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Martina Navratilova

18 October 1956 – present

Martina Navratilova is a Czech-American former professional tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record nine at Wimbledon, and more than 160 singles titles overall. Born in Prague, she sought asylum in the United States in 1975 and became an American citizen in 1981.

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Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
18 October 1956

Born Martina Subertova; she later took the surname of her stepfather.

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Won the Czechoslovak national tennis championship
1972

Took the senior national title as a teenager.

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Requested asylum in the United States
September 1975

Defected during the US Open in New York and was granted permanent residency.

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Won a first Wimbledon singles title
1978

Beat Chris Evert in the final for her first Grand Slam singles championship.

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Became a United States citizen
1981

Naturalised six years after leaving Czechoslovakia.

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Won six consecutive Grand Slam singles titles
1983 – 1984

A run across the 1983 and 1984 seasons that included a non-calendar-year Grand Slam.

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Won a record ninth Wimbledon singles title
1990

Her final Grand Slam singles championship.

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Retired from full-time singles competition
1994

Played her last singles match at Wimbledon before continuing in doubles.

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Won the US Open mixed doubles title
2006

Her final Grand Slam title, won with Bob Bryan shortly before her 50th birthday.

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Regained Czech citizenship
2008

Took dual Czech and American nationality.

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