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  1.                                  got serious about getting 
  2.                                  in shape and began con-
  3.                                  centrating on her game, 
  4.                                  she became the best
  5.                                  women's player ever.
  6.  
  7. Between 1981 and 1985, Martina won 12 
  8. Grand Slam singles titles, including six
  9. straight between June 1983 and September
  10. 1984. She won six consecutive Wimbledon
  11. titles (1982-1987), something no other
  12. woman has ever done. In 1983, she finished
  13. the year with an 86-1 record, the best
  14. winning percentage in tennis history. And
  15. in 1984, Martina won 74 straight matches! 
  16.  
  17. Martina was a great serve-and-volley 
  18. player. She was aggressive on the 
  19. court. Not content to hit  ball after ball
  20.