Some Interesting facts on Martina
*Five of her seven 1999 singles titles came at Grand Slam or Tier I events; tied for most titles in 1999; reached the finals at 13 of the 20 tournaments she played in 1999, including three Grand Slam finals.
*Finished 1999 with 71 match wins, leading the tour, and became the first woman player to earn more than million in prize money for three straight years.
*Ended 1999 tied with Lindsay Davenport for 16th place on the Open Era titles list with 26.
*At the 1999 Australian Open, became the only player in history to win the same Grand Slam tournament in singles and doubles three consecutive years with three different doubles partners. Won the 1999 doubles title with first-time partner Anna Kournikova and recorded her fifth straight Grand Slam doubles title; the singles title was her fifth Grand Slam title.
*Won second straight title of 1999 in Tokyo, reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking by defeating No. 3 Jana Novotna in the semi-finals; title included consecutive wins over Sugiyama, Graf, Novotna and Coetzer.
*Reached the 1999 French Open final and came within three points of the title, the only Grand Slam singles title she hasn't won, before falling to Steffi Graf; also reached the doubles final, her sixth consecutive Grand Slam doubles final.
*Reached her third Grand Slam final of 1999 at the U.S. Open with a third-set rally over No. 3 Venus Williams in the semi-finals. Before falling to Williams' sister, Serena, in the final, where she saved two match points at 5-3 in the second set and rallied to force a tie-break before losing.
*In August 1999, defeated No. 10 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, No. 6 Mary Pierce and stopped four-time defending champion and world No. 5 Monica Seles to claim her first Canadian Open. Ending Seles' 24-match winning streak at the event; win over Pierce avenged her 6-0, 6-0 loss to Pierce there in 1995, and win over Seles avenged a loss in the 1998 semi-finals.
*At the 1999, Family Circle Cup Hingis and Kournikova became the youngest players to ever meet each other in the finals.
*Hingis won the Grand Slam in Doubles in 1998. She won the Australian Open with Mirjana Lucic and The French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open with Jana Novotna.
*Hingis earned more than million in 1997. That is more then any other female tennis player has ever earned in 1 year.
*In 1997, Hingis became the youngest no.1 seed in U.S. Open History. Tracy Austin was the previous youngest No. 1 seed at the age of 17 years and eight months in 1980.
*In 1997, Hingis became the youngest Champion this century to win Wimbledon.
*On March 31st 1997 Hingis became the youngest female tennis player to ever hold the no.1 ranking.
*In 1997, Hingis earned $1 million faster than anyone, man, or women in tennis history.
*It is well known that Martina Hingis is named after Martina Navratilova. However, did you know that Martina Navratilova was named after the ski lodge where she was conceived.
*Hingis by winning the 1997 Doubles and Singles title at the Australian Open became the first to do so since Martina Navratilova did it in 1985.
*Hingis entered the record books as the youngest champion to lift a Grand Slam title since amateur Lottie Dod won Wimbledon 110 years ago aged 15 years and 10 months.
*When Hingis beat Monica Seles 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the 1996 Bank of the West classic she joined Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf as the only players to take a set at love from Seles.
*Became the youngest player male or female in History to earn over a Million dollars on the Pro Tour.
*In reaching her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 1996 Ford Australian Open, she became the youngest ever to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals at the 15 years, 3 months and 22 days; unseeded and defeated 11th Seed Brenda Schultz MacCarthy in the fourth Round.
*Broke into the Top 15 on February 5, 1996. Less than 2 years after debuting at 399 in the rankings. After defeating Gabriela Sabatini and reaching the semi-finals at Pan Pacific broke into the Top 20 at No. 19 on June 12, 1995 just 8 months after playing her first Corel WTA Tour Event and just 15 months after debuting in the rankings on March 21, 1994.
*In 1995, became the youngest female player in Open era to win a Singles Match at the Ford Australian Open at 14 years, four months.
*Recipient of the 1995 Corel WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award; and named the 1995 Tennis Magazine Female player of the year.
*Beat No.5 Jana Novotna at the 1995 Hamburg Open for her first win over a Top Ten Player and Later beat No. 10 Anke Huber to reach her first ever Corel WTA Tour final but lost to Conchita Martinez.
*Reached the 4th Round 1995 U.S. Open; upset 8th Seeded Magdaleena Maleeva in the 2nd Round. In the first round at the 1995 French Open saved 3 match points to come back and beat Judith Wiesner in the 3rd round. Then lost to 7th seeded Lindsay Davenport in 3 sets.
*Won her first Corel WTA Tour doubles title at the 1995 Hamburg Open with Gigi Fernandez. Unseeded in Toronto 1995 upset three seeded teams including Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Jana Novotna to reach the doubles final with Iva Majoli.
*Just 2 weeks into her Professional Career upset Helena Sukova in the opening Round at 1994 Filderstadt, then 2 weeks later upset Sabine Hack in the 2nd Round of Essen.
*First Pro Match on the Corel WTA Tour was at 1994 Zurich where she defeated Patty Fendick 6-4, 6-3
*She is coached by her mum a tennis champion herself Melanie Zogg.
*June 7,1996 became the youngest women in history to win a title at Wimbledon by winning the doubles title with Helena Sukova of Czech Republic. Along the way to winning the title they beat a team of Arantxa Sanchez -Vicario & Jana Novotna.
*Became the youngest player since Jennifer Capriati in 1991 to reach the quarter finals at the U.S. Open.
*Became the only player since Martina Navratilova to reach the semi finals in mixed doubles, doubles and singles at the 96' U.S. Open.
*Became the lowest seeded player to reach the semi-finals at the U.S. Open'96 since 1978.
*Hingis defeated Anna Kournikova 6-0, 6-0 at the 1994 U.S. Open Jr's Semi Finals.
*Reached 1993 Wimbledon Junior semi-finals (first grass event)
*Began skiing and playing Tennis at age 2; entered tournaments at age 5.
*Won title competing in first ever pro event at the ITF Women's Circuit satellite tournament in Langenthal, Switzerland (October 1993).
*At age 12 became the youngest ever Grand Slams Junior titlest at 1993 French Open.
Replacing prior record holder Jennifer Capriati. Defeated then No. 215 ranked Laurence Courtois in the final. Named 1994 International Tennis Federation Junior Girl's Singles Champion. Won 1994 Wimbledon and French Open junior singles and the French Open doubles; was a finalist at the 1994 U.S. Open Juniors; semi-finalist at the 1993 Wimbledon junior singles and doubles and quarter finalist at the 1993 French Open doubles and the 1994 U.S. Open junior doubles.
