Martina Hingis is back on top of the doubles world

Back in 1996, 15-year-old Martina Hingis became the youngest Grand Slam champion in history when she won the Wimbledon doubles title with Helena Sukova. In 1998, she won all four major doubles and became No. 1 in that discipline for the first time.

Now, nearly 20 years later, she’s back on top once again.

After winning her eighth title of the year with Yung-Jan Chan at the Wuhan Open in China, the Hall of Famer now sits inside the WTA rankings penthouse in doubles.

It’s been quite a season for the new world No. 1. Teaming up with Chan for the first time this year, the pair found success almost from the start of their partnership as they won their third tournament together in Indian Wells. They won titles during the clay- and grass-court stretches as well, but missed out on a Slam until the US Open.

Over the course of the year, Hingis also reached a significant milestone, capturing her 100th career title—between singles and doubles—on clay in Madrid.

Since her return to the tour as a doubles specialist, the five-time Slam singles champ has racked up the wins. In 2016, she was a French Open away from completing the “Santina Slam” with her former partner, Sania Mirza.

It's not just in women’s doubles that she’s dominating in again. Hingis has captured multiple mixed doubles titles the past few years, including two this year with Jamie Murray at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Hingis, the last player to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam (1998 in women’s doubles), is still producing stellar results. Though she turned 37 this weekend, it looks like she’s still in her prime—and capable of more age-defying feats in the months and years to come.

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