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,
1987 US Open (tennis) 1987 US Open (tennis) The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14, 1987. Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander 6–7, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4 Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf 7–6, 6–1 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6 Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 Martina Navratilova / Emilio Sánchez defeated Betsy Nagelsen