Martina Hingis

Born on 30th September 1980 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, Martina Hingis is a professional tennis player who remained World No.1 for 209 weeks.

Her achievements:-

• Won the women's single event of 1997 Australian Open held in Melbourne, Australia.
• Winner of the women's single event in 1997 in the Wimbledon tournament, held at Wimbledon, Great Britain.
• Won the women's single event in 1997 at the US Open, held at the New York City.
• Won the women's single event in 1998 in the Australian Open, held in Melbourne, Australia.
• Champion of the women's single event in 1999 in the Australian Open held in Melbourne, Australia.
• Named amongst the "30 Legends of Tennis: Past, Present, and Future" selected by Time magazine in the year 2011.
• Her name was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the year 2013.
• With partner Timea Bacsinszky, Hingis won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics of 2016, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.