Martina Hingis elected to tennis Hall of Fame

Martina Hingis holds the trophy for the Australian Open women's champion, the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, in January 2013.

Hingis flashes a smile during a news conference at the 2012 Australian Open, the tournament where she would find her greatest success. Three singles titles (1997-99), and four doubles titles ('97-99, 2002).

Hingis did not have the power of many of her contemporaries, but she made up for it with brilliance, using a variety of shots, angles and changes of pace.

A very young Hingis, at 15, at the 1995 U.S. Open. Hingis reached the round of 16 that year, her first U.S. Open.

Hingis with teammate Marc Rosset in the 1996 Hopman Cup. They were one point away from winning the match when they sensationally forfeited after Rosset injured his hand by punching a courtside wall in frustration after missing a shot.

Hingis, at 16, flashes a smile after defeating Mana Endo of Japan 6-1, 6-1 at the 1996 Australian Open.

Hingis, fires a serve during her 6-3,6-4 victory against Gabriela Sabatini at the Toray Pan-Pacific Open in January 1996.

Hingis, at 15, dons riding gear while visiting racehorse Cigar at Belmont Race Track in Elmont, N.Y., in September 1996. Hingis was an accomplished horse rider.

Hingis, with her mother and coach Melanie Molitor, at the 1996 U.S. Open

Hingis, after Steffi Graf won the 1996 Chase Championships in November in New York. Graf beat the 16-year-old 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 in 2 hours, 49 minutes to win the season-ending tournament.

Hingis celebrates her first Grand Slam title, defeating Mary Pierce 6-2, 6-2 in the 1997 Australian Open final.

Hingis, at right, with her Swiss Fed Cup teammates, Emanuelle Giaglia, left, and Patty Schnyder with trainer Max Renggli, in a boxing training camp in Chur, Switzerland, in February 1997. They were preparing to face Slovakia.

Hingis, after defeating Monica Seles 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals of the 1997 French Open.

Hingis, with her conqueror in the 1997 French Open final, Iva Majoli of Croatia. Majoli won 6-4, 6-2.

Photographers line up to snap away at Hingis, the 17-year-old 1997 Wimbledon champion.

Hingis embraces one of her prizes after defeating Conchita Martinez in the final of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford in July 1997.

The two No. 1 seeds for the 1997 U.S. Open (an a couple of Hall of Famers ), Andre Agassi and Hingis.

Hingis kisses her U.S. Open trophy in September 1997 after defeating Venus Williams 6-0,6-4 in the final.

Hingis embraces the trophy after defeating Conchita Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-3 in January 1998 to claim her second Australian Open singles crown.

Hingis in May 1998 becomes the first female athlete to appear on the cover of "GQ." The leading men's magazine had traditionally featured male athletes. Hingis was profiled by special correspondent Alan Richman for the June issue ("The Fairest of Them All").

Hingis embraces doubles partner Anna Kournikova of Russia after they defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva 7-5, 6-3 to win the 1999 Australian Open doubles title.

Hingis and Amelie Mauresmo, her opponent in the 1999 and Australian Open final. Hingis won 6-2, 6-3. Hingis, who occasionally found herself in trouble as a teenager, once descrbed Mauresmo as "half a man."

Hingis embraces Serena Williiams after Williams captured the 1999 U.S. Open crown.

Hingis, with her Swiss Hopman Cup teammate in 2000. The guy, Roger Federer, went on to have a pretty decent career of his own.

Hingis, with fellow tennis player Chanda Rubin, watches the Pittsburgh Penguins face the Tampa Bay Lightning in February 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa. Hingis was dating Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina.

Hingis, wearing traditional Arab dress, holds the gold trophy as she rides an Arabian horse after winning the Qatar Open in February 2001.

Hingis testifies in April 2001 at Miami Dade Criminal Courthouse in the trial of Dubravko Rajcevi. Rajcevic, 46, a Croatian-born Australian citizen was charged with stalking Hingis.

Hingis watches from the gallery as her boyfriend at the time, Sergio Garcia of Spain, plays in golf's Match Play Championship in Carlsbad, Calif., in February 2002.

Hingis with Anna Kournikova at an exhibition match in Rio de Janeiro in December 2005.

Hingis, seeded 16th, in her final appearance at the U.S. Open, in 2007. She lost to Victoria Azarenka in the third round.

Hingis laughs it up with Serena Williams during a July 2011 World TeamTennis matchup between Hingis' New York Sportimes and Williams' Washington Kastles.

Hingis with Martina Navratilova in a legends doubles match against Iva Majoli and Barbara Schett at the 2013 Australian Open.

Martina Hingis has been a valuable player for World TeamTennis. This year she plays for the Washington Kastles.

Martina Hingis worked as a coach with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.

Martina Hingis walks through an honor guard formed by some of the French Open ballboys on Philippe-Chatrier Court to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the WTA.

Former and current World No. 1s (L-R back row) Mary Carillo, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Ana Ivanovic, Lindsay Davenport, Chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association Stacey Allaster, Dinara Safina, Jelena Jankovic, Jennifer Capriati, Caroline Wozniacki, Amelie Mauresmo and Pam Shriver (L-R front row) Tracey Austin, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Justine Henin pose on stage during the WTA 40 Love Celebration at Wimbledon.