Melbourne Memories: The Hingis hat-trick - WTA Tennis
Jan 19, 2021 · Martina Hingis dominated the Australian Open at the end of the 1990s, capping off the decade with three straight titles as she cemented her Hall of Fame legacy.
Martina Hingis | AO - Australian Open
While her three-year monopoly of the Open was impressive, Hingis' most memorable match in Melbourne was probably her 2002 final against Jennifer Capriati. The Swiss woman led a set and 4-0, holding four match points before letting Capriati level the match.
1997 | The youngest Grand Slam winner | AO - Australian Open
The crown for youngest Grand Slam winner, man or woman, belongs to Martina Hingis. In 1997, at the age of 16-years and 117-days, the Swiss defeated former world No.3 Mary Pierce in the final of the Australian Open.
Martina Hingis - Wikipedia
Martina Hingis (German pronunciation: [maʁˈtiːna ˈhɪŋɡɪs], Slovak: Martina Hingisová; born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis was the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and to attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and 90 weeks as the doubles world No. 1, holding both No. 1 ...
Martina Hingis - International Tennis Hall of Fame
Hingis enjoyed great success in Melbourne and was a crowd favorite. She earned her first title there in 1997 with a routine 6-2, 6-2 victory over Pierce. After winning her third Australian Open in 1999 over France’s Amélie Mauresmo , 6-2, 6-3, Hingis delighted her adoring legion of fans by tossing her match racquet and two others from her ...
Martina Hingis: Swiss Tennis Player - Biography & Achievements
Jun 25, 2024 · Born on 30th September 1980 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, Martina Hingis is a professional tennis player who remained World No.1 for 209 weeks. Her achievements:- Won the women's single event of 1997 Australian Open held in Melbourne, Australia.
Tennis: Precision beats muscle in teenage battle - NZ Herald
MELBOURNE - Martina Hingis struggled to find the right word in English, her third or fourth language. Then the message became clear. "I always do well in Australia, so I was kind of expecting...
Farewell Martina Hingis, one of the tennis greats
Oct 27, 2017 · The next year, she became the dominant force in singles, winning three majors, reaching the final of the other (the French Open), and becoming the WTA World No.1. Her fourth and fifth Grand Slam singles titles came at the Australian Open, part of her three-year dominance in Melbourne from 1997-1999.
Lost Artist - Tennis.com
Jul 12, 2013 · As a player, Hingis was cocky and outspoken, she suffered the meltdown to end all meltdowns in the 1999 French Open final against Steffi Graf, and her career came to an end in 2007 after she...
The Tennis 128: No. 30, Martina Hingis – Heavy Topspin
Oct 19, 2022 · Love her or loathe her, Martina Hingis was a quote machine. “I mean, I have so many records already.” No big deal, 16-year-old Martina just won Wimbledon, brushing aside Mary Pierce in a 59-minute final.