5 Tennis players who were coached by their mothers

#3 Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis' mother Melanie Molitorova has been her coach from a very young age

One of the greatest and most balanced tennis players of all-time, Martina Hingis could have had a more successful career, especially in singles had injuries not forced her to take a hiatus from the sport at the age of 22. So far, Hingis has won a total of 22 Grand Slam titles, 5 in Singles, 12 in Women’s Doubles, and 5 in Mixed Doubles.Born in Czechoslovakia, both of Martina Hingis’ parents were professional tennis players with her father Karol Hingis being ranked 19^th among Czechoslovak male players and her mother Melanie Molitorova being ranked as high as tenth among Czechoslovak female players.

After her parents divorced, Hingis was trained by her mother who is currently the coach of Belinda Bencic.