Who is Martina Navratilova?
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Martina Navrátilová (b. October 18, 1956, in Řevnice, near Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the United States in 1975 and became a U.S. citizen in 1981. During her career she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 40 Grand Slam doubles titles (31 women's doubles and 9 mixed doubles). She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She is considered one of the greatest players of all time.\n\nShe was born Martina Šubertová in 1956. Her parents divorced when she was three, and in 1962 her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfather
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She played tennis!\n\nShe was famous because was an athlete that was female and she was better at her sport than most men.  She was like the MIA Hamm of her day!
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Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Marat Safin, Pete Samprass
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Steffi Graf. Steffi Graf. Steffi Graf.\n\n her details below:-\n(from http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Graf_Steffi.html)\nGraf, queen of the lawn\nBy Bob Carter\nSpecial to ESPN.com\n\n\n"Steffi Graf's the best all-around player. Martina won more on fast courts and I won more on slow courts, but Steffi came along and won more titles on both surfaces,"says Chris Evert on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.\n\nThe beginning came neatly wrapped in irony, one teen tennis queen across the court from a future one. In 1982, Steffi Graf, a 13-year-old German and the youngest phenom to turn professional, played her first match against Tracy Austin, a 19-year-old American who had won the U.S. Open three years earlier.\n\nAfter winning 6-4, 6-0 in Filderstadt, Germany, Austin downplayed Graf's skills by saying there were "hundreds" like Graf back in the U.S., girls with game. The analysis turned into a monstrous mis-hit, for Graf wasn't like the other kids, before or after her, whether they were named Austin or Jaeger, Sabatini or Seles, Capriati or Hingis.\n\nSome started on the women's tour with more hype or endorsements than Graf. Some won big tournaments more quickly. None would match her achievements.\n\nIn 1988, at 19, Graf won the Grand Slam. A year later, after beating Martina Navratilova for her second Wimbledon singles title, an awed Navratilova said, "I don't know how much more she can improve."\n\nGraf generated passion for tennis from the time she picked up a wooden racket at age three. As a youngster, she won almost solely with her forehand, which Chris Evert called "the best in women's tennis." Later, Graf developed a wicked sliced backhand and built her serve up to 105 mph.\n\nShe was so fast and athletic, tracking balls that seemed unplayable, that people wondered if she might have succeeded as a sprinter as well. As a pro, Graf overcame multiple injuries, staying at No. 1 longer than anyone.\n\nShe won her first Grand Slam tournament in 1987, the French Open, and became the Women's Tennis Association's No. 1 player that August, a ranking she kept for a record 186 consecutive weeks. When she retired in 1999, she had won 22 majors, second only to Margaret Court's 24. She had won Wimbledon seven times and her 107 tournament victories placed her third behind Navratilova (167) and Evert (154). She spent a record 377 weeks at No. 1.\n\nSoon after retiring she made headlines off the court for dating Andre Agassi. They married in October 2001 and she gave birth to son Jaden four days later. They had a girl, Jaz, in October 2003.\n\nStefanie Maria Graf was born June on 14, 1969 in Mannheim, West Germany, and in 1978 the family moved to nearby Bruehl. Her father Peter, a car and insurance salesman, was an aspiring tennis coach who began teaching her to swing a racket in the family's living room. She was on a court at four, in her first tournament at five and taking lessons at six.\n\nGraf grew in love with the sport, often having to be coaxed off the practice court. Soon, she competed against older players, spent time at a training center and won junior tournaments with regularity. She turned pro at 13 years, four months, and was ranked 124th as she began her first season in 1983. She climbed to No. 98 by season's end, to 22 the next year and No. 6 in 1985, all without winning any singles titles.\n\nPeter Graf closely controlled her schedule, limiting her play so that she wouldn't burn out like many other youngsters. In 1985, for instance, she played 10 events leading up to the U.S. Open; Gabriela Sabatini, a year younger at 15, played 21.\n\nWith her father reining in her personal life, Graf often declined social invitations and made few friends on tour. She had no time for boyfriends. "I think only of tennis, tennis, tennis," she said.\n\nWhether working with her father or coach Pavel Slozil, Graf practiced for as much a
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Martina Navratilova started to wear men's shorts late in her career.  Anne White famously wore a unitard at Wimbledon.  And some folks use a towel and drape it over their legs while resting.
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Rafa I mean Rafael Nadal. Federee is also good but Rafa is a rockstar. Such a strong body combined with powerful shots.\nIn Gals i lov Maria Sharapova with her orgasmic shrieks.
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There are many Martina's in women's tennis! You'll have to clarify whether it is Navratilova, Hingis or a different one that never won a grand slam...
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Kournikova.\n\nShe's retired now.
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Il y a peu de chose à ajouter. A part que d'autres joueurs et joueuses avars en commentaires positifs et eux-mêmes brillants techniquement ont été élogieux envers lui : Martina Navratilova aurait dit de lui qu'il était "magique". John McEnroe, qui à l'instar de Sampras avait Rod Laver pour model de perfection lorsqu'il était actif, aurait dit que Federer est le meilleur de tous les temps, "la perfection".\nPour moi, ce sont les compliments ultimes, en raison de leurs source qui font que confirmer mon humble avis personnel amateur. (McEnroe a par ailleur affirmé que Justine Hénin avait le meilleur revers du circuit hommes/femmes confondus, et je suis entièrement d'accord :-)
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Roger Federer. Maybe the best player of all time.
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Steffi Graf, Tennis Player \n\nBorn: 14 June 1969 \nBirthplace: Bruhl, Germany \nBest Known As: 1988 Grand Slam winner \nGraf was the dominant women's tennis player of the early 1990s. Big and athletic, with a powerful serve, she won an amazing 22 major championships, including seven singles titles at Wimbledon. In 1988 she completed a rare Grand Slam, winning the U.S., Australian and French Opens and Wimbledon in one year. Graf retired in 1999. The same year she began a relationship with tennis star Andre Agassi; they married in October 2001 and have two children.
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The best all around tennis player to ever play the game of tennis was \n\nMen- Pete Sampras he was an incredible player who served and volleyed and won 14 grand slam titles the most by any male player.\n\nWomen- Margaret Smith Court with an outstanding 24 grand slam wins! She was an amazing Aussie who played baseline points and crushed her opponents!!
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Do you mean Rosemary Casals? She was a professional tennis player in the 60's and 70's. She was one of the commentators for the Billie Jean King - Bobby Riggs, Battle of the Sexes Match.
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I think it was a bit of a fluke that Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon.   Her competitors have caught on to her one dimensional game.  She's okay looking for a toothpick.  Exactly why does she make all those millions in endorsements?  Lately she hasn't delivered at the grand slams.  Hmmm....is she feeling the pressure from her corporate sponsors?  Arrogant, but she's only 19.  (Or whatever age she is now.)  Proud?  The way she's playing, she's got nothing to be proud of.  Remember Jamea Jackson upset her at Eastborne in the semis.  That's hardly a vote of confidence going into Wimbledon.
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la numéro 1 DU tennis : justine henin ardenne\net le numéro 1 DU tennis : roger federer
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i would say maria sharapova...she already won the wimbledon...and she is kicking butt in the tour...
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sheryl swoops (wnba)\nMartina Navratilova (tennis)\nGreg Louganis (diver)\nBrian Orser (skater)\nRudy Galindo (skater)\nIan Roberts (rugby)