• When Martina won the French Open junior title in 1993, she replaced Jennifer Capriati as the youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam junior championship.
• When Martina first joined the WTA Tour, she was assigned a retired player as part of a mentoring program. That player was Chris Evert.
• In 1995, Martina became the youngest player in the Open era to win a singles match at the Australian open. In 1997, she became the youngest player in the Open era to win a singles match at Wimbledon.
• Martina was a member of the Swiss Olympic team in 1996.
• In 1997, Martina was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press.
• Martina’s doubles Grand Slam in 1998 made her just the fourth woman to accomplish this feat. The others were Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver, and Maria Bueno.
• From 1997 to 2001, Martina was ranked #1 in the world 209 weeks.
• In 2001, Martina became the first player to defeat both Williams sisters on the way to a Grand Slam singles championship.
• Martina’s 2006 victory at the Italian Open was her first singles championship on clay since 2000.
• Martina’s six straight finals appearances at the Australian Open tied Yvonne Goolagong’s Open era record.
• Martina dated golfer Sergio Garcia for a year during 2002 and 2003. She dated Arsenal soccer star Sol Campbell in 2004 and 2005.
• After watching Martina’s comeback attempt, Monica Seles decided to return to the game in 2006.
• Martina is fluent in four languages.
  Martina’s horses are named Montana, Sorrenta and Velvet.
• Martina’s mother was named Coach of the Year in 1997 by the Swiss Tennis Federation—the first woman to ever win the award.
• Martina’s mother married a computer executive in the mid-1990s. Her stepfather’s name is Andreas Zogg.
  

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