Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova is a retired professional tennis player who was ranked number one in the world for seven years. After retiring from playing Navratilova hosts tennis clinics, plays in exhibition matches, and travels around the world for various speaking engagements.During her career, Navratilova won a record 31 Gramd Slam women's doubles titles, 18 Grand Slam women's singles titles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She also won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times between 1982 and 1990.http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-07/entertainment/navratilova.breast.cancer_1_milk-duct-breast-cancer-network-wimbledon?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ

In April 2010, Navratilova revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The non-invasive cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, was surgically removed and the retired tennis player was treated with radiation.http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-07/entertainment/navratilova.breast.cancer_1_milk-duct-breast-cancer-network-wimbledon?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ Her name was in the headlines again in December 2010 after she attempted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Along with her 27-member climbing team, which was raising money for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation charity, Navratilova reached nearly 14,800 feet when she was forced to stop and hospitalized.http://www.martinanavratilova.com/ She was diagnosed with high-altitude pulmonary edema, causing fluid to build up in her lungs, and taken to a local hospital for observation.http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5905384

After leaving Czechoslovakia for the United States, Navratilova continued her professional tennis career. In 1981, she won the Australian Open and taking both singles and doubles championships at Wimbledon and the French Open. By 1984, she had reached six Grand Slam singles titles and by 1990 hit a record of nine Wimbledon singles titles. In addition to other milestones, during her career she became the oldest Grand Slam champion in 2003 when she won the title at the age of 46.http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/martina_navratilova.html