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"Martina Navratilova" (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, 'She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived.' Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book "The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century", named her as the second best female player of the 20th century, directly behind Steffi Graf. Tennis magazine has selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles ....more

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Navratilova looks ahead as tennis trail finally ends

Sep 10, 2006, 23:55 GMT

New York - After more than 30 years of off-and-on tennis domination through the generations, Martina Navratilova has finally put her foot down after concluding the US Open - and her storied career - with a mixed doubles title. ... more

Navratilova ends career with mixed doubles crown

Sep 10, 2006, 12:49 GMT

The legendary Martina Navratilova rode off into the sunset in her final match as a professional Saturday night, teaming with American Bob Bryan to win the mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open.

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