Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss tennis player and former world No. 1. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and 90 weeks as doubles world No. 1, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks. In her tennis career, she won five Grand Slam singles titles, thirteen Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, winning a calendar-year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and seven Grand Slam mixed doubles titles; for a combined total of twenty-five major titles. She was a contestant in the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 30 September 1980
Birth Place: Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
Residence: Feusisberg, Switzerland
Birth Name: Martina Hingis Molitor
Nickname: The Swiss Miss
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Occupation: Professional tennis player
Nationality: Swiss
Race/Ethnicity: White
Religion: Christianity
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Martina Hingis Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 130 lbs
Weight in Kilogram: 59 kg
Height in Feet: 5′ 7″
Height in Meters: 1.70 m
Body Build/Type: Athletic
Body Measurements: 36-26-35 in (91.5-66-89 cm)
Breast Size: 36 inches (91.5 cm)
Waist Size: 26 inches (66 cm)
Hips Size: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bra Size/Cup Size: 32C
Feet/Shoe Size: 7.5 (US)
Dress Size: 6 (US)
Martina Hingis Family Details:
Father: Karol Hingis (Accomplished Tennis Player)
Mother: Melanie Molitorová (Accomplished Tennis Player)
Spouse/Husband: Harald Leemann (m. 2018), Thibault Hutin (2010-?) (divorced)
Children: Lia (Daughter) (b. February 26, 2019)
Siblings: Unknown
Others: Andreas Zogg (Stepfather) (Computer Technician)
Martina Hingis Education:
Not available
Tennis Career:
Year Turned Pro: 1994
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
High Rank for Singles: No. 1 (31 March 1997)
High Rank for Doubles: No. 1 (8 June 1998)
Singles Career record: 548–135 (80.2%)
Singles Career titles: 43
Doubles Career record: 490–110 (81.7%)
Doubles Career titles: 64
Retired: 29 October 2017
Martina Hingis Facts:
*She was born on September 30, 1980 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, to Karol Hingis and Melanie Molitorová, both of whom were tennis players.
*She was named after Martina Navratilova.
*She began playing tennis at age 2.
*She won a Grand Slam junior title at age 12.
*She turned professional in 1994.
*She made her WTA debut at the Zurich Open in October 1994.
*She spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1.
*One of the greatest tennis players of all time.
*She has won five Grand Slam singles titles, three at the Australian Open (1997 to 1999), one at the U.S. Open (1997) and one at Wimbledon (1997).
*She won the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title together with Sania Mirza.
*She won two Australian Open Doubles titles with Anna Kournikova.
*She was ranked by Tennis magazine in 2005 as the 8th-greatest female player of the preceding 40 years.
*She was named one of the “30 Legends of Women’s Tennis: Past, Present and Future” by TIME in June 2011.
*She speaks Swiss German, Standard German, Czech, English and French fluently.
*Since July 2018, she has been married to Harald Leemann with whom she has a daughter, Lia.
*She was previously married to Thibault Hutin.
*Follow her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.