Martina Navratilova her U.S. citizenship nor does she plan to do so, and that reclaiming Czech nationality was not politically motivated. Navratilova was born Martina Šubertová in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her parents divorced when she was three, and her mother, an accomplished gymnast, tennis player, and ski instructor, moved the family to Řevnice. In 1962, her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfather (adding the feminine suffix "ová"), thus becoming Martina Navrátilová (). Her father, Mirek (officially Miroslav Subert), was a ski instructor and remarried and divorced. When she was eight,
Martina Nejedly the younger sister of tennis player Jana Nejedly. Martina Nejedly Martina Nejedly (born 26 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Canada. Nejedly immigrated to Canada from Czechoslovakia at the age of four. The family fled the communist country while on vacation to Yugoslavia, settling in Vancouver. On the professional tour she reached a best ranking in singes of 179 in the world. Her WTA Tour main draw appearances included the 1999 Canadian Open, where she was beaten in the first round by world number 27 Nathalie Dechy in three sets. In 1999 she appeared in four ties