Leander Paes and Martina Hingis reigns in New York winning their third mixed doubles title of the year.
Leander Paes and Martina Hingis became the first team to win three mixed doubles title in the same season since 1969. The only team to win three mixed doubles title in the same year were Marty Riessen and Margaret Court 46 years ago.
The Indo- Swiss pair defeated the American duo Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 to reign supreme at the event.
Paes, 42, has also passed his former doubles partner, Mahesh Bhupathi, as the most successful mixed doubles champion in the Open Era with nine Grand Slam titles. It was his 17th title in total at the majors while Hingis, 34, now has 19 from five singles, 10 women’s doubles and four mixed.
“I just love to play tennis and I am fortunate to have Leander as my partner,” said Hingis.Paes and Hingis have fine-tuned their teamwork by playing together for Washington in the World Team Tennis league.
“Martina is a legend on and off the court,” said Paes, who first played in New York in 1991 when he won the boys title.”She’s my best friend. She’s just fantastic.”
There is another title up for the grabs as Hingis will be pairing with another Indian Sania Mirza in the Women’s doubles finals against Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova.