The career of Navratilova Martina.

1972, 15-year-old Navratilova became the champion of Czechoslovakia, and she kept this position for the next two years. 1973, she rose to the first place in Czechoslovakia. In the same year, she entered the final of the youth group of Wimbledon Championship. Since then, she has embarked on the road of professional tennis players.

As a first-line athlete in Czechoslovakia, Navratilova is one of the few people who have the privilege of going abroad. She was deeply moved by the possibilities, freedom and richness offered by western countries. She especially likes America. 1973 In the autumn, she met chris evert for the first time in the WTA competition in Akron, Ohio. She didn't have a chance to deal with Evert, who was number one in the world at that time, but this game was the beginning of an extraordinary duel between them.

Because she likes American fast food very much, she is overweight, but her genius was soon noticed by experts. Navratilova uses her left hand. She serves very powerfully, and she uses a very precise serve to surf the Internet. Her offensive style is rare in women's tennis.

1975 Navratilova made her first Grand Slam debut-she reached the singles final at the Australian Open and the French Open, but lost to yvonne Gulagan and chris evert respectively. She won the French Open doubles championship with chris evert, which was her first grand slam with 365,438+0. Compared with Evert, who was 2 1 year-old at that time, Navratilova is still inferior, but in the next ten years, their competition for the world number one will become the most striking event in tennis. In the next 15 years, the two will fight 80 times.

1975 us open, navratilova lost to Evert again in the semi-final. Navratilova applied for political asylum in the United States and obtained a green card.

From 65438 to 0976, Navratilova won the Wimbledon doubles title with Evert, which was the first time among her 20 Wimbledon titles.

1978 —— 1980: First Grand Slam Champion and Life Choice

1978 marks the final breakthrough of Navratilova Martina. Navratilova, 22, beat Evert in three sets in the Wimbledon final for the first time. Since margaret smith court died in the mid-1970s, Evert has been the undisputed queen of tennis. Navratilova's victory at Wimbledon was her first Grand Slam singles title, which made her the number one in the world in a short time. 1979, she beat Billie Joan Kim again at Wimbledon to win the championship. But at this time, Navratilova has not yet reached the mature stage.

1980 was a difficult year for navratilova. She always loses in important competitions, and there are rumors in the media about her affair with the famous female writer Rita May Brown. In response to this kind of gossip, Navratilova resolutely walked out of the cupboard and admitted her homosexuality to new york Daily News. She was one of the first famous athletes to admit that she was gay.

198 1 year: career turning point

Navratilova finally obtained American citizenship at 198 1. She won the Grand Slam title for the third time at the Australian Open and lost to the young tracy austin in the third game at the US Open.

The same year also marked a turning point in Navratilova's career: she carefully studied every detail of tennis in a scientific way to absorb all her abilities. In tennis, she embarked on a brand-new revolutionary road. She was the first to realize that tennis players not only need to train on the court, but also need to train their basic qualities. She realized the importance of physical fitness, physical strength, flexibility and running training. In order to strengthen her physique, she hired a famous basketball player Nancy Lebowen to train her. A nutrition expert specially made a special nutrition plan for her to meet the requirements of tennis. Navratilova was also the first tennis player to hire specialized players to train only one player.

In this way, Navratilova indirectly introduced the specialization of tennis.

1982 —— 1987: Competition with chris evert.

1982, Navratilova achieved remarkable results in professional training: she was completely full of body and intelligence, and won the singles title of 15 WTA and doubles title of 14 this year. The talented but overweight athlete became a real professional star. Her meticulous diet and training plan have made women's tennis reach an unparalleled level so far and become the standard for other players. She won the French Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open in June and February, 5438. She beat all her opponents at the Australian Open. Evert had to watch Navratilova surpass her and take the first place in the world. By 198 1, Evert had won 28 times in 44 games. After 1982, the winning-losing ratio reversed. Their styles and personalities are completely different, and the competition between them reaches its peak. From 1982 to 1987, they played in the grand slam finals for ten times, and Navratilova won the championship seven times. By the time 1989 Evert retired, the two had played 80 times, among which Navratilova won 43 times and Evert won 37 times. Although they are absolute competitors in sports, the two sides maintain mutual respect and friendship. The competition between them also forced Evert to improve her level, and she also started basic training. 1985, Evert even briefly returned to the first place in the world. Looking back on this period, both of them agreed that the competition between them made their abilities reach the peak. Evert later said, "We both tried our best." Navratilova said: "Competition like ours will never happen again. There was no such competition before us, and there will be no similar competition after us. "

1983 Navratilova won Wimbledon, new york and Melbourne despite being eliminated in the eighth round of the French Open. She won 15 singles titles and 13 doubles titles this year. For a whole year, she won 86 games and lost only one. So far, this record has not been broken in tennis (both men and women). The following year, after winning the French Open, he won Wimbledon and the US Open in new york. This time, the American king won the Grand Slam title for six times in a row (also a record). At the Australian Open that year, she lost to Helena Sukova in the semi-final, ending her 74-victory series. She won all four Grand Slams in almost the same year.

Nevertheless, Navratilova's achievements are very impressive: from 1982 to 1984, she only lost six games. Together with her doubles partner Pam schrieffer, they won four Grand Slam titles in the same year. From 1983 to 1985, a total of 109 games were won, which is also a world record. In the past three years, Navratilova has also ranked first in the doubles world.

From 1985 to 1987, Navratilova reached the finals of all the 1 1 grand slam competitions she participated in and won the championship six times.

It is worth noting that although Navratilova was basically the first in this period, her competitor Evert always followed closely and ranked second. Evert won at least one Grand Slam every year during this period. 1985 even pushed Navratilova to the second place within a few weeks after winning the French Open. Navratilova once ranked first for 156 weeks in a row, and this record was later broken by Stefanie Graf.

1987 —— 1989: new rival —— losing the first place in the world.

From 1982 to 1987, Navratilova Martina ***33 1 week ranked first in the world, and the longest one lasted 156 weeks. She and chris evert were the first and second respectively, and none of the other players had a chance. However, in 1985, a "child prodigy" appeared in Germany. At that time, Stefanie Graf, who was 16 years old, had no chance to play against Navratilova, but by the end of that year, she had risen to the sixth place in the world. Stefanie Graf serves from the baseline, and his specialty is forehand and backhand. Graf is the first athlete who can compare with Navratilova in physique and speed. When people asked Navratilova what she thought of Stefanie Graf, Navratilova replied that they could see her heir there. Stefanie Graf rose to the third place in the world with 1986. At the German Open held in Berlin in May, she defeated Navratilova in the final for the first time. 1987, she pushed chris evert out of the third place. Navratilova lost to Graf in the thrilling three-game final of the French Open. Although Navratilova can beat Graf in Wimbledon and the US Open, it is clear that Graf has the ability to end Navratilova's dominance. She won eight titles at Wimbledon and became the third player to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles in the same grand slam at the US Open. Although Navratilova won the Grand Slam many times, Graf ranked first in the world this year with her steady achievements. The star of Navratilova has fallen.

From 65438 to 0988, Stefanie Graf completely became the first in the world. She won all four Grand Slam matches and beat Navratilova at Wimbledon for the first time, thus ending her series of six consecutive victories.

1989 Graf and Navratilova met for the last time in the world in the grand slam final. Graf won Wimbledon and US Open in three sets respectively.

1990 —— 1994: permanent record and retirement

Although Graf's victory is beyond doubt, Navratilova still believes that she still has the strength to win a Wimbledon match. Graf 1990 was eliminated early at Wimbledon, and Navratilova seized the opportunity to win Wimbledon at the age of 33. She beat Gina Garrison in two games without a doubt, so she won the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world nine times. Although this was Navratilova's last singles champion, she later reached the Wimbledon finals twice.

199 1 year, Navratilova published her autobiography, in which she actively talked about her homosexual identity. In the same year, Navratilova broke up with her life partner for many years (from 1983 to 199 1 year). The two men broke up unhappily and went to court, which was also reported by the media.

In the 199 1 US Open, Navratilova lost to the new world number one monica seles. Navratilova set a new record with 1992: she surpassed her old rival chris evert with a grand slam victory of 158. She beat monica seles in the indoor tournament in Paris to become the oldest female tennis player in the world, and beat the first in the world. 1994 Navratilova, 37, reached the Wimbledon final again, but lost to Martinez.

In the same year, Navratilova announced her retirement from football. She was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.

2000-2006: Return to the ball and set a new record.

In 2000, 44-year-old Navratilova unexpectedly announced her return to the world to participate in doubles and mixed doubles competitions.

In 2002, she won the doubles championship in WTA competition held in Madrid, breaking Billie Joan King's record. Now she also participated in the WTA singles in Eastburn, England, and defeated Tanova, the 22nd woman in the world who is nearly 20 years younger than her, in 96 minutes. Navratilova said that participating in this competition does not mean that she also wants to return to singles, but because it is a bet she made with the coach.

In 2003, Navratilova won the mixed doubles of Australian Open and Wimbledon with leander Pace, becoming the oldest female player to win a Grand Slam. Through her success in Australia, Navratilova became the only three athletes (men and women) in the world to win all four Grand Slam competitions, and the Women's Tennis Federation awarded her a special prize for this. After winning Wimbledon, she tied Billie Joan King's record and won 20 titles at Wimbledon. In this way, she won 58 Grand Slam titles, second only to margaret smith court (62 times).

In 2004, Navratilova participated in the Confederations Cup and became the biggest athlete in this competition. In May, she won her 174 doubles title in Vienna, and she and her partner reached the semi-finals at the French Open. At Wimbledon, she beat Katrina Castano in the first round and became the oldest singles champion at the age of 47 years and 8 months. She also reached the semifinals of doubles. She lost the Confederations Cup against Austria, which was her first defeat after winning 38 games in a row. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, she and her partner reached the quarterfinals.

Originally, Navratilova planned to officially retire after attending the Olympic Games, but in 2005, she took part in doubles and mixed doubles. At the Australian Open, she and her partner reached the quarterfinals, and their rivals Alicia Molik and kuznetsova later won the championship. She entered the mixed doubles semi-final. She entered the mixed doubles final at the French Open at a faster speed. At Wimbledon and the US Open, she and her partner reached the semi-finals of women's doubles, and they later won the175th doubles title for Navratilova in Tokyo.

On June 5th, 2006, Navratilova announced during the Wimbledon season that this was her last time to play here and that she would retire at the end of this year. The next day, she lost to the final champions Zheng Jie and YanZi of China in the quarterfinals of women's doubles, and later lost in the third round of mixed doubles. The last game Navratilova participated in was the US Open. Although her women's doubles competition was eliminated in the 1/4 final, the mixed doubles with American doubles star bob bryan won the final championship in one fell swoop. This is Navratilova's 10 mixed double grand slam gold cup in her career, and also her 4 1 grand slam doubles champion.