Martina Navratilova

Martina Navrátilová {{Audio|Cs-Martina Navratilova.ogg|listen}} (b. October 18 1956, in ?evnice, 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 US 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.

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October 18 - 1956 - ?evnice - Prague - Czechoslovakia - United States - 1975 - 1981 - Grand Slam - Wimbledon

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She was born Martina ?ubertová 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 (adding the feminine "ová").

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