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===Second return and doubles success (2013–2017)=== ====2013: Coming out of retirement==== [[File:Martina Hingis 2013 Rogers Cup practice.jpg|thumb|upright|Hingis practicing at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, August 2013]] In April 2013, Hingis agreed to coach [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/04/hingis-coach-pavlyuchenkova/47090/ |title=Hingis to coach Pavlyuchenkova |publisher=Tennis.com |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218033606/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/04/hingis-coach-pavlyuchenkova/47090/ |url-status=live }}</ref> however, after a disagreement about how to prepare for tournaments they parted ways in June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.ria.ru/sports/20130617/181711499.html |title=Russia's Pavlyuchenkova Parts Ways with Hingis – Coach |date=17 June 2013 |agency=RIA Novosti |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192316/http://en.ria.ru/sports/20130617/181711499.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hingis won the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' invitation doubles|Ladies' Invitation Doubles]] for a third year in a row at Wimbledon, again with Davenport. They beat Jana Novotná and [[Barbara Schett]] in the final. Hingis was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in July 2013, and in the same month, announced that she was coming out of retirement to play a doubles tournament, with Daniela Hantuchová as her partner, in Carlsbad, California. She was accepted as a wildcard entry. She also played doubles in Toronto, Cincinnati, New Haven, and the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. ====2014: US Open doubles finalist==== Hingis helped [[Sabine Lisicki]] during the [[2014 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. She participated in [[Champions Tennis League India]] to boost tennis in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.championstennisleagueindia.com/2014/11/hyderabad-aces-team-champions-tennis-league-2014.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120140137/http://www.championstennisleagueindia.com/2014/11/hyderabad-aces-team-champions-tennis-league-2014.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2014 |title=Hyderabad Aces team Champions Tennis League 2014 |date=17 November 2014 }}</ref> [[File:Martina Hingis (14274497858).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hingis at Eastbourne International, June 2014]] Hingis returned to the WTA Tour at Indian Wells, partnering Lisicki in the doubles. They lost in the first round to three-time Grand Slam finalists [[Ashleigh Barty]] and [[Casey Dellacqua]]. At the [[2014 Sony Open Tennis|Miami Open]], Hingis and Lisicki reached the finals of the tournament and then defeated Makarova and Vesnina in straight sets, marking Hingis's first title since she won the [[Qatar Ladies Open]] in 2007 and her first Premier Mandatory doubles title since winning the 2001 title in Moscow. This was also her third win in Miami, having won her last title there in 1999. Hingis reached the final at Eastbourne with Pennetta where they lost to [[Chan Hao-ching]] and [[Chan Yung-jan]] of Taiwan. At the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]], she reached the quarterfinals with partner [[Bruno Soares]] in mixed doubles, where they lost to [[Daniel Nestor]] and [[Kristina Mladenovic]] in straight sets. Entering as an unseeded team at the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Hingis and Pennetta reached the final, without losing a set in any of their matches. In the final they lost to Makarova and Vesnina in three sets. At the latter end of the season, Hingis and Flavia Pennetta won two titles. At the tournament in Wuhan, they beat Cara Black and [[Caroline Garcia]] to take the title; in Moscow they beat [[Caroline Garcia]] and [[Arantxa Parra Santonja]]. ====2015: Five major doubles titles==== [[File:Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza Won Wimbledon 2015 cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Hingis and Mirza after winning the 2015 Wimbledon doubles title]] In her first tournament of the year in Brisbane, Hingis and partner Sabine Lisicki didn't drop a set en route to the title, beating Caroline Garcia and [[Katarina Srebotnik]] in straight sets in the final. Hingis played at the [[2015 Australian Open – Women's doubles|Australian Open]] with Flavia Pennetta, as the fourth seeds, but lost in the third round. However, Hingis paired with [[Leander Paes]] in the mixed doubles to [[2015 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|win the title]]. The win was her first in a major event since capturing the mixed-doubles crown at the 2006 Australian Open. After early exits with Pennetta at the Dubai Tennis Championships and Qatar Ladies Open, Hingis then partnered with Indian player [[Sania Mirza]]; they won the first 20 sets they contested, subsequently winning back-to-back titles in two WTA Premier Mandatory events: the [[2015 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]] and the [[2015 Miami Open|Miami Open]], also winning afterwise the [[2015 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]]. They were defeated in the first round in [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]]. At the [[2015 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]] they lost in the quarterfinals to [[2015 Australian Open – Women's doubles|Australian Open]] champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová 11–9 in the super tie-break. They reached the quarterfinals of the [[2015 French Open|French Open]], losing again to Mattek-Sands and Šafářová, this time in straight sets. Hingis made a comeback in [[2015 Fed Cup World Group play-offs|Fed Cup]] after a 17-year absence. She was scheduled to play doubles only, but then decided to try another comeback in singles by playing in the Fed Cup tie for Switzerland. She drew Agnieszka Radwańska in the first rubber and was defeated in two sets in her first official tour match since 2007. She lost her second singles rubber too, defeated by [[Urszula Radwańska]] in three sets, having been a set and a double break up. On 11 July 2015, Hingis and Mirza beat Makarova and Vesnina in three tight sets, recovering from 5–2 down in the third to win [[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|the women's doubles tournament]] at Wimbledon. The win gave Hingis her first Grand Slam in women's doubles since the 2002 Australian Open. The following day, Hingis then won [[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|the mixed doubles final]], partnering with Leander Paes, to defeat [[Alexander Peya]] and [[Tímea Babos]] in straight sets. After two semifinal losses in [[2015 Rogers Cup – Women's doubles|Toronto]] and [[2015 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles|Cincinnati]], Hingis won the mixed doubles title at the [[2015 US Open – Mixed doubles|US Open]] on 12 September, partnering Paes, defeating [[Sam Querrey]] and [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] in three sets. The following day, Hingis and Mirza beat [[Casey Dellacqua]] and [[Yaroslava Shvedova]] in straight sets to win [[2015 US Open – Women's doubles|the doubles tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34240533 |title=US Open 2015: Martina Hingis wins fifth doubles title of year |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2015 |access-date=14 September 2015 |archive-date=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915031254/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34240533 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the WTA Finals, they won all their group matches, including against Kops-Jones/Spears, Hlaváčková/Hradecká and Babos/Mladenovic. In the semifinals they beat the Chan sisters, and then they beat the Spanish team Muguruza/Suárez Navarro to win the title. That month Hingis participated at the [[Champions Tennis League]] in India, playing for the Hyderabad Aces team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151111/sports-tennis/article/hyderabad-hopes-hinge-martina-hingis |title=Hyderabad hopes hinge on Martina Hingis |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=12 November 2015 |archive-date=13 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113125949/http://deccanchronicle.com/151111/sports-tennis/article/hyderabad-hopes-hinge-martina-hingis |url-status=live }}</ref> ====2016: Mixed-doubles career Grand Slam==== In January, Hingis and Mirza won at Brisbane and Sydney. They then won the doubles tournament at the [[2016 Australian Open|Australian Open]], defeating Hlaváčková and Hradecká in the final, for their third consecutive Grand Slam title. Afterwards, Hingis said of their partnership: "There's not that many people who can match her in the forehand rallies and me on the backhand side and at the net. That's what we try to do every match."<ref>[https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/14670758/martina-hingis-sania-mirza-win-australian-open-women-doubles-title "Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza win 3rd major doubles title at Aussie Open"] . ESPN. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.</ref> In mixed doubles, Hingis and Paes lost in the quarterfinals to Mirza and [[Ivan Dodig]]. In February, Hingis represented [[Switzerland Fed Cup team|Switzerland]] in the [[2016 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] tie against [[Germany Fed Cup team|Germany]] alongside [[Belinda Bencic]] and [[Timea Bacsinszky]]. Switzerland beat Germany 3–2, with Hingis and Bencic clinching the doubles rubber. Switzerland advanced to the semifinals, where the team lost to the defending champions of the [[Czech Republic Fed Cup team|Czech Republic]]. The Hingis-Mirza winning-streak record of 41 matches ended in the quarterfinals of the [[2016 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Ladies Open]], where they lost to [[Daria Kasatkina|Kasatkina]]/Vesnina.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5374490/title/santina-streak-ends-at-41 |title=Santina Streak Ends at 41 |first=Sania |last=Mirza |date=25 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228031151/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5374490/title/santina-streak-ends-at-41 |archive-date=28 February 2016}}</ref> Hingis and Mirza then proceeded to the [[2016 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]] to defend their title. However, they suffered a shock as the unseeded [[Vania King]]/[[Alla Kudryavtseva]] defeated them in straight sets. At the [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]], Mirza and Hingis lost in the second round to [[Margarita Gasparyan]] and [[Monica Niculescu]]. Hingis and Mirza started their clay season by reaching the finals of Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and Madrid Open, where they lost to [[Kristina Mladenovic]] and [[Caroline Garcia]] in both the tournaments. However, they won the Italian Open, defeating Makarova and Vesnina. At the [[2016 French Open|French Open]], they were upset by Czech pair [[Barbora Krejčíková]] and [[Kateřina Siniaková]] in the third round, which ended their 20 match winning streak in Grand Slam doubles tournaments. Hingis won the [[2016 French Open|French Open]] mixed doubles partnering [[Leander Paes]]. It is her first mixed doubles title at Roland Garros, and she completed the mixed-doubles [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam|career Grand Slam]], becoming only the fourth woman ever to complete a career Grand Slam in both women's doubles and mixed doubles. Hingis qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years after her last Olympic appearance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/olympics/racket-sport/tennis/rio-olympics-hingis-feels-like-a-junior-all-over-again-1.1874047 |title=Rio Olympics: Hingis feels like a junior all over again |date=5 August 2016 |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=5 August 2016 |archive-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819065133/http://gulfnews.com/sport/olympics/racket-sport/tennis/rio-olympics-hingis-feels-like-a-junior-all-over-again-1.1874047 |url-status=live }}</ref> She played [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|doubles]] with Timea Bacsinszky and won the silver medal, losing to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in straight sets in the final. Hingis then played at the US Open with [[CoCo Vandeweghe]], where they made the semifinals and lost to top seeds Garcia and Mladenovic. At the WTA Finals, Hingis reunited with Sania Mirza in what would be the partnership's last tournament together; they defeated the Chan sisters in the quarterfinals but then lost to Makarova and Vesnina. ====2017: Three major doubles titles, back to world No. 1, final retirement==== Hingis continued to partner CoCo Vandeweghe in women's doubles competition at the start of the [[2017 WTA Tour|season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Martina Hingis and CoCo Vandeweghe to Determine Partnership Plans after the Australian Open|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/38643/martina-hingis-and-coco-vandeweghe-to-determine-partnership-plans-after-the-australian-open/|date=28 November 2016|publisher=Tennis World|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123419/http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/38643/martina-hingis-and-coco-vandeweghe-to-determine-partnership-plans-after-the-australian-open/|url-status=live}}</ref> Together they reached the quarterfinals of the [[2017 Apia International Sydney – Women's doubles|Sydney International]], losing to eventual champions Tímea Babos and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5On2pakFKsk | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/5On2pakFKsk| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|title=Babos/Pavlyuchenkova v Hingis/Vandeweghe Match Highlights (QF) Apia International Sydney 2017 |date=11 January 2011 |publisher=[[Sydney International]] |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the second round of the [[2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles|Australian Open]], losing to the Australian duo of Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrI_XQSIrPA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/SrI_XQSIrPA| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|title=Barty/Dellacqua on court interview (2R) {{!}} Australian Open 2017 |work=[[Australian Open]] TV |date=21 January 2017 |via=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ashleigh Barty, Casey Dellacqua cruise past Swiss legend Martina Hingis and American CoCo Vandeweghe|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/18522924/ashleigh-barty-casey-dellacqua-cruise-swiss-legend-martina-hingis-american-coco-vandeweghe|date=21 January 2017|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080720/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/18522924/ashleigh-barty-casey-dellacqua-cruise-swiss-legend-martina-hingis-american-coco-vandeweghe|url-status=live}}</ref> This capped a run of poor form, having gone 5–5 in tournaments since they made the semifinals at the [[2016 US Open – Women's doubles|US Open]] the [[2016 WTA Tour|previous season]]. As a result, Hingis split with Vandeweghe and entered a new partnership with [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]'s Chan Yung-jan, who herself had just split with her sister Hao-ching.<ref>{{cite web|title=Martina Hingis Splits with CoCo Vandeweghe; Joins Forces with Yung-Jan Chan|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/40605/martina-hingis-splits-with-coco-vandeweghe-joins-forces-with-yungjan-chan/|date=13 February 2017|publisher=Tennis World|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917075640/http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/40605/martina-hingis-splits-with-coco-vandeweghe-joins-forces-with-yungjan-chan/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2017 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] competition at the Australian Open, Hingis reached the quarterfinals with Leander Paes before losing to another Australian duo, [[Samantha Stosur]] and [[Sam Groth]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Australian Open 2017: Leander Paes-Martina Hingis bow out after straight-set loss in quarters|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/australian-open-2017-leander-paes-martina-hingis-bow-out-after-straight-set-loss-in-quarters-3221932.html|date=26 January 2017|magazine=First Post|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917081858/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/australian-open-2017-leander-paes-martina-hingis-bow-out-after-straight-set-loss-in-quarters-3221932.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In preparation for the upcoming [[2017 Fed Cup World Group#Quarterfinals|Fed Cup quarterfinal]] match between [[Switzerland Fed Cup team|Switzerland]] and [[France Fed Cup team|France]], Hingis partnered with Belinda Bencic to defend her [[2017 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Doubles|St. Petersburg title]]. The pair lost in the first round to [[Gabriela Dabrowski]] and [[Michaëlla Krajicek]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bencic also failed with Hingis in doubles (in German)|url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/tennis/bencic-scheitert-auch-mit-hingis-im-doppel-130903272|date=1 February 2017|work=[[Aargauer Zeitung]]|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080813/https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/tennis/bencic-scheitert-auch-mit-hingis-im-doppel-130903272|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the Fed Cup quarterfinal match, Hingis instead paired up with Timea Bacsinszky and won their doubles match against [[Amandine Hesse]] and Kristina Mladenovic, helping the team to a 4–1 victory to advance to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Switzerland beats France 4–1, advances to Fed Cup semifinals|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/tennis/news/2017/02/13/switzerland-beats-france-4-1-advances-fed-cup-semifinals-21804|date=13 February 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN Sports|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917075843/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/tennis/news/2017/02/13/switzerland-beats-france-4-1-advances-fed-cup-semifinals-21804|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the first two tournaments of their new partnership, Hingis and Chan suffered some "tough" losses.<ref name="Third Sunshine Double">{{cite web|title=Insider Doubles Take: Hingis & Chan Edge Closer To Sunshine Double in Miamis|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/insider-doubles-take-hingis-chan-edge-closer-sunshine-double-miami|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917075736/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/insider-doubles-take-hingis-chan-edge-closer-sunshine-double-miami|url-status=live}}</ref> They fell to [[Olga Savchuk]] and Yaroslava Shvedova in the semifinals of the [[2017 Qatar Total Open – Doubles|Qatar Open]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Chan, Hingis fall in semis in rain-battered Qatar|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2017/02/19/2003665269|date=19 February 2017|newspaper=Taipei Times|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123405/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2017/02/19/2003665269|url-status=live}}</ref> and to Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai in straight sets in the quarterfinals of the [[2017 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles|Dubai Tennis Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chan And Shvedova Shock Garcia And Mladenovic To Make Dubai Semifinals|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/content/chan-and-shvedova-shock-garcia-and-mladenovic-make-dubai-semifinals-0|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917075724/http://www.wtatennis.com/content/chan-and-shvedova-shock-garcia-and-mladenovic-make-dubai-semifinals-0|url-status=live}}</ref> However, they immediately rebounded by winning their first title together at the [[2017 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles|Indian Wells Open]], defeating Hingis's old partner Sania Mirza with Barbora Strýcová in the quarterfinals,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis Passes Mirza Test With New Partner Chan at BNP Paribas Open|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-passes-mirza-test-new-partner-chan-bnp-paribas-open|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080319/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-passes-mirza-test-new-partner-chan-bnp-paribas-open|url-status=live}}</ref> top seeded Mattek-Sands and Šafářová in the semifinals,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis & Chan Stun Team Bucie, Race into Second Final at BNP Paribas Open|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-stun-team-bucie-race-second-final-bnp-paribas-open|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080414/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-stun-team-bucie-race-second-final-bnp-paribas-open|url-status=live}}</ref> and Czech pair Lucie Hradecká and Kateřina Siniaková in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis & Chan Keep Hradecka & Siniakova in Check, Claim Indian Wells Title|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-keep-hradecka-siniakova-check-claim-indian-wells-title|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123515/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-keep-hradecka-siniakova-check-claim-indian-wells-title|url-status=live}}</ref> They then reached the semifinals of the [[2017 Miami Open – Women's doubles|Miami Open]], before losing to Mirza and Strýcová.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova enter women's doubles final at Miami Open|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/sania-mirza-barbora-strycova-enter-women-s-doubles-final-at-miami-open/story-G5Injtp8hkLgsCveZNOcxK.html|date=1 April 2017|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080120/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/sania-mirza-barbora-strycova-enter-women-s-doubles-final-at-miami-open/story-G5Injtp8hkLgsCveZNOcxK.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis again sought to practice with a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] partner before the [[2017 Fed Cup World Group#Semifinals|Fed Cup semifinal]] clash of [[Switzerland Fed Cup team|Switzerland]] versus [[Belarus Fed Cup team|Belarus]], and this time paired up with Bacsinszky to enter the inaugural [[2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Doubles|Ladies Open Biel Bienne]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WTA Adds Biel To 2017 Schedule|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/wta-adds-biel-2017-schedule|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123504/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/wta-adds-biel-2017-schedule|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis & Bacsinszky Thrill Home Crowd in Olympic Doubles Reunion|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-bacsinszky-thrill-home-crowd-olympic-doubles-reunion|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080402/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-bacsinszky-thrill-home-crowd-olympic-doubles-reunion|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis and Bacsinszky reached the final, succumbing there to [[Hsieh Su-wei]] and [[Monica Niculescu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Before winning the inaugural Ladies Open Biel Bienne, Hsieh Su-wei and Monica Niculescu went head-to-head on an egg hunt. Check out who won!|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bielbienne-doubles-champs-hsieh-niculescu-enjoy-easter-egg-hunt|website=[[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]]|date=16 April 2017 |location=Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528040029/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bielbienne-doubles-champs-hsieh-niculescu-enjoy-easter-egg-hunt |archive-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> Despite winning her doubles rubber with Bacsinszky in the Fed Cup semifinal tie, Switzerland would ultimately lose 2–3. Switzerland had been seeking to reach its first final since Hingis had spearheaded the team to a narrow defeat to [[Spain Fed Cup team|Spain]] in [[1998 Fed Cup World Group|1998]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Belarus stuns Switzerland to reach first Fed Cup final|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/04/belarus-stuns-switzerland-first-fed-cup-final/65608/|date=23 April 2017|publisher=Tennis.com|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080148/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/04/belarus-stuns-switzerland-first-fed-cup-final/65608/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the clay-court season, Hingis and Chan continued their good form to win back-to-back titles at the [[2017 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's doubles|Madrid]] and [[2017 Italian Open – Women's doubles|Italian]] Opens, defeating [[Tímea Babos]] and [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] and [[Ekaterina Makarova]] and [[Elena Vesnina]] respectively, in the finals of each event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis and Chan take home Madrid doubles title|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/NEWS/HINGIS-AND-CHAN-TAKE-HOME-MADRID-DOUBLES-TITLE|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080348/http://www.wtatennis.com/NEWS/HINGIS-AND-CHAN-TAKE-HOME-MADRID-DOUBLES-TITLE|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis & Chan capture Madrid-Rome double|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-oust-olympic-champions-for-madrid-rome-double|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080308/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-oust-olympic-champions-for-madrid-rome-double|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis's victory in Madrid was her 100th WTA career title.<ref>{{cite web|title=22 years after her first title, Martina Hingis takes home no. 100|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/05/martina-hingis-yung-jan-chan-100-titles-mutua-madrid-open-wta-tennis/66083/|date=16 May 2017|publisher=Tennis.com|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123538/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/05/martina-hingis-yung-jan-chan-100-titles-mutua-madrid-open-wta-tennis/66083/|url-status=live}}</ref> This success marked the pair as one of the pre-tournament favorites to win the [[2017 French Open – Women's doubles|French Open]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Doubles Take: Hingis & Chan handed tricky French Open doubles draw|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/doubles-take-hingis-chan-handed-tricky-french-open-doubles-draw|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080454/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/doubles-take-hingis-chan-handed-tricky-french-open-doubles-draw|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis and Chan reached the semifinals, where their 12 match winning streak was ended by eventual champions Mattek-Sands and Šafářová.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top seeds, Aussies to clash in French Open doubles final|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/top-seeds-aussies-clash-french-open-doubles-final|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080332/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/top-seeds-aussies-clash-french-open-doubles-final|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mattek-Sands and Safarova claim French Open title|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bethanie-mattek-sands-lucie-safarova-claim-french-open-title-roland-garros-casey-dellacqua-ashleigh-barty|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614104241/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bethanie-mattek-sands-lucie-safarova-claim-french-open-title-roland-garros-casey-dellacqua-ashleigh-barty|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis and Paes lost in the opening round of the [[2017 French Open – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] competition to [[Katarina Srebotnik]] and [[Raven Klaasen]] in a super tiebreak.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leander Paes out of French Open; Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna advance|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/leander-paes-scott-lipsky-lose-in-french-open-men-s-doubles-rd-2/story-XRqWLpS2jXn43yhHcca5HO.html|date=2 June 2017|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080125/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/leander-paes-scott-lipsky-lose-in-french-open-men-s-doubles-rd-2/story-XRqWLpS2jXn43yhHcca5HO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis and Chan again won back-to-back titles, this time at the [[2017 Mallorca Open – Doubles|Mallorca Open]] and the [[2017 Aegon International Eastbourne – Women's doubles|Eastbourne International]]. At Mallorca, they won the title by walkover after Jelena Janković and [[Anastasija Sevastova]] withdrew from the title match owing to an injury sustained by Sevastova in the singles competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chan, Hingis claim Mallorca Open title|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2017/06/27/2003673379|date=27 June 2017|newspaper=Taipei Times|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917213802/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2017/06/27/2003673379|url-status=live}}</ref> At Eastbourne, they won after defeating Barty and Dellacqua in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis praises partner Chan after landmark doubles success in Eastbourne|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-praises-partner-chan-after-landmark-doubles-success-eastbourne|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021039/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-praises-partner-chan-after-landmark-doubles-success-eastbourne|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Taiwan's Chan and Hingis win their fifth doubles titles of the year|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3201548|date=2 July 2017|work=Taiwan News|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918020937/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3201548|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, like the French Open two months previous, Hingis and Chan could not replicate the success at Grand Slam level: losing at the quarterfinal stage to Grönefeld and Peschke at [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|Wimbledon]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Anna-Lena Groenfeld/Kveta Peschke v Yung-Jan Chan/Martina Hingis Centre Court|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/40072828|date=12 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917061646/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/40072828|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] competition, Hingis paired up with new partner Great Britain's [[Jamie Murray]] after splitting from Leander Paes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis will play in mixed doubles|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40510985|date=5 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814164203/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40510985|url-status=live}}</ref> As top seeds they reached the final without losing a set,<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Court Two|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/40071937|date=8 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=12 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712013348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/40071937|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Jamie Murray & Martina Hingis through in mixed doubles|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40572013|date=11 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813225415/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40572013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis reach mixed doubles semi-final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40600942|date=13 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hingis & Murray reach the mixed doubles final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40614519|date=14 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821032620/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40614519|url-status=live}}</ref> before defeating defending champions [[Heather Watson]] and [[Henri Kontinen]] in the championship match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Jamie Murray & Martina Hingis win mixed doubles title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40626378|date=16 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005071256/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40626378|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis and Chan next played at the [[2017 Rogers Cup – Women's doubles|Canadian Open]], where the German-Czech pair of Grönefeld and Peschke defeated them for the second tournament in a row in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vesnina and Makarova win second consecutive Rogers Cup title|url=http://www.rogerscup.com/doubles-final-recap-vesnina-makarova-win-second-consecutive-rogers-cup-title/|date=13 August 2017|publisher=Rogers Cup|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917215041/http://www.rogerscup.com/doubles-final-recap-vesnina-makarova-win-second-consecutive-rogers-cup-title/|archive-date=17 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, not to be deterred, a week later at the [[2017 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles|Cincinnati Open]] they produced another winning run and defeated Hsieh and Niculescu in the final to capture their next title together.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chan & Hingis win sixth title of the year in Cincinnati|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/chan-hingis-win-sixth-title-year-cincinnati|date=20 August 2017|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824181454/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/chan-hingis-win-sixth-title-year-cincinnati|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 August, Hingis and Chan became one of the first teams to qualify for the doubles competition at the year-end [[2017 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Makarova/Vesnina and Chan/Hingis first to qualify for WTA Finals Singapore|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/ekaterina-makarova-elena-vesnina-chan-yung-jan-martina-hingis-doubles-teams-qualify-wta-finals-singapore|date=14 August 2017|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922115225/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/ekaterina-makarova-elena-vesnina-chan-yung-jan-martina-hingis-doubles-teams-qualify-wta-finals-singapore|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2017 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Hingis emerged victorious from both the [[2017 US Open – Women's doubles|women's]] and the [[2017 US Open – Mixed doubles|mixed]] doubles competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Martina Hingis: The flame that burned twice as bright and twice as long|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/15/tennis/martina-hingis-interview-us-open-25-grand-slams-doubles/index.html|date=15 September 2017|publisher=CNN|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917063902/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/15/tennis/martina-hingis-interview-us-open-25-grand-slams-doubles/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jamie Murray and she defeated Chan Hao-ching and [[Michael Venus (tennis)|Michael Venus]] in the final to capture their second consecutive title together and remain undefeated as a pair.<ref>{{cite news|title=US Open 2017: Martina Hingis & Jamie Murray win mixed doubles|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41215567|date=9 September 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135602/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41215567|url-status=live}}</ref> Then, less than 24 hours later with Chan, they defeated Hradecká and Siniaková in the final to win their first major title together. In total, this was Hingis's 25th Grand Slam title across all disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chan & Hingis win first Grand Slam together at US Open|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/chan-hingis-win-first-grand-slam-together-us-open|date=10 September 2017|publisher=WTA|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914215556/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/chan-hingis-win-first-grand-slam-together-us-open|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis and Chan extended their winning run to 18 matches in China by winning their third and fourth straight titles: the [[2017 Wuhan Open – Doubles|Wuhan]] and [[2017 China Open – Women's doubles|China]] Opens. In Wuhan, they defeated [[Shuko Aoyama]] and [[Yang Zhaoxuan]] in the final. With this win, Hingis ascended to the No. 1 ranking on 2 October for the 67th week in her career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hingis, Chan capture third straight title at Wuhan|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-capture-third-straight-title-wuhan|date=30 September 2017|publisher=WTA|access-date=30 September 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031310/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/hingis-chan-capture-third-straight-title-wuhan|url-status=live}}</ref> In Beijing, they defeated Babos and Hlaváčková.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chan and Hingis triumph again with China Open doubles title|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/chan-and-hingis-triumph-again-china-open-doubles-title|date=8 October 2017|publisher=WTA|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041639/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/chan-and-hingis-triumph-again-china-open-doubles-title|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingis announced her retirement at the WTA Finals in Singapore in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/sports/tennis/martina-hingis-retiring.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer |title=Martina Hingis Is Retiring From Tennis (Again) |newspaper=The New York Times |date=26 October 2017 |agency=Reuters |access-date=12 August 2018 |archive-date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812214843/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/sports/tennis/martina-hingis-retiring.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer |url-status=live }}</ref>
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