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Former Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis is thrilled that she took on media responsibilities at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel. The ATP 500 event started on October 21 and will conclude on October 29, 2023.
During her career, Martina Hingis won a total of five Grand Slam singles titles, which included the Australian Open three times, the US Open once, and Wimbledon once.
The only major championship singles Hingis didn't win was the French Open. She held the singles world No. 1 ranking for a total of 209 weeks and the doubles World No. 1 ranking for 90 weeks.
In a social media post made on Wednesday, the former world No. 1 shared pictures of herself on the tennis court, holding a microphone. In the caption, she expressed her gratitude to the tournament director for the invitation.
"It was a great tournament in Basel! Thank you to the tournament director Roger Brennwald for inviting me once again... It was a wonderful day," she said.
Martina Hingis was last seen on the court in 2017 before retiring at the age of 37.
In October 2017, Hingis and her partner, Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan, were defeated 6-4, 7-6 by Timea Babos and Andrea Hlavackova in the WTA Finals doubles semi-final.
Martina Hingis first career grandslam and 12 grandslams before age 20
Martina Hingis, currently 43 years old, holds the distinction of being the first Swiss player to claim a Grand Slam title. She also earned the distinction of becoming the youngest-ever Grand Slam champion and the youngest-ever world No. 1 at the age of 15 years and 9 months.
Hingis, partnering with Helena Suková, secured victory in the ladies' doubles tennis final at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships by defeating Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland with a score of 5–7, 7–5, 6–1.
Hingis made history in the singles category by becoming the youngest woman to claim a major singles title since 1887. She won the 1997 Australian Open women's singles tennis final, defeating Mary Pierce with an impressive score of 6–2, 6–2, all at the tender age of 16 years and three months.
Before turning 20, Hingis impressively secured a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, notably achieving a remarkable feat with three consecutive doubles and singles titles at the Australian Open in 1997, 1998, and 1999.
In addition, she clinched the French Open doubles title in 1998, won the Wimbledon doubles in 1996 and 1998, and also claimed the Wimbledon singles title in 1997. Furthermore, Hingis achieved victory in the US Open doubles in 1998 and the US Open singles in 1997.
