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 was a little nervous. I'd like to thank my family and friends for supporting me.
I was a little nervous going into the match. She pushed me right away but I was able to adjust to where she was serving and my reaction got better. Thank god I still have those skills.
Playing the top players you have to play them over and over. You have to start believing and step by step I'm getting my confidence back.
(My performance at the recent Australian Open) gave me a lot of confidence. Making the last eight (in Melbourne) exceeded all my expectations. Now that confidence shows, especially in today's game. I've been improving every week.
Looking at the draw, I kind of prefer playing someone like tonight where I know who I'm facing on the other side.
I just so badly didn't want to lose first round here. I knew I was well prepared for the situation, for the occasion. Tonight I felt close to being 100% physically, mentally, everything.
She lives close by and I know she takes it very seriously. To beat her here, it's great.
So far, so good. I'm definitely very happy with the progress I'm making. Today probably wasn't my prettiest game, but it was effective.
Slowly but surely, I'm getting into it and finding my form. I trained really hard coming into these tournaments.
I just wanted this one badly. My first mixed doubles title, it definitely exceeded my expectations.
I just really like playing here. I've always had good results here and those memories kick in as well.
I just really like playing here. I've always done well here in the past and those memories kicked in well.
I know I can last three sets now, especially mentally. That was the biggest weapon I had today. I would have been pretty hard on myself if I had lost this match because I had it totally under control.
I know I'll get some tough matches and it will allow me to get used to the Australian summer coming from the European winter, both of which will be helpful with my preparation for the Australian Open.