Martina Navratilova
Chronology
| 1956 | Born October 18 in Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 1973 | First visited United States |
| 1975 | Defected to United States during U.S. Open. |
| 1981 | Became U.S. citizen; goes public about lesbian, bisexual lifestyle |
| 1986 | Returned to Czechoslovakia as member of winning U.S. Federation Cup team |
| 1990 | Retired from active singles play in November |
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