Her parents divorced when she was young. She was raised by her stepfather, Mirek Navratil, and took his last name. He was her first tennis coach. 1972 - Wins the Czech National Championship. 1975 - At ...

The greatest day in tennis? Sept. 8, 1984, with its 165 games played over 12 hours, stands out. By Cindy Shmerler How can something so beautiful to watch, a stroke so etched into tennis history, be so ...

Martina Navratilova during the Women’s Singles Final match at the 1984 French Open Tennis Championship in Paris. Photo: Getty Images October marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I’ve spent the ...

Back in her day -- the roaring, soaring ’80s -- Martina Navratilova wanted to win three tournaments more than all the others: Wimbledon, the US Open and the WTA Tour Finals. For the Americans, at ...

Martina Navratilova, 47, will play at the French Open as a wild-card entry. It will be her first Grand Slam singles action in a decade. "She will draw a crowd, but we didn't do it for that," ...

Other Facts: Her parents divorced when she was young. She was raised by her stepfather, Mirek Navratil, and took his last name. He was her first tennis coach. She plays tennis left-handed. She has won ...