A closer look at the biggest achievements of Martina Navratilova. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Martina Navratilova, a Czech-American former professional tennis player, is considered one of the greatest of all time. She held the world No. 1 ranking in singles for 332 weeks and in doubles for a record 237 weeks. Navratilova amassed an Open Era record of 59 major titles: 18 in singles, 31 in women's doubles, and 10 in mixed doubles, along with 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles. Her nine Wimbledon singles titles remain an all-time record. She, alongside Chris Evert, dominated women's tennis during the 1980s.
In 2005, Tennis magazine recognized Martina Navratilova as the greatest female tennis player from 1965 through 2005.
In 1983, Martina Navratilova had the best winning percentage ever for a post-1968 professional tennis player.
In 1972, at the age of 15, Martina Navratilova won the Czechoslovakia national tennis championship.
In 1974, Martina Navratilova won her first major title. It was 32 years before she won her last one in 2006.
In 1974, Martina Navratilova won her first professional singles title in Orlando, Florida, at the age of 17.
In 1976, Martina Navratilova teamed with Chris Evert to win the Wimbledon women's doubles title over Billie Jean King and Bette Stove.
In 1978, Martina Navratilova won her first major singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Chris Evert in three sets in the final and capturing the world No. 1 ranking.
In 1979, Martina Navratilova successfully defended her Wimbledon title, again beating Chris Evert in the final, and earned the World No. 1 ranking at the end of the year for the first time.
In 1980, Martina Navratilova defeated previous six-time Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King in a two-day epic in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, with a scoreline of 7–6, 1–6, 10–8.
In 1981, Martina Navratilova won her third major singles title by defeating Chris Evert in the final of the Australian Open.
In 1982, Martina Navratilova won both Wimbledon and the French Open.
In 1982, Martina Navratilova won both Wimbledon and the French Open.
By winning the 1983 US Open title, Martina Navratilova completed the career Grand Slam, becoming only the seventh woman in history to achieve it.
From 1983, Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver achieved a record 109-match winning streak in doubles between 1983 and 1985.
In 1983, Martina Navratilova had a dominant professional season, achieving a winning percentage of 98.9% with a record of 86-1. Also, in 1983, she simultaneously won the Grand Slam in doubles.
In 1983, after losing in the fourth round of the French Open, Martina Navratilova captured the year's three remaining major titles. Her only singles defeat during that year, establishing an 86–1 record.
Martina Navratilova was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 1983.
In 1984, Martina Navratilova avenged her double bagel loss by crushing Chris Evert 6-2, 6-0 in the finals of the Amelia Island event.
In 1984, Martina Navratilova completed a calendar grand slam in women's doubles, partnering with Pam Shriver.
In 1984, Martina Navratilova won a record six consecutive singles majors. Also, in 1984, she simultaneously won the Grand Slam in doubles.
In 1984, Martina Navratilova won the French Open, holding all four major singles titles simultaneously and being declared a "Grand Slam" winner. Also in 1984 she became the first player to win majors on clay, grass and hard court on the same year. In the semifinals of the 1984 Australian Open, Helena Suková ended Navratilova's 74-match winning streak.
Martina Navratilova was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 1984.
From 1985, Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver achieved a record 109-match winning streak in doubles between 1983 and 1985.
In 1986 at the US Open, Martina Navratilova prevailed over Steffi Graf in the semifinals and won the final over Helena Suková. Navratilova and Pam Shriver also won the women's doubles title. With an 89–3 record, Martina earned the number-one ranking for the fifth consecutive year.
From 1985 through 1987, Martina Navratilova reached the women's singles final at all 11 major tournaments held during those three years, winning six of them.
In 1987, Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf in the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open. She reached all four Grand Slam finals in 1987, winning two of them.
In 1990, Martina Navratilova won her final Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1 to secure her record-breaking ninth Wimbledon singles crown. She also won four other tournaments in 1990 and finished the year ranked No. 3 in the world.
In 1991, at the age of 34, Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf in the semifinals of the US Open with a score of 7–6, 6–7, 6–4. This victory ended their Grand Slam rivalry with Navratilova leading 5–4.
In 1999, tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named Martina Navratilova as the second best female player of the 20th century, behind Steffi Graf.
In 2000, Martina Navratilova became a member of the Laureus Sports Foundation's Academy.
In 2000, Martina Navratilova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
In 2000, Martina Navratilova was the recipient of the National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign.
In 2003, Martina Navratilova, partnering with Leander Paes, won the mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. At 46 years and 8 months, she became the oldest major champion. The Australian Open victory completed her "boxed set" of major titles.
In 2004, Martina Navratilova returned to singles at the French Open after a 10-year absence, losing in the first round. At Wimbledon in 2004, she won a singles match, becoming the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the open era, but lost in the second round.
In 2005, Tennis magazine selected Martina Navratilova as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005.
In 2006, Billie Jean King called Martina Navratilova "the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."
In 2006, Martina Navratilova was named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the LGBT History Month.
In 2006, Martina Navratilova won her last major title, the mixed doubles crown at the US Open, shortly before her 50th birthday.
In 2008, tennis historian Bud Collins called Martina Navratilova "arguably, the greatest player of all time."
In 2009, Martina Navratilova was awarded the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, for her contributions to tennis on and off the court.
In June 2011, Martina Navratilova was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.
In March 2012, The Tennis Channel named Martina Navratilova as the second greatest female tennis player of all times, behind Steffi Graf, in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all times.
On August 2, 2013, Martina Navratilova was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame as part of the first class of inductees.
On May 12, 2016, Martina Navratilova was made an honorary fellow of Lucy Cavendish College of the University of Cambridge.
In March 2023, after undergoing preventive radiation, Martina Navratilova announced that she was cancer-free.
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