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Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 59 major titles, the most in the Open Era. Alongside Chris Evert, her greatest rival, Navratilova dominated women's tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Navratilova was ranked as the world No. 1 in singles for a total of 332 weeks (second only to Steffi Graf), and for a record 237 weeks in doubles, making her the only player in history to have held the top spot in both disciplines for over 200 weeks. She won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, both the Open Era records. She won a record six consecutive singles majors across 1983 and 1984 while simultaneously winning the Grand Slam in doubles. Navratilova claims the best professional season w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Three-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships. It was her sixth Wimbledon singles title and twelfth major singles title overall. It marked Evert's seventh runner-up finish at Wimbledon, the joint-most at a major (shared with Blanche Bingley, also at Wimbledon). Seeds Chris Evert Lloyd ''(final)'' Martina Navratilova (champion) n/a Hana Mandlíková ''(third round)'' Manuela Maleeva ''(fourth round)'' Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinals)'' Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(second round)'' Helena Suková ''(quarterfinals)'' Zina Garrison ''(semifinals)'' Bonnie Gadusek ''(second round)'' Kathy Jordan ''(second round)'' Steffi Graf ''(fourth round)'' Catarina Lindqvist ''(first round)'' Carling Bassett ''(second round)'' Wendy Turnbull ''(third round)'' Gabriela Sabatini ''(third round)'' Kathy Rin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles ...
Two-time defending champion Martina Navratilova successfully defended her title, defeating Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1985 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her sixth Tour Finals singles title. Seeds # Martina Navratilova (champion) # Chris Evert-Lloyd ''(first round)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(semifinals)'' # Helena Suková ''(final)'' Draw See also *WTA Tour Championships appearances References 1985 Virginia Slims Championships Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Virginia Slims Championships - Singles Singles 1985 Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1984 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her fifth Tour Finals singles title. This was the first edition of the tournament to feature a best-of-five-sets final. Seeds # Martina Navratilova (champion) # Chris Evert-Lloyd ''(final)'' # Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(first round)'' # Jo Durie ''(first round)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andrea Temesvári ''(first round)'' # Zina Garrison ''(first round)'' Draw See also *WTA Tour Championships appearances This article lists the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Finals since the tournament's inception in 1972. Since 2003, the tournament has pitted the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two groups i ... External links 1984 Virginia Slims Championships Draw {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1983 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her fourth Tour Finals singles title. Sylvia Hanika was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Navratilova. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Martina Navratilova (champion) # Chris Evert-Lloyd ''(final)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(first round)'' # Tracy Austin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wendy Turnbull ''(first round)'' # Bettina Bunge ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sylvia Hanika ''(semifinals)'' Draw See also *WTA Tour Championships appearances This article lists the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Finals since the tournament's inception in 1972. Since 2003, the tournament has pitted the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Avon Championships – Singles ...
Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) to win the singles tennis title at the 1981 Avon Championships. It was her third Tour Finals title, fifth singles title of the season, and 50th career singles title. Tracy Austin was the defending champion, but did not qualify this year. Seeds Draw Finals Round robin Group A Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round. Allen takes 2nd place after defeating Mandlíková Group B Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round. References Tournament Profile (ITF)Main Draw (WTA) {{DEFAULTSORT:1981 Avon Championships - Singles 1981 WTA Tour Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Avon Championships
The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1979 WTA Tour. It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25, 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Doubles Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve defeated Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi (born August 22, 1955) is a retired American professional tennis player. She is from San Mateo, California. Kiyomura played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1984. She played in 11 US Opens, reaching the fourth round in 1978. In ..., 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3). See also * 1979 Colgate Series Championships References External links * ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament edition details {{1979 in tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final, 7–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1978 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her first Tour Finals singles title, and the first of an eventual record eight such titles. Chris Evert was the reigning champion, but did not qualify this year. Seeds Draw Finals Round robin Gold group Orange group See also *WTA Tour Championships appearances ReferencesOfficial Results Archive (ITF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 Virginia Slims Championships - Singles Singles
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1987 US Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 US Open. It was her fourth US Open singles title and 17th major singles title overall. Six-time champion Chris Evert lost in the quarterfinals to Lori McNeil. This marked the first time Evert lost before the semifinals at the US Open, ending a streak of 17 consecutive semifinal appearances. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Steffi Graf ''(finalist)'' # Martina Navratilova ''(champion)'' # Chris Evert ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(fourth round)'' # Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Helena Suková ''(semifinalist)'' # Zina Garrison ''(fourth round)'' # Gabriela Sabatini ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière ''(fourth round)'' # Lori McNeil ''(semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 US Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1986 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and 15th major singles title overall. Navratilova became the first woman in the Open Era to win a major after saving match points en route, saving three against Steffi Graf in the semifinals. Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Wendy Turnbull. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Martina Navratilova ''(champion)'' # Chris Evert ''(semifinalist)'' # Steffi Graf ''(semifinalist)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(fourth round)'' # Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(fourth round)'' # Helena Suková ''(finalist)'' # Bonnie Gadusek ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Manuela Maleeva ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Kathy Rinaldi ''(first round)'' # Gabriela Sabatini ''(f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 US Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 US Open. The victory marked Navratilova's sixth consecutive major singles title, tying Margaret Court and Maureen Connolly's achievement. She also became the first player in history to win the Surface Slam, having won the preceding French Open and Wimbledon. It was her second US Open singles title and eleventh major singles title overall. This marked the first major appearance for future world No. 3 and 1990 champion Gabriela Sabatini; she was defeated in the third round by Helena Suková. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 See also * Evert–Navratilova rivalry External links1984 US Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 US Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated the defending champion Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1983 US Open. With the win, she completed the career Grand Slam in singles. It was her first US Open singles title and seventh major singles title overall. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Martina Navratilova ''(champion)'' # Chris Evert ''(finalist)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Tracy Austin ''(withdrew)'' # Pam Shriver ''(semifinalist)'' # Wendy Turnbull ''(third round)'' # Sylvia Hanika ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Andrea Temesvári ''(third round)'' # Zina Garrison ''(fourth round)'' # Barbara Potter ''(second round)'' # Kathy Rinaldi ''(second round)'' # Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(second round)'' # Jo Durie ''(semifinalist)'' # Virginia Ruzici ''(first round)'' # Kathy Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
