Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980 in Košice, Slovakia, then Czechoslovakia) is a Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1.[2] She is known as the "Swiss Miss". She has won five Grand Slam singles titles, three at the Australian Open (1997 to 1999), one at Wimbledon (1997) and one at the U.S. Open (1997). She is a dominant player in doubles, winning 10 Grand Slam doubles titles and 3 mixed doubles titles.[3]

Martina Hingis
Hingis in 2017
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceFeusisberg, Switzerland
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired29 October 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$24,749,074[1]
Int. Tennis HoF2013 (member page)
Singles
Career record548–135 (80.2%)
Career titles43 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (31 March 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (1997, 1998, 1999)
French OpenF (1997, 1999)
WimbledonW (1997)
US OpenW (1997)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1998, 2000)
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record489–109 (81.77%)
Career titles64 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2016)
French OpenW (1998, 2000)
WimbledonW (1996, 1998, 2015)
US OpenW (1998, 2015, 2017)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1999, 2000, 2015)
Olympic GamesF (2016)
Mixed doubles
Career record54–12 (81.82%)
Career titles7
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2006, 2015)
French OpenW (2016)
WimbledonW (2015, 2017)
US OpenW (2015, 2017)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (1998)
Hopman CupW (2001)
Coaching career (2013–2015)
  • Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2013)
    Sabine Lisicki (2014)
    Belinda Bencic (2015)
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total2
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total2
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroDoubles

Hingis has retired twice from the game. The first time was in 2002, when she was struggling with injuries and was only 22. She returned to tennis in 2005, but retired two years later after sustaining more injuries.[4] A blood test had also proved that she was using cocaine, an illegal drug.[5] In 2013, she returned to playing doubles and became a tennis coach.[6] She won the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title together with Sania Mirza, 19 years after winning her first Wimbledon doubles title in 1996.[7]

She was a contestant in the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Career statistics

Singles performance timeline
Tournament19941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007SRW–L
Australian Open A 2R QF W W W F F F A A A QF QF 3 / 10 52–7
French Open A 3R 3R F SF F SF SF A A A A QF A 0 / 8 35–8
Wimbledon A 1R 4R W SF 1R QF 1R A A A A 3R 3R 1 / 9 23–8
US Open A 4R SF W F F SF SF 4R A A A 2R 3R 1 / 10 43–9
Grand Slam W–L 0–0 6–4 14–4 27–1 23–3 19–3 20–4 16–4 9–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 11–4 8–3 5 / 37 153–32
WTA Tour Championships A A F QF W F W A A A A A RR A 2 / 6 16–5
  • SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number played
  • 2If ITF women's circuit (Hardcourt: 12–2; Carpet: 6–1) and Fed Cup (10–0) participations are included, overall win-loss record stands at 548–133.

Grand Slam singles finals: 12 (5–7)
Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner1997Australian OpenHard Mary Pierce6–2, 6–2
Runner-up1997French OpenClay Iva Majoli4–6, 2–6
Winner1997WimbledonGrass Jana Novotná2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner1997US OpenHard Venus Williams6–0, 6–4
Winner1998Australian Open (2)Hard Conchita Martínez6–3, 6–3
Runner-up1998US OpenHard Lindsay Davenport3–6, 5–7
Winner1999Australian Open (3)Hard Amélie Mauresmo6–2, 6–3
Runner-up1999French OpenClay Steffi Graf6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up1999US OpenHard Serena Williams3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up2000Australian OpenHard Lindsay Davenport1–6, 5–7
Runner-up2001Australian OpenHard Jennifer Capriati4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2002Australian OpenHard Jennifer Capriati6–4, 6–7(7–9), 2–6

Doubles
Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003–0620072008–1220132014201520162017SRW–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R W W W F SF W A 2R A A A 3R W 2R 5 / 12 43–7
French Open A A QF SF W F W A A A A A A A QF 3R SF 2 / 8 33–6
Wimbledon A 2R W QF W A 2R A A A A A A 1R W QF QF 3 / 9 29–6
US Open A 3R SF SF W A 3R QF QF A 3R A 1R F W SF W 3 / 13 47–9
Grand Slam W–L 0–0 3–3 13–3 17–3 24–0 11–1 14–2 7–2 9–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 5–2 17–2 15–3 14–3 13 / 42 152–28
Tour Championships A A QF QF QF W W A A A A A A A W SF SF 3 / 8 13–5

References
  1. "13 Women Have Passed $20 Million Now" Archived 16 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, wtatennis.com, 3 November 2015.
  2. Martina Hingis: A Teenage Sensation Marred By A Doping Ban That Turned Into A Doubles Icon Retrieved 12 August 2018
  3. Matina Hingis profile at WTA Retrieved 12 August 2018
  4. Martina Hingis Comes out of Retirement: Why the WTA Needs Her Retrieved 12 August 2018
  5. Martina Hingis admits to positive cocaine test Retrieved 12 August 2018
  6. Martina Hingis appointed Switzerland Fed Cup team coach Retrieved 12 August 2018
  7. Sania Mirza on her split from Martina Hingis, being an Indian female athlete and her career Grand Slam quest Retrieved 12 August 2018

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