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  Martina Hingis Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com
Martina Hingis Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com
Her parents named her after women's tennis great Martina Navratilova.
Five of her seven 1999 singles titles came at Grand Slam or Tier I events; tied for most titles in 1999; reached the finals at 13 of the 20 tournaments she played in 1999, including three Grand Slam finals.
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  Hingis conquers fear of losing | WTA Tour | Tennis | Sport | Telegraph
The precocious little Slovak girl, whose parents divorced when she was young, was moved via Moravia (not even a country we had heard of) to Switzerland by a wildly ambitious mother and coached in the mysterious ways of tennis until she was a force-fed, fully fledged professional at the age of 14 and two weeks.
Martina has once again proven that she is the most billiant woman in tennis and probably in the world.
martina may not be always winning against the big names of women's tennis today, but i will always choose her over those players, because now she had changed to be the most admired player, on and off court of this era.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/02/24/stmott24.xml   (1383 words)

  
 Wimbledon: Martina Hingis and Venus Williams
Martina Hingis and Venus Williams have a few things in common: both have lived for 17 years, both play superb tennis, and before last month's French Open, each had beaten the other twice this season.
Hingis, an only child, is coached by her mother, Melanie Molitor, who watches her daughter's matches with quiet and palpable intensity.
Hingis, with her deceptively soft-looking body, her tripping steps across the court, even her relatively ineffectual serve, fits the cultural stereotype of the sweetly feminine, the delicate lady.
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 Martina Hingis wins Sunfeast Open - Boston.com
Martina Hingis defeated first-time finalist Olga Poutchkova of Russia 6-0, 6-4 Sunday to win the Sunfeast Open for her second title since coming out from retirement.
Martina Hingis of Switzerland gestures after winning the singles title against Olga Poutchkova of Russia, unseen, during the final of WTA Sunfeast Open tennis tournament in Calcutta, India Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.
Hingis dropped another service point in the ninth game but broke Poutchkova three times in a row to take the title.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/09/24/martina_hingis_wins_sunfeast_open   (335 words)

  
 Martina Hingis biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Martina says that the divorce was the worst time of her life.
Martina first defeated her mother when she was ten years old, and throughout her younger years won a succession of Swiss titles, until, when she was 11, she was the under-18 champion of Switzerland.
It was clear that Martina was going to have a career in tennis, and a sparkling future was predicted when she became the youngest girl to win a junior Grand Slam, at the French Open, when still only 12.
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 How I came to love Martina Hingis. - By Seth Stevenson - Slate Magazine
When Hingis dropped off the tour entirely in 2003—ostensibly because of foot injuries, but really (I felt quite certain) because she knew she couldn't compete with the cruise-missile ground strokes of this new generation—I said goodbye and good riddance, Chucky.
The fact that Hingis can hang with the big girls (she's already beaten Davenport, Venus Williams, and Maria Sharapova this year) is partly a testament to her abilities.
What's more, Hingis is coming off her first tournament championship since her rebirth—and she got it on clay courts (at the Italian Open).
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 YouTube - serena williams vs martina hingis
Just because Venus has raw and superhuman-like power doesn't mean she's a man, it just means she is incredibly strong and incase you are not aware, Venus is the woman who just won Wimbledon-her 4th title there.
Hingis on the other hand has not won a slam this decade.
Hingis has more variety than the Williams sisters, but power rules.
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 swissinfo - Il ritorno di Martina Hingis
Durante gli ultimi mesi, Martina Hingis si è sottoposta a duri allenamenti.
L’ultima partecipazione di Martina Hingis a un torneo internazionale risale al torneo di Filderstadt (in Germania) del 2002.
Martina Hingis è nata a Kosice, in Slovacchia, ma è emigrata in Svizzera all’età di otto anni.
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 women|sport
Hingis, fresh from her victory over Anke Huber in the final of the Paris Open on Feb. 16, is sipping apple juice in the living room.
Hingis and her mother have always been confident about what was going to happen with Martina's tennis career: She's been winning tournaments since age six, and she became the youngest juniors champion at a Grand Slam event when she won at Roland Garros when she was 12.
Hingis left school when she was 14, and her only friends, other than her mother, are those she has met on the tour.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/1997/womenmag/blueskies.html   (2588 words)

  
 HingisNews.net - Story
Martina took off like a shot and got the ball back into play and eventually, won the point when the talented Hantuchova was caught flat footed on a volley attempt.
Hingis is not only the most accomplished shotmaker in the business, she is also one of the few top players who goes out there because she enjoys her profession.
Hingis has been pillared mercilessly in the tennis press for the last three years for using the computer to hang on to the number one ranking.
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 Martina Hingis
Hingis was the youngest ever tennis player to top the rankings - she was 16 at the time.
Hingis started playing tennis professionally when she 14 and retired when she was 22.
Martina Hingis was born on 30 September 1980.
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 Martina Hingis Biography (Tennis Player) — FactMonster.com
Martina Hingis turned pro at age 14 and quickly became one of the dominant tennis stars of the 1990s.
Intensely competitive and a clever shotmaker, Hingis was ranked #1 in the world in women's singles in 1997, 1998 and 2000 and by the end of the year 2000 she had career prize winnings of $15 million.
Hingis was born in Slovkia (then Czechoslovakia) but moved to Switzerland in 1987 after her mother remarried...
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 Martina Hingis   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hingis was born to a Czech mother, Melanie Molitorová, and a Slovakian father, Karol Hingis, both of whom were accomplished tennis players: her mother once ranked number 10 among women in Czechoslovakia while her father is a tennis trainer in Košice.
Hingis was twice rated among FHM magazine's 100 sexiest women, and her doubles partnership with tennis's all-time glamour girl Anna Kournikova in the late-1990s and early-2000s attracted a great deal of attention.
Martina Hingis receiving treatment for her injured ankleHingis' three-year stranglehold on the Australian Open singles title came to an end in 2000 when she lost in the final to Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 7-5.
www.mingalaronline.net /story/martina_hingis.htm   (3460 words)

  
 Martina Hingis to stick around | Sunday Herald Sun
Hingis, 26, top seed for the Australian Women's Hardcourt titles starting on the Gold Coast tomorrow, said her career plans had not altered since her engagement to Czech player Radek Stepanek, 28, last month.
Hingis said a happy private life would lead to on-court success and insisted she would continue to play while she was competitive.
Hingis, who became the youngest Australian Open champion at the age of 16, had no ranking when she made her WTA Tour comeback at Royal Pines resort 12 months ago, making the semi-finals before reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.
www.news.com.au /heraldsun/story/0,21985,20989104-11088,00.html   (514 words)

  
 swissinfo - Martina Hingis riprende in mano la racchetta
A 25 anni, Martina Hingis ha deciso di riprovarci, nonostante un primo tentativo fallito nel febbraio scorso in un torneo disputato in Thailandia.
Martina Hingis ha collezionato 40 titoli nei tornei durante la sua breve carriera, tra cui cinque trofei del Grande Slam (Wimbledon 1997, US Open 1997, Australia 1997, 1998 e 1999).
Martina Hingis è assente dalle competizioni dal 10 ottobre 2002, quando era stata eliminata negli ottavi di finale del torneo di Filderstadt.
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 AskMen.com - Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis was born in what is now regarded as Slovakia on September 30, 1980.
Martina you are my favourite tennis player,we love you soo much with my girlfriend Clare.may leave to your to achieve all what you have desired in tennis.
Martina, without a doubt you are the stuff that dreams are made of.
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 Martina Hingis, The Second Act
Earlier, Hingis had disclosed in an interview that she was suffering from an iron deficiency, something that could have been one cause for her lack of energy in long matches.
Hingis is one of the few players who can successfully serve and volley and she can throw that tactic into the mix to further confuse her opponents.
Hingis has appreciated the warmth she has been shown by fans around the world and gives off every sign that she is working hard to continue to deserve their affection.
www.blogcritics.org /archives/2006/11/20/201853.php   (2254 words)

  
 Martina Hingis Image Gallery, Pictures, Biography, Career Highlights, Records, Related Links
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She was born Martina Hingis due to her father, Karol Hingis.
At this time, her mother was joined in matrimony, and thus named Hingis, but she has since changed her name twice, to Zogg, and its present incarnation, Molitor....
www.celebwelove.com /Martina_Hingis   (425 words)

  
 MARTINA HINGIS, biografia de Martina Hingis
Martina Hingisova nació en Kosice (Eslovaquia, parte de la antigua Checoslovaquia) el 30 de Septiembre de 1980, hija de Melannie Molitor (checa, entonces 24 años) y Karol Hingis (eslovaco, entonces 30 años).
El 97 fue el gran año de Martina, ganaba todos los torneos que jugaba y a finales de Marzo llegó al número 1 del mundo.
Depués de esto Martina se separó oficialmente de su madre en todos los aspectos.
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 Martina Hingis — Infoplease.com
Martina Hingis, 1997 People in the News - Martina Hingis, 16-year-old Swiss tennis player, won the Australian Open, becoming the youngest...
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 Pro Tennis Fan: Martina Hingis
MARTINA HINGIS has helped clarify why she is engaged to Radek Stepanek, and in the process managed to break the hearts of many male members of the fourth estate.
Martina Hingis confirmed she became engaged to Czech tennis player Radek Stepanek last month, though she was surprised it had taken so long for people to notice her ring.
Martina Hingis' surprising comeback after three years away from the WTA Tour gained more momentum when she upset the seeded players for the second time in three weeks to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open.
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 Best Sexy Celebs: Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis was born in what is now regarded as Slovakia on September 30, 1980.
By the age of four, Hingis was competing in tournaments and displaying a natural talent to strike the ball.
Hingis blitzed through the Swiss ranks as a child, winning a succession of tournaments and becoming the under-18 champion.
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 Martina the elder still holds court - Tennis - Sport - theage.com.au
Martina Hingis serves during her 6-2, 6-2 victory over Russian Alla Kudryavtseva in the Australian Open's second round yesterday.
Hingis was reminded soon after her first-round win over Nathalie Dechy how swiftly modern tennis moves, finding her name alongside Alla Kudryavtseva, of whom she knew nothing.
Hingis was happy enough with her work, but berated herself for going missing at 4-0 in the second set.
www.theage.com.au /news/tennis/still-holding-court/2007/01/18/1169095908720.html   (857 words)

  
 Martina Hingis - Ladies Court   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Martina Hingis points out the flaws in women’s tennis, which boils down to: most of the players suck, which is why I’m back.
Hingis says the women’s tour, sans the brutal bashing of the Williams sisters which contributed to her early exit from the game, hasn’t made a lot of progress in her absence.
Hingis disposed of 19-year-old Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals to move within two victories of her second Pacific Life Open title (1998) and 41st overall.
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 Martina Hingis
MARTINA HINGIS: I mean, I never played this girl before, so I didn't exactly know, you know, in the beginning what to do.
MARTINA HINGIS: It's been pretty much the whole match like that, that she was the one who is more aggressive because she has a game like that.
Hingis has since dropped her alliances with the first three and uprooted stakes in Switzerland for the Harry Hopman Tennis Academy at the Saddlebrook Resort near Tampa, Florida.
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 Hingis Blasts Past Lee In Miami - Martina Hingis News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Though Martina is the owner of numerous GS titles, the first GS in Mixed Doubles came at the 2006 AO w/Mahesh Bhupati.
Martina Hingis raced into the third round of the Nasdaq-100 Open on Friday with a typically commanding performance.
Hingis is a two-time winner of this tournament in its former disguises as both Key Biscayne and the Lipton Championships.
hingis.wtastarz.com /hingis/News/288   (308 words)

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