TAG: Martina Navratilova
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Hoops Great Plays Tennis Tournament In Bradenton
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Level 5 Open: Larry Turville West Coast Super Senior Grand Prix @ GT Bray Park There were several notable players in the draws from 55s to 85s including Gary Plock who beat John McEnroe in the NCAA tournament, PTR Florida High School Coach of the Year Felipe Alarcon, and the 1978 point guard for the University […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Kentucky · Kyle Macy · Martina Navratilova · NCAA · Wilson
Tennis is one of the best loved sports on the planet, boasting a storied history while also attracting new fans each and every year. From legends like Bjorn Borg and Martina Navratilova to modern day icons including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the game has boasted huge names on the court for decades. […] Continue to read full article...
Andy Murray · Bjorn Borg · Martina Navratilova · Tennis betting · Wimbledon
In 2022 tennis great Pam Shriver revealed she had a relationship with her much older coach Don Candy, which supposedly began after she told him inside a rental car that she loved him – when she was seventeen and he was fifty. “I still have conflicted feelings about Don. Yes, he and I became involved […] Continue to read full article...
Don Candy · Martina Navratilova · Olympic Games · Pam Shriver
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How Navratilova Beat Seles 1993 Paris
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Craig Kardon told me a story about how he helped coach Martina Navratilova to an upset win vs Monica Seles on the slow Paris indoors carpet in 1993. The Open de Paris tournament. “Paris Indoors 1993 Martina vs. Monica, so we were in Paris at night, we go to work to just have a quick […] Continue to read full article...
Craig Kardon · KD Lang · Martina Navratilova · Monica Seles · WTA
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Biofile Ann Grossman-Wunderlich Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WTA player from 1987 to 1998. Best ranking was no. 29 in 1993. Reached 4R at French Open twice and US Open once. Won one career WTA title in doubles in Puerto Rico 1993. Today Ann is a certified ZoneCoach Trainer for mental side of life, business and sports DOB: […] Continue to read full article...
Ann Grossman · Chicago Bulls · French Open · Martina Navratilova · Nick Bollettieri · US Open · WTA
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Magical Moment: When Horvath Beat Navratilova In 1983
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By Scoop Malinowski Martina Navratilova did not lose a match all year in 1983 going into the first Grand Slam event of the year, the French Open. “The year I lost to Kathy Horvath in the French Open (1983) I’d been playing the best tennis any woman has ever played. But I messed up a […] Continue to read full article...
French Open · Kathleen Horvath · Martina Navratilova · Roland Garros
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Biofile Kathy Horvath Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WTA player from 1981-1989 won six singles and three doubles titles and achieved a career high ranking of no. 10 in 1984. Youngest player to win a US Open match at fourteen years and five days, a record that still stands. DOB: August 25, 1965 In: Chicago, IL First Tennis […] Continue to read full article...
Kathy Horvath · Martina Navratilova · Roland Garros · US Open · WTA
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Connors vs Navratilova Battle of Sexes 1992
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A forgotten tennis classic duel which nobody ever talks about today was the 1992 Flex-All Battle of the Champions clash between Martina Navratilova and Jimmy Connors at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. On a court constructed outdoors at the famous casino which hosted many famous championship boxing matches like Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney […] Continue to read full article...
Battle of the Sexes · Caesars Palace · Jimmy Connors · Las Vegas · Martina Navratilova
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Mike Tyson Talks Tennis, Insists Martina Was Greater Than Serena
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As we stood there in the parking lot of Mario's Ringside Lounge just off Route 1 & 9 in Jersey City, N.J. on a sunny April afternoon, I made a random comment to Mike Tyson, to initiate some small talk. "Mike, you're looking in great shape, how did you do it? Been playing any tennis?"
Suddenly, the former Heavyweight champion in the world looked at me and began hitting shadow forehand and backhand strokes, while saying, "I hit with Martina Navratilova when she stayed at my house in New Jersey (Bernardsville). I played with her. She was the greatest." Continue to read full article...
Margaret Court · Martina Navratilova · Mike Tyson · Serena Williams · Steffi Graf
