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At one time ranked #1 in the world for women's singles, she has not played since October 2002 because of chronic foot injuries, and in February 2003 she stated that she could not foresee a return to tennis. In her statements, she said that due to her injuries she could not play to a level where she would again be competitive with the best, and was not interested in coping with the pain in her feet to compete at a lesser level.
Like many professional tennis players, Hingis started playing at a very young age. By 5 years of age, she started entering tournaments. In 1996, Hingis partnered with Helena Sukova in the Ladies Doubles event and made history by becoming the youngest person ever to win one of the Wimbledon championships in the Open Era, and the youngest since the 19th century.
In singles play, she won both the Wimbledon championships and the US Open in 1997 and the Australian Open in 1997, 1998 and 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep. In 1998 she won the all four of the Grand SlamA Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments and rank as the tournaments in doubles.
Hingis, sometimes referred to as the "Swiss Miss", was as widely admired for her attractive playing style as her success. Lacking the outright power of even Monica SelesMonica Seles (born December 2, 1973), originally Monika Sele is an accomplished female tennis player winner of many competitions including nine Grand Slam titles. Seles was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (now Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro). She is an eth, let alone the current heavy-hitters like Serena WilliamsSerena Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a professional women's tennis player, who has been ranked number 1 by the WTA on many occasions. She is the younger sister of another female tennis champion, Venus Williams. She currently resides at Palm Beach, Hingis made up for it with her fluent, precise groundstrokes, skill at the net (enabling her to become an outstanding doubles player), and outstanding shot selection.
Hingis was also popular with the tennis-watching public for her usually bright, bubbly demeanour in public. Combined with an attractive appearance she was almost a marketer's dream. She won several Grand Slam double titles with Natasha ZverevaNatalya "Natasha" Zvereva ( Belarusian: Russian: born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. A Belarusian tennis star, she dominated doubles tennis tournaments in 1980s and early 1990s. Zvereva has four WTA Tour single titles and 78 (!) double t from BelarusThe Republic of Belarus ( Belarusian: #x301 Russian: #x301 (former: #x301 ) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Name Main article: White Russia The spellings Belorussia and Byelorussia are transliterations of the name of the c, but it was her doubles appearances with Anna Kournikova attracted large amount of attention, mainly for this reason. Hingis was rated among FHM's 100 sexiest women in 1999 and 2000.
She speaks four languages: Czech, German (in particular Swiss German), English, and some French.
According to a May 2003 article, Hingis is now spending her time studying English, making personal appearances for various sponsors, playing tennis recreationally, and indulging in her love of horseback riding. She had been widely reported as dating Sergio García, a high-profile professional golfer; however, García publicly acknowledged the end of the relationship in 2004.
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