Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova, tennis player extraordinaire, took women’s tennis to a new level with her speed, determination and agility. She won the Wimbledon women’s singles title a record nine times and has been described by many as “the greatest singles, doubles, and mixed doubles player who’s ever lived”. In all, Martina has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles; in total she has won 59 Grand Slam titles.  She still plays at all the Grand Slams where she takes part in the legends doubles.

Martina has been described as honest, feisty, self-deprecating, courageous, controversial and a Rennaisance woman. She’s always told it from the heart, never flinching from an unpopular comment or cause if she believes it to be right.  She is a global icon for lesbian and gay rights and is, as she describes it herself, a citizen of the world. In 2014 Martina married her long-time partner Julia Lemigova. They live in Miami with their two daughters and many animals.

Charity Work

When not playing tennis, Martina is involved with various charities that benefit animal rights, underprivileged children, LGBT rights and the environment.

Public Speaker 

She is an extremely accomplished speaker and we get outstanding feedback each time she does an event. She is very happy giving a serious keynote – and she is able to speak without notes or a teleprompter.  She is passionate and usually you can’t hear a pin drop in the audience they are so captivated by her. She has spoken at huge conferences and the end clients are always high end big corporates, with one of her latest speaking engagements being at the BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Conference in Singapore.