Martina Navratilova Trivia Questions

As a child in Czechoslovakia, Navratilova enjoyed ice hockey and was good enough to consider it, but she chose tennis at around age 10, influenced by her stepfather.

Navratilova won 6 consecutive Slams from Wimbledon 1983 to US Open 1984, tying Margaret Court's Open Era record of 6 (1969 US to 1971 AO). Thus she co-holds the record.

Martina Navratilova publicly came out as bisexual in 1981 and later that year won the Australian Open, making her the first openly LGBTQ tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.

She lost the 1988 and 1989 Wimbledon finals to Steffi Graf, ending her streak of six consecutive titles from 1982-1987.

She co-wrote three mystery novels with Liz Nickles: 'The Total Zone' (1994), 'Breaking Point' (1996), and 'Killer Instinct' (1997).

At the 1982 Family Circle Cup, Navratilova severely sprained her right ankle during a match but continued to play and won. She went on to win the tournament, demonstrating remarkable resilience.

Navratilova won the 2006 US Open mixed doubles with Bob Bryan at age 49, not 50. She was 49 years, 10 months old.

Navratilova represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning a gold medal in women's doubles with Pam Shriver. She did not compete for Czechoslovakia.