1) Martina Navratilova: Born October 18, 1956 is a retired Czech American tennis player Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 major mixed doubles titles.
She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including nine consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times.
She and Billie Jean King each won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record. Navratilova is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set").
Her lesbianism was considered a contrast to the image women's tennis was trying to display.
Martina has also been famous for expensive break-ups with her girlfriends.
She settled with one of her ex-lovers Toni Layton for an estimated $3 million in 2010.
Long back, in 1991, Navratilova had split with Judy Nelson after a long relationship of eight years and paid a rumored $3.5 million. Presently, Navratilova is involved with various charities that benefit gay and lesbian rights.
