Martina Navratilova Net Worth

Martina Navratilova net worth in 2026 is estimated at $25 million [1][2]. Most published estimates give $25 million, while one gives a range of $20 million to $25 million [2]. Her wealth comes from tennis, endorsements, commentary and books [1][2]. Her prize money alone was $21,626,089, a record when she retired from the sport.

Martina Navratilova earned $21,626,089 in career prize money, a record when she retired [1][2]. Her total career earnings including endorsements and media work are believed to be over $50 million [2]. She was the first woman to earn $1 million in a single season, in 1982 [1].

Martina Navratilova won 59 Grand Slam titles: 18 singles, 31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles, the most in the Open Era [1][2]. She won a record nine Wimbledon singles titles and 167 singles titles overall [2]. She spent 332 weeks as world number one [1]. She also spent 332 weeks as world number one during her long career.

Martina Navratilova defected from Czechoslovakia in 1975, at age eighteen, during the US Open [2]. She asked for political asylum after the communist government planned to restrict her travel [2]. She became a United States citizen in 1981 [2]. She did not return to Czechoslovakia for more than a decade after leaving.

Yes, Martina Navratilova married Julia Lemigova in December 2014 [1]. The couple live in the United States and adopted two sons in 2024 [1]. Lemigova is a former model and reality television star with an estimated net worth of $3 million [1]. The couple live in the United States with their young family.

Yes, Martina Navratilova was diagnosed with breast cancer and throat cancer at the same time in late 2022 [2]. She underwent treatment through early 2023 and was declared cancer free later that year [2]. She has spoken openly about the experience to encourage others to seek screening [2].