Martina Navratilova – Singular Quality, Legendary Longevity

15 Feb 2010 by Matthew Zemek in Player Profiles
Martina Navratilova – Singular Quality, Legendary Longevity

Margaret Smith Court won more Grand Slam singles titles than Martina Navratilova. So did Steffi Graf. Chris Evert won just as many Major singles championships as her good friend managed to do. If you wanted to say that Navratilova is not the greatest singles player in the history of women’s tennis, you could make a [...]


Monica Seles – A Hall of Fame Journey

15 Feb 2010 by Matthew Zemek in Player Profiles
Monica Seles – A Hall of Fame Journey

Sixteen long years after having her career derailed, a renewed Monica Seles found reason to celebrate once again.
The best ballstriker in the past 25 years of women’s tennis – for reasons beyond her control –could not become the single most accomplished champion in the history of her sport, but the nine-time Major champion was inducted [...]


Martina Hingis – The Female Swiss Stylist

12 Feb 2010 by Matthew Zemek in Player Profiles
Martina Hingis – The Female Swiss Stylist

When you think of stylish Swiss tennis, you think of Roger Federer, but before the “Basel Dazzle” became the greatest Grand Slam champion in the Open Era, a Swiss Miss made her own mark on the world of Major tournament tennis.
Martina Hingis is not yet 30 years old, and yet she’s in many ways a [...]


Monica’s Moment: Seles enshrined in Tennis Hall of Fame

20 Jul 2009 by Matthew Zemek in Monica Seles

Sixteen long years after having her career derailed, a renewed Monica Seles found reason to celebrate once again.
The 35-year-old–for reasons beyond her control–could not become the single most accomplished champion in the history of women’s tennis, but the nine-time major champion richly deserved to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. After Saturday [...]

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