Martina Navratilova: podcast appearances and interviews

Martina Navratilova is a Czech-American former professional tennis player born on October 18, 1956. She was ranked world No. 1 in women's singles for 332 weeks, including seven year-end No. 1 titles, and was ranked No. 1 in women's doubles for a record 237 weeks. Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, setting records in both categories during the Open Era. Her major titles include 18 singles titles, a record 31 doubles titles, and 10 mixed doubles titles. She holds the all-time record of nine Wimbledon singles titles and had significant success alongside her rival Chris Evert during the 1980s. Navratilova achieved a record six consecutive singles majors in 1983 and 1984 while also winning the Grand Slam in doubles that year. Her professional season winning percentage of 98.9 percent in 1983 and her longest winning streak of 74 match wins are notable accomplishments. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including nine consecutive years from 1982 to 1990. Navratilova is one of three players to complete a career Grand Slam in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles, a feat known as the career 'Boxed Set.' She secured her last major title in mixed doubles at the 2006 US Open, shortly before her 50th birthday, and her career spanned over three decades with her first major title in 1974. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she was stripped of her citizenship after requesting political asylum in the United States in 1975. She became a US citizen in 1981 and reacquired Czech citizenship in 2008. Navratilova has been openly gay since 1981 and has actively advocated for gay rights.