Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova marry in New York

ANYONE for unmixed doubles? Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has wed her long-term girlfriend Julia Lemigova in a ceremony in New York.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court before the Ladies' Singles final match between Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 5, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

TENNIS legend Martina Navratilova has reportedly wed her girlfriend of six years, Julia Lemigova.

BBC News reported that the pair married in a ceremony in New York.

“I’m 58 years old I got married for the first time,” the BBC quoted Navratilova as saying. “It’s about time, right? Growing up as a gay woman you just don’t ever think about that.”

Navratilova made a public proposal to the Russian-born Lemigova during the US Open in early September.

“We’ve been together six years and I can’t imagine my life without you. Please marry me,” she said after the first men’s semi-final match.

The moment was broadcast throughout the stadium.

“By proposing and marrying in such a public way, I think — I hope — will give an inspiration to the families set up like ours, that they, too, can be married legally one day,” Lemigova told BBC.

The couple live in Coconut Grove in Florida, a county that does not recognise same-sex marriage.

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 03: Tennis player Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova attend IWC Schaffhausen celebrates "Timeless Portofino" Gala Event during Art Basel Miami Beach to mark the Launch of the new Portofino Midsize Watch Collection at The W Hotel South Beach on December 3, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for IWC)

Fifty-eight-year-old Navratilova has a famously rocky history when it comes to matters of the heart.

She has been sued twice by former long-term girlfriends — once in 1991 and again in 2009. Both matters were settled out of court.

Born in the former Czechoslovakia, Navratilova won a total of 18 grand slam titles during her playing career and has been recognised as one of the game’s greatest players of all time.

Lemigova, a 42-year-old mother of two, was the last woman to represent the former Miss Universe beauty pageant in 1991. She was a runner-up in that year’s competition.

Originally published as Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova marry in New York