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Martina Navratilova
Singles
Navratilova at the Eastbourne International, June 2011
Country (sports)	United States (from October 1975) Czechoslovakia (through September 1975)
Residence	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1956-10-18) October 18, 1956 (age 68) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Turned pro	1974
Retired	2006
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US,626,089 22nd in all-time rankings
Int. Tennis HoF	2000 (member page)
Career record	1442–219 (86.82%)
Career titles	167 (Open era record)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (July 10, 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1981, 1983, 1985)
French Open	W (1982, 1984)
Wimbledon	W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)
US Open	W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986^Mar, 1986^Nov)
Doubles
Career record	747–143 (83.93%)
Career titles	177 (Open era record)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (September 10, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989)
French Open	W (1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
Wimbledon	W (1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
US Open	W (1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986^Nov, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)
Olympic Games	QF (2004)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	15
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2003)
French Open	W (1974, 1985)
Wimbledon	W (1985, 1993, 1995, 2003)
US Open	W (1985, 1987, 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (1975, 1982, 1986, 1989)
Coaching career (2014–2015)
Agnieszka Radwańska (2014–2015)

Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956) is a famous Czech-American former professional tennis player. Many people consider her one of the greatest tennis players ever.

Navratilova was ranked the world No. 1 in singles for a total of 332 weeks. This is the second-longest time in the Open Era. She was also No. 1 in doubles for a record 237 weeks. She won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, which are both records for the Open Era.

Her major wins include 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles. Her total of 59 major titles is the most in the Open Era. She also holds the record for nine Wimbledon singles titles. Along with Chris Evert, her biggest rival, Navratilova was a top player in women's tennis during the 1980s.

Navratilova won a record six major singles titles in a row in 1983 and 1984. At the same time, she won the Grand Slam in doubles. In 1983, she had the best professional season winning 98.8% of her matches (86 wins and only 1 loss). She also had the longest winning streak on any surface, with 74 straight match wins. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including nine years in a row from 1982 to 1990.

Navratilova is one of only three tennis players to have won a career Grand Slam in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. This is called the career "Boxed Set". She won her last major title, the mixed doubles at the 2006 US Open, just before her 50th birthday. This was 32 years after her first major title in 1974.

Martina was born in Czechoslovakia. In 1975, when she was 18, she asked the United States for temporary residence and became a U.S. citizen in 1981. In 2008, she also got her Czech citizenship back, so she is now a dual citizen. She has been an activist for human rights and equality.

Early Life and Tennis Beginnings

Martina Navratilova was born Martina Šubertová in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her parents divorced when she was three. Her mother, who was a good gymnast, tennis player, and ski instructor, moved the family to Řevnice. In 1962, her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil. He became Martina's first tennis coach. Martina then took her stepfather's last name, becoming Martina Navrátilová.

Martina has a younger sister, Jana. Her grandmother, Agnes Semanska, was also a tennis player. She played for the Czechoslovak Federation before World War II. She was ranked as high as No. 2 among Czech women.

When Martina was four, she started hitting a tennis ball against a concrete wall. She began playing tennis regularly at age seven. In 1972, at 15, Martina won the Czechoslovakia national tennis championship. In 1973, at 16, she started playing on the U.S. professional tour. She officially became a professional in 1975.

Her early success in major tournaments was on the red clay courts of the French Open. She reached the quarterfinals there in 1973 and 1974.

Professional Tennis Journey

Starting Her Career in Tennis

Martina Navratilova in 1980.

Martina Navratilova won her first professional singles title in Orlando, Florida, in 1974. She was 17 years old. When she first came to the United States, Navratilova lived with former actress Frances Dewey Wormser and her husband.

In 1975, Navratilova was the runner-up in two major singles tournaments. She lost at the Australian Open and the French Open. After losing in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in September, 18-year-old Navratilova decided to leave Communist Czechoslovakia. She received a green card within a month and became a U.S. citizen in 1981.

Also in 1975, Navratilova teamed up with Chris Evert to win the French Open women's doubles title. This was Navratilova's first major title outside of mixed doubles. They also won the Wimbledon women's doubles title in 1976.

Winning Wimbledon in 1978

Navratilova won her first major singles title at Wimbledon in 1978. She beat Chris Evert in the final. This win also made her the world No. 1 player for the first time. She held this top spot until Evert took it back in January 1979.

Navratilova won Wimbledon again in 1979, beating Evert in the final. She ended that year as the World No. 1. In 1981, Navratilova won her third major singles title at the Australian Open, again defeating Evert. She also reached the U.S. Open final that year but lost to Tracy Austin. In 1982, Navratilova won both Wimbledon and the French Open.

Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve during a match in 1980.

Years of Great Success

After changing her exercise plan and using new racquets, Navratilova became the strongest player in women's tennis. In 1983, she lost only one singles match all year, finishing with an amazing 86–1 record. This was the best winning percentage for a professional tennis player since 1968. From 1982 to 1984, Navratilova lost only six singles matches in total. This included 13 wins in a row against her main rival, Chris Evert.

In 1984, Navratilova won the French Open. This meant she held all four major singles titles at the same time. She also won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open that year. This made her the first player to win major titles on clay, grass, and hard courts in the same year. Her winning streak of 74 matches in a row, a record for professionals, ended in the semifinals of the 1984 Australian Open.

In 1984, Navratilova also achieved a calendar Grand Slam in women's doubles with her partner Pam Shriver. They had an incredible winning streak of 109 matches between 1983 and 1985. Navratilova was the world No. 1 doubles player for over three years in the 1980s. From 1985 to 1987, she reached the singles final at all 11 major tournaments, winning six of them. She reached the Wimbledon final nine times in a row from 1982 to 1990.

Rivalry with Chris Evert

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert had one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history. In 1985, they played an epic French Open final. Evert won in three tough sets. Overall, Navratilova won 43 of their 80 matches. In Grand Slam tournaments, Navratilova led 14–8, and in Grand Slam finals, she led 10–4.

Rivalry with Steffi Graf

In 1986, Navratilova beat 17-year-old German player Steffi Graf in a thrilling U.S. Open semifinal. She then won the final easily. Navratilova also won the women's doubles title with Pam Shriver. She ended 1986 as the world No. 1 for the fifth year in a row.

In 1987, Graf beat Navratilova in the French Open final. However, Navratilova defeated Graf in the finals of both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. At the U.S. Open, Navratilova achieved a rare "Triple Crown" by winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles titles. Graf later broke Navratilova's record for most weeks as world No. 1. However, Navratilova won almost three times as many total titles (singles, doubles, mixed) as Graf.

Navratilova and Suková playing doubles

Winning Her Last Major Singles Title

Navratilova's last Grand Slam singles win was in 1990. At Wimbledon, 33-year-old Navratilova beat Zina Garrison to win her record ninth Wimbledon singles title. She won four other tournaments that year. She finished the year ranked No. 3 in the world.

In September 1992, 35-year-old Navratilova played against 40-year-old Jimmy Connors in a special match called the "Battle of the Sexes." Connors won the match.

Even though Wimbledon 1990 was her last major singles title, Navratilova reached two more major singles finals. In 1991, she lost in the U.S. Open final. In 1994, at age 37, she reached the Wimbledon final but lost. In November 1994, she retired from full-time singles play. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.

Focusing on Doubles Play

In 2000, Navratilova returned to playing tennis, mostly focusing on doubles events. In 2003, she won the mixed doubles titles at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon with Leander Paes. This made her the oldest major champion ever, at 46 years and 8 months old. The Australian Open win also meant she had completed a "boxed set" of major titles. This means she won the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles at all four major tournaments.

Her Wimbledon win in 2003 tied Billie Jean King's record of 20 Wimbledon titles across all events. It also brought her total number of major titles to 58. In 2004, at 47 years old, Navratilova became the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the Open Era at Wimbledon.

On July 6, 2006, Navratilova played her last matches at Wimbledon. She said she simply wanted to win one more title there.

Retirement from Tennis

Navratilova ended her amazing career by winning the mixed doubles title at the 2006 U.S. Open with Bob Bryan. She was almost 50 years old, breaking her own record as the oldest major champion.

Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, more than any other player in the Open Era. Her last women's doubles title was in August 2006. She won 18 major singles titles: nine at Wimbledon, four at the U.S. Open, three at the Australian Open, and two at the French Open. She is the only player to win at least one tour event for 21 years in a row. Her career singles match win total of 1,442 is the most in the Open Era.

Playing Style and Coaches

Navratilova was known for her attacking "serve and volley" style of play. This means she would serve and then quickly run to the net to hit the next shot.

Chris Evert once said that Martina "changed the game with her amazing athleticism and aggressive play." She also said that Martina brought a new level of fitness to tennis with her training methods.

Throughout her career, Navratilova had several coaches. These included Miroslav Navrátil, Renée Richards, and Mike Estep.

Coaching Career

In December 2014, Martina Navratilova joined Agnieszka Radwańska's coaching team. However, they decided to stop working together in April 2015.

Personal Life and Activism

In 1985, Navratilova released her autobiography called Martina. She also wrote a tennis instruction book and three mystery novels. Her most recent book, Shape Your Self, is about health and fitness. A documentary called Unmatched was made about her rivalry with Chris Evert.

Health Challenges

In 1982, Navratilova had a health issue that affected her performance at the U.S. Open. In 1985, she started wearing glasses because her eyesight began to get worse. Her glasses became a well-known part of her image.

On April 7, 2010, Navratilova announced she was being treated for breast cancer. In December 2010, she was hospitalized after trying to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. In January 2023, Navratilova was diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer. After treatment, she announced in March 2023 that she was cancer-free.

Advocacy and Beliefs

Navratilova is involved with many charities. These groups help animals, children in need, and work for human rights. She is also a Health and Fitness Ambassador for AARP, helping people live active, healthy lives.

Navratilova has spoken out against the government system in her home country, Czechoslovakia, which led her to move to the U.S. She has also been a strong voice for equality and human rights. She believes in fair play and equal opportunities for everyone.

Career Statistics

Grand Slam Singles Finals: 32 (18 Wins–14 Losses)

By winning the 1983 U.S. Open title, Navratilova completed the career Grand Slam. She was only the seventh woman in history to do so.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1975	Australian Open	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1975	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Win	1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Chris Evert	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	1979	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Chris Evert	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1981	US Open	Hard	Tracy Austin	6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(1–7)
Win	1981	Australian Open	Grass	Chris Evert	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Win	1982	French Open	Clay	Andrea Jaeger	7–6^(8–6), 6–1
Win	1982	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Chris Evert	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	1982	Australian Open	Grass	Chris Evert	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	1983	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	Andrea Jaeger	6–0, 6–3
Win	1983	US Open	Hard	Chris Evert	6–1, 6–3
Win	1983	Australian Open (2)	Grass	Kathy Jordan	6–2, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	1984	French Open (2)	Clay	Chris Evert	6–3, 6–1
Win	1984	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	Chris Evert	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Win	1984	US Open (2)	Hard	Chris Evert	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1985	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 5–7
Win	1985	Wimbledon (6)	Grass	Chris Evert	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	1985	US Open	Hard	Hana Mandlíková	6–7^(3–7), 6–1, 6–7^(2–7)
Win	1985	Australian Open (3)	Grass	Chris Evert	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	1986	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Win	1986	Wimbledon (7)	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	7–6^(7–1), 6–3
Win	1986	US Open (3)	Hard	Helena Suková	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1987	Australian Open	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	5–7, 6–7^(1–7)
Loss	1987	French Open	Clay	Steffi Graf	4–6, 6–4, 6–8
Win	1987	Wimbledon (8)	Grass	Steffi Graf	7–5, 6–3
Win	1987	US Open (4)	Hard	Steffi Graf	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Loss	1988	Wimbledon	Grass	Steffi Graf	7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	1989	Wimbledon	Grass	Steffi Graf	2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 1–6
Loss	1989	US Open	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Win	1990	Wimbledon (9)	Grass	Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1991	US Open	Hard	Monica Seles	6–7^(1–7), 1–6
Loss	1994	Wimbledon	Grass	Conchita Martínez	4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Performance Timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles Matches

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995–2003	2004	SR	W–L	Win %
	Czechoslovakia			United States
Australian Open	A	A	F	A	A	A	A	A	SF	W	F	W	SF	W	NH	F	SF	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	3 / 10	46–7	87%
French Open	QF	QF	F	A	A		A	A	A	QF	W	4R	W	F	F	F	4R	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	2 / 13	51–11	82%
Wimbledon	3R	1R	QF	SF	QF		W	W	SF	SF	W	W	W	W	W	W	F	F	W	QF	SF	SF	F	A	2R	9 / 23	120–14	90%
US Open	1R	3R	SF	1R	SF		SF	SF	4R	F	QF	W	W	F	W	W	QF	F	4R	F	2R	4R	A	A	A	4 / 21	89–17	84%
Win–loss	5–3	5–3	17–4	5–2	9–2		11–1	11–1	11–3	19–3	20–2	23–1	25–1	25–2	20–1	25–2	18–4	16–3	10–1	10–2	6–2	8–2	6–2	−	1–2	18 / 67	306–49	86%

Doubles Matches

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996–99	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	Win %
Australian Open	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	W	F	W	W	W	W	NH	W	W	W	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	8 / 10	80%
French Open	QF	SF	W	A	A		A	A	A	SF	W	A	W	W	W	W	W	A	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	3R	1R	1R	3R	A	A	A	7 / 15	47%
Wimbledon	1R	1R	QF	W	F		QF	W	SF	W	W	W	W	F	W	QF	3R	SF	QF	SF	SF	A	SF	A	A	QF	QF	2R	QF	SF	SF	QF	7 / 28	25%
US Open	1R	QF	SF	A	W		W	F	W	SF	SF	W	W	F	W	W	SF	W	W	3R	SF	A	A	2R	A	3R	QF	3R	F	QF	SF	QF	9 / 27	33%

Mixed Doubles Matches

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980–83	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997–99	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	Win %
Australian Open	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	SF	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	W	F	SF	A	1 / 5	20%
French Open	A	W	A	A	A		A	A	A	A	W	QF	QF	SF	A	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	2R	2R	F	SF	2 / 12	17%
Wimbledon	QF	3R	SF	2R	SF		A	A	A	QF	W	F	A	QF	A	A	A	A	W	A	W	QF	A	1R	2R	2R	W	3R	QF	3R	4 / 19	21%
US Open	A	2R	A	A	A		A	SF	A	A	W	F	W	A	A	A	A	A	F	A	QF	A	A	2R	1R	2R	A	SF	QF	W	3/13	23%

Tennis Records

These are Open Era tennis records.
Records in bold mean no other player has achieved them.

Time span	Selected Grand Slam tournament records	Players matched
1974 French Open — 2003 Australian Open	Career Boxed Set (winning all 3 types of titles at all 4 majors)	Margaret Court
1974 French Open — 2006 US Open	59 combined titles (singles, doubles, mixed)	Stands alone
1974 French Open — 2006 US Open	41 combined doubles titles (women's & mixed)	Stands alone
1975 French Open — 1990 US Open	31 women's doubles titles	Stands alone
1975 French Open — 1990 US Open	7+ women's doubles titles at all four Majors	Stands alone
1983 Wimbledon — 1990 Wimbledon	6 singles titles won without losing a set	Serena Williams
1983 Wimbledon — 1984 US Open	6 consecutive Grand Slams won	Margaret Court
1983 Wimbledon — 1988 Australian Open	18 consecutive singles semifinals	Stands alone
1978 Wimbledon — 1990 Wimbledon	Winner of Grand Slam singles titles in three different decades	Serena Williams
1974 French Open — 2006 US Open	Winner of Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed) in four different decades	Stands alone
1983 Wimbledon — 1983 US Open	2 titles won without losing a set in the same calendar year	Billie Jean King Steffi Graf Martina Hingis Serena Williams Justine Henin

Grand Slam tournaments	Time span	Records at each Grand Slam tournament	Players matched
French Open	1984–1987	4 consecutive singles finals	Chris Evert Steffi Graf
Wimbledon	1978–1990	9 singles titles overall	Stands alone
Wimbledon	1982–1987	6 consecutive singles titles	Stands alone
Wimbledon	1976–1990	7+ titles overall in both singles and doubles	Stands alone
Wimbledon	1978–1994	12 singles finals overall	Stands alone
Wimbledon	1982–1990	9 consecutive singles finals	Stands alone
Wimbledon	1983–1984, 1986, 1990	4 titles won without losing a set	Stands alone
Wimbledon	1973–2004	120 match wins overall	Stands alone
US Open	1987	Singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at same Grand Slam event (triple crown)	Margaret Court

Time span	Other selected records	Players matched
1978–1992	8 WTA Tour Championships titles overall	Stands alone
1984, 1985	2 Tour Championships titles without losing a set	Serena Williams
1978–1992	14 Tour Championships finals overall	Stands alone
1975–1992	16 Tour Championships semifinals	Stands alone
1974–1993	60 Tour Championships match wins	Stands alone
1974–1994	21 Tour Championships appearances	Stands alone
1974–1985	7 Orlando singles titles	Stands alone
1975–1996	5 US Indoors singles titles	Stands alone
1975–1990	9 Washington singles titles	Stands alone
1978–1993	8 Los Angeles singles titles	Stands alone
1978–1992	12 Chicago singles titles	Stands alone
1978–1993	11 Eastbourne singles titles	Stands alone
1979–1990	9 Dallas singles titles	Stands alone
1974–1994	167 singles titles	Stands alone
1974–2006	177 doubles titles	Stands alone
1974–2006	359 combined titles (singles, doubles, mixed)	Stands alone
1973–1994	239 singles finals reached	Stands alone
1974–2006	1661 matches played	Stands alone
1974–2006	1442 matches won	Stands alone
1974–1993	93 career indoor titles	Stands alone
1984	13 consecutive titles in 1 season	Stands alone
1975–1995	21 consecutive years winning 1+ title	Stands alone
1983–1984	23 consecutive finals	Stands alone
1974–2006	390 career tournaments played	Stands alone
1975–2006	305 grass court match wins	Stands alone
1973–1994	512 carpet court match wins	Stands alone
1973–1994	605 indoor court match wins	Stands alone
1973–1994	755 outdoor court match wins	Stands alone
1983	98.9% (86–1) single season match winning percentage	Stands alone
1984	74 consecutive matches won	Stands alone
1973–1994	89.99% (576–58) carpet court match winning percentage	Stands alone
1973–1994	61 singles finals against same player (Chris Evert, 36–25)	Chris Evert
1973–1994	80 matches against same player (Chris Evert, 43–37)	Chris Evert
1982–1986	5 consecutive years ended at No. 1 (singles)	Stands alone
1973–1994	18 match wins against No. 1 ranked player	Stands alone
1975, 1978–1993	17 years with winning percentage 80%+	Serena Williams
1978–1993	16 consecutive years with winning percentage 80%+	Stands alone
1978–1992	12 titles at a single tournament (Chicago)	Stands alone
1978–1993	11+ titles at two different tournaments (Chicago, Eastbourne)	Stands alone
1975–1993	8+ titles at seven different tournaments	Stands alone
1975–1993	14 finals at two different tournaments (Chicago, WTA Finals)	Stands alone
1975–1994	11+ finals at seven different tournaments	Stands alone

Awards and Recognition

Martina Navratilova has received many awards and honors throughout her career.

AP Female Athlete of the Year: 1983 and 1984
ITF World Champion: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
WTA Player of the Year: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: 2003
Czech Sport Legend Award: 2006
BBC's 100 women: 2013

Many experts consider Navratilova one of the best female tennis players of all time. In 2005, Tennis magazine named her the greatest female tennis player from 1965 to 2005. Billie Jean King, another famous player, said in 2006 that Navratilova is "the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."

In 2009, Navratilova received the Philippe Chatrier Award. This is the highest honor from the International Tennis Federation (ITF). It recognizes her contributions to tennis both on and off the court. In 2012, The Tennis Channel ranked Navratilova as the second greatest female tennis player ever.

Media Appearances

Martina Navratilova has appeared in various TV shows and media projects. In 1983, she was on the show Hart to Hart. In 2000, she appeared as herself on Will & Grace.

In November 2008, Martina Navratilova was on the UK reality show I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!. She finished as the runner-up. In 2012, she was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. She also guest-starred in an episode of the comedy show Portlandia. In 2019, Navratilova had a role as a horse trainer in the Netflix series, The Politician.

There is also a documentary being filmed about her and Chris Evert, which is expected to be released in 2025.

Images for kids

Navratilova in September 2011