Thursday, June 25, 2009

Nicole Kidman




Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is a Hawaiian-born Australian actress, model, singer and humanitarian. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour. In 2006, she was also the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry.Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in films such as Days Of Thunder (1990), To Die For (1995) and Moulin Rouge! (2001) won her critical acclaim, and her performance in The Hours (2002) was acknowledged with several notable film awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2003, Kidman received her star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban. As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States.

Born Nicole Mary Kidman
20 June 1967 (1967-06-20) (age 42)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation Actress, Singer, Model
Years active 1983 – present
Spouse(s) Tom Cruise (1990 – 2001)
Keith Urban (2006– present)
Height: 5ft 11in. Weight: 120lbs.

Early life

Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Dr Antony David Kidman, is a biochemist, clinical psychologist and author, with an office in Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia.Her mother, Janelle Ann (née Glenny), is a nursing instructor who edits her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby. At the time of Kidman's birth, her father was a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States. The family returned to Australia when Kidman was four and her parents now live on Sydney's North Shore. Kidman has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman, a journalist. She has known actress Naomi Watts since they were in their teens and the two remain best friends today.Kidman attended Lane Cove Public School and North Sydney Girls' High School. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and at the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney, with Naomi Watts. This was followed by attending the Australian Theatre for Young People.


Charitable work

Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Australia since 1994. She has raised money for and drawn attention to the disadvantaged children around the world. In 2004, she was honored as a "Citizen of the World" by the United Nations.On Australia Day 2006, Kidman received Australia's highest civilian honor when she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia. She was also nominated goodwill ambassador for UNIFEM.Kidman joined the 'Little Tee Campaign' for breast cancer care to design T-shirts or vests to raise money for breast cancer.Kidman's mother had breast cancer in 1984.

Filmography

Kidman's movies gross total is more than US$2 billion, with 17 movies making more than US$100 million.

Year Film Role Notes
1983 BMX Bandits Judy
Bush Christmas Helen
Five Mile Creek Annie TV series
Skin Deep Sheena Henderson TV movie
Chase Through the Night Petra TV movie
1984 Matthew and Son Bridget Elliot TV movie
Wills & Burke Julia Matthews
1985 Archer's Adventure Catherine TV movie
Winners Carol Trig TV series - episode 1
1986 Windrider Jade
1987 Watch the Shadows Dance Amy Gabriel
The Bit Part Mary McAllister
Room to Move Carol Trig TV miniseries
An Australian in Rome Jill TV movie
Vietnam Megan Goddard TV miniseries
1988 Emerald City Helen Nominated — Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1989 Dead Calm Rae Ingram
Bangkok Hilton Katrina Stanton TV miniseries
1990 Days of Thunder Dr. Claire Lewicki
1991 Flirting Nicola
Billy Bathgate Drew Preston Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1992 Far and Away Shannon Christie
1993 Malice Tracy Kennsinger
My Life Gail Jones
1995 To Die For Suzanne Stone Maretto Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Batman Forever Dr. Chase Meridian
1996 The Portrait of a Lady Isabel Archer
1996 Shine Woman in bar uncredited cameo
1997 The Peacemaker Dr. Julia Kelly
1998 Practical Magic Gillian Owens
1999 Eyes Wide Shut Alice Harford Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award 1999
2001 Moulin Rouge! Satine Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Others Grace Stewart Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Goya Award for Best Actress
Birthday Girl Sophia/Nadia
2002 The Hours Virginia Woolf Academy Award for Best Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Berlin Film Festival — Silver Berlin Bear
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2003 Dogville Grace Margaret Mulligan
The Human Stain Faunia Farley
Cold Mountain Ada Monroe Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2004 The Stepford Wives Joanna Eberhart
Birth Anna Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2005 The Interpreter Silvia Broome
Bewitched Isabel Bigelow/Samantha
2006 Fur Diane Arbus
Happy Feet Norma Jean voice
2007 The Invasion Dr. Carol Bennell
Margot at the Wedding Margot
The Golden Compass Marisa Coulter
2008 Australia Lady Sarah Ashley
2009 Nine Claudia Post-production
2010 Rabbit Hole Becca Corbett Filming
The Danish Girl Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe Pre-production

Awards

In 2003, Kidman received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to her 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress, Kidman has received Best Actress awards from the following critics' groups or award-granting organisations: the Hollywood Foreign Press (Golden Globes), the Australian Film Institute, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Empire Awards, Golden Satellite Awards, Hollywood Film Festival, London Critics Circle, Russian Guild of Film Critics, and the Southeastern Film Critics Association. In 2003, Kidman was given the American Cinematheque Award. She also received recognition from the National Association of Theatre Owners at the ShoWest Convention in 1992 as the Female Star of Tomorrow and in 2002 for a Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film.

Discography


Martina Hingis




Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1.She won five Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, and one US Open). She also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Hingis was born to accomplished tennis players:a Czech mother, Melanie Molitorova, and a Hungarian father living in Košice (Slovakia), Károly Hingis. Molitorova was a professional tennis player, who was once ranked tenth among women in Czechoslovakia, and was determined to develop Hingis into a top player as early as pregnancy.Her father was ranked as high as nineteenth in the Czechoslovakian tennis rankings. She was named after tennis legend Martina Navratilova. Hingis's parents divorced when she was six, and she and her mother relocated around a year later to Trübbach in Switzerland.Her father, who continued to live in Košice as a tennis coach, said in 1997 that he had seen little of his daughter after the split.


Nickname(s) Swiss Miss
Chucky
Country Switzerland
Residence Hurden, Switzerland
Date of birth September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 28)
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia)
Height 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 59 kilograms (130 lb)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2002; Comeback in 2006;
again November 1, 2007
Plays Right-handed; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$20,130,657
(6th in all-time rankings)
Singles
Career record: 548–133 (80.5%)
Career titles: 43 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 1 (March 31, 1997)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (1997, 1998, 1999)
French Open F (1997, 1999)
Wimbledon W (1997)
US Open W (1997)
Major tournaments
WTA Championships W (1998, 2000)
Olympic Games 2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record: 286–54
Career titles: 37 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 1 (June 8, 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002)
French Open W (1998, 2000)
Wimbledon W (1996, 1998)
US Open W (1998)


Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 12 (5-7)

Outcome ↓ Year ↓ Championship ↓ Surface ↓ Opponent in the final ↓ Score in the final ↓
Winner 1997 Australian Open Hard Flag of France Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1997 French Open Clay Flag of Croatia Iva Majoli 6–4, 6–2
Winner 1997 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 1997 US Open Hard Flag of the United States Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4
Winner 1998 Australian Open (2) Hard Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1998 US Open Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 7–5
Winner 1999 Australian Open (3) Hard Flag of France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1999 French Open (2) Clay Flag of Germany Steffi Graf 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 1999 US Open (2) Hard Flag of the United States Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 2000 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 2001 Australian Open (2) Hard Flag of the United States Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2002 Australian Open (3) Hard Flag of the United States Jennifer Capriati 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2

Doubles: 11 (9-2)

By winning the 1998 US Open title, Hingis completed the doubles Career Grand Slam. She became the 17th female player in history to achieve this.

Outcome ↓ Year ↓ Championship ↓ Surface ↓ Partner ↓ Opponent in the final ↓ Score in the final ↓
Winner 1996 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková Flag of the United States Meredith McGrath
Flag of Latvia Larisa Savchenko
5–7, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 1997 Australian Open Hard Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–2
Winner 1998 Australian Open (2) Hard Flag of Croatia Mirjana Lučić Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 1998 French Open Clay Flag of Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 7–6(4)
Winner 1998 Wimbledon (2) Grass Flag of Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Winner 1998 US Open Hard Flag of Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 6–3
Winner 1999 Australian Open (3) Hard Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1999 French Open Clay Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Serena Williams
Flag of the United States Venus Williams
6–3, 6–7(2), 8–6
Runner-up 2000 Australian Open Hard Flag of France Mary Pierce Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 2000 French Open (2) Clay Flag of France Mary Pierce Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano
Flag of Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–4
Winner 2002 Australian Open (4) Hard Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez
6–2, 6–7(4), 6–1

Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0)

Outcome ↓ Year ↓ Championship ↓ Surface ↓ Partner ↓ Opponent in the final ↓ Score in the final ↓
Winner 2006 Australian Open Hard Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi Flag of Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–3

Career WTA Tour and ITF Circuit finals

Legend (Singles)
Tier I (17)
Tier II (15)
Tier III (4)
Tier IV (0)
Grand Slam Title (5)
WTA Tour Championship (2)
ITF Circuit (2)

ITF Circuit

# Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. October 24, 1993 Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet Flag of France Sophie Georges 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(4)
2. March 10, 1996 Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard Indoors Flag of Austria Barbara Paulus 6–1, 6–4

WTA Tour

# ↓ Date ↓ Tournament Name ↓ Location ↓ Surface ↓ Opponent in Final ↓ Score in Final ↓
1. October 13, 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (1) Filderstadt, Germany Carpet Flag of Germany Anke Huber 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2. November 10, 1996 Bank of the West Classic (1) Oakland, California, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Monica Seles 6–2, 6–0
3. January 12, 1997 Sydney International (1) Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of the United States Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
4. January 25, 1997 Australian Open (1) Melbourne Hard Flag of France Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
5. February 2, 1997 Toray Pan Pacific Open (1) Tokyo Carpet Flag of Germany Steffi Graf Walkover
6. February 16, 1997 Open Gaz de France Paris Carpet Flag of Germany Anke Huber 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
7. March 30, 1997 Lipton International Players Championships (1) Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1
8. April 6, 1997 Family Circle Magazine Cup (1) Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Monica Seles 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
9. July 6, 1997 Wimbledon London Grass Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
10. July 27, 1997 Bank of the West Classic (2) Stanford, California, U.S. Hard Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez 6–0, 6–2
11. August 3, 1997 Toshiba Classic (1) San Diego, California, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Monica Seles 7–6(4), 6–4
12. September 7, 1997 US Open New York City Hard Flag of the United States Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4
13. October 12, 1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (2) Filderstadt, Germany Carpet Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–4
14. November 16, 1997 Advanta Championships Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–7(7), 7–6(4)
15. January 31, 1998 Australian Open (2) Melbourne Hard Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3
16. March 15, 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, California, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4
17. May 4, 1998 Intersport Damen Grand Prix (1) Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6–3, 7–5
18. May 17, 1998 Italian Open (1) Rome Clay Flag of the United States Venus Williams 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
19. November 22, 1998 Chase Championships (1) New York City Carpet Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
20. January 30, 1999 Australian Open (3) Melbourne Hard Flag of France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–3
21. February 7, 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open (2) Tokyo Carpet Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6–2, 6–1
22. April 4, 1999 Family Circle Cup (2) Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. Clay Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova 6–4, 6–3
23. May 16, 1999 German Open Berlin Clay Flag of France Julie Halard-Decugis 6–0, 6–1
24. August 8, 1999 TIG Tennis Classic (2) San Diego, California, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Venus Williams 6–4, 6–0
25. August 22, 1999 du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of the United States Monica Seles 6–4, 6–4
26. October 10, 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (3) Filderstadt, Germany Carpet Flag of France Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–1
27. February 6, 2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open (3) Tokyo Carpet Flag of France Sandrine Testud 6–3, 7–5
28. April 2, 2000 Ericsson Open (2) Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2
29. May 7, 2000 Betty Barclay Cup (2) Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3
30. June 25, 2000 Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Grass Flag of Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 6–2, 3–0 retired
31. August 20, 2000 du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of the United States Serena Williams 0–6, 6–3, 3–0 retired
32. October 8, 2000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (4) Filderstadt, Germany Carpet Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters 6–0, 6–3
33. October 15, 2000 Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
34. October 29, 2000 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Carpet Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–1
35. November 19, 2000 Chase Championships (2) New York City Carpet Flag of the United States Monica Seles 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4
36. January 8, 2001 adidas International (2) Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
37. February 18, 2001 Qatar Total FinaElf Open Doha Hard Flag of France Sandrine Testud 6–3, 6–2
38. February 25, 2001 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–4
39. January 13, 2002 adidas International (3) Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of the United States Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 6–3
40. February 3, 2002 Toray Pan Pacific Open (4) Tokyo Carpet Flag of the United States Monica Seles 7–6(6), 4–6, 6–3
41. May 21, 2006 Internazionali d'Italia (2) Rome Clay Flag of Russia Dinara Safina 6–2, 7–5
42. September 24, 2006 Sunfeast Open Kolkata, India Carpet Flag of Russia Olga Poutchkova 6–0, 6–4
43. February 4, 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open (5) Tokyo Carpet Flag of Serbia Ana Ivanović 6–4, 6–2

WTA Tour and ITF Circuit doubles titles

Legend (Doubles)
Tier I (13)
Tier II (13)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0)
Grand Slam Title (9)
WTA Tour Championship (2)
ITF Circuit (1)
# ↓ Date ↓ Tournament ↓ Surface ↓ Partner ↓ Opponents in Final ↓ Score in Final ↓
1. March 5, 1995 Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic Petra Langrová Flag of the Czech Republic Eva Melicharova
Flag of Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz
7–6, 6–2
2. May 7, 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of the United States Gigi Fernández Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez
Flag of Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–2, 6–3
3. July 7, 1996 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková Flag of the United States Meredith McGrath
Flag of Latvia Larisa Neiland
5–7, 7–5, 6–1
4. October 20, 1996 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková Flag of the United States Nicole Arendt
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–4
5. January 26, 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–2
6. February 16, 1997 Paris, France Carpet Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková Flag of France Alexandra Fusai
Flag of Italy Rita Grande
6–3, 6–0
7. April 6, 1997 Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernandez Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
8. July 27, 1997 Stanford, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez
Flag of Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 6–3
9. August 3, 1997 San Diego, U.S. Hard Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of the United States Amy Frazier
Flag of the United States Kimberly Po
6–3, 7–5
10. September 28, 1997 Leipzig, Germany Carpet Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–2, 6–2
11. October 12, 1997 Filderstadt, Germany Hard (i) Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná
7–6, 3–6, 7–6
12. October 19, 1997 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of Latvia Larisa Neiland
Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
13. January 18, 1998 Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková Flag of the United States Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States Meredith McGrath
6–1, 6–2
14. February 1, 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Croatia Mirjana Lučić Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
15. February 8, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Flag of Croatia Mirjana Lučić Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–4
16. March 29, 1998 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
17. June 7, 1998 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 7–6
18. July 5, 1998 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 8–6
19. August 16, 1998 Los Angeles Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková Flag of Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
Flag of Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 6–2
20. August 23, 1998 Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands Caroline Vis
6–3, 6–4
21. September 13, 1998 US Open, New York City Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 6–3
22. January 31, 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–3
23. March 14, 1999 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–2
24. March 28, 1999 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Flag of the United States Monica Seles
6–0, 4–6, 7–6
25. May 9, 1999 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of France Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–2
26. June 20, 1999 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–4, retired
27. November 21, 1999 New York City Carpet Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Latvia Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–4
28. February 6, 2000 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Flag of France Mary Pierce Flag of France Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–1
29. June 11, 2000 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of France Mary Pierce Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–4
30. August 20, 2000 Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat Flag of France Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
31. October 8, 2000 Filderstadt, Germany Hard (i) Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Austria Barbara Schett
6–4, 6–2
32. October 15, 2000 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Kimberly Po
Flag of France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–3, 6–4
33. November 12, 2000 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 7–5
34. November 19, 2000 New York City Carpet Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of the United States Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6–2, 6–3
35. October 7, 2001 Moscow, Russia Carpet Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of Russia Elena Dementieva
Flag of Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
7–6, 6–3
36. January 27, 2002 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–7, 6–1
37. May 5, 2002 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Austria Barbara Schett Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–1
38. March 3, 2007 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of Russia Maria Kirilenko Flag of Hungary Ágnes Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–1, 6–1

Singles runner-ups (26)

Doubles runner-ups (14)

Team competition

Performance timelines

Singles

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the end of 2007 WTA Tour.

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A 2R QF W W W F F F A A A QF QF 3 / 10 52–7
French Open A 3R 3R F SF F SF SF A A A A QF A 0 / 8 35–8
Wimbledon A 1R 4R W SF 1R QF 1R A A A A 3R 3R 1 / 9 23–8
US Open A 4R SF W F F SF SF 4R A A A 2R 3R 1 / 10 43–9
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 3 5 / 37 N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0–0 6–4 14-4 27-1 23-3 19-3 20-4 16-4 9–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 11-4 8–3 N/A 153-32
WTA Tour Championships A A F QF W F W A A A A A RR A 2 / 6 16-5
Tokyo A A SF W F W W F W A A A F W 5 / 9 32-4
Indian Wells Not Tier I A A W QF F SF F A A A SF 4R 1 / 7 27-6
Key Biscayne A A 2R W SF SF W SF QF A A A 3R 3R 2 / 9 29-7
Charleston A A 2R W A W A F A A A A A A 2 / 4 15-2
Berlin A 2R 2R A QF W SF SF A A A A QF 3R 1 / 8 19-7
Rome A A F A W SF A SF A A A A W A 2 / 5 21-3
San Diego Not Tier I A A QF 3R 0 / 2 3–2
Montreal / Toronto A 3R A A SF W W A QF A A A F A 2 / 6 21-4
Moscow Not Tier I A A A W QF 1R A A A A A 1 / 3 5–2
Zürich 2R 2R F QF A F W A A A A A QF A 1 / 7 16-6
Philadelphia A 2R Not Tier I Not Held Not Tier I Not Held 0 / 1 1–1
Tournaments played 4 13 18 17 18 20 20 18 12 0 0 1 20 14 N/A 175
Finals reached 0 1 5 13 7 13 13 6 4 0 0 0 4 2 N/A 68
Tournaments Won 0 0 2 12 5 7 9 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 N/A 43
Hardcourt Win-Loss 2–1 7–5 15-5 38-1 32-8 41-7 43-6 39-7 28-8 0–0 0–0 0–1 28-14 17-11 N/A 290-74
Clay Win-Loss 0–0 7–3 10-5 11-1 16-2 19-2 12-2 17-5 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 14-3 1–1 N/A 109-25
Grass Win-Loss 0–0 0–1 3–1 7–0 5–1 0–1 7–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 N/A 26-8
Carpet Win-Loss 3–2 4–3 18-5 15-3 8–2 11-3 15-1 4–2 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 9–1 4–0 N/A 95-23
Overall Win-Loss 5–3 18–12 46–16 71–5 61–13 71–13 77–10 60–15 34–10 0–0 0–0 0–1 53–19 24–13 N/A 520–1302
Win % 63% 60% 74% 93% 82% 85% 89% 80% 77% - - 0% 74% 65% N/A 80%
Year End Ranking 87 16 4 1 2 1 1 4 10 - - None 7 19 N/A N/A
  • A = did not participate in the tournament
  • SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
  • 2If ITF women's circuit (Hardcourt: 12–2; Carpet: 6–1) and Fed Cup (10–0) participations are included, overall win-loss record stands at 548–133.

Doubles

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career
Australian Open 1R 1R W W W F SF W A A A A 2R 34-5
French Open A QF SF W F W A A A A A A A 24-3
Wimbledon 2R W QF W A 2R A A A A A A A 17–3
US Open 3R SF SF W A 3R QF QF A A A A 3R 25-6

WTA Tour career earnings

Year Majors WTA wins Total wins Earnings ($) Money list rank
1995 0 0 0 186,567 32
1996 0 2 2 1,330,996 4
1997 3 9 12 3,400,196 1
1998 1 4 5 2,760,960 1
1999 1 6 7 2,936,425 1
2000 0 9 9 3,457,049 1
2001 0 3 3 1,765,116 5
2002 0 2 2 1,467,584 5
2003 Did Not Play
2004 Did Not Play
2005 Did Not Play
2006 0 2 2 1,159,537 8
2007 0 1 1 618,065 23
Career 5 38 43 20,130,657 6

Records

  • These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.
Grand Slam Years Record accomplished Player tied
Australian Open 1997-02 6 consecutive finals Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Australian Open 1997-02 3 consecutive wins Margaret Court,
Evonne Goolagong Cawley,
Steffi Graf,
Monica Seles

Awards and accolades

1994

  • ITF Junior Girls Singles World Champion. Won Wimbledon junior singles title (youngest junior champion there at 13 years, 276 days). Won French Open junior singles and doubles titles. Runner-up at US Open junior singles tournament.

1995

  • Tennis magazine. Female Rookie of the Year.

1996

1997

1998

  • First female athlete to be on the cover of the American men's magazine GQ in June 1998.[citation needed]
  • WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Jana Novotná.

1999

2000

  • One of five female tennis players named to the 2000 Forbes magazine Power 100 in Fame and Fortune list at No. 51.
  • WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award.

2002

2006

  • World Comeback of the Year Award at the 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards.

2007

Others

  • Except for the French Open, has won every major WTA Tour singles title at least once during her career (Grand Slam tournaments, WTA Tour Championships, and Tier I tournaments).
  • Except for Berlin, has won every major WTA Tour doubles title at least once during her career (Grand Slam tournaments, WTA Tour Championships, and Tier I tournaments).
  • 1999 French Open final (Graf d. Hingis 4–6, 7–5, 6–2) was voted by worldwide fans as the Greatest Match in 30-Year History of the Tour (online voting spanned two months and included a ballot of 16 memorable matches).
  • To celebrate the WTA Tour's 30th Anniversary, attended on-court ceremony at 2003 season-ending WTA Tour Championships that honored 13 world No. 1 champions (past and present), and founding members of the tour.