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Navratilova had a long-term relationship with Judy Nelson, whom she met at a tournament in Fort Worth in Their split in resulted in a televised palimony lawsuit that was settled out of court. She is a Libra.

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Her father is Mirek Subert, who was a professional ski instructor. Subert committed suicide when she was just 9. Her mother, Jana Navratilova is an accomplished gymnast, tennis player, and ski instructor. Martina Navratilova began playing tennis at a young age and was one of the top female tennis players in the world in the late s and early s.

She was hitting tennis balls off a cement wall at the age of 4. However, by age 7, she was playing regularly, working with Mirek, and spending hours on the court each day, working on her strokes and footwork. When she was 15, she won the Czech national championship. In the year , she turned pro and began competing in the United States.

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Martina Navratilova captured both the Wimbledon and the French Open crowns and would go on to lose only six matches from to She retired from singles play in but continued to play in doubles matches. She wrote three mystery novels with Liz Nickles. Martina became the Wimbledon champion during And also became the Australian Open champion in Martina Navratilova gave an interview to New York Daily News sports reporter Steve Goldstein, coming out as bisexual and revealing that she had a sexual relationship with Rita Mae Brown.

Navratilova revealed that she had breast cancer.