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Re: ده خبر حزين يا مارتينا نافراتيلوفا .. سلامتك (Re: Osman Musa)
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Jump to: navigation, search Martina Navratilova Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic United States Residence Sarasota, Florida Date of birth October 18, 1956 (1956-10-18) (age 53) Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 65.5 kg (144 lb; 10.31 st) Turned pro 1975 Retired 2006 Plays Left; One-handed backhand Career prize money US$21,626,089 (5th in all-time rankings) Int. Tennis HOF 2000 (member page) Singles Career record 1,442–219 (86.8%) Career titles 167 (all-time record for men or women) Highest ranking No. 1 (July 10, 1978) Grand Slam results Australian Open W (1981, 1983, 1985) French Open W (1982, 1984) Wimbledon W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990) US Open W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987) Major tournaments WTA Championships W (1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(1), 1986(2)) Doubles Career record 747–143 (83.9%) Career titles 177 (all-time record for men or women) Highest ranking No. 1 (September 10, 1984) Australian Open W (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989) French Open W (1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988) Wimbledon W (1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986) US Open W (1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) Major doubles tournaments WTA Championships W (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991) Mixed Doubles Career record Career titles 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles results Australian Open W (2003) French Open W (1974, 1985) Wimbledon W (1985, 1993, 1995, 2003) US Open W (1985, 1987, 2006) Last updated on: July 5, 2009.
1986 Paraguay stampMartina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American tennis player and a former World No. 1. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."[1]
Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including 9 consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She and King each won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record. Navratilova is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set"). She holds the open era record for most singles titles (167) and doubles titles (177). She recorded the longest winning streak in the open era (74 consecutive matches) and three of the six longest winning streaks in the women's open era. Navratilova, Margaret Court, and Maureen Connolly share the record for the most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles (six). Navratilova reached 11 consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, second all-time to Steffi Graf's 13. In women's doubles, Navratilova and Pam Shriver won 109 consecutive matches and won all four Grand Slam titles in 1984. They also tied Louise Brough Clapp's and Margaret Osborne duPont's record of 20 Grand Slam women's doubles titles as a team.
Originally from Czechoslovakia, she was stripped of her citizenship[2] when, in 1975 at the age of 18, she asked the United States for political asylum and was granted temporary residency.[3] At the time, Navratilova was being told by the Czechoslovakian Sports Federation that she was becoming too Americanized and that she should go back to school and make tennis secondary.[4] Navratilova became a US citizen in 1981, but on January 9, 2008, she had her Czech citizenship restored.[5] She stated she has not renounced her American citizenship nor does she plan to do so and that the restoration of her Czech citizenship was not politically motivated.[6][7] On the other hand, Navratilova was quoted in 2007 as being ashamed of the US under President George W. Bush.[8][9]
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