Martina Hingis turned 40 and looks stunning as ever!

Former Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis celebrates a landmark 40th birthday today. Martina Hingis is famous for her game in tennis as well as making a brilliant comeback after her first retirement. We take a look at her life off the court with her husband and child, friends and tennis buddies. Pics/ Martina Hingis' Instagram)

Updated On: 2019-10-01 10:03 AM IST

Martina Hingis turned 40 and looks stunning as ever!

Martina Hingis is a former tennis player and is one of the most renowned names in the sports over the years. Martina Hingis achieved success at a very young age.

At age 15, Martina Hingis became the youngest player to be a Grand Slam doubles champion in 1996 when she won the women's doubles in Wimbledon.

In 1997, Martina Hingis became the world's number 1 tennis player. At age 16, she also became the youngest Grand Slam singles champion in the 20th century when she won the Australian Open

In 1998, Martina Hingis became only the fourth woman in tennis history to win all Grand Slam doubles titles in a single year.

Martina Hingis has won a total of 5 Grand Slam singles titles, 13 Grand Slam doubles titles and 7 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

Martina Hingis partnered with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza for many tournaments.

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have won many Grand Slam doubles titles together as partners.

The Sania-Martina duo won the 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open and 2016 Australian Open which is one of the highlights in Martina's comeback.

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have great chemistry off the court as well.

Martina Hingis shared this photo with partner and friend Sania Mirza and captioned it, 'Happy with another win! @miamiopentennis finals here we come! @mirzasaniar'

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza bring out their goofy side in this picture. Hingis captioned it, 'silly faces after our match. off to a good start with @mirzasaniar at the @usopen'

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza can't stop smiling her. Hingis captioned it, 'After our 2 wins in Cincinnati. Another semifinal at a premier @WTA event'

Martina Hingis with her mixed doubles partner and Indian tennis ace Leander Paes after their Wimbledon triumph.

Martina Hingis and Leander Paes together won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open and the 2016 French Open together.

Martina Hingis shared this photo with Leander Paes and the team during a dinner captioning it, 'Finishing the day with dinner in Austin... @washkastles @murphyjensen @leander @arodionova'

Martina Hingis shared this photo with Leander Paes and David Beckham and captioned it, 'Got a quick pick with David Beckham and my mixed partner @leander Always good for inspiration..'

Martina Hingis shared this photo with Brazilian football legend Ronaldo and captioned it, 'look who I came across in the corridors of the @MutuaMadridOpen! soccer legend Ronaldo the original!'

It was in July 2018 that Martina Hingis got married to sports doctor Harald Leemann at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz located in Switzerland.

Before the couple were married, Martina Hingis and Leemann were in a relationship for around one year.

In September 2018, on her 38th birthday, Martina Hingis announced on social media that she was pregnant.

In February 2019, Martina Hingis gave birth to a baby girl. They named her Lia.

Martina Hingis shared this photo when she was pregnant and captioned it, 'I'm ready for her to arrive! Let the countdown begin... Thank you @nuna_schweiz for my baby gear. Ready to unpack more boxes. #mynuna #nuna #babytime'

Martina Hingis shared this photo from an event with her husband and baby girl captioning it, 'A little family festival outing! Off to The Swiss Wrestling & Alpine Festival. Such a fun time @esaf2019zug esaf2019zug #ESAF #Zug #folkfestival'

Martina Hingis shared this photo with her husband Harald and daughter and captioned it, 'Summer is really here!! Sunny hiking adventures with family and friends.'

Martina Hingis shared this selfie with her husband and daughter during a trek and captioned it, 'We just can’t get enough of our family hikes in the summer! Off trekking in the Swiss Grand Canyon on a sunny afternoon! #mauijim #familytime #switzerland #crestalake'

Martina Hingis also won the 2017 US Open doubles title with Latisha Chan.

In picture: Martina Hingis and doubles partner Latisha Chan at a player's party.

Martina Hingis and Latisha Chan pose during one of their outings. Hingis captioned it, 'had a lot of fun exploring Jiufen Old Street and Nanya sandstones. ready for more adventures today! #vacationintaiwan

Martina Hingis captioned this photo from the red carpet during and event saying, 'Laureus Charity Night mit Kleid von @anastasiakiefercouture.'

Martina Hingis captioned this photo, 'One year ago in Paris... and wow what a year it has been! Bachelorette, Weddings, Babies... can’t wait to see what’s next.'

Martina Hingis shared this picture with her tennis buddies and captioned it, 'tonic tribe.'

Martina Hingis shared this photo from an event and captioned it, 'From the sports awards last night, nominated for team of the year with @timea.official and newcomer Vicky Golubic..'

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