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Playing style

Hingis was renowned for her tactical approach to the game of tennis and for her technical skills, enabling her to produce a wide array of shots with finesse. She lacked the power possessed by many of her contemporaries; therefore, she relied on low error-rates and good shot selection to keep opponents off-balance. She often used change of direction and pace to catch opponents off guard and sharp angles to open up the court. She was also well known for her ability to break long rallies by hitting accurate drop shots and coming to the net, where she was a skilled volleyer. A signature play of Hingis was the drop shot followed by a lob, often resulting in an easy volley or overhead to finish the point. Hingis often hit the ball extremely early by standing close to the baseline (or inside it) in order to take reaction time away from her opponent.

Hingis's strongest groundstroke was her two-handed backhand, which had an extremely low error-rate and great variety. Her backhand down-the-line was among her signature shots and often the shot she chose to hit with greater pace to surprise opponents during a rally.

Record against other top players

* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 18–2
* Monica Seles 15–5
* Barbara Schett 11-0
* Anna Kournikova 11–1
* Conchita Martínez 11–3
* Venus Williams 11–10
* Lindsay Davenport 11–14
* Amanda Coetzer 10-2
* Mary Pierce 10–6
* Jana Novotná 9–3
* Chanda Rubin 8-2
* Iva Majoli 8-2
* Amélie Mauresmo 7–7
* Irina Spîrlea 6–0
* Ai Sugiyama 6–2
* Serena Williams 6–7
* Julie Halard-Decugis 5–0
* Jennifer Capriati 5–4
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4-0
* Elena Dementieva 4–3
* Kim Clijsters 4–5
* Mary Joe Fernandez 3–0
* Jelena Dokić 3–2
* Alicia Molik 2–0
* Dinara Safina 2–1
* Nadia Petrova 2–1
* Anastasia Myskina 2–1
* Justine Henin 2–2
* Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–2
* Daniela Hantuchová 2–3
* Patty Schnyder 2–3
* Steffi Graf 2–7
* Kimiko Date Krumm 1–0
* Vera Zvonareva 1–0
* Anna Chakvetadze 1–0
* Nicole Vaidišová 1–0
* Gabriela Sabatini 1–1
* Ana Ivanović 1–1
* Maria Sharapova 1–2
* Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1
* Jelena Janković 0–2