Navratilova to get U.S. Open lifetime honor

[Sapphocrat]

NEW YORK -- Martina Navratilova's retirement sendoff will include induction into the U.S. Open Court of Champions.

She'll be inducted along with the late Don Budge, a two-time winner, in ceremonies at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sept. 10 before the men's final. Navratilova, 49, announced this summer that she will retire again after the U.S. Open.

She'll join previous Court of Champion inductees Jimmy Connors, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King, Jack Kramer, Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Bill Tilden, who have a total of 231 Grand Slam titles.

"It's excellent company," Navratilova said in a phone interview Tuesday from Montreal, where she is playing doubles in the Rogers Cup.

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More (including a full rundown of her amazing record):
http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?2006/08/17/3

[Oceansaway]

1. TOUCHE !!..n/t

[gula]

2. Never was an award more merited. nt

[MuseRider]

3. Lovely!

Perfect. Add this to naming the National Tennis Center after Billie Jean King and I say this is a banner year!

Two very deserving women.

[xchrom]

4. ...

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[mitchtv]

5. Now , how about a few lucrative endorsement deals?

Poor Marty, she;
's been treated shabbily

[dsc]

6. She is Suburu's spokeswoman

and she does work on a specialty VISA

[mitchtv]

7. Counting Saab that would be three

over her long career. Not good enough!
How about commentating? I can count the times on less than one hand.