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 feel definitely very good being in the finals again. I hadn't thought to make it this far....
This year I definitely have more matches than her -- that's a plus. Generally it's easier to play somebody like this first round than later in the draw. I have nothing to lose against Justine.
There are always little aches and pains but as long as I pace myself I should be OK. As for the ankle, so far, so good.
You have to believe that down deep otherwise I wouldn't come back.
Expectations just definitely grow. With every match I'm getting more confidence.
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 my rookie season, so I'm really enjoying every minute of it, ... I'm very happy to be in the championship.
Everybody has always been asking me which player you want to play and I always said 'Maria,' because I've never played her and she's a great champion, she has won Wimbledon at such a young age.
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.
It wasn't an easy match. But on the other hand, I made the important points, I won those games which I needed to win.
I've got a couple of days' rest now, so I'll just try to flush it out before next week. I've got some time.
I've exceeded my own expectations and am happy to be playing good tennis once again.
It was probably one Russian too many. It used to be I had to play both Williams sisters and Lindsay Davenport, now it's the Russians. (But) I have surpassed all my expectations of my comeback and feel very good knowing I can go out there and play with the best players in the world.
It takes me a little while to read, but I just really like playing here. In the past I had really good results, so those memories are kicking in as well.