NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA

märtēˈnə năvˌrətĭlōˈvə, 1956–, Czech-American tennis player, b. Prague. After holding the Czech singles title (1972–74), she defected (1975) to the United States. Known for her aggressive serve-and-volley style, she won the women's singles at Wimbledon a record nine times (1978–79, 1982–87, 1990) and also won a record 20 titles there overall. She holds four U.S. Open titles (1983, 1984, 1986–87), three Australian Open titles (1981, 1983, 1985), and two French Open titles (1982, 1984). With her partner Pam Shriver, she also dominated women's doubles competitions, winning 109 consecutive matches from 1983 to 1985. In a two-decade career, Navratilova became the all-time leader, male or female, in singles titles (167); she also holds 165 doubles titles.

See her autobiography, written with G. Vecsey (1985).

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Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America
Book by Janet Woolum; Oryx Press, 1998
Subjects: Sports For Women--United States--History, Women Athletes--United States--Biography--Dictionaries
...that makes teeth chatter," Martina Navratilova set the standard for womens...The Lives and Times of Martina Navratilova . New York: Birch Lane Press, 1995. 228 pp. Navratilova, Martina, with George Vecsey. Martina...
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Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
Book by Carole A. Oglesby, Doreen L. Greenberg, Ruth Louise Hall, Karen L. Hill, Frances Johnston, Sheila Easterby Ridley; Oryx Press, 1998
Subjects: Sports For Women--United States--Encyclopedias, Women Athletes--United States--Encyclopedias
...role sports and games play. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 66 7 , 48 - 51 . Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova has been called the greatest tennis player ever, and some even call her the best female athlete in the...
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Books and Reading in the Lives of Notable Americans: A Biographical Sourcebook
Book by John A. McCrossan; Greenwood Press, 2000
...Falconer, Nancy assistant to Martina Navratilova letter to John McCrossan, November 4, 1996. Navratilova Martina, with George Vecsey. Martina . New York: Knopf, 1985. Navratilova Martina, and Liz Nickels. Total...
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America in the 20th Century - Vol. 9
Book by David Wright; Marshall Cavendish, 2003
Subjects: United States--Civilization--20th Century
Martina Navratilova. Martina Navratilova has won more professional tennis singles championships than any other woman. That is just one mark in a career that began half a world away and reached its peak in the United States in the 1980s. Born...
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Notable Women in American History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies
Book by Lynda G. Adamson; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: American Diaries--Women Authors--Bibliography, Autobiography--Women Authors--Bibliography, United States--Biography--Bibliography, Women--United States--Biography--Bibliography, Women--United States--Correspondence--Bibliography
N NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA 1956- Ahlete Prague, Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova has broken many records as a professional...Martina: The Lives and Times of Martina Navratilova. Secaucus, NJ: Birch Lane...
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journal articles on: Navratilova Martina  - 22 results

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The ABCs of Sport Movements
Journal article by Daniel Swartz; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 71, 2000
Subjects: Instructional materials, Physical education and training--Methods, Physical education--Methods, Teaching--Equipment and supplies
...by Daniel Swartz What do Martina Navratilova, Edwin Moses, and Jerry...if going over a hurdle. Navratilova, Martina (tennis volley)--Feet...Rebecca Miller, Cheryl Navratilova, Martina Ostermeyer, Micheline...
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Amélie Mauresmo's Muscles: the Lesbian Heroic in Women's Professional Tennis
Journal article by Pamela J. Forman, Darcy C. Plymire; Women's Studies Quarterly, Vol. 33, 2005
Subjects: Athletes, Feminism, Gays & lesbians, Mauresmo, Amelie, Sexuality, Tennis
...Leand 1999:C3). Then Martina Hingis, the worlds number two...Earlier, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, and Renee Richards challenged...other lesbian grand champion, Martina Navratilova, who struggled with and against...
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Lesbian Exclusion: 'i Didn't Learn It in a Cognisant Sense, I Absorbed It through My Skin'
Journal article by Suzanne Dyson; Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, Vol. 5, 2009
Subjects: Behavior, Gays & lesbians, Gender, Health services, Homosexuality, Sexuality, Women
...too mannish. The presence of Navratilova as a high-profile lesbian...performance of gender/sexuality and Navratilova was constituted by Colleens...horrified with. She would say that Martina Navratilova, shes really butch laughter...
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Entertaining Lesbians: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Self-Invention
Journal article by Kristen Mccauliff; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 30, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Entertaining Lesbians: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Self-Invention (Book)--Book reviews
...four and five, examining Martina Navratilova and Mercedes de Acosta, two...the primary case studies of Navratilova and de Acosta allow Gever...Wolfe and athletes such as Martina Navratilova, Gever is able to provide...
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Opening the Classroom Closet: Sexual Orientation and Self-disclosure
Journal article by Katherine R. Allen; Family Relations, Vol. 44, 1995
Subjects: Families & family life, Gays & lesbians, Sex education, Teaching
...two tennis stars (Chris Evert/Martina Navratilova) in order to deal with race...asked them to do the same with Martina, but the list was shorter. I...they had so few ways of describing Martina; I said, "Perhaps Oprah is better...
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Martina Navratilova
Magazine article by Cathay Che; The Advocate, April 30, 2000
Subjects: Lesbians--Interviews, Navratilova, Martina--Interviews, Tennis players--Interviews
Martina Navratilova. by CATHAY CHE A winner at more than tennis, she has raised...for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Rights was the first gay event Martina Navratilova had ever attended. "I had been to a few bars," says the lesbian...
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Martina Navratilova & Amelie Mauresmo
Magazine article by Michele Kort; The Advocate, August 15, 2000
Subjects: Lesbians--Behavior, Mauresmo, Amelie--Behavior, Navratilova, Martina--Behavior, Women tennis players--Behavior
Martina Navratilova Amelie Mauresmo. by MICHELE KORT THE LONG JOURNEY TO COME OUT MADE MARTINA NAVRATILOVA A SPECIAL CHAMPION--AND CLEARED...trailblazer makes: When tennis player Martina Navratilova began to come out in 1981, she...
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Raising a Racket with Martina Navratilova: The Legendary Lesbian Tennis Star Talks about Her New Role as Olivia's Spokeswoman and Dispatches Travel Wisdom from Years on the Sports Circuit
Magazine article by Douglas Robson; The Advocate, July 5, 2005
Subjects: Navratilova, Martina--Behavior, Navratilova, Martina--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Tennis--Personalities, Women tennis players--Behavior, Women tennis players--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Raising a Racket with Martina Navratilova: The Legendary Lesbian Tennis Star Talks about Her New Role...Wisdom from Years on the Sports Circuit. by Douglas Robson Martina Navratilova showed up on the tennis scene in 1973 as a shy, chubby...
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Martina's Smarts
Magazine article by Suzanne Stroh; The Advocate, May 23, 2006
Subjects: Navratilova, Martina--Interviews, Women tennis players--Interviews
...airplane food than nine-time Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova. In July 2003, at age 46, she became the oldest...Grand Slam title. Still competitive on the WTA tour, Martina is also a licensed pilot, a race car driver, and...
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Men and Women in Sports: The Playing Field Is Far from Level
Magazine article by Martina Navratilova; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 125, November 1996
Subjects: Discrimination in sports--Social aspects, Homophobia--Social aspects, Sexism--Social aspects, Sports discrimination--Social aspects, Women athletes--Social aspects
...Field Is Far from Level. by Martina Navratilova "Why is it that female athletes...overwhelming feeling to see "Navratilova" on a uniform hanging at the...the world to catch up. Ms. Navratilova is the winner of 56 Grand Slam...
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I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT, MARTINA! She Was a Surprise Hit on I'm A Celebrity, and Next Week She'll Be Feted at Wimbledon Once Again. but There's a Side to Martina Navratilova Her Fans Never See. Just Ask Her Former 'Wife', Who's about to Sue Her for Half a Million Dollars
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 20, 2009
Subjects: Celebrities, Navratilova, Martina
...Again. but Theres a Side to Martina Navratilova Her Fans Never See. Just...such brutal efficiency as Martina Navratilova demonstrated when she decided...fraction of what the real Martina Navratilova is like, or what she is capable...
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I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT, MARTINA! She Was a Surprise Hit on I'm A Celebrity, and Next Week She'll Be Feted at Wimbledon Once Again. but There's a Side to Martina Navratilova Her Fans Never See. Just Ask Her Former 'Wife', Who's about to Sue Her for Half a Million Dollars
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 20, 2009
Subjects: Navratilova, Martina
...Again. but Theres a Side to Martina Navratilova Her Fans Never See. Just...such brutal efficiency as Martina Navratilova demonstrated when she decided...fraction of what the real Martina Navratilova is like, or what she is capable...
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I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT MARTINA; She Was a Surprise Hit on I'm A Celebrity, and This Week She'll Be Feted at Wimbledon Once Again. but There's a Side to Martina Navratilova Her Fans Never See. Just Ask Her Former 'Wife', Who's about to Sue Her for Half a Million Dollars
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 22, 2009
Subjects: Celebrities, Navratilova, Martina
...Again. but Theres a Side to Martina Navratilova Her Fans Never See. Just...such brutal efficiency as Martina Navratilova demonstrated when she decided...fraction of what the real Martina Navratilova is like, or what she is capable...
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THE OTHER ANDY IS THE BIG THREAT TO FEDERER; THE BIG INTERVIEW MARTINA NAVRATILOVA; Grand Slam Legend Believes Murray Is Too Defensive to Win This Year's Wimbledon and Sees Roddick as Major Danger to Champion; EXCLUSIVE
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 22, 2010
Subjects: Navratilova, Martina
...FEDERER; THE BIG INTERVIEW MARTINA NAVRATILOVA; Grand Slam Legend Believes...grass court Grand Slam. And Martina Navratilova, who won nine of her 18 major...would there?" In December, Martina Navratilova will climb Mount Kilimanjaro...
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SERVING UP A MARTINA DOUBLE ACE; Navratilova and Hingis Back at Liverpool International
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), March 22, 2011
Subjects: Navratilova, Martina
SERVING UP A MARTINA DOUBLE ACE; Navratilova and Hingis Back at Liverpool International. by DAVID...double Martina for sports fans this summer. Superstars Martina Navratilova and Martina Hingis will be the headline legends at the June 16...
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Navratilova, Martina
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA marte n nav r tilo v , 1956 , Czech-American tennis player, b...from 1983 to 1985. In a career spanning more than three decades, Navratilova became the all-time leader, male or female, in singles titles...


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