Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

FEBRUARY - Consecutive 1r losses in doubles at Dubai and Doha (both w/L.Huber; first events of season).

MARCH - Reached final at Tier I Miami (as No.7 seeds w/L.Huber, fell to top seeds Raymond/Stosur).

MAY - Fell 1r at Warsaw (w/L.Huber); as top seeds w/Strycova, upset in 2r at Prague (l. to Harkleroad/Mattek); was first Tour event in former homeland in 20 years, since 1986 Fed Cup; fell in opening match in Rome (w/L.Huber); captured 176th career Tour doubles title (and first of season) at Strasbourg (as top seeds w/L.Huber); at Roland Garros, upset in 2r of doubles (as No.7 seeds w/Huber) but reached mixed doubles SF (as No.6 seeds w/B.Bryan, l. to No.7 seeds Likhovtseva/Nestor).

JUNE - Doubles runner-up at Eastbourne (as No.4 seeds w/Huber, upset top seeds Raymond/Stosur in SF before falling to Kuznetsova/Mauresmo); at Wimbledon, fell in doubles QF (w/Huber) and in mixed doubles 3r (w/Knowles); had announced was ultimate Wimbledon appearance earlier in fortnight.

AUGUST - Won 177th career Tour doubles title at Montreal (as unseeded, first-time pairing w/Petrova, upset top seeds Yan/Zheng in QF and No.2 seeds Black/Groenefeld in final); impressive showing in last event of career at US Open, reaching doubles QF (as No.10 seeds w/Petrova, fell to top seeds, defending champions Raymond/Stosur 76(1) 63, having trailed 5-2 first set) and capturing 10th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title (w/B.Bryan; d. Peschke/Damm in final); finished career on winning note with 354th professional title.

Holds 167 singles titles, more than any man/woman player; won at least one Tour event a year for 21 consecutive years; holds 177 doubles titles, incl. seven won in 2003 and one won in 2004; has won singles and doubles titles at same event 84 times to lead all players; was ranked No. 1 for a total of 331 weeks on nine different occasions; 156 consecutively from June 14, 1982-June 9, 1985, second only to GrafÆs 1987-90 record 186 weeks; in her career, Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 43 times (43-37), Billie Jean King nine times (9-5), Tracy Austin 21 times (21-13), Evonne Goolagong 15 times (15-12), Hana Mandlikova 30 times (30-7), Andrea Jeager 11 times (11-4), Steffi Graf nine times (9-9), Gabriela Sabatini 15 times (15-6), Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 12 times (12-3) and Monica Seles seven times (7-10); Her æGolden RunÆ from December 21,1981 through January 24, 1987 (61-month period) saw her win 71 titles, 12 of 17 Grand Slam singles titles (including six straight) and 432 of 446 matches - a 0.969 win-percentage, losing only 14 matches to nine players: Hanika, Shriver. Evert (four times), Horvath, Mandlikova (three times), Sukova, Kohde-Kilsch, K. Jordan, Graf; through the next three years, would lose only to a further four players: Sabatini, Zvereva, Garrison and Neiland; her doubles record with Shriver was unprecedented: they won their 79th doubles title together at the 1992 US Hardcourts; won 21 Grand Slams together between 1981-89; holds record of 109 consecutive doubles matches won, dating from April 24, 1983 to July 6, 1985; streak broken 57 63 64 in Wimbledon final by K. Jordan/Smylie
1973 - Tour debut at Fort Lauderdale as a qualifier, d. Chanfreau in opening match (l. 2r to Tuero); four SF: St. Petersburg-FL (upsetting Masthoff), Bratislava, Canadian Open and Charlotte (d. Morozova); in debut Grand Slam, QF of Roland Garros, d. No. 5 seed Richey before falling to Goolagong; W-L for the year: 17-15, not incl. six qualifying wins
1974 - Played 19 tournaments (32-18 W-L), SF or better at four; QF only once in first nine tournaments before reaching final of Hamburg (German Open); runner-up at Rome; SF at Eastbourne and QF at Roland Garros for second straight year; won first Tour title on September 22 at Orlando, unseeded, defeating Top 10 players No.2 seed Casals, No.3 seed Durr and No.4 seed Heldman in last three rounds
1975 - Reached first Grand Slam final as No.8 seed in Australia (d. top seed Court; l. to No.3 Goolagong); consistent VS circuit, losing before SF twice in 10 tournaments, winning Washington, DC (d. Evert for first time in QF 36 64 76(5-4)) and Boston, with consecutive 3s victories over all-time greats Wade, Court and Goolagong (first win over her); runner-up at Rome and Roland Garros (l. to Evert), Chicago (d. Evert), VS Championships (l. to Evert); runner-up at 13 of 25 tournaments played (88-20 W-L) and finished No.3 on computer rankings
1976 - Less impressive year after announcing her defection from Czechoslovakia at 1975 US Open, reaching just three finals, winning Houston (d. Evert), Sydney (d. Court), and runner-up in Dallas, from 17 tournaments played (41-15 W-L); nine SF (including Wimbledon) and finished No.4 in rankings
1977 - Reached 11 finals in 20 events, winning six titles; appeared in first US Open SF, falling to Turnbull in 3s; on VS circuit, seven finals, winning four titles, incl. Washington, DC over Evert; ranked No.2 between February-November; won 66 of 81 matches
1978 - Began season winning seven straight titles and 37 matches (17 of those over Top 10 players) on VS circuit (including first-ever victory over King in Houston final) before falling 76 third set to 15-year-old Austin in QF of Dallas; won VS Championships (over Goolagong) and Eastbourne (d. Evert 97 final set - just fifth victory in 27 meetings at the time) going into Wimbledon where she won first Grand Slam title with comeback wins over Goolagong and then Evert to ascend to No.1 for first time; won only Phoenix out of next six tournaments to finish 80-9; fourth player (after Evert, King and Wade) to cross $1-million mark at Palm Springs
1979 - Won 11 tournaments in 23 starts (90-12), incl. Wimbledon singles and doubles (w/King) with mother watching; runner-up in six others; reached SF at US Open; led primary rivals Evert (5-2) and Austin (7-5) during the year; season prize money leader for first time with $691,198
1980 - Won 11 of 24 events, incl. five of seven titles on Avon Circuit, runner-up to Austin in Circuit Championships at Madison Square Garden; lost No.1 ranking to Austin briefly in April and again following early Eastbourne loss; Evert upset her in Wimbledon SF after d. King 10-8 final set in titanic QF; failed to win title in last six events of the year; was 2-2 vs. Evert and 4-1 vs. Austin for the year
1981 - Fell in SF of Colgate Championships but won five of seven Avon events, incl. Championships over Jaeger; after losing 60 60 to Evert in Amelia Island, embarked on a new fitness regime that began to pay dividends in September; coming into US Open had lost five straight events before d. No.1 Evert in SF and stretching Austin 76 final set after being five points from victory; won Australian Open over Evert and finished year losing to Austin for fourth time in five meetings in 1981 at Toyota Championships final; won 78 of 89 matches (winning 8 of 19 events)
1982 - Won five straight Avon events and 28 matches to start the year before falling surprisingly to Hanika in Championships final; won next six tournaments (winning first Roland Garros to regain No. 1 ranking) and 41 matches (including leading USA to Fed Cup victory over Germany) before falling in QF of US Open to Shriver suffering from a virus bidding for her fourth straight Grand Slam title; won three straight tournaments and reached final of Australian Open (falling to Evert in 3s) before finishing season with three-set win over Evert in Toyota Championships final (90-3 W-L); first woman to pass $1 million in season earnings ($1,475,055)
1983 - Began the year winning first 36 matches and seven tournaments heading into Roland Garros before 17 year-old world No. 33 Horvath pulled off sensational 64 06 63 upset in 4r; finished season winning last 50 matches, nine tournaments, incl. fourth Wimbledon, first US Open (at 11th attempt) and second Australian Open; her 86-1 (0.989) match win-loss was a season-record in professional tennis; earned $1,456,030
1984 - Completed singles non-calendar year Grand Slam sweep at 1984 Roland Garros during a run of six consecutive Grand Slam victories from 1983 Wimbledon to 1984 US Open, tying Margaret CourtÆs record (1969 US Open through 1971 Australian Open); earned a $1-million bonus from the ITF for the Grand Slam; from January 16 (54 match win-streak ended by Mandlikova at Oakland final) through December 6, 1984 (lost Australian Open SF to Sukova), set the longest consecutive match win streak at 74 (broke the previous record of 55 straight matches held by Evert since 1974); holds three of five longest win-streaks in modern era; W-L for season was 78-2 and earned more prize money than all athletes in the world except three boxers; her $2,173,556 also topped Ivan LendlÆs record for single-year earnings set in 1982 for tennis and was bettered only by LendlÆs $2.3 million in 1989 during the 1980s; had scored 13 straight victories over Evert heading into 1985 season
1985 - Won 12 of 17 tournaments, incl. Wimbledon and Australian Open, but fell in two dramatic Grand Slam finals: at Roland Garros 63 67(4) 75 to Evert and at US Open 76(3) 16 76(2) to Mandlikova; only other player to beat her during season was Kohde-Kilsch in Canadian Open QF; season earnings totalled $1,328,829
1986 - Prize money leader for eighth straight year with $1,905,841 and ITF World Champion for sixth time (1979, 1982-86); won 89 of 92 matches (owns four of best six season win-loss records in Open-Era) finishing season with 53 match win-streak; only losses came to K. Jordan (Oakland SF), Graf (Berlin final) and Evert (Roland Garros final); won her record eighth VS Championships crown to conclude the year (d. Graf); passed $10 million in career earnings at US Indoors
1987 - Her dominance came to an end as she lost six straight tournaments coming into Wimbledon, but there she ended GrafÆs 45-match unbeaten run for the year, capturing her own record-equalling eighth Wimbledon singles title and avenging Roland Garros final loss to Graf; losing Los Angeles SF to Evert caused her to lose No.1 ranking for first time in three years, but she toppled Graf again to win US Open; there she captured rare Triple Crown, winning mixed doubles (w/E.Sanchez) and womenÆs doubles (w/Shriver); last woman to win Triple Crown was King at 1973 Wimbledon; last time feat was accomplished at US Open was 1970 by Court.
1988 - Won 70 of 77 matches and nine of 16 tournaments; after losing Australian Open SF to Evert, won five straight tournaments and 29 matches until falling again to Evert in final of Houston; was 49-3 for the year coming into Wimbledon final until Graf ended her 47 match win-streak at the event dating back to 1981; season earnings totalled $1,333,782
1989 - After Amelia Island SF loss to Sabatini, skipped Roland Garros for first time in eight years and asked Billie Jean King to work with her; thereafter won 51 of 53 matches (l. Wimbledon and US Open finals to Graf, the latter after leading 63 42) heading into VS Championships final where she lost again to Graf in four sets; won eight of 16 tournaments and 73 of 80 matches
1990 - Missed Australian Open for first time in nine years and began season winning first three tournaments; lost only three matches in eight tournaments coming into Wimbledon, where she won record-breaking ninth singles title (Helen Wills MoodyÆs record eight wins held since 1938), d. Garrison in final; her 18 Grand Slam singles titles are fourth among all women players (tied with Evert); Court leads all players with 24, Graf is in second place with 22 and Wills Moody has 19; won six of 13 tournaments and 52 of 59 matches played; had surgery to remove calcium deposits from both knees in November and ranked outside Top 2 for first time since January 1982
1991 - Won first title since Wimbledon at VS Chicago and prevented Seles rising to No. 1 in Palm Springs; Capriati upset her in Wimbledon QF (earliest exit there since 1977) and ranking dropped to No. 6 in August - lowest in 17 years; at US Open, became oldest female runner-up ever (d. No. 4 Sanchez-Vicario and No. 1 Graf en route); the 17-year, one-month gap between Navratilova and Seles in final was widest in Grand Slam history, ahead of 1973 Roland Garros final (12 years, four months); broke EvertÆs all-time record of 1,309 singles-match wins after SF victory over MJ Fernandez at 1991 Milan; crossed 1,000 match-win mark at 1986 Filderstadt
1992 - February 12, 1992 was proclaimed Martina Navratilova Day in Chicago, in recognition of NavratilovaÆs outstanding achievements as a tennis professional; saved 2 mp in final to d. Novotna (for a record 12th title at the event) and pass Evert with 158 titles on all-time list; 2r US Open loss to Mag. Maleeva was her earliest from a Grand Slam since 1976 US Open; d. No. 1 Seles to win VS of Los Angeles and became oldest woman (36) to reach VS Championships final - her 14th in the event (l. to Seles); won four of 12 tournaments and 38 of 46 matches
1993 - Began year reaching consecutive finals on three continents: Asia, USA, Europe (d. No.2 Graf en route to Tokyo [Pan Pacific], l. to Seles in Chicago and d. Seles to win Paris [Indoors] - to become oldest player ever to defeat a current No.1; Navratilova, at age 36 years, four months and three days, broke the record previously held by Billie Jean King, who was 36 years, three months and nine days old on March 2, 1980 when King defeated Navratilova in Houston); won Eastbourne (11th in singles there) and Los Angeles (d. Sabatini and Sanchez-Vicario); l. to Novotna in Wimbledon SF and played her last match at US Open in 4r loss to Sukova; briefly rose to No.2 (highest for three years) on October 11.
1994 - Special æMartina Navratilova NightÆ held November 15 during VS Championships where she played her last official singles match, losing 64 62 to Sabatini (21st straight year to qualify - a record); ceremony included Harley Davidson motorbike presentation and raising of banner to rafters at Madison Square Garden; first female athlete and non-New York Knick or non-New York Ranger to receive honor; surpassed $20 million in career prize money at Filderstadt; won last singles title at Paris [Indoors] (d. Halard) - at age 37 years, four months, two years younger than King in 1983; reached her 12th Wimbledon singles final (d. Novotna QF) before falling in 3s to Martinez
1995 - Won Wimbledon mixed doubles title (w/Stark), her 19th title at Wimbledon (singles, doubles and mixed); played just two WTA Tour doubles events (Eastbourne w/Raymond - l. 1r and US Open w/Sabatini - l. 2r); reached QF in mixed doubles at US Open (w/Stark)
1996 - Played only Wimbledon mixed doubles (w/Stark) as No. 5 seeds, reached QF; was supposed to play womenÆs doubles with Graf, until the German pulled out injured; marked 24th consecutive Wimbledon (tying Wade 1962-85)
1997-1999 - Did not play 2000...Returned to WTA Tour for first time in five years, playing doubles; first match back was 1r win in Madrid (w/de Swardt) over Hiraki/Shaughnessy; d. No. 12 seeds Krizan/Srebotnik en route to 2r at Roland Garros and reached QF of Wimbledon, d. No. 13 seeds Po/Sidot before falling to eventual winners, the Williams sisters, in 3s; also reached SF at New Haven (w/Srebotnik) and QF at Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Seles); reached 3r at US Open (w/Sanchez-Viacario), d. Kournikova/Capriati on Arthur Ashe Stadium
2001 - Played all season with new partner Sanchez-Vicario, beginning with Amelia Island, reaching final, d. No. 2 seeds Ruano Pascual/Sußrez in 3s (l. to C. Martinez/Tarabini); reached SF of Eastbourne (l. to top seeds Raymond/Stubbs in 3s) and QF at Wimbledon for second successive year (l. to Po/Tauziat in 3s); reached SF at Canadian Open (d. Raymond/Stubbs) and QF at US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and Zurich; played vs. Hingis for first time in 1r doubles at Filderstadt
2002 - Made one-off return to singles at Eastbourne (on basis of losing a bet with her trainer) and became oldest woman ever to win a Tour singles match (45 years, eight months) d. No.22 Panova and stretched Hantuchova to 3s before falling, despite not having played a Tour singles match for seven-and-a-half years; in doubles, played with 20-time Grand Slam doubles winner Zvereva, but lost first four matches of season before turning it around in Rome to reach QF and winning first doubles title since 1994 Zurich in Madrid, aged 45 years, seven months, oldest woman to do so (three years older than King at 1984 Chicago); l. 1r at Roland Garros; SF at Los Angeles (w/L.Huber); played once with Capriati and S.Williams during rest of season.
2003 - Began year w/Kuznetsova, 11th different partner since comeback, and won Gold Coast - her first trip down under in 14 years; won mixed doubles title at Australian Open (w/Paes), oldest ever winner of a Grand Slam title (46 years), surpassing 1924 record set by Brookes and completing only major title missing from her illustrious collection; became third woman all-time (after Court and Hart) to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at all four majors; also won Wimbledon mixed (w/Paes), equalling KingÆs 1979 record of 20 Wimbledon titles; with Kuznetsova, won seven womenÆs doubles titles during year (Dubai, Rome, Canadian Open and Leipzig w/Kuznetsova, Sarasota w/L.Huber and Philadelphia w/Raymond) - only Sugiyama won more (tied with Clijsters); played most doubles matches for the season, 76 (winning 58 - tied with Sugiyama for most); won record-tying (with King) 20th Wimbledon title, winning mixed (w/Paes); fell in womenÆs doubles QF (w/Kuznetsova) to Clijsters/Sugiyama in 3s; reached US Open final - first womenÆs Grand Slam doubles final in exactly 13 years; afterwards (September 8), doubles ranking re-entered Top 10 at No. 8 for first time since March 26, 1995; seeded No. 1 in Leipzig for first time since 1994 Oakland; finished season ranked No. 6; returned to Fed Cup play after an eight-year absence, improving W-L to 39-0 lifetime and giving the United States the only point in its 4-1 finalÆs loss to France
2004 - Excellent year in doubles, also playing five Tour singles events; in doubles (w/Raymond), won title at Vienna, also finalists at Charleston and New Haven, SF at Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Miami, Roland Garros (stopped Petrova/Shaughnessy's 19-match, four-tournament win streak in QF), Wimbledon and San Diego, and QF in debut Olympics (l. to Asagoe/Sugiyama) and US Open.
2005 - Season spent almost entirely on doubles circuit, capturing record 175th career Tour doubles title at Tier I Toronto [Canadian Open]; seeded No.6 (w/Groenefeld), upset top seeds Black/L.Huber 76(7) 64 in QF, No.4 seeds Hantuchova/Sugiyama 75 64 in SF and No.3 seeds Martfnez/Ruano Pascual 57 63 64 in final to capture lone title of 2005, 175th Tour doubles title of career (No.1 on all-time list; No.2 is Casals with 112); also reached four SF, at Amelia Island (w/Molik), æs-Hertogenbosch (w/Groenefeld), Wimbledon (w/Groenefeld; l. to Kuznetsova/Mauresmo) and US Open (w/Groenefeld; l. to Dementieva/Pennetta); QF three times, incl. Australian Open (w/Hantuchova; l. to eventual champions Kuznetsova/Molik); also reached final of mixed doubles at Roland Garros w/Paes, but fell to Hantuchova/Santoro; contested one singles event, at æs-Hertogenbosch (as unranked WC, fell in 1r to world No.162 Schaul 46 61 64).

SINGLES
Winner (167): 1974 - Orlando; 1975 - Washington DC, Boston, Denver, Charlotte; 1976 - Houston, Sydney; 1977 - Washington DC, Houston, Minnesota, Detroit, Edinburgh, Charlotte; 1978 - Wimbledon, Virginia Slims Championships, Washington, DC, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Detroit, Kansas City, Eastbourne, Phoenix; 1979 - Wimbledon, Avon Championships, Oakland, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Richmond, Atlanta, Phoenix, Brighton; 1980 - Colgate Series Championships, Kansas City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Dallas, Amelia Island, Orlando, Montreal, Richmond, Tokyo; 1981 - Australian Open, Avon Championships, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Dallas, Chicago, Orlando, US Indoors, Tampa, Tokyo [Lions Cup]; 1982 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Toyota Championships, Eastbourne, Canadian Open, Filderstadt, Washington, DC, Seattle, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, Sydney, Hilton Head, Orlando, Brighton; 1983 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Virginia Slims Championships, Eastbourne, Canadian Open, Tampa, Filderstadt, Tokyo [Lions Cup], Hilton Head, Washington, DC, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, Los Angeles; 1984 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open, Virginia Slims Championships [March], Amelia Island, Eastbourne, US Indoors, Sydney, Orlando, Newport, Mahwah, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans; 1985 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, Virginia Slims Championships [March], Miami, Eastbourne, Sydney, Washington, DC, Houston, Dallas, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Brisbane; 1986 - Wimbledon, US Open, Virginia Slims Championships [March], Virginia Slims Championships [Nov.], Eastbourne, Washington, DC, Filderstadt, US Indoors, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New England [Jan.], New England [Nov.]; 1987 - Wimbledon, US Open, Filderstadt, Chicago; 1988 - Dallas, Oakland, Washington, DC, New England, Chicago, Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Eastbourne, Filderstadt; 1989 - Los Angeles, Dallas, New England, Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Birmingham, Eastbourne, Canadian Open; 1990 - Wimbledon, Chicago, Washington, DC, Indian Wells, Hilton Head, Eastbourne; 1991 - Chicago, Palm Springs, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Oakland; 1992 - Chicago, US Hardcourts, Los Angeles, Filderstadt; 1993 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Paris Indoors, Eastbourne, Los Angeles, Oakland; 1994 - Paris Indoors.

DOUBLES
Winner (177): 2006 - Strasbourg (w/L.Huber), Montreal (w/Petrova); 2005 - Toronto (w/Groenefeld); 2004 - Vienna (w/Raymond); 2003 - Gold Coast (w/Kuznetsova), Dubai (w/Kuznetsova), Sarasota (w/L. Huber), Rome (w/Kuznetsova), Canadian Open (w/Kuznetsova), Leipzig (w/Kuznetsova), Philadelphia (w/Raymond); 2002 - Madrid (w/Zvereva); 1994 - Houston (w/Bollegraf), Zurich (w/Bollegraf); 1993 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Sukova), Birmingham (w/McNeil), Zurich (w/Garrison); 1992 - Chicago (w/Shriver), US Hardcourts (w/Shriver); 1991 - Virginia Slims Championships (w/Shriver), Barcelona (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Filderstadt (w/Novotna); 1990 - US Open (w/G. Fernandez), Chicago (w/A. Smith), Washington, DC (w/Garrison), Hilton Head (w/Sanchez-Vicario), Hamburg (w/G. Fernandez); 1989 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), US Open (w/Mandlikova), Virginia Slims Championships (w/Shriver), Los Angeles (w/Turnbull), New England (w/Shriver), Sydney (w/Shriver), Hilton Head (w/Mandlikova); 1988 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), Roland Garros (w/Shriver), Virginia Slims Championships (w/Shriver), Oakland (w/Casals), New England (w/Shriver), Washington, DC (w/Shriver), Hilton Head (w/McNeil), Filderstadt (w/Kuczynska); 1987 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), Roland Garros (w/Shriver), US Open (w/Shriver), Virginia Slims Championships (w/Shriver), Miami (w/Shriver), Los Angeles (w/Shriver), Filderstadt (w/Shriver), Rome (w/Sabatini), Houston (w/K. Jordan); 1986 - Roland Garros (w/Temesvari), Wimbledon, (w/Shriver), US Open (w/Shriver), Virginia Slims Championships [Nov.] (w/Shriver), Washington, DC (w/Shriver), New England [Jan.] (w/Shriver), Marco Island (w/Temesvari), Eastbourne (w/Shriver), Los Angeles (w/Shriver), Filderstadt (w/Shriver), New England [Nov.] (w/Shriver); 1985 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), Roland Garros (w/Shriver), Miami (w/G. Fernandez), Virginia Slims Championships [March] (w/Shriver), Washington, DC (w/G.Fernandez), US Indoors (w/Shriver), Orlando (w/Shriver), Houston (w/Burgin), Eastbourne (w/Shriver), Canadian Open (w/G. Fernandez), Brisbane (w/Shriver); 1984 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), Roland Garros (w/Shriver), Wimbledon (w/Shriver), US Open (w/Shriver), Virginia Slims Championships [March] (w/Shriver), Oakland (w/Shriver), US Indoors (w/Shriver), Eastbourne (w/Shriver), Mahwah (w/Shriver), Ft. Lauderdale (w/Smylie), New Orleans (w/Shriver), Brisbane (w/Shriver); 1983 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), Wimbledon (w/Shriver), US Open (w/Shriver), Virginia Slims Championships (w/Shriver), Washington, DC (w/Shriver), Houston (w/Shriver), Chicago (w/Shriver), Dallas (w/Shriver), Hilton Head (w/Reynolds), Eastbourne (w/Shriver), Los Angeles (w/Shriver), Tampa (w/Shriver), Stuttgart (w/Reynolds); 1982 - Australian Open (w/Shriver), Roland Garros (w/A. Smith), Wimbledon (w/Shriver), Avon Circuit Championships (w/Shriver), Toyota Circuit Championships (w/Shriver), Chicago (w/Shriver), Dallas (w/Shriver), Hilton Head (w/Shriver), Bridgestone (w/Shriver), Eastbourne (w/Shriver), Canadian Open (w/Reynolds), Stuttgart (w/Shriver), Brighton (w/Shriver), Sydney (w/Shriver); 1981 - Wimbledon (w/Shriver), Avon Circuit Championships (w/Shriver), Toyota Circuit Championships (w/Shriver), Chicago (w/Shriver), Dallas (w/Shriver), Orlando (w/Shriver), Eastbourne (w/Shriver), Canadian Open (w/Shriver), US Indoors (w/Shriver), Stuttgart (w/Jausovec), Sydney (w/Shriver); 1980 - Australian Open (w/Nagelsen), US Open (w/King), Avon Championships (w/King), Washington, DC (w/King), Kansas City (w/King), Chicago (w/King), Los Angeles (w/Casals), Dallas (w/King), Bridgestone (w/King), Richmond (w/King), Mahwah (w/Reynolds); 1979 - Wimbledon (w/King), Houston (w/Newberry), Dallas (w/A. Smith), Hilton Head (w/Casals), San Diego (w/Casals), US Indoors (w/King), Stuttgart (w/King); 1978 - US Open (w/King), Washington, DC (w/King), Houston (w/King), Detroit (w/King), Kansas City (w/King), Bridgestone (w/King), Dallas (w/A. Smith), Boston (w/King), Hilton Head (w/King), Clearwater (w/A. Smith), Palm Springs (w/King); 1977 - US Open (w/Stove), Washington, DC (w/Stove), Hollywood (w/Stove), Houston (w/Stove), Bloomington (w/Casals), Detroit (w/Stove), Dallas (w/Stove), Bridgestone (w/Stove), Charlotte (w/Stove), Atlanta (w/Stove), Phoenix (w/King); 1976 - Wimbledon (w/Evert), Sarasota (w/Stove), Bridgestone (w/Stove), Charlotte (w/Stove), Atlanta (w/Stove), Phoenix (w/King), Palm Springs (w/Evert), Sydney (w/Stove); 1975 - Roland Garros (w/Evert), Chicago (w/Evert), Detroit (w/Hunt), Rome (w/Evert); 1974 - Dallas (w/I. Fernandez).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (10): 2006 - US Open (w/B.Bryan); 2003 - Australian Open (w/Paes), Wimbledon (w/Paes); 1995 - Wimbledon (w/Stark); 1993 - Wimbledon (w/Woodforde); 1987 - US Open (w/E. Sanchez); 1985 - Roland Garros (w/Gunthardt), Wimbledon (w/McNamee), US Open (w/Gunthardt); 1974 - Roland Garros (w/Molina).

ADDITIONAL United States Fed Cup Team 1982-86, 1989, 1995, 2003-04. Czech Fed Cup Team 1975. United States Wightman Cup Team 1983. United States Olympic Team 2004.

Physical trainer is Lisa Austin ... Supports numerous non-profit groups and charitable causes; contributes to scholarship funds for needy children and with friendly rival Chris Evert competed in many exhibition matches to fund charities; contributed $150,000 in 1986 to the WomenÆs Sports Foundation to support development of sports for women; taped ads for the Statue of Liberty Commemorative Coins in the summer of 1986, in conjunction with that restoration project in her adopted homeland; also supports Ms. Foundation, Planned Parenthood and PETA ... Became a US Citizen on July 21, 1981 ... Released autobiography ôMartinaö in June 1985 ... Enjoys snow skiing, snowboarding, golf, basketball and horseback riding ... Avid reader of classics; also enjoys classical music and Katharine Hepburn films ... Co-wrote three mystery novels; The Total Zone was published in 1995, Breaking Point was published in 1996, Killer Instinct came out in 1998 ... Participated in the creation of The Rainbow Card, a VISA credit card targeted to the lesbian and gay community; volunteers as a spokesperson for the Rainbow Card Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to raising and distributing funds to national gay and lesbian health care, education, cultural and civil rights groups ... Wrote a book entitled ôShape Your Selfö, which was released earlier this year.

Official Web site: www.martinanavratilova.com

ò Nominated for Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award (to be presented May 2004 for outstanding achievements in sport from previous 12 months).
ò Holds 167 singles titles, more than any man or woman; won at least one Tour event a year for 21 consecutive years; holds 177 doubles titles.
ò Won 2003 Australian Open mixed doubles title w/Paes to become the third woman (after Court and Hart) to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments; was honored by the Tour at 2003 Amelia Island with an on-court presentation in recognition of completing a Super Slam, the first man or woman in Open Era to do so.
ò With 2003 Australian Open mixed doubles title, became the oldest person to win a Grand Slam title at 46 years, 3 months, surpassing record set in 1924.
ò Tied with King for all-time record 20 Wimbledon titles.
ò In 2003, at 46 years of age, became oldest Wimbledon champion, supplanting Margaret Dupont, who won mixed doubles in 1962 at 44.
ò Won singles and doubles titles at same event 84 times to lead all players.
ò 18 Grand Slam singles titles are fourth among all women players (tied with Chris Evert); Margaret Court leads all players with 24 followed by Steffi Graf (22) and Helen Wills Moody (19).
ò Achieved three non-calendar year Grand Slams of doubles w/Shriver in 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87.
ò With Shriver, holds record of 109 consecutive doubles matches won, dating from April 24, 1983 to July 6, 1985; streak broken in Wimbledon final by Kathy Jordan/Liz Smylie.
ò Was ranked No.1 for a total of 331 weeks, second to Steffi Graf.
ò Presented with BBC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 by mixed doubles partner Leander Paes (her first BBC award was 1987 Overseas Personality Award).
ò During 2002 Madrid tournament, received Marca newspaperÆs prestigious æLeyendaÆ (Legend) award.
ò Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.
ò United States Fed Cup captain in 1997.
ò Received the 1996 David Gray Service Award from the Tour for her contributions to tennis.
ò Voted WTT Female Most Valuable Player three years in a row (1991-93).
ò Named Female Athlete of the Decade (80s) by The National Sports Review, UPI and AP; named Tour Player of the Year a record-tying seven times (1978-79, 1982-86, tied with Steffi Graf); named WomenÆs Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year three times consecutively from 1982-84; named 1983 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year; received WomenÆs Sports Foundation Flo Hyman Award in 1987; with Pam Shriver, beginning in 1981, named Tour Doubles Team of the Year a record eight consecutive years; also won with Betty Stove in 1977 and with Billie Jean King in 1978 and 1979.
ò No. 14 on Sports IllustratedÆs Top 40 Athletes list, named in its 40th Year Anniversary issue (September 1994) for significantly altering or elevating sports the last four decades; second-highest ranked woman and one of only four to make list (Billie Jean King was highest-ranked woman).
ò Special Martina Navratilova Night held November 15, 1994 during Virginia Slims Championships included raising of a banner to the rafters at Madison Square Garden; first non-New York Knick or non-New York Ranger to receive a banner.
ò Elected president of Tour Players Association 1979/80, 1983/84 and 1994/95; vice president 1993/94.
ò Has a life-size wax figure on display at the famed Grevin Wax Museum in Paris.