Jan 26, 2025 · In the final of the 2002 Australian Open, Martina Hingis, who had won the tournament three times (1997-1999), was not the favourite against Jennifer Capriati. The world No 1 had claimed two Grand Slam titles in 2001, and the prior year, she had beaten the Swiss Miss in the Australian Open final (6-4, 6-3), in the final of the Charleston Open (6 ...

The crown for youngest Grand Slam winner, man or woman, belongs to Martina Hingis. In 1997, at the age of 16-years and 117-days, the Swiss defeated former world No.3 Mary Pierce in the final of the Australian Open.

In the women's singles, two-time defending champion Martina Hingis successfully defended her title, defeating another surprise finalist in Frenchwoman Amélie Mauresmo. This win allowed Hingis to join Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only women to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles.

She ended her singles career with an enviable 52-7 win-loss record at Melbourne Park. Hingis remains on tour as a doubles specialist. She won her fifth Australian Open women’s doubles title (alongside Indian Sania Mirza) in 2016, which marked 19 years since her first and 14 years since she’d last won the title.

Jan 12, 2025 · Martina Hingis won three Australian Opens during her career. She admits her game is still a work in progress, which is why she looks to the examples of Graf and Hingis for ways to improve. "I always liked the way Martina Hingis was playing," Andreeva told reporters at Melbourne Park. "I have seen some similarities.

Jan 16, 2023 · Martina Hingis (SUI) 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2. In one of the great Australian Open comebacks, Jennifer Capriati reeled in Martina Hingis to complete a successful title defence on a scorching day in Melbourne.

Jan 21, 2025 · With her 19th successive victory at the Australian Open, Sabalenka has become the first woman to win this many matches in a row at the tournament since Swiss great Martina Hingis.

Jan 23, 2025 · Hingis won her first junior grand slam at just 12-years-old. The Swiss star would win her first doubles major at 15 years old, and win her first singles grand slam and reach the top of the tennis ...

Jan 27, 2025 · She joins Martina Hingis (1996-98) and Nicole Vaidisova (2006-07). ... becoming the first lucky loser to make it that far since the event moved to Melbourne Park in 1988. Jimmie48/WTA Aryna Sabalenka leaped into her third straight Australian Open final. The 2023 and 2024 champion will retain her World No.1 ranking as she exits Melbourne.

Jan 8, 2025 · Sabalenka enters AO 2025 going for her third straight singles title at Melbourne Park, something no woman has achieved since Martina Hingis in 1999. Sabalenka won last week’s Brisbane International and has arrived in Melbourne on a five-match winning streak, having built a glittering win-loss record of 27-1 on Australian soil dating back to 2023.