Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingisis a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in doubles by the WTA. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and has won five Grand Slam singles titles, twelve Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar-year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles; for a combined total of twenty-two major titles. In addition, she has won the season-ending WTA Championships two times...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 September 1980
CityKosice, Slovakia
I saw her when she was 12 and she was very good even then. You could hear her from like 10 courts further down.
I've exceeded my own expectations and am happy to be playing good tennis once again.
I'm just waiting for a wild card to play in the Australian Open . To face Anna will be a good test for me.
I think it was like sometimes in life things happen and you try to change them and if you learn from mistakes, it's always a good thing.
I just came out here the other day. I could already feel the atmosphere coming from the previous years. You don't know how good it feels. This surface, this stadium has been so good for me.
I'm not looking for any excuses. She was just too good today. I've had a very good start to my comeback and I will go home with my head up.
It's really great to be back after all this time. I have very nice memories because I was the first female player to win the title here (in 2001). Hopefully these memories will inspire me and it will be a good week for me in this great event. I was always impressed with the modernity of Dubai and all that it has to offer.
It's great to be back out there. When you hear applause, people are there wanting to see you. It's great. And I played some good points early on, and then you just get going.
I'm not looking for any excuses, she was just too good today. I'm going home with my head up. This is a good start to my comeback. I don't think I played badly today, she was just too good. Being in the finals here in Tokyo really exceeded my expectations.
It was definitely a good performance today. I played smart and concentrated throughout the whole match. It was key in the first games to hold serve.
It feels good to be in the finals once again. I never thought I would make it this far.
It was a pretty impressive win. The first set was a bit tough. I guess that was because we haven't played before. I didn't feel good at the beginning -- I guess today I won with my heart. I feel great to be in the semifinals.
My life has been very good the last couple of years. I'm very comfortable, and this is really hard work,
You can't hide. Sooner or later I have to play a top 10 player, better sooner than later. Win or lose, you know where you're at.