How tall is Martina Navratilova?

Martina Navratilova's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). She is taller than about 91% of women in the Czech Republic.

Where 173 cm sits among women in the Czech Republic

Taller than about 91% of women in the Czech Republic born in 1956 (average 164.6 cm).

About Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was born on 18 October 1956 in Prague, and she was originally from Czechoslovakia. She was stripped of her citizenship after asking the United States for political asylum in 1975, became a US citizen in 1981, and acquired Czech citizenship in 2008.

Navratilova was ranked world No. 1 in women's singles for 332 weeks and in women's doubles for a record 237 weeks. She won 167 singles titles and 177 doubles titles, including 59 major titles: 18 in singles, 31 in women's doubles and 10 in mixed doubles. Her nine Wimbledon singles titles are an all-time record. Alongside her rival Chris Evert she dominated women's tennis for much of the 1980s, and she won six consecutive singles majors across 1983 and 1984. She won her last major, the mixed doubles at the 2006 US Open, shortly before her 50th birthday.

Navratilova has a listed height of 173 cm (5'8"). She has been openly gay since 1981 and has been an activist on gay rights.

Frequently asked

How tall is Martina Navratilova in feet and inches? Martina Navratilova is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

Is Martina Navratilova tall for women in the Czech Republic? At 173 cm she is taller than about 91% of women in the Czech Republic born in 1956, whose average height is 164.6 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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