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Martina Navratilova Born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia; came to United States, 1975; naturalized citizen, July 21, 1981; daughter of Jana (an office worker) and stepdaughter of Mirek (an economic adviser and tennis coach) Navratil. Education: Attended school in Czechoslovakia. Addresses: Home-Fort Worth, Tex.; and Aspen, Colo. .
Career Details
Professional tennis player, 1974. Ranked No. 1 female tennis player in the world, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984,-1985, and 1986; winner of numerous competitions and tournaments, including singles championships. at Wimbledon, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990; Australian Open, 1981, 1983, and 1985, French Open, 1982 and 1984, and U.S. Open, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987; doubles championships at French Open, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, Wimbledon, 1976,1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1986, U.S. Open, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987, and Australian Open, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987. Has accumulated more than 1,000 career match victories; in 1984, earned more money ($2,173,556) than any other athlete in the world, except two boxers. Has done extensive work on behalf of underprivileged and abused children.
Awards
Named Player of the Year by Women's International Tennis Association, 1978-79, 1982-86; named Female Athlete of the Year by Associated Press, 1983. You can search for Tennis Tickets on this page. Click on click on any Tennis Tournament link such as NASDAQ 100 Open Tickets or Western & Southern Financial Group Masters to search for Tennis Tickets for your tournament here. US Open Tennis Tickets are available. We also purchase Pacific Life Open Tickets.
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