Editing Martina Hingis (section)

=== Injuries and first retirement from tennis (2001–2003) ===

====2001====

In 2001, [[Switzerland at the Hopman Cup|Switzerland]], with Hingis and [[Roger Federer]] on its team, won the [[2001 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/2001/01/06/hopman_saturday_ap/ |title=Hingis, Federer win Hopman Cup title over U.S. |date=6 January 2001 |publisher=CNN|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190622/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/2001/01/06/hopman_saturday_ap/ |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> Hingis didn't drop a set in any of her singles matches during the event, defeating [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]], [[Nicole Pratt]], [[Amanda Coetzer]], and Monica Seles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/switzerland-win-hopman-cup-705774.html |work=The Independent |location=London |title=Switzerland win Hopman Cup |date=6 January 2001 |access-date=12 May 2010 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2018, after his second Hopman Cup victory, Federer was quoted as saying: "I learned a lot from her, especially the two years I was here – once as a hitting partner and once as a partner with Martina. Definitely she helped me to become the player I am today."<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer, Belinda Bencic claim the Hopman Cup for Switzerland with victory over Germany|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/roger-federer-puts-one-swiss-hand-on-hopman-cup-with-win-over-alexander-zverev-ng-b88707385z|website=perthnow.com.au|publisher=Perth Now|date=6 January 2018|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108063100/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/roger-federer-puts-one-swiss-hand-on-hopman-cup-with-win-over-alexander-zverev-ng-b88707385z|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hingis reached her fifth consecutive [[2001 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] final in 2001, defeating both of the [[Williams sisters]] en route, before losing to [[Jennifer Capriati]]. She briefly ended her coaching relationship with her mother Melanie early in the year<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/1323400.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Mum's the word for Hingis |date=10 May 2001 |access-date=12 May 2010 |archive-date=28 October 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021028115843/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/1323400.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> but had a change of heart two months later just before the French Open. 2001 was her least successful year in several seasons, with only three tournament victories in total. She lost her No. 1 ranking for the last time (to [[Jennifer Capriati]]) on 14 October 2001. In that same month, Hingis underwent surgery on her right ankle.

====2002====
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Coming back from injury, Hingis won the Australian Open doubles final at the start of 2002 (again teaming with Anna Kournikova) and reached a sixth straight Australian Open final in singles, again facing Capriati. Hingis led by a set and 4–0 and had four match points but lost in three sets. In May 2002, she needed another ankle ligament operation, this time on her left ankle. After that, she continued to struggle with injuries and was not able to recapture her best form.

====2003====

In February 2003, at the age of 22, Hingis announced her retirement from tennis, due to her injuries and being in pain.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/2735931.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Hingis quits tennis |date=7 February 2003 |access-date=12 May 2010 |archive-date=9 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609073327/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/2735931.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> "I want to play tennis only for fun and concentrate more on horse riding and finish my studies."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200302/s780193.htm |title=Hingis reiterates retirement decision. 10/2/2003. ABC News Online |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 October 2002 |access-date=6 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> In several interviews, she indicated that she wished to return to her home country and coach full-time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/29/sport/tennis/tennis-martina-hingis-coaching/index.html|title=Martina Hingis follows Mom's Example With New Coaching Academy|access-date=22 August 2017|publisher=CNN|date=29 April 2014|archive-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134310/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/29/sport/tennis/tennis-martina-hingis-coaching/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During this segment of her tennis career (until what would become her first retirement), Hingis won a total of 40 singles titles and 36 doubles. She held the world No. 1 singles ranking for a total of 209 weeks (fifth most following Steffi Graf, [[Martina Navratilova]], [[Chris Evert]], and Serena Williams).<ref name=weeks/> In 2005, ''Tennis'' magazine put her in 22nd place in its list of [[TENNIS Magazine|40 Greatest Players of the Tennis era]].