
Won 167 singles titles, more than any other player in tennis history.
(December 15, 2014) Married her girlfriend of 5 years Julia Lemigova in New York following a 3-month-long engagement.
I think the key is for women not to set any limits.
People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.
The goal for the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation is to give kids an opportunity to be involved in sports and hopefully learn some lessons along the way. We want to put them in a safe environment, help them if they need it and maybe they will get a scholarship to a school because of the skills that they learn. Sport is just a starting point.
I can teach many sports, but obviously, tennis is the one. When you do other sports, you see things from different perspectives: different footwork drills, body positions, angles and geometry. All that stuff is helpful, and so when I do other sports, I can see things, because once you know one sport, then the other sport becomes more clear.
Julia, I promise to love you, to cherish you, in sickness and in health. No matter what, I will be there for you and our family. I promise not to make the social media another member of our family.
My mom told me to cover up my arms ever since I was little because I was muscular. She wanted me to be feminine, which did not come easy to me. My body was what it was, and I worked it to be a better tennis player.
