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,
1983 Virginia Slims Championships 1983 Virginia Slims Championships The 1983 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 12th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 8th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 14 through March 20, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $80,000 first prize money. Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd, 6–2, 6–0 Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia