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Martina Navratilova: Biography

Martina Navratilova
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  • Birth Name: Martina Šubertová
  • Birth Place: Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/18/1954, Libra
  • Profession: Tennis player
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Martina Navratilova Fast Facts:
  • Stripped of her Czechoslovakian citizenship at 18 when she asked the United States for political asylum.
  • Became a U.S. citizen in 1981, but had her Czech Republic citizenship restored in 2008.
  • Her first tennis coach was her stepfather.
  • Won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 31 doubles titles.
  • Reached nine consecutive Wimbledon finals from 1982 through 1990 and won Wimbledon a total of nine times in her career.
  • Recorded the longest winning streak in the open era, 74 consecutive matches.
  • Reached 11 straight Grand Slam singles finals.
  • Along with doubles partner Pam Shriver, won 109 consecutive doubles matches and all four Grand Slam events in 1984.
  • Announced in 2010 that she was being treated for breast cancer.
  • Had to quit her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in December 2010 after suffering a pulmonary edema at nearly 14,800 feet.
  • Has appeared in ads for PETA.
  • Martina Navratilova Relationships:
  • Rita Mae Brown - Ex-significant Other
  • Judy Nelson - Ex-significant Other
  • Miroslav Navrátil - Stepfather
  • Mirek - Father
  • Jana - Mother
  • Jana - Sister

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Dancing With The Stars, Martina Navratilova Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Melissa Gilbert, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Martina Navratilova, Tony Dovolani, Gladys Knight, Tristan MacManus Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Martina Navratilova, Tony Dovolani Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Tony Dovolani, Martina Navratilova Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Martina Navratilova, Tony Dovolani Rick Rowell/ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Martina Navratilova, Tony Dovolani Bob D'Amico/ABC
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