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Martina Navratilova (Czech: Martina Navrátilová [ˈmarcɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː] ⓘ; née Šubertová [ˈʃubɛrtovaː]; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player.
Apr 2, 2014 · Martina Navratilova began playing tennis at a young age and was one of the top female tennis players in the world in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Later in life, she authored a series of...
Oct 15, 2024 · Martina Navratilova, Czech American tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1970s and the ’80s. She won 59 Grand Slam titles: 18 singles, 31 doubles, and 10 mixed doubles. Learn more about Navratilova’s life and career.
Oct 2, 2023 · Martina Navratilova, grand slam winner, tennis great, shares with TODAY exclusively her experience with stage 1 breast and throat cancer, friendship with Chris Evert.
Jan 2, 2023 · Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, who previously had breast cancer in 2010, will start treatment in...
Jan 2, 2023 · Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both stage one throat and breast cancer, her agent told CNN in an email Monday.
May 21, 2023 · Martina Navratilova is doing “OK” after being diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame was honored with an award at the Italian Open.
May 7, 2024 · Women who changed sport: Martina Navratilova 'led a revolution' in women's tennis that reverberated beyond. Her career spanned some four decades and includes hundreds of titles in both singles and doubles. But Navratilova's outsized impact reaches well beyond the court.
She advanced to the singles championship in Paris against Evert that year, falling 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, in what would become one of sport’s greatest rivalries. The duo would face each other a record 80 times (Navratilova holding a 43-37 edge) and 61 times in tournament finals (Evert holding a 36-25 edge).
Jun 6, 2021 · Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say. One of the most dominant players in tennis history, Navratilova was a cultural pioneer when the world wasn’t prepared for an outspoken lesbian. Finally ...
Legendary tennis champion Martina Navratilova is undeniably one of the greatest athletes of all times. The statistics tell part of her story: Over a spectacular career that has spanned four decades, Martina won an unprecedented 59 Grand Slam titles, including a record 9 Wimbledon singles championships; 167 singles and 177 doubles championships.
Mar 21, 2023 · Tennis great Martina Navratilova says she is "cancer-free" after fearing she "would not see next Christmas". The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, who previously had breast cancer in 2010,...
Oct 18, 2021 · Martina Navratilova turns 65 today. There has never been and likely never will be an athlete in any sport who traveled so far to accomplish so much, and do so for so long. Navratilova’s...
Jan 2, 2023 · Former world number one tennis player and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova says she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. Martina Navratilova. Born: Czech Republic. WTA titles: 167 singles, 177 doubles. Win/loss record: 1442 W 219 L. Prize money: $US21,626,089 ($31,765,700)
Jun 20, 2023 · Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has thanked medical staff after revealing she is now cancer free. The 66-year-old 18-time Grand Slam singles champion declared she has the "all clear" from her ...
Martina provides her articulate, intelligent and outspoken commentary to the Tennis Channel's audience during its coverage of the Grand Slams. She has been elected to serve as the ambassador for the WTA over the next 5 years and is a regular commentator for the BBC at Wimbledon.
Martina Navratilova took women's tennis to a new level with her speed, determination and agility. She won the Wimbledon women's singles title a record nine times and has been described by many as "the greatest singles, doubles, and mixed doubles player who's ever lived".
Jan 22, 2014 · Timeline. 1972 - Wins the Czech National Championship. 1975 - At the age of 18, Navratilova defects to the United States. 1978 - Wins her first singles title at Wimbledon defeating Chris...
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May 29, 2018 · Czech tennis player. M artina Navratilova won 56 Grand Slam tennis championships, including 18 in women's singles and a record nine at Wimbledon. Her rivalry with Chris Evert helped popularize women's tennis.
Martina Navratilova con Bob Bryan nel 2006 agli US Open. Dal 2000 tornò a giocare nei tornei di doppio e, occasionalmente, in singolare. Nel 2003 vinse il doppio misto agli Australian Open e a Wimbledon in coppia con Leander Paes, divenendo a quarantasei anni e otto mesi la più anziana vincitrice in un torneo del Grande Slam.
3 days ago · Former Grand Slam champions Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova said the WTA Finals moving to Saudi Arabia is a "step backward" for women's tennis.
