$7,500
OMEGA. "Speedmaster Racing Automatic". Donated by Martina Hingis Notes Martina Hingis Born in 1980, Martina Hingis, Swiss Tennis player and student, was, at only 17, history ' s youngest No. 1 player. At 10 1/2, Martina was the winner of the 1991-92 Indoor World Championship of 14 year olds and in 1992 she won the International Youth Tournament for up to 16 year olds - she was only 11 1 /2. A year later, in 1993, Martina became the youngest player ever to win a French Open Juniors (up to 18 year olds) and made her first win in a WTA Tournament in Langenthal, Switzerland. By 1994, Martina was the youngest Wimbledon winner ever in the Junior Tournament. Martina Hingis won the Wimbledon doubles title in July 1996 and was the youngest title holder ever. In October of that same year, she won the Bank of the West Tournament in Oakland, California, vs. Monica Seles, 6-2, 6-0, becoming the youngest player to reach the $1 million mark in prize money. These are only some of the highlights in Martina' s already outstanding career! And there are more... In 1997 she won several of the world' s most coveted titles among which: in July, she became the youngest Wimbledon singles champion, and won the Bank of the West Tournament in Stanford, California; in August, she won the Toshiba Tennis Classic in San Diego, California; in September, she won the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadow, NY; in October, she won the Porsche Cup in Filderstadt, Germany; and in November, she won the Advanta Ch Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
