China's Zheng makes Grand Slam history Jul 2, 2008
Vaidisova is one of only six women to have won five tour titles before her 17th birthday, following Tracy Austin, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis. Share this on. (CNN -- International)
In sports, most eyes on blondes Jul 2, 2008
People forgot she won a Wimbledon doubles championship with Martina Hingis. To the casual sports fan, a blonde like softball player Jennie Finch is known more for her magazine spreads than her statistics. (Albany Times Union)
Court 2 will be centre of attention Jul 1, 2008
Ilie Nastase, Boris Becker and Martina Hingis, among others in the tournament's long history, have equally bleak recollections. One of Wimbledon's great secrets is its eager concession to progress. (San Francisco Chronicle)
China's Zheng upsets top-seeded Ivanovic Jun 29, 2008
Zheng's third-round victory, her first against a top-10 player, meant the earliest exit by a top-ranked woman at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001. Ivanovic nearly departed in the second round. (Pekin Times, IL)
Friday's Sports In Brief Jun 28, 2008
The 133rd-ranked Zheng's victory, her first against a top-10 player, meant the earliest exit by a top-ranked woman at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001. In the men's draw, top-ranked Roger Federer won his 37th consecutive match at Wimbledon by beating Marc Gicquel 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Beating the numbers Jun 28, 2008
Zhengs third-round victory, her first against a top-10 player, meant the earliest exit by a top-ranked woman at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001. Depending on results in the second week of the tournament, the 20-year-old Ivanovic could lose the No. 1 ranking she earned for the first time by winning the French Open three weeks ago. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Jie sends a message home Jun 28, 2008
"I want more people to have their homes, be fine and happy."Zheng's third-round victory, her first against a top-10 player, meant the earliest exit by a top-ranked woman at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001. Ivanovic nearly departed in the second round. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Top-seeded Ivanovic becomes latest upset Jun 28, 2008
" It was the earliest exit by a women's top-seeded player at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round to Jelena Dokic in 2001. Also Friday, the last remaining American in the men's draw, Bobby Reynolds, lost to Spain's Feliciano Lopez, 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Ivanovic went out a day after 2004 champion and third-seeded Maria Sharapova was ousted by 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva and two-time men's runner-up Andy Roddick was bounced by Janko Tipsarevic. A day earlier, Australian Open... (Athens Banner-Herald)
China's Zheng Jie Jun 28, 2008
It was the earliest exit by a women's top-seeded player at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round to Jelena Dokic in 2001. Ivanovic exited a day after 2004 champion and third-seeded Maria Sharapova was ousted by 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva and two-time men's runner-up Andy Roddick was ousted by Janko Tipsarevic. (Xinhuanet, China)
Court 2 no problem for Williams Jun 26, 2008
The sixth-seeded Williams was determined not to put her name again to a long list of upsets out there which have included her sister Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi over the years. This time, she survived, and had a comprehensive 6-4, 6-4 victory over Radwanska. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Venus makes hard work of Wimbledon opener Jun 25, 2008
Cavaday, who showed her potential by holding two match points against former world number one Martina Hingis at Wimbledon last year, was broken in the third game of the second set and was subsequently brushed aside as Williams found her range on grass. Williams, who is bidding for a fifth Wimbledon crown, paid compliment to her own opponent while admitting she had been a little rusty. (CNN -- International)
Wimbledon Crackdown On Tennis Stalkers Jun 24, 2008
Martina Hingis testified at the trial of Dubravko Rajcevic, who was convicted of stalking her at the Ericsson Open. Venus and Serena Williams. (Sky News)
Dancevic knocks over a giant Jun 24, 2008
Chakvetadze, who has often been compared to Martina Hingis for her flowing movement and precise ball-striking, was inconsistent, but she picked up her game in the third set. Both she and Dubois played at an entertaining level in the final stages. (Globe and Mail)
Venus remains focused Jun 24, 2008
However Kent teenager Cavaday showed her fighting qualities last year as she took former world No.1 Martina Hingis to three sets. And Williams insists she will be as professional as ever when she steps out on to Centre Court. (Sky News)
Venus Williams safely through Jun 24, 2008
Cavaday, who came within a whisker of dumping out former world number one Martina Hingis in the first round 12 months ago but spurned two match points, confidently held her first two service games as a clearly rattled Williams struggled to find her rhythm. Betraying no nerves, the left-handed Cavaday peppered the flanks with raking forehands and double-handed backhands that produced a torrent of clean winners. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
STILL STANDING: Sisters Williams ready to pounce at Wimbledon Jun 23, 2008
Among them: Five-time major champ Martina Hingis, 27; former top-10 player Anna Kournikova, 27; 2004 French Open winner Anastasia Myskina, 26; and 2005 U.S. Open titlist Kim Cjisters, 25. Among the reasons: burnout, injury and loss of motivation. (USA Today -- Sports)
Part two: Ana, Serena, Venus or Maria? A women's preview Jun 19, 2008
It's the lack of familiar plot lines to play off, with established figures like Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis now out of the game (love them or not) and with Amelie Mauresmo fading toward irrelevance. People aren't emotionally invested yet. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Banned Hingis to play exhibition against Novotna Jun 13, 2008
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -Martina Hingis, banned for two years for testing positive for cocaine after a third-round exit at Wimbledon last year, will play an exhibition match against Jana Novotna during the Liverpool International tennis tournament on Friday. Organizers are billing it as a rematch of the 1997 Wimbledon final. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hingis to play exhibition vs. Novotna Jun 13, 2008
LIVERPOOL, England Martina Hingis, banned from the WTA Tour for two years for testing positive for cocaine, will play an exhibition match against Jana Novotna during the Liverpool International tournament on Friday. Organizers are billing it a rematch of the 1997 Wimbledon final. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Sudbury tennis whiz following in dad's footsteps Jun 12, 2008
"His son has had the opportunity to meet and volley with tennis greats Rod Laver, Tom Gullickson, Todd Martin, and Martina Hingis. Gullickson, a fellow lefty, was especially helpful."So when my dad and his friends speak, I listen," said Schultz, who will be a senior this fall at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, where his brother, Luke, is a sophomore; their sister, Hailey, is a seventh-grader at the Rivers School in Weston. "What most impresses me about his advice is that he knows there's more... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
FRENCH OPEN: Safina's breakout, Estonian pride and more Jun 5, 2008
Don't you think Martina Hingis would have had a good chance to win her first French Open title had she been playing this year. -- Peewee, Singapore. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
* Ivanovic sees off Arvidsson in Paris May 26, 2008
Vaidisova has also been romantically linked with fellow Czech Radek Stepanek, who this time last year was engaged to Martina Hingis. But she refused to blame all the upheavals for her slump. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Part four of IHT Global Sports Forum with Christopher Clarey: French Open nostalgia May 24, 2008
Try to explain to me why Boris Becker and Steffi Graf emerged suddenly from the same German region, why Martina Hingis and Roger Federer emerged suddenly from a country that has never been known for tennis. It's the same for Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters in Belgium. (International Herald Tribune)
GIMELSTOB: Behind her success May 18, 2008
In an era of women's tennis that is defined by stronger and bigger athletes taking over -- to the point where Martina Hingis rationalized retiring due to her inability to fight the trend -- Henin refused to concede. Similar to Jim Courier, she outworked the competition. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Next to exit? May 16, 2008
But then, in women's tennis, where we've seen Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, and now Henin, depart prematurely and abruptly, you just never know. Posted at 09:29 AM/ET, May 15, 2008 in | Like this story. (USA Today -- Sports)
WHAT GIVES?: Trying to make sense of Henin's decision May 15, 2008
Barely six months ago, Martina Hingis retired. After years of inactivity, Monica Seles officially retired in February. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Safina withdraws from Italian Open with back injury May 13, 2008
Two years ago, Safina reached the Italian Open final but lost to Martina Hingis. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kournikova relaunches her personal Web site May 13, 2008
Kournikova won two Australian Open doubles titles with Martina Hingis. She never won a singles title. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
More of this story May 8, 2008
"It has been mostly God and (former professional player) Martina Hingis," she said. "He's given me this ability. I started hitting with my brothers when they were in high school and I actually wanted to join the team in my eighth grade year, but they were only allowing high school students then.". (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Henin looking for form May 6, 2008
It was the heaviest defeat for a reigning world number one since Martina Hingis lost to Jelena Dokic by the same score at Wimbledon in 1999. Henin then withdrew from last month's Charleston tournament with a knee injury and this is her first tour event back ahead of Roland Garros which starts on 26 May. (iAfrica.com)
Former Austrian player Klemenschits dies at 25 Apr 10, 2008
Roger Federer, Marat Safin, Justine Henin, Amelie Mauresmo, Martina Hingis and others donated items for an online auction in June to raise funds for her treatment. The Klemenschits sisters won 20 titles on the ITF circuit. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Stars breeze through Mar 15, 2008
"At the end of the day, numbers are all very relative. "I just have to focus on my next match and next round," added Sharapova, who next faces Greece's Eleni Daniilidou, a 1-6, 7-6, 6-2 winner over Czech Klara Zakopalova. Hantuchova, ranked eighth in the world and seeded fifth, was delighted to be back in Indian Wells, where she has claimed two of her three career titles. She was a teenager in 2002 when she upset Martina Hingis in the final to make her first WTA Tour title a prestigious tier one... (iAfrica.com)
Hingis returns to tennis court Mar 6, 2008
Former world number one tennis player Martina Hingis of Switzerland speaks during a news conference where she announced her retirement in Zurich, Nov. 1, 2007 ... BEIJING, March 6 -- Retired tennis star Martina Hingis will play exhibition matches in Liverpool in June, her first appearance on court since her two-year ban for a positive test for cocaine at last year's Wimbledon. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hingis returning to court for exhibitions Mar 5, 2008
LIVERPOOL, England - Retired tennis star Martina Hingis will play exhibition matches in Liverpool in June, her first appearance on court since her two-year ban for a positive test for cocaine at last years Wimbledon. Banned from official competition, Hingis announced Tuesday she will play in three exhibition matches from June 13-15 during the unofficial Liverpool International, which features ATP, WTA players and a Legends division two weeks before Wimbledon. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Fans' votes to decide name of Chicago's women's soccer team Mar 5, 2008
Retired tennis star Martina Hingis will play exhibition matches in Liverpool in June, her first appearance on court since her two-year ban for a positive test for cocaine at last year's Wimbledon. Banned from official competition, Hingis announced she will play in three exhibition matches from June 13-15 during the unofficial Liverpool International, which features ATP, WTA players and a Legends division two weeks before Wimbledon. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Worm-y Foe For Roddick Feb 24, 2008
" The tournament hasn't lacked drama during the week, from Pete Sampras stopping by for an exhibition to Kei Nishikori putting Japan on the tennis map to John Isner and Ginepri upsetting Tommy Haas and James Blake, respectively. Now along comes Stepanek, who couldn't care less that his mannerisms are goofy or that his personality can tick off opponents. After all, we're talking about the guy who once was the future Mr. Martina Hingis and now apparently is the future Mr. Nicole Vaidisova. At... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Federer, Henin win 2007 Laureus Awards Feb 19, 2008
Henin, meanwhile, became the first tennis player to win 10 titles in a season since Martina Hingis 10 years ago despite skipping the 2007 Australian Open after splitting with her husband. "It was tough year personally," Henin said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Peer makes successful Doha debut Feb 19, 2008
" Delayed debut The WTA event in Qatar has been running since 2001 with Martina Hingis, Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin among former tournament champions. But Peer, who turned pro in 2004, has been absent for varying reasons. With the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex just 1,800 kilometres from her home town of Maccabim-Re'ut in central Israel, Peer has long thought of coming to Doha and is glad she finally made the journey. "I was three years in the army, and I couldn't come,... (Aljazeera.Net)
Federer wins 4th Laureus Sports Awards Feb 19, 2008
She overcame the breakup of her marriage and her absence from the Australian Open to stage a strong comeback last year, becoming the first player to win ten titles in a season since Martina Hingis achieved the feat ten years ago. "It was a tough year personally with big issues, but I kept fighting and it's been the best year of my career so far," she said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cricket Scorecard Feb 14, 2008
Beating Martina Hingis (of Switzerland) in the 2006 Montreal final was one of my best. I also had some great moments at the French Open last year and in Melbourne last month. (India Times, India)
Sharapova closing in on all-time greats Jan 27, 2008
The grand slam sweep has eluded a celebrated list of modern-day champions including former world No.1s Evonne Goolagong Cawley (no US Open), Monica Seles (no Wimbledon), Martina Hingis (no French Open), Venus Williams (no Australian or French Open) and the sport's reigning queen Justine Henin (no Wimbledon). Yet Sharapova, who won Wimbledon as a 17-year-old in 2004 before adding the US Open to her CV in 2006, has the opportunity to become the second-youngest woman behind only the great Graf - 19... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mauresmo makes hard going in quest for confidence-building start to 2008 Jan 16, 2008
At the 1999 Australian Open, a 19-year-old Mauresmo made the final of a major for the first time, but that was overshadowed by comments attributed to then No. 1-ranked Martina Hingis and reported widely in the Australian media that the athletic Frenchwoman was "half a man.". Hingis beat her 6-2, 6-3 in the final. (International Herald Tribune)
The Australian Open and the 2008 tennis season, Part 5 Jan 16, 2008
Lisa Dillman: For me, in terms of drama, it's the Martina Hingis meltdown against Ms. Graf in the French Open final in 1999. Hingis is walking to the OTHER side of the court to question a call. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Tennis eyes fresh start Jan 13, 2008
Martina Hingis, five times a Grand Slam winner, recently lost an appeal after being suspended when amounts of cocaine were found in a test made at Wimbledon. Hingis has retired. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Henin the hot favourite Jan 13, 2008
In the process she became the first woman to earn more than $5-million prize-money in one season; the first in 10 years, since Martina Hingis, to win 10 titles in a season; and the first in 18 years, since Steffi Graf, to remain unbeaten post-Wimbledon. Her dominance came despite turmoil in her personal life that kept her out of the 2007 Australian Open, including a marriage breakdown and an emotional reconciliation with her family after seven years' estrangement. (iAfrica.com)
Complete 2008 tennis season preview Jan 13, 2008
Boiling temperatures and roiling stomachs seem to be recurring themes in the land of Oz. Jennifer Capriati beat Martina Hingis in 107-degree heat in 2002; it was 111 degrees when Serena beat Venus in 2003 (they had to lower the roof). Justine Henin blamed stomach distress when she pulled out of a final against Amelie Mauresmo a couple of years ago. (The Palm Beach Post)
Davydenko investigation hangs over tennis Jan 12, 2008
Martina Hingis was found guilty of testing positive for cocaine. And entering the realm of the truly bizarre, former No. 2-ranked Tommy Haas wondered aloud whether his after-dinner latte macchiato could have been poisoned during Germanys Davis Cup matches against Russia. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Past singles champs from Australian Open Jan 12, 2008
SI.com - Tennis - Australian Open singles champs - Monday January 7, 2008 1:37PM. Posted: Monday January 7, 2008 1:37PM; Updated: Monday January 7, 2008 1:37PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
* Asian players have point to prove at Aussie Open Jan 11, 2008
The signs were encouraging this time last year but no Asian went beyond the fourth round at Melbourne when Li was sent packing by the now drug-tainted Martina Hingis. "I became a better player after the six-month absence. I am a calm woman right now and I will take my future challenges with a stronger heart.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Martina Hingis has only herself to blame, but her penalty is excessive. Jan 10, 2008
Martina Hingis was banned from tennis for two years after she was found guilty of testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon ... Martina Hingis should not have been mentioned with the others who retired from the sport. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Ivanovic draws on her fighting qualities Jan 9, 2008
In the 2006 US Open, Razzano beat Martina Hingis in round two. And last year, Razzano claimed wins over world No.9 Daniela Hantuchova at the ASB Classic in New Zealand and Venus Williams in the final of the Japan Open - a week after winning her first singles title, the Guangzhou Women's Open. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Oz Open: Asians have a point to prove Jan 9, 2008
The signs were encouraging this time last year but no 00004000 Asian went beyond the fourth round when Li was sent packing by the now drug-tainted Martina Hingis. Thailand's Danai Udomchoke was the best performing man, as he battled into the third round before going down to Serbian star Novak Djokovic. (India Times, India)
Lindsay Davenport won the ASB Classic in Auckland, her third title in four tries since returning after the birth of her first child. Jan 8, 2008
Martina Hingis A (somewhat) moot point given her retirement, but two-year ban for cocaine is official. Rafael Nadal Not only loses in Chennai final to nemesis Youzhny, but his injury timeout -- "I had no injury; just wanted the trainer's help in overcoming tiredness" -- is beneath him. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Hingis banned 2 years for cocaine test Jan 6, 2008
LONDON Martina Hingis scribbled the phrase, "All good!" in the comment box on her doping control form at Wimbledon ... Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis faces the press in this Nov 1, 2007 file photo in Glattbrugg, Switzerland. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hingis banned after positive test Jan 5, 2008
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Martina Hingis has been given a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine, the International Tennis Federation announced on Friday. Hingis must forfeit $130,000 prize money and ranking points earned at Wimbledon and subsequent events. (CNN -- International)
Hingis gets ban for cocaine Jan 5, 2008
Former world number one Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis in November after testing positive for cocaine, was banned for two years today after an independent tribunal confirmed the doping offence. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said in a statement that the 27-year-old Swiss would also forfeit the ranking points resulting from last year's Wimbledon championships and $A147,430 in prize money. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Winning will be key for locked-out team Jan 5, 2008
Unhappy with his team's worst start in more than a decade, Middle Tennessee State men's basketball coach Kermit Davis locked his players out of their plush locker room. Junior center Theryn Hudson told The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro, Tenn. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Former No. 1 Hingis found guilty of positive cocaine test at Wimbledon, banned 2 years Jan 5, 2008
LONDON Martina Hingis scribbled the phrase, All good. in the comment box on her doping control form at Wimbledon. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Hingis gets two-year ban Jan 5, 2008
LONDON: Former world number one Martina Hingis has been banned for two years for failing a doping test, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said yesterday. Hingis tested positive for cocaine on June 29 at Wimbledon and although the Swiss player denied she had taken the drug an independent Anti-Doping Tribunal after a two-day hearing found that she had committed an offence. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
ITF bans Hingis two years after cocaine test Jan 5, 2008
Disputing her test results, Martina Hingis denies she ever used cocaine ... LONDON (AP) -- Martina Hingis scribbled the phrase, "All good!" in the comment box on her doping control form at Wimbledon. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Martina Hingis shamed as Wimbledon cocaine test is confirmed Jan 5, 2008
If Martina Hingis had thought that she might settle back behind the microphone at the end of her playing career, such fancies were demolished yesterday when confirmation came that cocaine had been found in her bloodstream during last year s Wimbledon championships. A two-year ban has been handed out to the 27-year-old Swiss, who became the world No 1 at 17 and won five grand-slam titles but whose reputation went up in smoke when she took the dramatic decision to out herself in November,... (Times Online)
Hingis banned for two years after testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year Jan 4, 2008
Martina Hingis was banned for two years Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year. The International Tennis Federation said an independent anti-doping tribunal found that Hingis, who announced her retirement Nov. 1 on the day she revealed the positive test, had committed an offense. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Mad cow disease no longer a priority Jan 4, 2008
Startseite (NZZ Online, Neue Z. Januar 2008, 14:59:44 Uhr, NZZ Online. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Venus Williams beats China's Peng Shuai at Hong Kong exhibition Jan 3, 2008
Williams, the world No. 8, said she was wary of her Chinese opponent, who's ranked No. 45 in the world but beat top players like Martina Hingis and Amelie Mauresumo last year. "When I got my racket on the ball, I really tried to do something with it because she's playing very powerful and strong like I am ... I definitely respect her game," she said. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
IHT global sports forum Jan 2, 2008
But among those who bowed out this year were Martina Hingis and Kim Clijsters in tennis, Kjetil Andre Aamodt in alpine skiing, Inge de Bruijn in swimming, Gary Payton in basketball, Marion Jones, whom we have already discussed at length, and Dick Pound, who is stepping down as head of WADA. Who do you think leaves the biggest mark on the history of sport or their sport and have there ever been more ignominious retirements than Jones and Hingis, who announced her positive test for cocaine at the... (International Herald Tribune)
