US or U.S. usually refers to the United States, a country in North America.

US, U.S. or us may also refer to:

Language[link]

we, us is the objective case of we in English

Geography[link]

Us, Val-d'Oise, France

Education[link]

University of Salford, a university in the UK

University of Salzburg, a university in Austria

University of Seville, a university in Spain

Université de Sherbrooke, a university in Canada

University School, a private all-boys day school in Hunting Valley, Ohio, United States

University of Sussex, a university in the UK

Music[link]

''Us'' (Peter Gabriel album)

''Us'' (Mull Historical Society album)

''Us'' (Brother Ali album)

"Us" (Regina Spektor song)

''Us'', a 1974 album by Maceo Parker

"Us", a song by Ice Cube from ''Death Certificate''

"Us", a song by Céline Dion from ''Let's Talk About Love''

"US", a song by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks from ''Pig Lib''

Urban Symphony, an Estonian music group

Other uses[link]

U.S., used in legal citations to refer to the United States Reports

Union of Russia and Belarus

US Airways' IATA designator

''Us Weekly'', an American celebrity magazine

''Us'' (TV movie)

.us, Internet TLD of the United States of America

''US'', Ultrasonic, Ultrasound

Urgences-Santé, an ambulance compagny in Montréal, Qc, Canada

See also[link]

µs, microsecond

United Services Club or ''US Club'', a golf club in Mumbai

United States (disambiguation)

Uz (disambiguation)

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The term U.S. Open or US Open is applied to "open" United States-hosted championships in a particular sport (or non-sport organized competitive gaming activity), in which anyone, amateur or professional, American or non-American, may compete.

The term most commonly refers to:

U.S. Open (golf)

US Open (tennis)

Other uses include (in alphabetical order by sport/game):

U.S. Open Badminton Championships

U.S. Open (bowling)

U.S. Open Chess Championship

U.S. Open (crosswords)

U.S. Open (cycling)

US Open (darts)

U.S. Open (go), boardgame tournament

U.S. Women's Open, golf tournament

US Open (martial arts) aka ISKA World Martial Arts Championship

US Open Polo Championship

U.S. Open pool championships a.k.a. U.S. Open pocket billiards championships, mostly separately administrated, including:

* U.S. Open 14.1 Pocket Billiards Championship ''(see straight pool)''; often referred to as the "U.S. Open 14.1 Championship", "U.S. Open 14.1 Pocket Billiards Championship", or "U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship"

* U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship ''(see bank pool)''

* U.S. Open Seven-ball Championship ''(see seven-ball)''

* U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship ''(see eight-ball)''

* U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

* U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship

U.S. Open Rubik's Cube Championship

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, soccer (association football) tournament held between American soccer clubs from MLS, minor leagues, and amateur associations

U.S. Open (squash)

U.S. Open (swimming)

U.S. Open of Surfing, surfing competition

U.S. Open (taekwondo), taekwondo tournament of the United States Taekwondo governing body

U.S. Open (USACO), United States of America Computing Olympiad-proctored programming competition

US Open USTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships

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Rory McIlroy, MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer from Holywood in County Down. He is the current World Number One, and has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional. He had a successful amateur career, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking for one week as a 17-year-old in 2007. Later that year he turned professional and soon established himself on the European Tour. He had his first win on the European Tour in 2009, and on the PGA Tour in 2010. He represented Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup.

On 19 June 2011, he won the U.S. Open, his first major. He finished with a record score of 16-under-par on his way to an eight-shot victory, as the youngest winner since Bobby Jones in 1923. He has been cited as the most exciting young prospect in golf and having the potential to become one of the highest earners in sports in terms of endorsements. The victory lifted McIlroy's position in the Official World Golf Ranking to a career high of number four. In November, he finished tied for 4th at the WGC-HSBC Champions to move to a new career high of number 2. On 4 March 2012, McIlroy won the Honda Classic, which propelled him to number one in the world rankings. Two weeks later, he fell to number two following Luke Donald's win at the Transitions Championship, but regained number one on 15 April 2012..

Early life, family, and early golf development[link]

McIlroy was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is the only child of Gerry and Rosie (née McDonald) McIlroy; he attended St. Patrick's Primary School and then Sullivan Upper School.

He was introduced to golf at an exceptionally young age by his father, who coached him from at least the age of 18 months. Gerry McIlroy is a fine golfer himself, who once played at a scratch handicap level. Young Rory gave early evidence of his golf potential by hitting a 40-yard drive at the age of two years. Rory was very keen for the sport from the start, and asked his father virtually every day to take him to the golf course. Family lore relates that Rory received a new golf club as a present, being shown the correct grip by his father, then taking the club to bed with him that night, with his hands holding the club properly. A video on golf technique produced by champion Nick Faldo was his early favourite.

Gerry McIlroy held down several jobs to earn additional income for his son's golf development. Rory's mother worked extra shifts at the local 3M plant. His first significant international victory came in the World Championship for the 9–10 age group bracket at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida. Rory McIlroy learned his early golf at the Holywood Golf Club, which he still retains as his home course. He became the youngest club member at age seven. Rory started his early training with Michael Bannon, previously the Golf Professional of Holywood Golf Club, who is also his current coach and dedicated mentor.

Amateur career[link]

McIlroy at age 15 was a member of Europe's winning 2004 Junior Ryder Cup team; the event was held in Ohio. In 2005 he became the youngest-ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship. He retained the West of Ireland Championship in 2006 and followed that up with back-to-back wins at the Irish Close Championship. In August 2006, he won the European Amateur at Biella Golf Club, near Milan, Italy with the score of 274.

In late 2004, at age 15, he signed a letter of intent to play collegiate golf at East Tennessee State University, but after his wins in 2005, he decided to forgo the golf scholarship and continue to play amateur golf in Europe. McIlroy shot an opening round of 3-under-par 68 at the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, his first major championship entry. He shot +5 overall and was the highest finishing amateur, winning the silver medal.

In July 2005, at age 16, McIlroy shot a new competitive course record score of 61 on the Dunluce links of Royal Portrush Golf Club. In October 2006, McIlroy represented Ireland in the Eisenhower Trophy, which is the Amateur World Team Championship. On 6 February 2007, he became the second man to top the World Amateur Golf Ranking, though he lost the top spot after just one week.

McIlroy was part of the Great Britain & Ireland team at the 2007 Walker Cup, held at the Royal County Down Golf Club. On the first day of the event he was paired with Jonathan Caldwell for morning foursomes, and the match was halved. In the afternoon he faced Billy Horschel in singles, but Horschel won 1 up. On the second day McIlroy and Caldwell lost in morning foursomes by the score of 2 & 1. In the afternoon he faced Horschel in singles again, and this time he won by the score of 1 up. McIlroy's overall record was (1–2–1) in Win-Loss-Tie format. The United States came out victorious by a score of 12½ to 11½. He made his first appearance in a European Tour event a few days after turning 16, when he took part in the 2005 British Masters. He made the cut on the European Tour for the first time as a 17-year-old at the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic, where he had to forego prize money of over €7,600 due to his amateur status.

Professional career[link]

2007[link]

McIlroy turned professional on 19 September 2007, the day before the Quinn Direct British Masters. He signed with International Sports Management. At the Quinn Direct British Masters, McIlroy shot 290 (+2), which put him in a tie for 42nd place. He finished in 3rd place at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in October. He became the youngest Affiliate Member in the history of The European Tour to earn a tour card. The next week, he secured his card for 2008 by finishing in a tie for 4th place at the Open de Madrid Valle Romano. On the 2007 European Tour season, he earned €277,255 and finished in 95th place on the Order of Merit list. He was the highest ranked associate member.

2008[link]

Before his season started, Tiger Woods invited McIlroy to play in the 2007 Target World Challenge, held in December. McIlroy declined the invitation, preferring to play the European Open.

McIlroy started his 2008 European Tour season at the UBS Hong Kong Open. He did not make the one-under cut. He finished in a tie for 15th at the MasterCard Masters in Australia. He entered the top 200 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time on 27 January 2008.

On 7 September 2008, McIlroy took a four-shot lead into the final round of the Omega European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, but finished in a tie for first place with Frenchman Jean-François Lucquin after a play-off. He finished the 2008 season ranked 36th on the European Tour Order of Merit.

2009[link]

After finishing second in the UBS Hong Kong Open in November 2008, McIlroy attained his highest world ranking position of 50. He finished the 2008 calendar year at 39th in the world rankings after finishing joint 3rd in the South African Open. This earned him an invitation to the 2009 Masters Tournament. His first professional win came at age 19 when he won the Dubai Desert Classic on 1 February 2009, this win took him to 16th in the world rankings.

In the 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, McIlroy reached the quarterfinals. In the first round he defeated Louis Oosthuizen 2 & 1, in the second round he beat Hunter Mahan 1-up, and in the third round he beat Tim Clark, 4 & 3. He lost to Geoff Ogilvy, who won the tournament, in the quarterfinals 2 & 1. McIlroy continued to play on the PGA Tour until May. He finished tied for 13th at the Honda Classic, tied for 20th at the WGC-CA Championship and tied for 19th at the Shell Houston Open.

In April 2009, McIlroy appeared at The Masters in his first major tournament as a professional and his first Masters Tournament. He finished the tournament tied for 20th place, two shots under par for the tournament. Of the players to make the cut, McIlroy achieved the third highest average driving distance, beaten only by Dustin Johnson and Andrés Romero. McIlroy played in two more events on the PGA Tour after the Masters including his first appearance at The Players Championship where he was cut.

McIlroy then returned to Europe and recorded two top 25 finishes leading up to his first U.S. Open. He finished fifth at the BMW PGA Championship and 12th at the European Open. McIlroy played in his second major as a professional at the 2009 U.S. Open. His final round of 68 (−2) helped him finish in a tie for 10th, his first top ten finish in a major. The following week, McIlroy finished in 15th at the BMW International Open. McIlroy played in his first Open Championship as a professional in July and finished T-47. He finished T-3 at the 2009 PGA Championship.

McIlroy finished the 2009 season ranked second on the Race to Dubai, behind Lee Westwood, and in November he entered the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time. McIlroy finished 2009 ranked 9th in the world. In November 2009, McIlroy announced that he would join the American-based PGA Tour for the 2010 season.

McIlroy accepted an invitation from Gary Player to participate in the 2009 Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City, South Africa in December, but withdrew after feeling unwell.

2010[link]

McIlroy finished 3rd at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. McIlroy failed to defend his title at the 2010 Dubai Desert Classic after shooting a round of final-round 73 to finish in a tie for fifth place.

In the 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, McIlroy beat Kevin Na 1-up in the first round and then lost on a playoff hole to Oliver Wilson. After the Accenture Match Play Championship, McIlroy took time off from golf due to a sore back. After a two-week break McIlroy returned in the 2010 Honda Classic and finished in a tie for 40th.

On 2 May, McIlroy recorded his first PGA Tour win after shooting 62 in the final round of the Quail Hollow Championship. The round set a new course record, and concluded with six consecutive scores of three. He became the first player since Tiger Woods to win a PGA Tour event prior to his 21st birthday. The win earned him a two-year Tour exemption. On 2 June, McIlroy played at the Memorial Skins Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. McIlroy finished T10 at the Memorial Tournament.

On 15 July 2010, McIlroy confirmed his status as a favourite for the Open title on the Old Course at St Andrews by shooting a 9-under-par 63 on the opening day, the lowest-ever first round score in the 150-year history of the Open Championship, and tying the course record. He missed a putt on the 17th, "The Road Hole", that would have given him the outright record. His tied third finish in the 2010 Open Championship sent him to a career high world ranking of seventh.

McIlroy missed out on a chance to win the 2010 PGA Championship when he three-putted the 15th green to fall out of a tie for the lead. His final-hole birdie putt narrowly missed the hole to leave him a shot out of the playoff between Bubba Watson and eventual winner Martin Kaymer. McIlroy finished tied for third. On 4 October 2010, McIlroy won a crucial half-point to help Europe regain the Ryder Cup. Following the Ryder Cup, he announced in November that he would return to play full-time on the European Tour, although he also stated that he would continue to play 11 or 12 tournaments in the U.S. per year. He attributed the decision to having closer friends on the European Tour, his part in the Ryder Cup victory, and wanting to be nearer his girlfriend and family.

McIlroy later stated that he regretted his 2010 decision to give up his PGA Tour card, and his skipping the 2010 Players Championship at Sawgrass. McIlroy's manager Chubby Chandler's aversion to the PGA Tour was cited by McIlroy as one of the main reasons for their later professional split.

2011[link]

Masters[link]

On 7 April, McIlroy shot a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 in the first round of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia to take the lead after the first day of the four-day competition. He is the youngest player to date to lead the Masters at the close of the first day. On Friday, he shot 69 to lead by two strokes over Jason Day with a 10-under-par score. On Saturday, he shot 70 to finish at 12-under-par, four strokes ahead of four other challengers. However, on the fourth and final day, he shot the worst round in history by any professional golfer leading after the third round of the Masters. McIlroy scored one-over-par 37 on the first nine, and still had the lead, but shot a round of 80, finishing T15 at 4-under for the tournament.

McIlroy failed to make the cut in his title defence at Quail Hollow in early May, was well off the pace at the BMW PGA Championship. He held the 18 hole lead at the Memorial Tournament but finished in 5th place.

2011 U.S. Open win[link]

McIlroy won the U.S. Open held at Congressional in Bethesda, Maryland on 19 June winning by eight shots over Jason Day. McIlroy set several records in his victory, most notably, his 72-hole aggregate score of 268 (16-under) was a new U.S. Open record. The 268 aggregate beat the previous record of 272 held by Jack Nicklaus (Baltusrol, 1980), Lee Janzen (Baltusrol, 1993), Tiger Woods (Pebble Beach, 2000), and Jim Furyk (Olympia Fields, 2003). The 16-under in relation to par beat Tiger Woods' 12 under at Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2000.

In preparation for the US Open, McIlroy practiced at Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey, rather than at Congressional, but did play two practice rounds at Congressional about a week before the start of the Open, after returning from a two-day trip to Haiti as an ambassador for UNICEF.

On 17 June during the second round, McIlroy became the first player in the history of the tournament to amass a score of 13-under-par at any point in the tournament. He achieved the feat by making a birdie at the 17th hole in the second round. Despite a double bogey on the final hole, his two-day total of 131 (65–66, 11-under par) set a record as the lowest 36-hole total in U.S. Open history. The score was one better than Ricky Barnes' 132 in 2009. He was also the fastest golfer to reach double digits under par in the U.S. Open, reaching 10 under par in 26 holes.

On 18 June, during the U.S. Open's third round, he became the first player to reach 14-under par at the tournament by making a birdie at the 15th hole, on his way to a 54-hole U.S. Open record of 199. In doing so, he also built an eight-shot lead going into the final round. A final round of 69 allowed him to claim his first major championship setting the 72-hole record.

Rest of 2011[link]

McIlroy took a month off from competitive golf. At The Open Championship he struggled in tough weather over a difficult layout at Royal St George's Golf Club, failing to contend with the conditions. He was again a non-factor at the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club after injuring his wrist on the 3rd hole of the first round after attempting to hit a ball behind a tree root. McIlroy went on to win the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters in a playoff against Anthony Kim. In December 2011, he won the UBS Hong Kong Open by 2 shots.

2012[link]

McIlroy's first tournament of the year was at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship during the Dubai swing of the European Tour at the end of January. The tournament was in the spotlight due to its high profile field including former and current World No. 1 Tiger Woods and Luke Donald respectively, and World No. 2 Lee Westwood. McIlroy also played alongside Woods and Donald in the marquee group during the first two days. McIlroy shot rounds of 67-72-68 to start round 4 in joint 3rd place behind joint leaders Robert Rock and Tiger Woods. He shot a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday to finish lone second, one shot behind winner Robert Rock. McIlroy continued the Dubai swing at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic where he finished tied 5th on 14-under-par, four shots behind winner Rafael Cabrera-Bello. He continued to play well at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona where he won matches against George Coetzee, Anders Hanson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Bae Sang-moon and Lee Westwood before losing to Hunter Mahan in the final. After 10 holes in the final match, McIlroy was 4 down to Mahan, but cut the deficit to 2 down through 16 holes. The 17th hole was halved with pars, securing the win for Mahan. There was anticipation surrounding the semi-final match between McIlroy and Westwood, as the winner would become the number one golfer in the world if they also won the final. McIlroy's runner-up finish moved him up to number two in the world while also putting him at the top of the Race to Dubai leaderboard.

The following week, McIlroy continued good form and won the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and with it claimed the No. 1 spot in the world rankings. He started the fourth round in first place at 11-under-par after rounds of 66-67-66, ahead of a chasing pack including Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Keegan Bradley. McIlroy shot a final round of 69 to claim his third PGA Tour title and finished two shots ahead of Tiger Woods and Tom Gillis. McIlroy became the second youngest World No. 1 and moved up to fourth place in the FedEx Cup standings. McIlroy played the following week at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami, Florida. His recent good form began to dwindle slightly on Thursday, when he shot a 1-over par 73. However, he shot 69 and 65 the next two days to begin the fourth round in tied 8th place. Going into the back 9 on Sunday, he had a chance of winning his second title of 2012 in as many weeks due to the leaders faltering. However two late bogeys halted his chance and he settled for 3rd place, two shots behind winner Justin Rose.

Technique, additional mentors and coaches[link]

McIlroy employs the interlocking grip on full shots; this same somewhat rare method is used by Tiger Woods, the dominant star golfer of McIlroy's youthful years. Previous great champions who have used this grip included Jack Nicklaus, Tom Kite, John Daly, Gene Sarazen, Francis Ouimet, and Willie Anderson.

Darren Clarke, the veteran Northern Irish Ryder Cup player and winner of pro events around the world, met McIlroy when he was 12 years old, and has been a mentor to him since that time. Nick Faldo, six-time major winner, welcomed young McIlroy into his youth golf tournament series from his early teen years. Graeme McDowell, the Northern Irish Ryder Cup player and 2010 U.S. Open champion who is ten years older, has helped and mentored McIlroy from his early professional years. McDowell frequently plays practice rounds at Tour events with McIlroy, and has seen his talents develop quickly. The two are close friends. McIlroy has recently obtained putting assistance and instruction from Dave Stockton, a retired PGA Tour star who won two major championships. Stockton is a renowned expert on putting who coaches several Tour players, and has written a well-received book on his techniques. Retired superstar Jack Nicklaus met young McIlroy when he was starting to play the U.S. Tour in 2009, and extended his friendship along with an early invitation to his Memorial Tournament, one of the Tour's most prestigious events. Nicklaus and McIlroy get together for lunch whenever possible, and Nicklaus reached out to McIlroy after his collapse in the 2011 Masters with some friendly advice on how to close out tournaments.

McIlroy was managed by Englishman Andrew "Chubby" Chandler, a former European Tour player who founded International Sports Management. The pair split in October 2011, with McIlroy joining Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management.

Controversy[link]

On 17 August 2010, McIlroy answered a media question regarding Tiger Woods' potential of getting a captain's pick in the Ryder Cup (despite his poor play at the time) by saying that any member of the European Team would "fancy his chances against him".

In May 2011, McIlroy was criticised for skipping The Players Championship. The skip was controversial because 48 of the top 50 in the world participated in it, the other golfer skipping being fellow European Lee Westwood.

On 17 July 2011, following a poor showing over the weekend in the 2011 Open Championship, McIlroy told the media that he was "not a fan of golf tournaments that are predicted so much by the weather,", and saying he would rather "wait for a year when the weather is nice" instead of tuning his game to prepare for the Open Championship. He also added that he would "rather play when it's 80 degrees and sunny and not much wind".

On 28 July 2011, after being criticised on air by commentator Jay Townsend about McIlroy's questionable course management skills during the first round of the Irish Open, McIlroy wrote on Twitter telling Townsend to "shut up" and saying Townsend is a "failed golfer" and that "his opinion meant nothing". Later, McIlroy stood by his comments and stated that his comments were made in defense of his caddie J. P. Fitzgerald whom Townsend had been blaming for McIlroy's course management since 2008.

Personal life[link]

McIlroy self-identifies as both British and Irish, and carries a British passport. When in Northern Ireland, he lives near the town of Carryduff in County Down, about 20 minutes from Belfast. The land around his house includes a custom-made practice facility, as well as a scaled-down football pitch.

He is an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland and made his first visit to Haiti with UNICEF in June 2011.

His great uncle Joe McIlroy was murdered by the Ulster Volunteer Force at his east Belfast home in November 1972. As of 2011 he has been in a relationship with Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.

McIlroy is also a Manchester United football supporter, admitting in an interview with the club website that "they create good football when they needed to down the years".

McIlroy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to sport.

Amateur wins (5)[link]

2005 West of Ireland Championship, Irish Close Championship

2006 West of Ireland Championship, Irish Close Championship, European Amateur Championship

Professional wins (6)[link]

PGA Tour wins (3)[link]

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Legend

Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (2)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Marginof victory!!Runner(s)-up
		Quail Hollow Championship	72-73-66-62=273		4 strokes	Phil Mickelson
			65-66-68-69=268		8 strokes
		The Honda Classic	66-67-66-69=268		2 strokes	Tiger Woods, Tom Gillis

European Tour wins (3)[link]

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Legend

Major championships (1)

Other European Tour (2)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Marginof victory!!Runner-up
		Dubai Desert Classic	64-68-67-70=269		1 stroke	Justin Rose
			65-66-68-69=268		8 strokes
		UBS Hong Kong Open(co-sanctioned with Asian Tour)	64-69-70-65=268		2 strokes	Grégory Havret

Other wins (1)[link]

2011 Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters (Not sanctioned by any major tour)

European Tour professional career summary[link]

4 27 25 16 19

Season !! Starts !! Cuts Made !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top 10 !! Top 25 !! Earnings (€) !! Money list rank
2007	4	|	0	0	1	2	2	277,255	95
2008	|	16	0	1	0	6	10	696,335	36
2009	|	24	1	3	3	14	18	3,610,020	2
2010	|	14	0	0	3	9	11	1,821,050	13
2011	|	19	2	2	3	12	17	4,002,168	2
! Career* !! 91 !! 77 !! 3 !! 6 !! 10 !! 43 !! 58 !! 10,406,829 !! 25

As of end of 2011 season.

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

{|class="wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!54 Holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up |- style="background:#fbceb1;" |2011 ||U.S. Open ||8 shot lead || −16 (65-66-68-69=268) || 8 strokes || Jason Day |}

Results timeline[link]

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !align="left"|Tournament !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 |- |The Masters | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|T20 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center;"|T15 | style="text-align:center;"|T40 |- |U.S. Open | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|T10 | style="text-align:center;"|CUT | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |- |The Open Championship | style="text-align:center;"|T42 LA | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|T47 | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|T3 | style="text-align:center;"|T25 | style="text-align:center;"| |- |PGA Championship | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|T3 | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|T3 | style="text-align:center;"|T64 | style="text-align:center;"| |}

LA = Low Amateur DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

Tournaments played: 14

Wins: 1

2nd: 0

3rd: 3

Top 10s: 5

Top 25s: 8

Missed cuts: 2

Most consecutive cuts made: 7

Results in World Golf Championship events[link]

!Tournament!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012
align="left"		R32	R32
align="left"	T20	T65
align="left"	T68
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DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006

European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2007 (winners)

Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007

Professional

Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 (winners)

Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2009 (winners)

World Cup (representing Ireland): 2009, 2011

Equipment[link]

Driver - Titleist 910D2, 8.5 degree, Rombax 7V05 X Flex

Fairway woods - Titleist 906F2, 15 degree, Project X 76 gram X-Flex; Titleist 906F2, 18.5 degree, Fujikura Fit-on 11 Pro 95 X-Flex

Irons - Titleist MB, 3-9 Iron, Project X 7.0 shafts

Wedges - Titleist Bob Vokey, 48, 54, 60 degree, Project X 7.0 shafts

Putter - Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport GSS (prototype)33"

Ball - Titleist ProV1x

Bag - Titleist SM Staff Bag, 2012 edition

References[link]

External links[link]

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Name	Flavia Pennetta
Country
Residence	Verbier, Switzerland
Birth date	February 25, 1982
Birth place	Brindisi, Italy
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	25 February 2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney	US$6,095,710
Singlesrecord	491–299
Singlestitles	9 WTA, 7 ITF
Highestsinglesranking	No. 10 (17 August 2009)
Currentsinglesranking	No. 24 (16 April 2012)
Australianopenresult	4R (2011)
Frenchopenresult	4R (2008, 2010)
Wimbledonresult	4R (2005, 2006)
Usopenresult	QF (2008, 2009, 2011)
Doublesrecord	309–192
Doublestitles	14 WTA, 9 ITF
Highestdoublesranking	No. 1 (28 February 2011)
Currentdoublesranking	No. 15 (16 April 2012)
Grandslamsdoublesresults	yes
Australianopendoublesresult	W (2011)
Frenchopendoublesresult	QF (2010)
Wimbledondoublesresult	SF (2010)
Usopendoublesresult	F (2005)
Othertournamentsdoubles	Yes
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult	W (2010)
Updated	13 February 2012 }}

Flavia Pennetta (born 25 February 1982 in Brindisi, Apulia) is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 16 April 2012, Pennetta is ranked World No. 24 in singles and World No. 15 in doubles.

Pennetta has won nine career WTA singles titles, including back-to-back titles in Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Francesca Schiavone, and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy. She was also a member of their winning team in 2009 and 2010, when they beat the United States on both occasions.

Pennetta has defeated multiple Grand Slam singles champions such as Justine Henin, Mary Pierce, Martina Hingis, Francesca Schiavone, Amélie Mauresmo, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, current World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and former World No. 1 Jelena Janković. Pennetta is also one of only seven women to beat Williams three consecutive times. In doubles, Pennetta won her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Australian Open with partner Gisela Dulko, and also reached the 2005 US Open final partnered with Elena Dementieva. She has also reached the US Open quarterfinals three times in singles.

Pennetta was pronounced a Knight of Order of Merit of the Republic on 24 January 2007 by the President of Italy.

Career[link]

Early years[link]

Pennetta was introduced to tennis at the age of five by her father. Aged seventeen, she won the 1999 French Open in girls' doubles with fellow Italian Roberta Vinci.

Pennetta began to play on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit in 1997. The following year, she lost in the second round of her first qualifying tournament for a WTA Tour main draw, the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo. In 1999, Pennetta won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF circuit. She was unsuccessful in her several attempts to qualify for WTA Tour main draws in 2000. The following year, she limited her play to the ITF circuit.

She played her first main draw WTA Tour match at the 2002 Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, where she lost in the first round. She also lost in the first round in Palermo but reached the second round of the Idea Prokom Open in Sopot. Her ranking reached the Top 100 for the first time on 23 September 2002, when she reached World No. 100.

2003[link]

In 2003, Pennetta lost in the semifinals of the Hyderabad Open to eventual champion Tamarine Tanasugarn. She also reached the quarterfinals at the Canberra Women's Classic, Copa Colsanitas, and Abierto Mexicano Telcel. She also debuted in the main draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result was the third round of the Roland Garros, where she defeated 21st-seeded American Lisa Raymond in the second round before losing to Hungary's Petra Mandula.

2004[link]

Pennetta started the year at the Tier V Canberra Women's Classic, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Julia Vakulenko. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Italian player Antonella Serra Zanetti 7–5, 6–4.

Pennetta then lost in the first round of both the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee and the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia. These losses were followed by her first WTA Tour final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, when she was defeated by Iveta Benešová.

She played both of the Tier I spring time hard court tournaments in the United States. She beat Ľudmila Cervanová in the first round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California before losing to Maria Sharapova. She then lost in the first round of qualifying for the NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Returning to clay courts, Pennetta lost in the second round of two consecutive WTA tour tournaments, the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca and the Estoril Open in Portugal. At the Budapest Grand Prix, Pennetta lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–4. She then defeated World No. 6 Nadia Petrova in the second round of the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome before falling to World No. 21 Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi in the third round 6–2, 6–2. At the French Open, Pennetta lost in the first round, once more to Smashnova-Pistolesi, 6–1, 6–4.

In the first grass court tournament of her career, she defeated Marion Bartoli in the first round of the DFS Classic in Birmingham, United Kingdom, before losing to World No. 32 Alicia Molik in the second round. Pennetta achieved the same result at the Ordina Open, falling to World No. 85 Barbara Schett. At Wimbledon, she was beaten by Petrova in the first round 6–3, 2–6, 6–4.

In July, she played yet another clay court tournament, where she was beaten in the final of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo by Anabel Medina Garrigues. Returning to hard courts for the first time since April, she lost to Henrieta Nagyová in the first round of the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. The following week at the clay court Orange Prokom Open in Sopot, Poland, Pennetta won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Klára Koukalová in the final. Pennetta then lost to former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati and to World No. 25 Magdalena Maleeva in the first round of the US Open 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Pennetta played four tournaments the remainder of the year. At the Wismilak International in Bali, Pennetta lost in the second round to eventual quarterfinalist Gisela Dulko. She then fell to María Vento-Kabchi in the first round of the China Open in Beijing and to Tamarine Tanasugarn in the second round of the Guangzhou International Women's Open. In her final event of the year, she lost to World No. 14 Ai Sugiyama in the second round of the Tier I Zürich Open 7–6(1), 6–1.

2005[link]

In Pennetta's first event of the year, she reached the quarterfinals of the Uncle Tobys Hardcourts losing to Tatiana Golovin 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–4. She then lost in the first rounds of the Australian Open and the Open Gaz de France. In the next two weeks she bagged two titles in a row, the first one Copa Colsanitas defeating Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the finals 7–6(4), 6–4 and the second one in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel defeating Ľudmila Cervanová 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. She then lost early in her next tournaments. The second rounds of the Pacific Life Open, the Qatar Total German Open and the Rome Masters. She also lost in the first round of the Estoril Open and the third rounds of the Miami Masters and the French Open. She however bounced back in the Wimbledon Championships by reaching the fourth Round losing to Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–1 and the semifinals of both the Internazionali di Modena and the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo which were held in Italy. She followed it up with losses to Japanese players Akiko Morigami in Acura Classic and Aiko Nakamura in JPMorgan Chase Open. In the Rogers Cup she was crushed by eventual champion Kim Clijsters 6–0, 6–1. In the US Open she was upset by German Julia Schruff 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 in the first round. She also lost early in the China Open in the first round and the Kremlin Cup in the second round to eventual champion Mary Pierce. She ended the year with quarterfinal appearances in the Wismilak International, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and the Zurich Open. She ended the year ranked no. 23 in the world.

2006[link]

Flavia had a good start to the 2006 season, finishing runner-up at Gold Coast aginast Lucie Šafářová. At Sydney, she was defeated by Li Na in the first round. Going into the Australian Open, Pennetta defeated Cara Black and Martina Suchá, before falling to Nicole Vaidišová in the third round. At Paris, she was upset by rising-star Sania Mirza 2–6, 6–7(5).

Pennetta started to pick-up her pace as the season went on, with two runner-up showings at Bogota and Acapulco, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Anna-Lena Grönefeld, respectively.

2007[link]

Pennetta begun 2007 with three first-round loses at Gold Coast, Hobart and the Australian Open, falling to Maria Kirilenko, Aiko Nakamura and Kaia Kanepi, respectively.

Her next two tournaments went well, as she has a semifinal showing at Bogota (falling to Roberta Vinci) and made it all the way to the final of Acapulco, where she lost to Émilie Loit. Then she lost four straight matches at Indian Wells, Miami, Amelia Island and Charleston. She managed to take a win from Arantxa Parra Santonja at Estoril before getting overpowered by Gisela Dulko. Then came another streak of first round losses- at Berlin, Rome, and the French Open.

At Barcelona, Flavia made it to the semis, where she was beaten by Meghann Shaughnessy. Then at 's-Hertogenbosch, she defeated Karin Knapp and Tatjana Malek to make it to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Dinara Safina. She was eliminated in the First Round of the Wimbledon Championships.

She made it to the semifinals of Biella, falling to Agnieszka Radwańska.

2008[link]

Pennetta started the year by losing in the second round of the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts in Gold Coast to Dinara Safina 6–4, 2–6, 6–4. Pennetta then reached the semifinals of the Moorilla Hobart International, where she lost to eventual champion Eleni Danilidou 6–4, 6–3. At the Australian Open, she defeated Dominika Cibulková of Slovakia in the first round but fell to the 30th-seeded Virginie Razzano in the second round 6–2, 5–7, 6–3. Pennetta then played for Italy's Fed Cup team versus Spain. She played one singles match versus Anabel Medina Garrigues and lost 6–2, 6–3. Pennetta won her first title of the year at the Cachantún Cup in Viña del Mar, Chile, defeating Klára Zakopalová in the final. However, she lost in the first round of the Copa Colsanitas to Betina Jozami. Pennetta then won her second title of the year at the Acapulco Open, beating Alizé Cornet in the final.

As the 30th seed, Pennetta received a bye in the first round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California. She then defeated Kaia Kanepi in the second round, but was defeated by fellow Italian Francesca Schiavone in the third round 6–3, 6–4. She also fell to defending champion Serena Williams at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida in the third round 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–2. Pennetta then lost in the second round of the Estoril Open to Iveta Benešová. Pennetta defeated Olga Savchuk in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome before losing to defending champion Jelena Janković in the second round 6–4, 6–1. She then withdrew from her quarterfinal match against Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. At the French Open, Pennetta defeated eighth-seeded Venus Williams in the third round before losing to Carla Suárez Navarro in the fourth round. Pennetta lost in the first round of her first tournament on grass at the Ordina Open, to Sania Mirza. She then defeated Julia Vakulenko in the first round of Wimbledon before losing to Ai Sugiyama in the second round 7–6(5), 2–6, 6–2. She then played at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and lost to eventual champion, fellow Italian Sara Errani, in the semifinals. Pennetta then lost in the final of the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles to Dinara Safina. At the following tournament, the Rogers Cup, Pennetta was defeated by a qualifier, Michelle Larcher de Brito, in the second round. She was then the part of the Italian Olympic team at the Summer Olympics in Beijing; however lost to Kaia Kanepi in the first round. Pennetta also reached the second round of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven, Connecticut. At the US Open, she defeated Stefanie Vögele in the first round, Shuai Peng in the second round, former World No. 3 Nadia Petrova in the third round, and former World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo in the fourth round before losing to Safina in the quarterfinals. That was Pennetta's best career performance at a Grand Slam tournament.

Pennetta then reached the quarterfinals of Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali, losing to eventual runner-up Tamira Paszek. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, she lost in the quarterfinals to former World No. 1 Jelena Janković. Pennetta then lost to Kateryna Bondarenko in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix; to World No. 1 Janković in the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow; and to Venus Williams in the final of the Zürich Open. At her last tournament of the year, the Generali Linz Open, Pennetta defeated Ágnes Szávay in the first round and Dominika Cibulková in the second round before losing to former World No. 1 and eventual champion Ana Ivanović in the quarterfinals 6–4, 6–4.

2009[link]

Pennetta played her first tournament of the year at the Moorilla Hobart International(actually it was at the Hyundai Hopman Cup), where she was the first seed. She defeated Shahar Pe'er in the first round and then fell to Magdaléna Rybáriková in the second round. Pennetta was the thirteenth seed at the Australian Open, where she lost in the third round to Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–1. Pennetta then played for Italy's Fed Cup team in the Fed Cup World Group stage versus France. Italy won 5–0. Pennetta won both her singles matches over Amélie Mauresmo (2–6, 7–6(6), 6–4) and Alizé Cornet (6–2, 6–2). At her first tournament of the year on clay, the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia, Pennetta fell to Maša Zec Peškirič in the first round 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(4). She then reached the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco for the sixth straight year but lost to Venus Williams 6–1, 6–2. Returning to hard courts at the Monterrey Open, Pennetta lost to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second round. She was the fifteenth seed at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the first Premier Mandatory event of the year, and lost in the fourth round to eventual runner-up Ana Ivanović 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. Pennetta lost in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, another Premier Mandatory event, to Mauresmo 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2.

Pennetta then played a series of clay court events in preparation for the French Open. She lost to fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in the second round of the Barcelona Ladies Open 6–1, 6–2. She then played two matches for Italy's Fed Cup team in the World Group semifinals versus reigning champion Russia. She defeated Anna Chakvetadze and lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova, but the final result was 4–1 in favor of Italy. This will be the second Fed Cup final for Pennetta. The following week, she reached the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart beating two top 10 players, Jelena Janković and Nadia Petrova, but fell to World No. 1 player Dinara Safina 3–6, 7–5, 6–0. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, a Premier 5 event, Pennetta lost in the third round to Kuznetsova, 6–0 in the third set. The following week, she was upset by Ágnes Szávay in the first round of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, the third Premier Mandatory event of the year, 6–3, 6–7(2), 6–2. Pennetta, as the 11th seed, lost in the first round of the 2009 French Open to Alexa Glatch. At Wimbledon, she advanced to the third round where she was ousted by the No. 17 Amélie Mauresmo 7–5, 6–3. Pennetta then played on her home soil in Palermo, defeating Sara Errani in the final 6–1, 6–2. She and partner Vinci advanced to the semifinals in doubles. On the hard courts of Los Angeles, Pennetta upset Vera Zvonareva en route to the semifinals where she would be extended to three sets by Maria Sharapova. In her second consecutive final at the event, she defeated Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–3. At Cincinnati, a premier 5 event, she extended her winning streak to 15 matches, maintaining an impressive record against Venus Williams, whom she beat 7–6(2), 6–4. By virtue of her defeat over Daniela Hantuchová in the quarterfinals, she will rise into the Top 10 for the first time in her career, the first Italian woman ever to do so. Her run ended against World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the semis 6–2, 6–0.

Pennetta seeded 12th at Toronto but lost to Virginie Razzano in the second round. Her next tournament was New Haven, where she lost in the semis to Caroline Wozniacki. Pennetta started the 2009 US Open with a comprehensive 6–0, 6–4 win over Edina Gallovits. In the second round, she crushed Sania Mirza 6–0, 6–0. She advanced to the fourth round by defeating Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–1. She played Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round, and saved four match points at her serve at 5–6 in the second set; and then saved another two in the second set tie-break, before she won 3–6, 7–6, 6–0. She was defeated by Serena Williams in the quarterfinals 6–4, 6–3. After the US Open, Pennetta then lost again to Roberta Vinci 6–1, 6–2 in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. At the China Open, Pennetta made the quarter finals losing to Zvonareva 7–5 in the third set. Pennetta, as the top seed at Generali Ladies Linz tournament in Linz, lost in the semi finals to 3rd seed Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets. In the following week, Pennetta was forced to retire at 4–6, 3–0 with a knee injury in the opening round.

2010[link]

Pennetta started her season at the ASB Classic in Auckland as the number one seed where defeating Jill Craybas 6–2 6–4, Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2 6–2, Dominika Cibulková 6–1 6–2 and Francesca Schiavone 6–3 6–0 in the semi finals. She lost to 3rd seed Yanina Wickmayer 3–6 2–6. In the Medibank International she notched up two top 20 wins over Samantha Stosur 6–3 6–1 and Li Na 6–2, 7–6(7–5) before losing 6–3, 6–0 to unseeded Aravane Rezaï in the quarter finals. At the first slam of the year, the Australian Open, Pennetta was the 12th seed. In the opening round she defeated former top 10 player Anna Chakvetadze 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 before falling in the second round to qualifier and world number 16 Yanina Wickmayer 7–6(7–4), 6–1. The loss being her third consecutive straight set loss to Wickmayer. Pennetta was selected for Italy's first tie against Ukraine. She won both her singles matches in straight sets against the Bondarenko sisters to set up a 4–1 away victory in the tie. Pennetta received a wild card into Open GDF Suez in Paris where was the second seed. After receiving a first round bye she defeated Alisa Kleybanova 7–6, 6–1 and Tathiana Garbin to reach the semifinals where she fell in three sets to Lucie Šafářová.

At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Pennetta advanced to the third round, losing to No.7 seed Agnieszka Radwańska. Pennetta was forced to withdrew from the Abierto Mexicano Telcel due to a hip injury. Pennetta suffered two early upset defeats at the two premier events BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. After receiving first round byes, Pennetta lost in the third round of Indian Wells to Shahar Pe'er and in the second round of Miami to Andrea Petkovic. Despite her poor singles result in Miami, Pennetta was able to win the doubles title in Miami partnering Gisela Dulko and defeating Samantha Stosur and Nadia Petrova in the final. At the 2010 Andalucia Tennis Experience Pennetta won her first title of the year advancing to the finals without dropping a set and defeating Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 4–6, 6–3.

At the 2010 French Open, Pennetta was seeded 14th. She defeated Anne Keothavong, Roberta Vinci, and Polona Hercog in the first three rounds. She was eliminated by No.3 seed Caroline Wozniacki in the round of 16. However, her performance moved her ranking back into the top ten, matching her career-high of world #10. This, in combination with countrywoman Francesca Schiavone winning the French Open, meant that on the week of 7 June 2010, two Italian woman were in the top 10 (Schiavone at world #6) at the same time, a feat never before accomplished. Pennetta was seeded 10th at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. She advanced to the third round where she fell to Klára Zakopalová. She was seeded 5th at the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego. In the quarterfinals she defeated Sam Stosur to advance to the semifinals, where she fell to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

2011[link]

Pennetta began her year at the 2011 Medibank International Sydney, where in her first match she defeated qualifier Lucie Hradecká 6–4 6–3. In the second round, Flavia went on to defeat world number 2 Vera Zvonareva in a tough match 7–5 7–5. She went on to lose to Bojana Jovanovski in the quarterfinals.

At the 2011 Australian Open, Pennetta won her first round match against Anastasia Rodionova 6–2 6–1. In her second round match, she successfully defeated Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–2 6–2. In her third round match, Pennetta came up victorious against Shahar Pe'er in a three-set battle 3–6 7–6 6–4, in which she rallied from deficits several times throughout the match. She lost to Czech player Petra Kvitová 6–3 3–6 3–6 in the fourth round. She did, however, capture her first career Grand Slam doubles title in the Doubles competition, again partnering Dulko and beating Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko in the final. In Fed Cup, she helped two-time reigning champion Italy defeat Australia with wins in two singles rubbers over Samantha Stosur and Jarmila Groth. She is currently on a ten-match singles winning streak in Fed Cup, dropping only one set in that span and has clinched four of Italy's last five ties. She has not lost in Fed Cup competition since 2009 against Svetlana Kuznetsova, and has compiled a stellar 20–4 overall singles record. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Pennetta was 11th seeded. In the first round she defeated wildcard-receiver Jelena Dokić, 6–2, 6–2. She succeeded to the semifinal after defeating Klára Zakopalová, Victoria Azarenka and Alisa Kleybanova respectively. However, there she was defeated by Svetlana Kuznetsova, 4–6, 4–6.

As the 21st seed at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Pennetta eased past Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6–3 7–5 before seeing off Evgeniya Rodina of Russia 6–4 6–2 to reach to the third round. She then fell to Marion Bartoli of France, seeded 9th in a very close epic match with Bartoli edging the win 5–7 6–4 9–7.

On 28 February, Pennetta became the first-ever Italian tennis player (male or female) to be ranked World No. 1 in doubles.

Pennetta is the 26th seed at the 2011 US Open. she defeated Aravane Rezaï 6–1, 6–4, Romina Oprandi 6–0, 6–3, 3rd seed Maria Sharapova 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, and 13th seed Peng Shuai 6–4, 7–6 (8), to reach the US Open quarterfinals for the third time, where she lost to Angelique Kerber.

Pennetta's next tournament was the Tokyo Japan Open where she faced Kaia Kanepi in the first round. She was upset 3–6 6–4 6–4.

Personal life[link]

Flavia Pennetta was born on 25 February 1982 in Brindisi, to Oronzo and Concetta Pennetta. She has an older sister, Giorgia. She was introduced to tennis at age five, and has cited Monica Seles as her tennis idol.

Equipment[link]

Coach: Gabriel Urpi Racquet: Wilson BLX Blade 98 Pink Clothing: Adidas Shoes: Adidas

Honours[link]

Knight of Order of Merit of the Republic (24 January 2007—present)

Career statistics[link]

See also[link]

Italy Fed Cup team

Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italian orders of merit

References[link]

External links[link]

Flavia Penneta and Gisela Dulko on Twitter

Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Italian female tennis players Category:Olympic tennis players of Italy Category:People from Brindisi Category:Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Hopman Cup competitors Category:Australian Open champions Category:French Open junior champions

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Name	Martina NavratilovaMartina Navrátilová
Country	(1973–1975)United States (1975–present)
Residence	Sarasota, Florida, USA
Birth date	October 18, 1956
Birth place	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	1975
Retired	1994–1999, 2006
Plays	Left-handed; one-handed backhand
Careerprizemoney	US$21,626,089(6th in all-time rankings)
Tennishofyear	2000
Tennishofid	martina-navratilova
Singlesrecord	1,442–219 (86.8%)
Singlestitles	167 (all-time record for men or women)
Highestsinglesranking	No. 1 (July 10, 1978)
Australianopenresult	W (1981, 1983, 1985)|
Frenchopenresult	W (1982, 1984)|
Wimbledonresult	W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)|
Usopenresult	W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
Othertournaments	Yes
Wtachampionshipsresult	W (1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(1), 1986(2))(all-time record)
Doublesrecord	747–143 (83.9%)
Doublestitles	177 (all-time record for men or women)
Highestdoublesranking	No. 1 (September 10, 1984)
Grandslamsdoublesresults	Yes
Australianopendoublesresult	W (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult	W (1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
Wimbledondoublesresult	W (1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
Usopendoublesresult	W (1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Othertournamentsdoubles	Yes
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult	W (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)(all-time record)
mixed	Yes
mixedtitles	15
australianopenmixedresult	W (2003)
frenchopenmixedresult	W (1974, 1985)
wimbledonmixedresult	W (1985, 1993, 1995, 2003)
usopenmixedresult	W (1985, 1987, 2006)
Updated	July 5, 2009 }}

Martina Navratilova (; born Martina Šubertová; October 18, 1956) is a retired Czech American tennis player and a former World No. 1. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."

Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 major mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including nine consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times. She and King each won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record. Navratilova is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set") a record she shares with Margaret Court and Doris Hart. She holds the open era record for most singles titles (167) and doubles titles (177). She recorded the longest winning streak in the open era (74 consecutive matches) and three of the six longest winning streaks in the women's open era. Navratilova, Margaret Court and Maureen Connolly share the record for the most consecutive major singles titles (six). Navratilova reached 11 consecutive major singles finals, second all-time to Steffi Graf's 13. In women's doubles, Navratilova and Pam Shriver won 109 consecutive matches and won all four major titles in 1984, i.e. the Grand Slam. Also the pair set an all time record of 79 titles together and tied Louise Brough Clapp's and Margaret Osborne duPont's record of 20 major women's doubles titles as a team. In addition she won the season ending WTA Tour Championships a record 8 times and made the finals a record 14 times and won the doubles title a record 11 times. Navratilova is the only person of either sex to have won eight different tournaments at least seven times.

Originally from Czechoslovakia, she was stripped of her citizenship when, in 1975 at the age of 18, she asked the United States for political asylum and was granted temporary residency. At the time, Navratilova was told by the Czechoslovakian Sports Federation that she was becoming too Americanized and that she should go back to school and make tennis secondary. Navratilova became a US citizen in 1981, but on January 9, 2008, she had her Czech citizenship restored. She stated she has not renounced her American citizenship nor does she plan to do so and that the restoration of her Czech citizenship was not politically motivated.

Navratilova is a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy. She also serves as the Health and Fitness Ambassador for AARP in an alliance created to help AARP's millions of members lead active, healthy lives.

In February 2012, Navratilova was announced as a cast member on the 14th season of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with Tony Dovolani but the pair was eliminated on March 27, 2012.

Early life and tennis career[link]

Navratilova was born Martina Šubertová in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her parents divorced when she was three, and in 1962 her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfather (adding the feminine suffix "ová"), thus becoming Martina Navrátilová (). Her father Mirek remarried and divorced. When she was eight, he committed suicide. In 2008, Navratilova's mother died of emphysema, aged 75. Navratilova has a sister, Jana, and an older paternal half-brother.

In 1972, at the age of 15, Navratilova won the Czechoslovakia national tennis championship. In 1973, aged 16, she made her debut on the United States Lawn Tennis Association professional tour but did not turn professional until 1975. She won her first professional singles title in Orlando, Florida in 1974, at the age of 17. Upon arriving in the United States, Navratilova first lived with former Vaudeville actress, Frances Dewey Wormser, and her husband, Morton Wormser, a tennis enthusiast.

Navratilova was the runner-up at two Grand Slam singles tournaments in 1975. She lost in the final of the Australian Open to Evonne Goolagong Cawley and in the final of the French Open to Chris Evert. After losing to Evert in the semifinals of that year's US Open, the 18-year-old Navratilova went to the offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in New York City and informed them that she wished to defect from Communist Czechoslovakia. Within a month, she received a green card.

Navratilova won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in 1978, where she defeated Evert in three sets in the final and captured the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. She successfully defended her Wimbledon title in 1979, again beating Evert in the final, and retained her World No. 1 ranking. In 1981, Navratilova won her third Grand Slam singles title by defeating Evert in the final of the Australian Open. Navratilova also reached the final of the US Open, where she lost a third set tiebreak to Tracy Austin. Navratilova won both Wimbledon and the French Open in 1982.

After adopting basketball player Nancy Lieberman's exercise plan and using graphite racquets, Navratilova became the most dominant player in women's tennis. After losing in the fourth round of the first Grand Slam event of 1983, the French Open, she captured the year's three remaining Grand Slam titles (the Australian Open was held in December at that time). Navratilova's loss at the French Open was her only singles defeat during that year, during which she established an 86–1 record. Her winning percentage was the best ever for a post-1968 professional tennis player. During 1982, 1983, and 1984, Navratilova lost a total of only six singles matches.

Navratilova won the 1984 French Open, thus holding all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously. Her accomplishment was declared a "Grand Slam" by Philippe Chatrier, president of the International Tennis Federation. Many tennis observers, however, insisted that it was not a true Grand Slam because the titles had not been won in a single calendar year. Navratilova extended her Grand Slam singles tournament winning streak to a record-equalling six following wins at Wimbledon and the US Open. She entered the 1984 Australian Open with a chance of winning all four titles in the same year. In the semifinals, however, Helena Suková ended Navratilova's 74-match winning streak (a record for a professional) 1–6, 6–3, 7–5.

A left-hander, Navratilova won all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles in 1984, partnering right-handed Pam Shriver, a tall and talented player whose most noted stroke was a slice forehand, a shot virtually unheard of in the game today. This was part of a record 109-match winning streak that the pair achieved between 1983 and 1985. (Navratilova was ranked the World No. 1 doubles player for a period of over three years in the 1980s.) From 1985 through 1987, Navratilova reached the women's singles final at all 11 Grand Slam tournaments held during those three years, winning six of them. From 1982 through 1990, she reached the Wimbledon final nine consecutive times. She reached the US Open final five consecutive times from 1983 through 1987 and appeared in the French Open final five out of six years from 1982 through 1987.

17-year old German player Steffi Graf emerged on the scene in 1987 when she beat Navratilova in the final of the French Open. Navratilova defeated Graf in the 1987 Wimbledon and US Open finals (and at the US Open became only the third player in the open era to win the women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles at the same event). Graf's consistent play throughout 1987, however, allowed her to obtain the World No. 1 ranking before the end of the year. Graf eventually broke Navratilova's records of 156 consecutive weeks and 331 total weeks as the World No. 1 singles player but did not break Navratilova's record 167 singles titles as Graf reached 107. In 1988, Graf won all four Grand Slam singles titles, beating Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 in the Wimbledon final along the way.

In 1989, Graf and Navratilova met in the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open, with Graf winning both encounters in three sets. Despite the age difference between the two players, Navratilova won 9 of the 18 career singles matches with Graf and 5 of the 9 Grand Slam singles matches with her. At age 34, Navratilova defeated Graf the last time they played in a Grand Slam event in the semifinals of the 1991 US Open 7–6(2), 6–7(6), 6–4.

Navratilova's final Grand Slam singles triumph was in 1990. In the final, the 33-year old Navratilova swept Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1 to claim a record-breaking ninth Wimbledon singles crown. Though that was her last Grand Slam singles title, Navratilova reached two additional Grand Slam singles finals during the remainder of career. In 1991, she lost in the US Open final to the new World No. 1 Monica Seles after defeating Graf in a semifinal. And then in 1994, at the age of 37, Navratilova reached the Wimbledon final, where she lost in three sets to Conchita Martínez. Soon after, she retired from full-time competition on the singles tour. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.

In 2000, Navratilova returned to the tour to play doubles events, while rarely playing singles. In her first singles performance in eight years, at Eastbourne in 2002, she beat World No. 22 Tatiana Panova before losing in the next round to Daniela Hantuchová in three sets. In 2003, she won the mixed doubles titles at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, partnering Leander Paes. This made her the oldest ever Grand Slam champion (aged 46 years, 8 months). The Australian Open victory made her the third player in history to complete a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles by winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. The Wimbledon win allowed her to equal Billie Jean King's record of 20 Wimbledon titles (in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles combined) and extended her overall number of Grand Slam titles to 58 (second only to Margaret Court, who won 62). Despite being criticized for receiving a wildcard, Navratilova won a singles match in straight sets at the first round of Wimbledon in 2004, aged 47 years and eight months, to make her the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the open era. She then lost her second round match with Gisela Dulko in three sets.

On July 6, 2006, Navratilova played her last career match at Wimbledon, losing in the third round of mixed doubles to the eventual titleists, Israel's Andy Ram and Russia's Vera Zvonareva. Earlier that day, Navratilova lost her women's doubles quarterfinal match against Chinese fourth seeds Yan Zi and Zheng Jie, also the eventual titleists. Navratilova capped off her career by winning the mixed doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Bob Bryan, her 41st Grand Slam doubles title (31 in women's doubles and 10 in mixed doubles) and 177th overall. At the time, she was just over a month away from her 50th birthday.

Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles (more than any other player in the open era) and 177 doubles titles. Her last title in women's doubles came on August 21, 2006, at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada, where she partnered with Nadia Petrova. Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles: nine at Wimbledon, four at the US Open, three at the Australian Open, and two at the French Open. Her overall record in 67 Grand Slam singles events was 306–49 .862 (120–14 at Wimbledon, 89–17 at the US Open, 51–11 at the French Open, and 46–7 at the Australian Open). She won at least one tour event for 21 consecutive years and won the singles and doubles at the same event a record 84 times. Her career singles match win total of 1,442 is the most during the open era.

In September 1992, the 35-year old Navratilova played Jimmy Connors in the third Battle of the Sexes tennis match at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada. Connors was allowed only one serve per point and Navratilova was allowed to hit into half the doubles court. Connors won 7–5, 6–2.

She played for the Boston Lobsters in the World TeamTennis pro league through the 2009 season.

Personal life[link]

In 1981, shortly after becoming a United States citizen, Navratilova came out publicly about her sexual orientation. During the early 1980s, she was involved with author Rita Mae Brown. From 1984 to 1991, Navratilova had a long-term relationship with partner Judy Nelson. Their split in 1991 included a much-publicized legal wrangle. Navratilova was featured in a WITA (Women's International Tennis Association) calendar, shot by Jean Renard with her Wimbledon trophies and Nelson's children in the background.

In 1985, Navratilova released an autobiography, co-written with ''The New York Times'' sports columnist George Vecsey, entitled ''Martina'' in the U.S. and ''Being Myself'' in the rest of the world. She had earlier co-written a tennis instruction book with Mary Carillo in 1982, entitled ''Tennis My Way''. She later wrote three mystery novels with Liz Nickles: ''The Total Zone'' (1994), ''Breaking Point'' (1996), and ''Killer Instinct'' (1997). Navratilova's most recent literary effort was a health and fitness book entitled ''Shape Your Self,'' which came out in 2006.

On April 7, 2010, Navratilova announced that she was being treated for breast cancer. A routine mammogram in January 2010 revealed that she had a ductal carcinoma in situ in her left breast, which she was informed of in February, and in March she had the tumour surgically removed; she received radiation therapy in May.

In December 2010, Navratilova was hospitalized after developing high altitude pulmonary edema while attempting a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Activism and politics[link]

When not playing tennis, Navratilova is involved with various charities that benefit animal rights, underprivileged children, and gay rights. She filed a lawsuit against Amendment 2, a 1992 ballot proposition in Colorado designed to deny gays and lesbians legal protection from discrimination. In the same year, she spoke before the National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights.

In 2000, she was the recipient of National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay and lesbian activist/lobbying group.

A vegetarian, Navratilova appeared in ad campaigns for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In an April 2006 interview, however, she said she had recently begun eating fish again because she found it hard to get enough protein while on the road; which would make her a pescetarian not a vegetarian; nevertheless in 2008 she described herself as vegetarian. She has spoken out on a number of volatile political issues, including tort/litigation reform, but perhaps her most consistent theme—aside from gay and lesbian rights—has been her unstinting opposition to Communism, and unrelenting opposition to the former Eastern Bloc power structure that she believes compelled her to flee her native Czechoslovakia. She has denounced the Soviet Union's control over Czechoslovakia, maintaining that she refuses to speak Russian to this day because of the Soviet Union's former hegemony over Eastern Europe.

''"Whenever people go into politics and they try to say that Communism was a good thing, I say, 'Go ahead and live in a Communist country then, if you think it's so great.' "''

Navratilova was a guest on CNN's ''Connie Chung Tonight'' show on July 17, 2002. During the show, Chung quoted a German newspaper which quoted Navratilova as saying: ''"The most absurd part of my escape from the unjust system is that I have exchanged one system that suppresses free opinion for another. The Republicans in the U.S. manipulate public opinion and sweep controversial issues under the table. It's depressing. Decisions in America are based solely on the question of how much money will come out of it and not on the questions of how much health, morals or environment suffer as a result."''

Navratilova said that the remarks referred to what she perceived as a trend of centralization of government power and a loss of personal freedom. In the discussion that followed, Chung stated: ''"Can I be honest with you? I can tell you that when I read this, I have to tell you that I thought it was un-American, unpatriotic. I wanted to say, go back to Czechoslovakia. You know, if you don't like it here, this a country that gave you so much, gave you the freedom to do what you want."''

Navratilova responded, ''"And I'm giving it back. This is why I speak out. When I see something that I don't like, I'm going to speak out because you can do that here. And again, I feel there are too many things happening that are taking our rights away."''

Martina was quoted in 2007 as being ashamed of the US under President George W. Bush because unlike the communist dictatorship in Czechoslovakia, Bush was elected.

Career statistics[link]

Open era records[link]

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Selected Grand Slam tournament records !Time span !Records !Players matched |- | 1983 Wimbledon – 1988 Australian Open || 1983–1988 || 19 consecutive Grand Slam women's singles tournament semifinals || Stands alone(1) |- | Wimbledon || 1978–1990 || Winner of a Grand Slam singles tournament in three decades || Serena Williams |- | Wimbledon – US Open || 1983–1984 || 6 consecutive Grand Slam singles tournament titles || Margaret Court |- | French Open || 1984–1987 || 4 consecutive singles finals || Chris Evert Steffi Graf |- | Wimbledon || 1982–1987 || 6 consecutive singles titles || Stands alone |- | Wimbledon || 1982–1990 || 9 consecutive singles finals || Stands alone |- | Wimbledon || 1978–1994 || 12 singles finals overall || Stands alone |- | Wimbledon || 1978–1990 || 9 singles titles overall || Stands alone |- | Wimbledon || 1983, 84, 86, 90 || Won Wimbledon four times in straight sets || Stands alone |- | U.S. Open || 1987 || Won singles, doubles and mixed doubles at same Grand Slam event || Doris HartMargaret Court |- |} {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Grand Slam tournaments !Time Span !Records at each Grand Slam tournament !Players matched |- | Grand Slam tournament|| 1983(2), 84, 86, 87, 90 || Won six Grand Slam tournaments in straight sets || Serena Williams |- | Grand Slam tournament|| 1983 || Won a slam in straight sets twice in the same calendar year || Billie Jean King Steffi Graf Martina Hingis Serena Williams Venus Williams Justine Henin |- | Grand Slam tournament|| 1978–03 || Career Box Set having won all four Majors at singles, same sex doubles and mixed doubles || Doris Hart Margaret Court |- | Grand Slam tournament|| 1975–2006 || 41 Combined Doubles titles (mixed, same sex)|| Stands alone |- | Grand Slam tournament|| 1975–91 || 20 Doubles titles (same sex)||Louise Brough ClappMargaret Osborne duPont |- | Grand Slam tournament|| 1974–06 || 59 Combined titles (singles, same sex doubles, mixed doubles)|| Stands alone |- |} {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Other selected records !Time span !Records !Peerless |- | WTA Tour Championships || 1978–92 || 8 Won || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour Championships || 1978–92 || 14 Finals || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour Championships || 1975–92 || 16 Semi Finals || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour Championships || 1974–94 || 21 Appearances || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour Championships || 1974–93 || 60 Match wins || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour Championships || 1984, 1985 || 2 titles without losing a set || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–92 || 12 Wins single tournament Chicago || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–93 || 11 Wins single tournament Eastbourne || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–93 || 9 Wins single tournament Dallas || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1975–90 || 9 Wins single tournament Washington|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–93 || 8 Wins single tournament Los Angeles|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–93 || 7 Wins single tournament Orlando|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1976–85 || 6 Wins single tournament Houston|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–93 || 6 Wins single tournament Filderstadt & Stuttgart|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1979–93 || 5 Wins single tournament Stanford & Oakland|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1975–96 || 5 Wins single tournament US Indoors|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1978–89 || 5 Wins single tournament Sydney|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1975–89 || 5 Wins single tournament Boston|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1974–94 || 167 singles titles || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1974–06 || 177 doubles titles || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1974–06 || 459 career titles|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1974–06 || 1,442 matches won|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1974–93 || 93 career indoor titles || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1984|| 13 consecutive titles (single season)|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1975-95|| 21 consecutive years winning at least 1 title || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1983-84|| 23 consecutive finals || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1974-06|| 390 career tournaments played || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1975-06|| 305 career match wins (grass courts)|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1973-94|| 516 career match wins (carpet courts)|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1983|| 98.9% (86-1) win-loss single season|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1984|| 74 consecutive match wins|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1975-06|| Best Grass court winning percentage: 86.66% (305–39)|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1973-94|| Best Carpet court winning percentage:89.99% (576–58).|| Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1973-94||Most singles finals between the same players :61 (against Chris Evert, 36-25) || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1973-94||Most matches between the same players:80 (against Chris Evert 43-37) || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1982-86||5 consecutive years ended at No1 (singles) || Stands alone |- | WTA Tour || 1973-94||18 match wins against No 1 ranked player || Stands alone |} ⁽¹⁾Chris Evert reached 34 non-consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals from the 1971 US Open through the 1983 French Open, although she did not play 14 Grand Slam singles tournaments during that time.

Awards[link]

ITF World Champion 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.

WTA Player of the Year 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.

Recognition[link]

''Tennis'' magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. Tennis historian and journalist Bud Collins has called Navratilova "arguably, the greatest player of all time."

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.

In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by ''Time''.

In March 2012, The Tennis Channel named Navratilova as the second greatest female tennis player of all times, behind Steffi Graf, in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all times.

I'm a Celebrity[link]

In November 2008, Martina Navratilova appeared on the UK's ITV series Series 8 of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''; she finished runner-up to Joe Swash.

See also[link]

Evert–Navratilova rivalry

Graf–Navratilova rivalry

List of Eastern Bloc defectors

References[link]

Further reading[link]

Video[link]

''Wimbledon 1978 Final – Navratilova vs. Evert (2003)'' starring: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005, Run Time: 102 minutes, ASIN: B000A343R8

External links[link]

"Wimbledon legends: Martina Navratilova" BBC profile

"Martina was alone on top" ESPN

outsports.com "Athlete, Author, Activist Martina Navratilova on Coming Out, the 'L Word,' Playing Hockey and Doing Your Part". Outsports

Martina Navratilova's Health and Fitness Articles for AARP

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