Martina Hingis was born September 30, 1980 in Kosice, Slovakia. Ever since she joined the Professional ranks in 1996, she's been making an awesome impact on the game of Tennis. Even at her young age, she can already be considered one of the greatest female tennis players ever. On March 31st, 1997, she became the youngest female player to ever be ranked #1.

She is one of only 17 players since 1970 to win 5 or more tournaments in one year. She also became the youngest Grandslam singles champion at 16 years and 3 months this century by winning the 1997 Australian Open, defeating Mary Pierce 6-2, 6-2; reached career ranking of no. 2; also won the doubles w/ Zvereva. She won 37 straight matches to start the 1997 season, the second- best start in the open era; won 75 matches total in 1997, most on the tour for the year. As of April 2000, she's already won 6 Grand Slam Titles. It's easy to see why she's causing such a fuss in the tennis world.