MARTINA HINGIS
Birth Place
Kosice Slovakia- 30/9/80 (9/30/1980)
Residence
Trübbach Switzerland, also has a house somewhere in Czech or Slovak Republic.
Titles as a junior
Winner junior singles French Open and Wimbledon, -finalist junior
singles US Open (1994), -winner junior singles French Open 1993
Pro start
October, 1994
Grand Slam singles titles
4 : Australian Open (1997, 98), Wimbledon (1997), US Open (1997)
Career singles titles won
16 titles as of 15, March, 1998
Current WTA singles ranking
1st place on March 31, 1997- youngest ever at 16 years, 6 months, 1 day.
Highest singles ranking
1 (after March 31, 1997)
Grips
Forehand= Western or semi-Western...
Backhand looks Eastern... (two-handed)
Serve looks Continental
Volleys look Eastern or maybe Semi Western
Coach
Melanie Molitor (mom) (No relation to Paul Molitor) ... Hingis comes from Karol Hingis, her first husband (Martina's Father). Other coaches exist too.
Other
She won the doubles at Wimbledon in 96 with Helena Sukova -Also sponsored by Sergio (Was the youngest Grand Slam winner ever)
Strokes
Plays right handed with a two handed backhand, and a good serve for someone who is only 1.68 meters tall. Can hit slice, flat, or top-spin.
Other sports
Horse riding, skiing, I hear she does boxing too. She should take up ice hockey... She gets a kick out of soccer, yuk-yuk. Rollerblades as well.