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In 2005, tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. The most dominant female tennis player in the late 1970s and early 1980s, martina navratilova was born as martina subertova on october 18, 1956, in prague, czechoslovakia now known as the czech. In 1978, martina navratilova won her first major title at singles in wimbledon. In 1981, navratilova began training her fitness with nancy lieberman.
Martina navratilova in 1981, shortly after becoming a united states citizen, navratilova came out publicly about her sexual orientation through a column written by skip bayless. In 1979, navratilova faced her longtime rival chris evert at the eastbourne finals, playing one of the highest scoring womens professional matches. Mar 16, 2014 arguably the best tennis player ever to play the game, martina navratilova has amassed an unmatched number of professional records during a career that spanned an amazing four decades, while. Martina navratilova speaker agency, speaking fee, videos.
October 18, 1956 is a czechoslovakborn american former professional tennis player and coach. Martina navratilova speaking fee and booking agent contact. Martina navratilova, czech american tennis player who dominated womens tennis in the late 1970s and the 80s. Her rivalry and friendship with evert is also detailed in the book, the rivals by johnette howard and the childrens book, martina and. Martina navratilova born january 18, 1956, american. She easily outruns many women half her age, still plays tennis competitively, and loves to have fun with other sports like basketball, hockey, skiing, and more. My 6step diet and fitness plan to achieve the best shape of your life mar 21, 2006 by martina navratilova hardcover.
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