Editing Martina Hingis (section)

====1997====

In 1997, Hingis became the World No. 1 women's tennis player. She started the year by winning the warm-up tournament in Sydney. She then became the youngest [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles winner in the 20th century by winning the Australian Open at age 16 years and 3 months (beating former champion [[Mary Pierce]] in the final). She also won the Australian Open women's doubles with [[Natasha Zvereva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stevegtennis.com/draw-results/wta/Australian_Open/1997/#to_d|title=WTA Australian Open Draw 1997 {{!}} Women's Qualifying & Main Event Results|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329120638/http://www.stevegtennis.com/draw-results/wta/Australian_Open/1997/#to_d|url-status=live}}</ref> In March, she became the youngest top ranked player in history. In July, she became the youngest singles champion at Wimbledon since [[Lottie Dod]] in 1887 by beating [[Jana Novotná]] in the final. She then defeated another up-and-coming player, [[Venus Williams]], in the final of the US Open. The only Grand Slam singles title that Hingis failed to win in 1997 was the French Open, where she lost in the final to [[Iva Majoli]].