Martina Hingis Becomes One Of The Youngest Members To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

Martina Hingis has been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, becoming one of the youngest members to join in one of the sport's most elite clubs.

The 32-year-old Swiss star was among a distinguished class of inductees who were formally inducted at Newport, Rhode Island. She became the 4th youngest player to be inducted, following Tracy Austin (30), Bjorn Borg (31) and Hana Mandlikova (32).

Martina told the crowd she was humbled by the honor: "Thank you, tennis. You gave me the world... and now I honestly am out of words, because there are no words to explain what I feel. You chose to give me a place here for eternity."

Born in Czechoslovakia, Hingis announced her arrival on the world stage when she won the 1993 French Open junior title at just 12 years of age. She turned professional two weeks before her 14th birthday and went on to achieve a series of youngest-ever records.
Hingis won 5 grand slam singles titles - the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Australian Opens, 1997 Wimbledon and 1997 U.S. Open - and held the number one ranking for 209 weeks.
She also won 9 grand slam doubles titles and a mixed doubles title before injuries forced her into early retirement at the age of 22.

Stan Smith, president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, said Hingis was a worthy recipient: "Having achieved world number 1 status in both singles and doubles and having won an incredible 15 grand slam tournament titles, Martina Hingis is undoubtedly one of the world's elite tennis players, and we are glad to pay tribute to her among the legends of the sport," Smith said.
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