Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."[1] T
Country:
United States
Residence:
Nokomis, Florida
Date of birth:
October 18, 1956 (1956-10-18) (age 51)
Place of birth:
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height:
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight:
66 kg (145 lb)
Turned Pro:
1975
Retired:
2006
Plays:
Left; One-handed backhand
Career Prize Money:
US$21,400,871
(3rd in all-time rankings)
Career record:
1440-213
Career titles:
167 (all-time record for men or women)
Highest ranking:
No. 1 (July 10, 1978)
Australian Open:
W (1981, 1983, 1985)
French Open:
W (1982, 1984)
Wimbledon:
W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)
