Tennis- Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis was born on September 30, 1980; in Kosice, Slovakia. Mrs. Hingis also known as The Three-time Australian Open winner or the “Swiss miss” was 5’7” while weighing 130lbs. Hingis started playing at a very young age; by 5 years of age, she started entering tournaments. Winner of the 1996 and 1998 Wimbledon doubles title; she won the singles title in 1997 at the age of 16, and that same year won the U.S. and Australian titles. Her doubles titles include the Australian Open (1997, 1998, 1999), the US Open (1998), and the French Open (1998, 2000).In 1996, Hingis partnered with Helena (Sukova) in the ladies doubles event and made history by becoming the youngest person ever to win one of the Wimbledon championships. I n 1997 she became the youngest singles that same year winning the Australian titles, where she won 4 doubles titles. She was the top women’s tennis player in the world in the late 1990s. She finished with 43 titles in singles and 37 in doubles. Hingis also led Switzerland to its only Fed Cup final in 1998 before losing to Spain. Martina Hingis used a Yonex RD, Pro 70 Long, 105, and the blacked out Babolat. Teenage Martina Hingis was the top women's tennis player in the world in the late 1990s, but ankle injuries and a cocaine scandal cut her career short. A doctor discovered that she was suffering from a chronic foot injury which was being caused by her tennis shoes after she was injured while competing in the US. Open in New York in September 1998, and has not played since October 2002 because of the injuries, and in February 2003 she stated that she could not foresee a return to tennis. In her statements, she said that due to her injuries she could not play to a level where she would again be competitive with the best, and was not interested in coping with the pain in her feet to compete at a lesser level. At an emotional press conference in Zurich, the 27-year-old also announced that she was retiring from the sport, with her decision