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Martina Navrátilová (born October 18 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. She is generally considered one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time.
Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the United States in 1975 and became a U.S. citizen in 1981. During her career she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 40 Grand Slam doubles titles (31 women's doubles and 9 mixed doubles). She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She is also well known as openly being lesbian, in a time when admitting sexual orientation was not as common as today.
Tennis career
Navrátilová was born Martina Šubertová in 1956. Her parents divorced when she was three, and in 1962 her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfather (adding the feminine suffix "ová"), thus becoming Martina Navrátilová . More on [ Martina Navratilova ]
A Martina Navratilova Fan Site - Pictures and links.
Game, Set and Match, Martina - Fan page with news, photos, career results, and message board.
Meta Description: [ Everything about Martina Navratilova ]
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Martina Navratilova: A Tribute - A tribute site to Martina with a gallery of pictures and anectdotes from her time as a professional player.
Meta Description: [ The ultimate website for fans of Martina Navratilova. Contains exclusive photos, interviews, match and career news, profiles, Messages to Martina, and much more! ]
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Martina's Home Page - Records, pictures, interviews, news. Also in Italian.
Navratilova at the US Open - News, links, and highlights of the player.
Meta Description: [ An account of
Martina Navratilova's doubles match at the 2000
US Open. ]
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