Martina Hingis

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.Martina Hingis: A Teenage Sensation Marred By A Doping Ban That Turned Into A Doubles Icon Retrieved 12 August 2018 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.Matina Hingis profile at WTA Retrieved 12 August 2018

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.Martina Hingis Comes out of Retirement: Why the WTA Needs Her Retrieved 12 August 2018 A blood test had also proved that she was using cocaine, an illegal drug.Martina Hingis admits to positive cocaine test Retrieved 12 August 2018 In 2013, she returned to playing doubles and became a tennis coach.Martina Hingis appointed Switzerland Fed Cup team coach Retrieved 12 August 2018 She won the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title together with Sania Mirza, 19 years after winning her first Wimbledon doubles title in 1996.Sania Mirza on her split from Martina Hingis, being an Indian female athlete and her career Grand Slam quest Retrieved 12 August 2018

She was a contestant in the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Career statistics
Singles performance timeline
 Tournament  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  SR  W–L 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  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)
OutcomeYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore Winner  1997  Australian Open  Hard   Mary Pierce  6–2, 6–2 Runner-up  1997  French Open  Clay   Iva Majoli  4–6, 2–6 Winner  1997  Wimbledon  Grass   Jana Novotná  2–6, 6–3, 6–3 Winner  1997  US Open  Hard   Venus Williams  6–0, 6–4 Winner  1998  Australian Open (2)  Hard   Conchita Martínez  6–3, 6–3 Runner-up  1998  US Open  Hard   Lindsay Davenport  3–6, 5–7 Winner  1999  Australian Open (3)  Hard   Amélie Mauresmo  6–2, 6–3 Runner-up  1999  French Open  Clay   Steffi Graf  6–4, 5–7, 2–6 Runner-up  1999  US Open  Hard   Serena Williams  3–6, 6–7(4–7) Runner-up  2000  Australian Open  Hard   Lindsay Davenport  1–6, 5–7 Runner-up  2001  Australian Open  Hard   Jennifer Capriati  4–6, 3–6 Runner-up  2002  Australian Open  Hard   Jennifer Capriati  6–4, 6–7(7–9), 2–6

Doubles
 Tournament  1994  1995  1996  1997 1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003–06  2007  2008–12  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  SR  W–L  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   Tour Championships A A QF QF QF W W A A A A A A A W SF SF 3 / 8 13–5

Related pages
List of WTA number 1 ranked players
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