Martina Hingis Bio | Wikipedia
Martina Hingis
is a well-known Swiss former professional tennis player. She became the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain the world No. 1 ranking. She has won 25 major titles including five Grand Slam singles, 13 major women’s doubles titles, and seven major mixed doubles titles.
Moreover, she was the “youngest-ever” record during the 1990s, including the youngest-ever Grand Slam champion and youngest-ever world No. 1. She was suspended for two years in January 2008 following a failed drug test in 2007. She returned from retirement to play the doubles events of the North American hardcourt season in June 2013. Additionally, she was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Martina Hingis Age | Born
She was born in Košice, Slovakia on September 30, 1980. Hingis is 43 years old and celebrates her birthday every year on September 30.
Martina Hingis Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Hingis stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( approx. 1.7m ).
Martina Hingis Family
She was born in Košice, Slovakia (now Slovakia) to devoted parents. Hingis holds Swiss nationality and speaks German, Czech, English, and French. She is the daughter of former tennis players Melanie Molitorová and Karol Hingis. Her mother was a professional tennis player who was once ranked tenth among women in Czechoslovakia. Moreover, her father ranked as high as 19th in the Czechoslovak tennis rankings.
When she was six years old, her parents divorced and she and her mother defected from Czechoslovakia in 1987. She emigrated to Trübbach in Switzerland when she was seven. Her mother Melanie remarried a Swiss man, Andreas Zogg, a computer technician. She attained Swiss citizenship through naturalization.
Martina Hingis Husband | Harald Leemann
She has been married twice and divorced once. She is now married to sports physician Harald Leemann on July 20, 2018, in Switzerland in a secret ceremony at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz.
The two had been in a relationship for over a year before they married. She announced via social media, her first pregnancy on her 38th birthday on September 30, 2018. On February 26, 2019, she welcomed her daughter Lia. Before, she was engaged to Czech tennis player Radek Štěpánek from November 2006 to August 2007 and to Andreas Bieri, a Swiss attorney from December 2009 to April 2010.
Martina Hingis First Marriage
She married then-24-year-old Thibault Hutin, a French equestrian show jumper on December 10, 2010. The two met at a competition in April of that year. However, they later separated at the beginning of the year.
Martina Hingis Daughter | Lia
She welcomed her firstborn daughter Lia on February 26, 2019, with her husband Harald Leemann. As of 2023, Lia is four years old and has appeared on her mother’s social media account frequently.
Martina Hingis Education
She is an educated woman who has yet to share information regarding her educational qualifications. However, her father introduced her to the game, teaching his three-year-old daughter how to swing a wooden racket.
Martina Hingis Tennis | Young
She began her tennis career when she was two years old and entered her first tournament at age four. At the age of 12, she was the youngest player to win a Grand Slam junior title. She retained her French Open junior title in 1994 and won the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon making it to the final of the US Open. She became the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain the world No. 1 ranking. Additionally, she has won 25 major titles including five Grand Slam singles, 13 major women’s doubles titles, and seven major mixed doubles titles.
Martina Hingis Now | 2023 | Today
She is the first-ever Global Ambassador of the International Tennis Hall of Fame after two years of being elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013.
Martina Hingis 2022
In 2022, she took part in the 2022 @africacares_sa Challenge held in South Africa on December 3rd and 4th, at Wanderers Stadium.
Martina Hingis Grand Slam | Grand Slams
Hingis won 25 major titles including five Grand Slam singles, 13 major women’s doubles titles, and seven major mixed doubles titles.
Martina Hingis Wimbledon | 1994 | 1996
She first attained the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon in 1994 and became the youngest Grand Slam champion of all time in 1996 when she teamed with Helena Suková at Wimbledon. Se also became the youngest singles champion at Wimbledon since Lottie Dod in 1887 by beating Jana Novotná in the final. In 2000, she made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before losing to Venus Williams.
Moreover, she partnered with Lindsay Davenport and won the Wimbledon Ladies’ Invitation Doubles title in 2011. In 2012 the two successfully defended their Wimbledon Ladies’ Invitation Doubles title. After coming out of retirement in 2013, she won the Ladies’ Invitation Doubles for a third year in a row at Wimbledon. Additionally, she reached the quarterfinals with partner Bruno Soares in mixed doubles in 2014. She won Grand Slam mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2015 and 2017.
Martina Hingis Roger Federer
She teamed up with Roger Federer on the Switzerland team where they won the Hopman Cup in 2001. Rogger is a Swiss former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 310 weeks.
Martina Hingis 1997 | Us Open 1997
She was the World No. 1 women’s tennis player in 1997 and began the year y winning the warm-up tournament in Sydney. She was the youngest singles champion at Wimbledon but was then defeated by up-and-coming player, Venus Williams, in the final of the US Open.
Martina Hingis 1999 |1999 French Open
She reached the French Open final and was three points away from victory in the second set before losing to Steffi Graf. She then bounced back to reach her third consecutive US Open final, where she lost to 17-year-old Serena Williams.
Martina Hingis Net Worth
Her professional tennis career was the backbone of attaining decent fortune. She has attained a net worth of $20 Million.
How Old Is Martina Hingis
She is 43 years old born in Košice, Slovakia on September 30, 1980.
Who Is Martina Hingis Husband
She is now married to sports physician Harald Leemann since July 20, 2018. The couple welcomed their daughter Lia on February 26, 2019.
Where Is Martina Hingis Now
She is now in Switzerland along with her husband and their four-year-old daughter.
What Happened To Martina Hingis
She was suspended from playing tennis for two years in January 2008 following a failed drug test in 2007
How Old Was Martina Hingis When She Won At Wimbledon
She was 14 years old when she won the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon.
Hingis’ Social Media Account
Twitter – @mhingis
Instagram – martinahingis80