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Martina Hingis is a championship-winning, professional tennis player from Switzerland. Formerly ranked number one in the world, Hingis retired from tennis in 2007 after suffering injuries. During her announcement to retire, Hingis admitted that she tested positive to cocaine use during the 2007 Wimbledon tournament, but denied that she used the drug. In January 2008, she was banned from tennis for two years due to the alleged offense, but Hingis announced that she would not return to tennis after the ban.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: September 30, 1980
2. Birthplace: Kosice, Slovakia
3. Named after Martina Navratilova
4. Height: 5'7"
5. Weight: 130 lbs.
6. Plays right-handed
7. Went pro in 1994
8. WTA Tour Titles: 43 singles, 37 doubles
9. Won five Grand Slam championships
10. Retired on November 1, 2007
11. Was coached by her mother Melanie Molitor
12. Was the first female athlete to be on the cover of GQ Magazine in June 1998

Early Career

Martina Hingis began playing tennis at the age of two. By four years old, Hingis played in tournaments, and at the age of eight, moved to Switzerland to focus on tennis professionally. When Hingis was twelve, she became the youngest-ever Grand Slam junior winner at Roland Garros in 1993. In 1996, Hingis won her first tour title at Filderstadt and the following year won her first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open. With one Grand Slam under her belt, Hingis continued on to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1997, and the Australian Open two more times in 1998 and 1999.²

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