Special mention: Martina Hingis (2 singles, 4 doubles titles)
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Hingis has never lost a final at Miami, in either singles or in doubles
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Swiss Miss Martina Hingis deserves a special mention for her mastery of both the singles as well as the doubles events in Miami. Her first singles title came when she was barely 16 and a half years old.
Despite the very young age, the precocious talent played like a champion and refused to be intimidated by the two-time winner Monica Seles on the opposite side of the net. The 6-2, 6-1 blitzkrieg in just 44 minutes was significant as it propelled her to the pinnacle of the world rankings for the first time.
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She repeated that feat three years later in 2000, this time prevailing over the second seed Lindsay Davenport, 6-3, 6-2. En route to the final, she thrashed Seles, 6-0, 6-0 in the semis.
During her first career, Hingis also excelled in the doubles event at Key Biscayne and annexed titles in 1998 (with Jana Novotna) and the following year with the same partner. She came back to rule the doubles circuit again and added titles in 2014 (with Sabine Lisicki) and 2015 (with Sania Mirza).
The 35-year-old has never lost a final at Miami, in either singles or in doubles.
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