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Martina Hingis

Hingis at the 2016 French Open
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Feusisberg, Switzerland
Born	(1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44) Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2017
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$24,749,074 14th in all-time rankings
Int. Tennis HoF	2013 (member page)
Singles
Career record	548–135 (80.23%)
Career titles	43
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
Grand Slam Cup	SF (1998)
Tour Finals	W (1998, 2000)
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	490–110 (81.67%)
Career titles	64
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)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2013) Sabine Lisicki (2014) Belinda Bencic (2015)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total	2
Coachee(s) doubles titles total	2
Medal record Representing  Switzerland Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Doubles

Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980) is a famous Swiss former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 209 weeks. This is the fifth-longest time any female player has held this top spot. She was also the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 90 weeks. For 29 weeks, she held both No. 1 rankings at the same time!

Hingis won 43 singles titles and 64 doubles titles in her career. This includes 25 major titles: five in singles, 13 in women's doubles (she even won a Grand Slam in doubles in 1998), and seven in mixed doubles. She also won the year-end Tour Finals two times in singles and three times in doubles. She earned an Olympic silver medal in doubles and a record 17 top-tier singles titles.

Martina Hingis set many "youngest-ever" records in the 1990s. She was the youngest Grand Slam champion and the youngest world No. 1 player. She had to take a break from tennis in early 2003, at age 22, because of injuries to her ankles. By then, she had won 40 singles titles and 36 doubles titles. She was also the highest-paid female athlete in the world for five years in a row, from 1997 to 2001.

After having surgeries and recovering, Hingis returned to the WTA Tour in 2006. She climbed back to world No. 6 in singles and won two major tournaments. She retired again in November 2007 due to a hip injury.

In July 2013, Hingis returned to tennis again, this time mainly for doubles events. During this comeback, she won four major women's doubles tournaments and six major mixed doubles tournaments. She completed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. She also won 27 WTA Tour titles and a silver medal in women's doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Hingis retired for the third and final time after the 2017 WTA Finals, while still ranked as the world No. 1 in doubles.

Tennis magazine ranked Hingis as the eighth-greatest female player of the previous 40 years in 2005. TIME magazine named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis" in June 2011. Martina Hingis was the first Swiss tennis player, male or female, to win a major title and to become world No. 1. In 2013, she was chosen for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Two years later, she became the Hall of Fame's first Global Ambassador.

About Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia (which is now Slovakia). Her parents, Melanie Molitorová and Karol Hingis, were both tennis players. Her mother was a professional tennis player who was once ranked among the top ten women in Czechoslovakia. She was very determined to help Martina become a top player. Martina's father was ranked 19th in Czechoslovak tennis.

Martina spent her early childhood in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (now in the Czech Republic). When she was seven, she and her mother moved to Trübbach (Wartau) in Switzerland. Martina later became a Swiss citizen. Besides her native Czech and German, she also speaks English and French.

Tennis Journey

Martina Hingis started playing tennis when she was just two years old. She entered her first tournament at age four.

Early Success as a Junior Player

In 1993, at 12 years old, Hingis became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam junior title. She won the girls' singles at the French Open. In 1994, she won the French Open junior title again. She also won the girls' singles title at Wimbledon and reached the final of the US Open.

She played her first WTA professional match at the Zurich Open in October 1994, just two weeks after her 14th birthday. She finished 1994 ranked world No. 87.

Becoming a Champion (1996–2000)

1996: Youngest Grand Slam Winner

In 1996, Hingis made history by becoming the youngest Grand Slam champion ever. She won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon with Helena Suková. She was only 15 years and 9 months old! That year, she also won her first professional singles title in Filderstadt, Germany. She reached the quarterfinals of the 1996 Australian Open and the semifinals of the 1996 US Open.

1997: World No. 1 and Grand Slam Wins

In 1997, Hingis became the World No. 1 women's tennis player. She won the Australian Open at 16 years and 3 months old, making her the youngest Grand Slam singles winner in the 20th century. She also won the Australian Open women's doubles with Natasha Zvereva. In March, she became the youngest top-ranked player in history.

In July, she won the singles title at Wimbledon, becoming the youngest champion there since 1887. She then won the US Open by defeating Venus Williams. The only Grand Slam singles title she didn't win in 1997 was the French Open, where she lost in the final.

1998: Winning All Four Doubles Grand Slams

In 1998, Hingis achieved something amazing: she won all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles in one year! She won the Australian Open with Mirjana Lučić and the other three events with Jana Novotná. She also became only the third woman to be ranked No. 1 in both singles and doubles at the same time. She won her second Australian Open singles title that year.

1999: More Australian Open Success

Martina Hingis (right) with doubles partner Anna Kournikova at the Sydney WTA tournament, 2002

In 1999, Hingis won her third Australian Open singles title in a row. She also won the doubles title there with Anna Kournikova. She reached the French Open final but lost to Steffi Graf. After a surprising loss at Wimbledon, Hingis reached her third straight US Open final, where she lost to 17-year-old Serena Williams. Hingis won seven singles titles that year and got back her No. 1 singles ranking.

2000: Consistent Performance

In 2000, Hingis reached both the singles and doubles finals at the Australian Open again. She lost her three-year hold on the singles championship to Lindsay Davenport. Hingis and her new doubles partner, Mary Pierce, lost the doubles final. However, Hingis won the French Open women's doubles title with Pierce. She had a very consistent year in singles tournaments. Even though she didn't win a Grand Slam singles tournament that year, she kept her year-end No. 1 ranking by winning nine other tournaments, including the WTA Tour Championships in both singles and doubles.

First Break from Tennis (2001–2003)

2001: Hopman Cup and Injuries

In 2001, Switzerland, with Hingis and Roger Federer on the team, won the Hopman Cup. Hingis played very well, winning all her singles matches. Federer later said that Hingis helped him become the player he is today.

Hingis reached her fifth Australian Open final in a row in 2001, beating both Williams sisters along the way, but lost to Jennifer Capriati. She lost her No. 1 ranking for the last time in October 2001. That same month, Hingis had surgery on her right ankle.

2002: More Injuries

After recovering from her injury, Hingis won the Australian Open doubles final at the start of 2002, again with Anna Kournikova. She also reached her sixth straight Australian Open singles final, facing Capriati again. Hingis was leading by a lot but ended up losing. In May 2002, she needed another ankle surgery, this time on her left ankle. After that, she continued to struggle with injuries and couldn't play her best.

2003: First Retirement

In February 2003, at 22 years old, Hingis announced she was retiring from tennis because of her injuries and pain. She said she wanted to play tennis just for fun and focus on horse riding and her studies.

By this time, Hingis had won 40 singles titles and 36 doubles titles. She was the world No. 1 singles player for a total of 209 weeks, which is the fifth-most weeks ever.

Returning to the Game (2005–2007)

2005: A Brief Return

Martina Hingis at the Australian Open, 2006

In February 2005, Hingis tried to return to competition but lost in the first round of a tournament in Thailand. She said she didn't plan to make a full comeback. However, she played in World Team Tennis in July and had good results. Because of this, Hingis announced in November that she would return to the WTA Tour the next season.

2006: Winning Again

At the Australian Open, Hingis reached the quarterfinals in singles. She won the mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi of India. This was her first Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

She then beat world No. 4, Maria Sharapova, in Tokyo, and won the Tier I Italian Open in Rome. This was her 41st WTA Tour singles title and her first in over four years. Hingis reached the quarterfinals of the French Open. She ended the year ranked world No. 7.

2007: More Titles and Injuries

Martina Hingis in Miami, Florida, 2007

At the Australian Open, Hingis reached the quarterfinals for the second year in a row. She then won her next tournament, the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. This was her record fifth singles title at this event.

A hip injury caused her to withdraw from some tournaments, including the French Open. At Wimbledon, she lost in the third round. Hingis continued to be affected by injuries for the rest of the year.

Second Retirement (2007–2012)

In November 2007, Hingis announced her retirement from tennis. She played some exhibition matches during this time.

2009: Dancing on TV

In 2009, Hingis took part in the British television dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing.

2010: Playing with Anna Kournikova

In 2010, Hingis played a full season with the World TeamTennis tour. She also reunited with her doubles partner Anna Kournikova for the Invitational Ladies Doubles event at Wimbledon.

2011: Legends Titles

Martina Hingis with the New York Sportimes, 2011

On 5 June 2011, Hingis and Lindsay Davenport won the Roland Garros Women's Legends title. On 3 July, they also won the Wimbledon Ladies' Invitation Doubles title.

2012: Defending Wimbledon Title

Hingis and Davenport successfully defended their Wimbledon Ladies' Invitation Doubles title in 2012.

Doubles Success and Final Retirement (2013–2017)

2013: Coaching and Return to Doubles

Hingis practicing at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, August 2013

In April 2013, Hingis coached Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a short time. Hingis won the Ladies' Invitation Doubles for the third year in a row with Davenport. In July 2013, Hingis was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. That same month, she announced she would return to play doubles tournaments.

2014: US Open Doubles Finalist

Hingis at Eastbourne International, June 2014

Hingis returned to the WTA Tour at Indian Wells, partnering with Sabine Lisicki. They won their first title together at the Miami Open. This was Hingis's first title since 2007. Hingis and Flavia Pennetta reached the final of the US Open in doubles. They also won two other titles together later that year.

2015: Five Major Doubles Titles

Hingis and Mirza after winning the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title

In 2015, Hingis and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open. This was her first major win since 2006. Hingis then partnered with Sania Mirza. They won three titles in a row: the Indian Wells Open, the Miami Open, and the Family Circle Cup.

On 11 July 2015, Hingis and Mirza won the women's doubles tournament at Wimbledon. The next day, Hingis won the mixed doubles final with Leander Paes. In September, Hingis won the mixed doubles title at the US Open with Paes. The next day, Hingis and Mirza won the doubles tournament at the US Open. They also won the WTA Finals at the end of the year.

2016: Mixed-Doubles Career Grand Slam

In January 2016, Hingis and Mirza won titles in Brisbane and Sydney. They then won the doubles tournament at the Australian Open, their third Grand Slam title in a row. Hingis also won the French Open mixed doubles with Leander Paes. This was her first mixed doubles title at the French Open, and it meant she had completed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. She became only the fourth woman ever to complete a career Grand Slam in both women's doubles and mixed doubles.

Hingis qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She played doubles with Timea Bacsinszky and won the silver medal.

2017: Three Major Doubles Titles and Final Retirement

Hingis started 2017 partnering with CoCo Vandeweghe. She then formed a new partnership with Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan. They won their first title together at the Indian Wells Open. They continued their success by winning back-to-back titles at the Madrid and Italian Opens. Hingis's victory in Madrid was her 100th WTA career title.

Hingis and Chan won two more titles in a row at the Mallorca Open and the Eastbourne International. At Wimbledon, Hingis partnered with Jamie Murray and won the mixed doubles title.

At the US Open, Hingis won both the women's and the mixed doubles competitions. She and Jamie Murray won their second title together. Then, with Chan, they won their first major title together. This was Hingis's 25th Grand Slam title overall.

Hingis and Chan continued their winning streak in China, winning the Wuhan and China Opens. With the Wuhan win, Hingis became the world No. 1 in doubles again on 2 October 2017. Martina Hingis announced her retirement at the WTA Finals in Singapore in October 2017.

How Martina Hingis Played

Martina Hingis was a very smart and skillful tennis player. She made up for not hitting the ball as hard as some players by moving very well, guessing where the ball would go, and choosing her shots wisely. She understood the tennis court very well.

Her two-handed backhand was one of her best shots. She could hit it powerfully down the line. She could also hit a one-handed backhand with slice to change the speed of the game. Her serve wasn't super powerful, but it was reliable. She was also great at returning serves, often standing close to the baseline. Because she played a lot of doubles, Hingis was excellent at the net, using many different shots to win points there.

Career Statistics

Singles Performance in Major Tournaments

Grand Slam Singles Finals: 12 (5 Wins, 7 Losses)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1997	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Pierce	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1997	French Open	Clay	Iva Majoli	4–6, 2–6
Win	1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Jana Novotná	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	1997	US Open	Hard	Venus Williams	6–0, 6–4
Win	1998	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1998	US Open	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	3–6, 5–7
Win	1999	Australian Open (3)	Hard	Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 6–3
Loss	1999	French Open	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss	1999	US Open	Hard	Serena Williams	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	2000	Australian Open	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	1–6, 5–7
Loss	2001	Australian Open	Hard	Jennifer Capriati	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2002	Australian Open	Hard	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 6–7(7–9), 2–6

Doubles Performance in Major Tournaments

Grand Slam Doubles Finals: 16 (13 Wins, 3 Losses)

Martina Hingis completed a Career Grand Slam in doubles by winning the 1998 US Open title. This means she won all four major doubles titles at least once. She was the youngest player to do this. She also achieved the Calendar Year Grand Slam in doubles in 1998, winning all four majors in the same year!

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1996	Wimbledon	Grass	Helena Suková	Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Neiland	5–7, 7–5, 6–1
Win	1997	Australian Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–2
Win	1998	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Mirjana Lučić	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win	1998	French Open	Clay	Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win	1998	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Win	1998	US Open	Hard	Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–3
Win	1999	Australian Open (3)	Hard	Anna Kournikova	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1999	French Open	Clay	Anna Kournikova	Serena Williams Venus Williams	3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–8
Loss	2000	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Pierce	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win	2000	French Open (2)	Clay	Mary Pierce	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6–2, 6–4
Win	2002	Australian Open (4)	Hard	Anna Kournikova	Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Loss	2014	US Open	Hard	Flavia Pennetta	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win	2015	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Sania Mirza	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win	2015	US Open (2)	Hard	Sania Mirza	Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova	6–3, 6–3
Win	2016	Australian Open (5)	Hard	Sania Mirza	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win	2017	US Open (3)	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6–3, 6–2

Mixed Doubles Performance in Major Tournaments

Mixed Doubles Finals: 7 (7 Wins, 0 Losses)

By winning the 2016 French Open title, Hingis completed the mixed doubles Career Grand Slam. She became the 7th female player in history to achieve this.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2006	Australian Open	Hard	Mahesh Bhupathi	Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor	6–3, 6–3
Win	2015	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Leander Paes	Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor	6–4, 6–3
Win	2015	Wimbledon	Grass	Leander Paes	Tímea Babos Alexander Peya	6–1, 6–1
Win	2015	US Open	Hard	Leander Paes	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sam Querrey	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	2016	French Open	Clay	Leander Paes	Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig	4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win	2017	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Jamie Murray	Heather Watson Henri Kontinen	6–4, 6–4
Win	2017	US Open (2)	Hard	Jamie Murray	Chan Hao-ching Michael Venus	6–1, 4–6, [10–8]

Martina Hingis's Records

These records were achieved during the Open Era of tennis.

• When she won the Wimbledon doubles title in 1996 with Helena Suková, she became the youngest doubles winner at 15 years, 282 days. She was also the youngest Grand Slam winner ever.
• By winning the Australian singles title in 1997, she became the youngest winner there in tennis history at 16 years and 3 months.
• By defeating Monica Seles in 1997, she became the youngest world No. 1 player in tennis history.
• She became the youngest year-end No. 1 in 1997.
• By winning the US Open against Venus Williams in 1997, Hingis reached all Grand Slam tournament finals that year. She was the second youngest winner at the US Open.
• She won the Australian and US Open in 1997 without losing a single set.
• In 1997, she had a 37-match winning streak from Sydney to the French Open final, which was the best streak from 1995 until now.
• By winning the US Open doubles title in 1998 with Jana Novotná, she completed a doubles Grand Slam. She was the third player in the Open Era to do this.
• She held the No. 1 position for both singles and doubles at the same time in 1998.
• She is the most successful player at the Toray Pan-Pacific Tournament with 5 wins (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007).
• She had 103 wins against top-10 players. She won 43 singles titles, 64 doubles titles, and 7 mixed doubles titles. She was No. 1 for 209 weeks.
• In 2015, she won three Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles with Leander Paes. This was last achieved in 1969.
• She is the only player in the Open Era to win the Australian Open singles and doubles titles three years in a row.

Awards and Honors

• 1994: ITF Junior Girls Singles World Champion.
• 1995: WTA Newcomer of the Year.
• 1996: WTA Most Improved Player of the Year.
• 1997: Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.
• 1997: WTA Player of the Year.
• 1997: ITF World Champion – Women's singles.
• 1997: BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
• 1998: WTA Doubles Team of the Year (with Jana Novotná).
• 1999: WTA Doubles Team of the Year (with Anna Kournikova).
• 1999: ITF World Champion – Women's Singles.
• 1999: ITF World Champion – Women's doubles (with Anna Kournikova).
• 2000: ITF World Champion – Women's Singles.
• 2000: WTA Diamond Aces Award.
• 2006: Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year.
• 2007: She earned over US$20 million in prize money, becoming the fourth female player to do so.
• 2013: Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on 13 July 2013.
• 2015: First Global Ambassador for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
• 2015: WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Sania Mirza.
• 2015: ITF World Champion – Women's Doubles (with Sania Mirza).
• 2017: WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Chan Yung-jan.
• 2017: ITF World Champion – Women's Doubles (with Chan Yung-jan).

Special Achievements

• She won almost every major WTA Tour singles title at least once during her career, except for the French Open.
• She won almost every major WTA Tour doubles title at least once during her career, except for Berlin.
• By reaching the 2016 French Open mixed doubles finals, Hingis joined a special group of players who have reached the finals in all 4 Grand Slams in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.

Images for kids

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  Hingis at the 2016 French Open

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  Martina Hingis (right) with doubles partner Anna Kournikova at the Sydney WTA tournament, 2002

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  Martina Hingis at the Australian Open, 2006

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  Martina Hingis at the Zurich Open, 2006

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  Martina Hingis in Miami, Florida, 2007

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  Hingis practicing at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, August 2013

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  Hingis at Eastbourne International, June 2014

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  Hingis and Mirza after winning the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title

See also

In Spanish: Martina Hingis para niños

External links

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