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Martina Hingis

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Martina Hingis
Hingis in 2017
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceFeusisberg, Switzerland
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired29 October 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$24,749,074[1]
Int. Tennis HoF2013 (member page)
Singles
Career record548–135 (80.2%)
Career titles43 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (31 March 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (1997, 1998, 1999)
French OpenF (1997, 1999)
WimbledonW (1997)
US OpenW (1997)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1998, 2000)
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record489–109 (81.77%)
Career titles64 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2016)
French OpenW (1998, 2000)
WimbledonW (1996, 1998, 2015)
US OpenW (1998, 2015, 2017)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1999, 2000, 2015)
Olympic GamesF (2016)
Mixed doubles
Career record54–12 (81.82%)
Career titles7
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2006, 2015)
French OpenW (2016)
WimbledonW (2015, 2017)
US OpenW (2015, 2017)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (1998)
Hopman CupW (2001)
Coaching career (2013–2015)
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total2
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total2
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Doubles

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]

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.

Career statistics

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Singles performance timeline

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L
Australian Open A 2R QF W W W F F F A A A QF QF 3 / 10 52–7
French Open A 3R 3R F SF F SF SF A A A A QF A 0 / 8 35–8
Wimbledon A 1R 4R W SF 1R QF 1R A A A A 3R 3R 1 / 9 23–8
US Open A 4R SF W F F SF SF 4R A A A 2R 3R 1 / 10 43–9
Grand Slam W–L 0–0 6–4 14–4 27–1 23–3 19–3 20–4 16–4 9–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 11–4 8–3 5 / 37 153–32
WTA Tour Championships A A F QF W F W A A A A A RR A 2 / 6 16–5
  • SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number played
  • 2If ITF women's circuit (Hardcourt: 12–2; Carpet: 6–1) and Fed Cup (10–0) participations are included, overall win-loss record stands at 548–133.

Grand Slam singles finals: 12 (5–7)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1997 Australian Open Hard France Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1997 French Open Clay Croatia Iva Majoli 4–6, 2–6
Winner 1997 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 1997 US Open Hard United States Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4
Winner 1998 Australian Open (2) Hard Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1998 US Open Hard United States Lindsay Davenport 3–6, 5–7
Winner 1999 Australian Open (3) Hard France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1999 French Open Clay Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 1999 US Open Hard United States Serena Williams 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 2000 Australian Open Hard United States Lindsay Davenport 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2001 Australian Open Hard United States Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2002 Australian Open Hard United States Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 2–6

Doubles

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003–06 2007 2008–12 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R W W W F SF W A 2R A A A 3R W 2R 5 / 12 43–7
French Open A A QF SF W F W A A A A A A A QF 3R SF 2 / 8 33–6
Wimbledon A 2R W QF W A 2R A A A A A A 1R W QF QF 3 / 9 29–6
US Open A 3R SF SF W A 3R QF QF A 3R A 1R F W SF W 3 / 13 47–9
Grand Slam W–L 0–0 3–3 13–3 17–3 24–0 11–1 14–2 7–2 9–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 5–2 17–2 15–3 14–3 13 / 42 152–28
Tour Championships A A QF QF QF W W A A A A A A A W SF SF 3 / 8 13–5
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References

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  1. ↑ "13 Women Have Passed $20 Million Now" Archived 16 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, wtatennis.com, 3 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Martina Hingis: A Teenage Sensation Marred By A Doping Ban That Turned Into A Doubles Icon Retrieved 12 August 2018
  3. ↑ Matina Hingis profile at WTA Retrieved 12 August 2018
  4. ↑ Martina Hingis Comes out of Retirement: Why the WTA Needs Her Retrieved 12 August 2018
  5. ↑ Martina Hingis admits to positive cocaine test Retrieved 12 August 2018
  6. ↑ Martina Hingis appointed Switzerland Fed Cup team coach Retrieved 12 August 2018
  7. ↑ Sania Mirza on her split from Martina Hingis, being an Indian female athlete and her career Grand Slam quest Retrieved 12 August 2018

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