Biggest woman tennis legend with Czech origin ends

Martina Navratilova, a woman who is a living legend in tennis ends with her sport. This Saturday was a last day of her carrier and she has won US open doubles. She has fiftieth birthday next month.

Her first Grand Slam fight was in year 1973, she won tournament in Orlando in year 1974. She escaped from communistic Czechoslovakia to USA a year later.

Her name has a large number of world women tennis records. The highest number of titles in singles: 167, doubles: 177. The highest number of wins in singles: 1440. Most years in top ten: 10. Longest set of won tournaments: 13. The oldest winner of Grand Slam: 49 years, the oldest winner of WTA singles: 47 years. Martina Navratilova is also only one women who has won singles, doubles and mix in all four Grand Slams.

More about her can offer Wikipedia.