Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova


Martina Navratilova, a former World No. 1 women tennis player was quoted by Billie Jean King as "She is the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who’s ever lived". She was named second best female player of 20th century in "The greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century", a book by Steve Flink. Tennis magazines have declared her as the greatest player for the years 1965 till 2005. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Starting her career with her first coach and her stepfather Miroslav Navratil, is famous for her superb volleying skills. She is left- handed. She won her first Grand Slam singles at Wimbledon defeating Evert in 1978. In 1985, she also released an autobiography entitled "Martina".