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Martina Hingis: Mother
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Martina Hingis again was denied of a French Open title. She lost to the great Steffi Graf 4-6 7-5 6-2. It was a very emotional loss wherein her mother had to guide her back on the court as she cried by her mother's shoulder for the awarding ceremony.
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Martina Hingis was born in what is now regarded as Slovakia on September 30, 1980. Some time after, her parents divorced and her mother, Melanie Molitor, moved her daughter to Switzerland, her home ever since. Her mother has been the driving force in her life and has served as her only coach throughout her illustrious career.
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Martina ousted in the 1st round losing to Jelena Dokic of Australia 6-2 6-0. This was the first time she and her mother weren't together and having serious personal problems that have been recently resolved.
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A fantastic player in her own right, her mother imparted to Martina an uncanny ability to control a match and finish a point with flair and flawless technique. So sure was she that her daughter would become a tennis star, that she named her after the most celebrated female player at the time of her birth, Martina Navratilova. A symbol of tennis dominance and freedom because of her defection to the United States, Navratilova represented the type of player and person Molitor wanted her daughter to become.
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