Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open). She also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles ...
Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
Nominations
Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year
Star Sign
Libra
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(November 1) Revealing that she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, announced her retirement because she said she doesn't want to spend years fighting the results, which could lead to a doping suspension of up to two years. She denies ever using cocaine. [2007]
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Banned for two years for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon in 2007. [January 2008]
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Married French show jumper Thibault Hutin at City Hall in Neuilly-sur-Seine; the best man was Hingis's mother's boyfriend. The couple, who met at a show-jumping contest in April, plan a more-formal ceremony next spring. [10 December 2010].
Youngest-ever to rank #1 on March 30, 1997 (16 years, 6 months), and spent 209 of the next 247 weeks at #1 between 1997 - 2001. At age 12, she became the youngest-ever Slam junior titlist (1993 French Open); became the youngest-ever Wimbledon junior champion at 13 years, 276 days (1994).
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Singles Slam Titles: 1997, 1998, 1999 Australian Open; 1997 Wimbledon; 1997 US Open. Doubles Slam Titles: 1996, 1998 Wimbledon; 1997, 1998, 2002 Australian Open; 1998, 2000, 2001 French Open; 1998 US Open.