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Martina has won 5 Grand Slam singles and 9 Grand Slam doubles titles

Martina won her 1st title in Filderstadt in October 1996 and her 1st Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January 1997

Martina has won 43 Singles and 37 doubles titles

Martina first reached #1 on March 31st 1997 and has held the position for 209 weeks

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Martina crashes out of Strictly Come Dancing
09/19/09

Martina and her partner Matthew Cutler were the first couple to be voted off the Strictly Come Dancing competition.

Martina faced Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding in the dreaded dance off as both couples tackled the rumba.

After being voted off, Martina said: "It was a great experience, I learned so much. I wish it would continue but here we are."

Martina to take part in Strictly Come Dancing on Friday night
09/18/09

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Martina will be making her debut on the hit BBC television program Strictly Come Dancing on Friday night at 20.30 .Martina is one of 16 celebrities from the worlds of sport and entertainment in this year's competition.

Three weeks into training with professional dance partner Matthew Cutler, Martina said she was relishing the experience as the countdown to the launch show began.

"I've been working on my chassés," Hingis enthused, referring to the gliding motion integral to the waltz she'll be dancing on opening night. "You have to hold your head one way and you're walking in another direction… it feels like the most unnatural thing in the world but the trick is to make it elegant."

"So far it's been frustrating, challenging and fun," she added. "In dance, everything has to be extended and graceful. Tennis is so… [clinches upper body and fists]."

Accustomed to performing in fishbowl-like environments indoors and out, Martina isn't too worried about how she'll handle the intense studio atmosphere. "I'm not so nervous about that," she said. "When we're training I can think, 'That was OK.' But it's one thing to do the various steps well in practise - the hard part will be to pull it all together in one-and-a-half minutes."

"Discipline is very important when training for tennis, and I think this will be the same when preparing for the Saturday dance," she said.

Friday night's opening will see eight couples put through their paces with either a waltz or a tango; on Saturday, there will be a Latin theme as the same couples perform a cha-cha or a rumba. Only then will the judges' scores from both dances be combined, and viewers be able to vote for the couple they wish to stay in the competition.

About Martina Hingis
08/25/09

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The Wimbledon-winning ”Swiss Miss” Martina Hingis was one of the most electrifying and successful female tennis players of modern times. Named after the tennis legend Martina Navratilova she was always destined for greatness!

Known for her on-court finesse and off-the-court frankness, she spent over 200 weeks as World No. 1 and won a staggering five Grand Slam singles titles. Alongside her Wimbledon triumph, she also notched up 3 Australian wins and 1 US Open victory. Legions of fans also saw her victorious in the doubles circuit, winning nine Grand Slam women’s double’s titles.

Her big ambition is to dance like former Strictly champion Alesha Dixon. If choreography comes as quickly to her as dexterity on the courts did then she may just fulfil her goal!

Martina began playing tennis when she was two years old and entered her first tournament at the age of four. In 1993, 12-year-old Martina became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam junior title, the girls’ singles at the French Open. In 1994, she retained her French Open junior title, won the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon, and reached the final of the US Open.

She went on to dominate the women’s game from 1997 to 2001, winning a total of 43 WTA Tour singles titles and 37 WTA doubles titles.

In October 2002 she announced that she planned to take an indefinite break from tennis because of a recurring ligament injury in both her ankles. However, she embarked on a successful comeback in January 2006, finishing 6th in the world rankings. In November 2007 she announced her retirement, still plagued by health problems.

Why did you agree to take part in Strictly?
Well, I love watching dancing. It is a very hard skill to learn. Some of the other players on the tennis circuit have done other versions in different countries. Monica Seles competed in the US version and had a blast. She didn’t make it very far in the competition though. I hope to get further than she did!

The internet has been very useful to me as I’ve looked at all the different dances performed on lots of international versions of the show and that’s given me plenty to think about. It has helped with my education of what is in store for me!

I should be good with the training as I am used to working very hard for many hours to perfect my sport. Discipline is very important when training for tennis competitions and I think this will be the same when preparing for the Saturday dance.

I am really excited by this prospect of wearing many colourful and pretty costumes. I really cannot wait to begin!

Martina to take part in Strictly Come Dancing
08/25/09

Martina Hingis will take part in this year's BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. Martina will join four other sports stars in the seventh series of the reality talent show, which returns to BBC1 next month.

Martina will be partnering Matthew Cutler who won the competition in 2007.

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances.

Martina wins in Liverpool
06/13/08
Martina turned back the clock in Liverpool today as she scored a straight sets win over Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic. Martina won 6-3 6-4 at the exhibition.

Martina to play Novotna in Liverpool
06/13/08

Martina will play her old doubles partner and friend Jana Novotna at The Liverpool International in a one off match today.

This will be Martina's 1st exhibition match of the year

Martina set to play in Liverpool
03/04/08

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Former world number one Martina Hingis is to play at the Liverpool International tennis tournament at Calderstones Park in June.

Her last competitive match was a defeat by Shuai Peng in Beijing in September.

Hingis - a five-time Grand Slam winner - is able to play in Liverpool as the Wimbledon warm-up event is invitational and not part of the WTA Tour.

Tournament director Anders Borg said: "It is a great boost for us to have Martina playing in Liverpool.

"She still has a lot to offer the world of tennis and we are just very pleased we can take advantage of that."

Two more Wimbledon legends - Goran Ivanisevic and Pat Cash - have also confirmed they will play in the event.

The tournament takes place from 10-15 June.

ITF Doping Decision
01/04/08
The International Tennis Federation announced today that an independent Anti-Doping Tribunal convened under the 2007 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme has found that Martina Hingis, a 27-year-old Swiss tennis player, has committed a Doping Offence.

Following a two-day hearing in December 2007, an independent Anti-Doping Tribunal found that a sample provided by Ms Hingis on 29 June 2007 at the Wimbledon Championships in London, England, had tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine. Cocaine and its metabolites are Prohibited Substances under WADA’s 2007 List of Prohibited Substances and are therefore also prohibited under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme.

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The International Tennis Federation announced today that an independent Anti-Doping Tribunal convened under the 2007 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme has found that Martina Hingis, a 27-year-old Swiss tennis player, has committed a Doping Offence.

Following a two-day hearing in December 2007, an independent Anti-Doping Tribunal found that a sample provided by Ms Hingis on 29 June 2007 at the Wimbledon Championships in London, England, had tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine. Cocaine and its metabolites are Prohibited Substances under WADA’s 2007 List of Prohibited Substances and are therefore also prohibited under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme.

The Tribunal rejected the suggestion made on behalf of Ms Hingis that there were doubts about the identity and/or integrity of the sample attributed to her. It therefore found that she had committed a Doping Offence under Article C.1 of the Programme (presence of a Prohibited Substance in player’s sample).

The Tribunal also rejected Ms Hingis’ plea of No (or No Significant) Fault or Negligence, on the basis that no mitigation was possible as it had not been shown how the cocaine entered her system. It therefore ruled, in accordance with the sanctions prescribed by the World Anti-Doping Code, that Ms Hingis be suspended from participation for a period of two years, commencing on 1 October 2007, and that her results from The Wimbledon Championships and subsequent events should be disqualified, with the resulting forfeiture of the ranking points and repayment of the prize money (totalling a sum of $129,481) that she won at those events.

The Tribunal’s written decision with reasons is available as a PDF file on www.itftennis.com/antidoping. Any party wishing to appeal the decision will have three weeks to do so from receipt of the written decision.

The Tennis Anti-Doping Programme is a comprehensive and internationally recognised anti-doping programme that applies to all players competing at tournaments sanctioned by the ITF, ATP and WTA Tour. Players are tested for substances prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency and upon a finding that a Doping Offence has been committed sanctions are imposed in accordance with the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Code. More background information on the Programme, sanctions, tennis statistics and related information can be found at www.itftennis.com/antidoping.

Last Tournament
China Open

Main Draw - Singles - Seed: 5
September 17 - September 23

1R	won	Tiantian Sun	6-2 6-3
2R	lost	Shuai Peng	5-7 1-6

Rankings

Singles: 19 Points: 1502

Doubles: 65 Points: 801

Yearly: 20 Points: 1372

Weeks at # 1: 209

Prize Money
2010: $0.00
Career: $20,130,660.00