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| Martina Hingis |
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"What rivalry? I win all the matches."
-Martina Hingis
| Date of Birth: September 30, 1980 |
| Birthplace: Slovakia |
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| For her killer instinct on the court and killer physique off of it. |
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| Plain and simple, Hingis is one of the most talented women to ever pick up a tennis racquet. |
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Martina Hingis was born in what is now regarded as Slovakia on September 30, 1980. Some time after, her parents divorced and her mother, Melanie Molitor, moved her daughter to Switzerland, her home ever since. Her mother has been the driving force in her life and has served as her only coach throughout her illustrious career.
A fantastic player in her own right, her mother imparted to Martina an uncanny ability to control a match and finish a point with flair and flawless technique. So sure was she that her daughter would become a tennis star, that she named her after the most celebrated female player at the time of her birth, Martina Navratilova. A symbol of tennis dominance and freedom because of her defection to the United States, Navratilova represented the type of player and person Molitor wanted her daughter to become.
By the age of four, Hingis was competing in tournaments and displaying a natural talent to strike the ball. Two years later she was playing against girls over the age of nine. Athletic pursuits were her life at the time, as she would participate in tennis clinics by day, play a soccer game in the evening and then hit more balls at night. Martina also demonstrated a love for horseback riding that has persisted to the present day. |
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