Martina Navratilova

Biography

Martina Navratilova is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in women's singles for 332 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 seven times, and was world No. 1 in women's doubles for a record 237 weeks. Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, including an Open Era record 59 major titles: 18 in singles, an all-time record 31 in women's doubles, and an Open Era record 10 in mixed doubles. Her nine Wimbledon singles titles are an all-time record. Alongside Chris Evert, her greatest rival, Navratilova dominated women's tennis for much of the 1980s.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Order of the White Lion 3rd Class · 2025
• ★Silver Medal of the President of the Senate · 2023
• ★BBC 100 Women · 2013
• ★Philippe Chatrier Award · 2009
• ★Great Immigrants Award · 2008