Martina Hingis & Matthew Cutler: Video and bios of the Strictly contestants

• Week 1 - Show 2: Martina and Matthew were in the dance off with Rav Wilding and it was left to the judges to decide their fate. Alesha Dixon and Craig Revel Horwood voted for them to leave the competition and Head Judge Len Goodman's desicion to save Rav Wilding sealed their exit. They were the first couple to leave from Strictly Come Dancing 09.

• Week 1 - Show 2: Martina danced a Rumba and scored 24 out of 40.

• Week 1 - Show 1: Martina danced a Waltz and scored 22 out of 40.

After her and Matthew’s elimination, Martina said: "It was a great experience, I learnt so much and while I wish it could continue here we are, but maybe I’ll come back to London for some more lessons.”

Matthew Cutler said of Martina, “She’s worked really hard and we had great fun together. And I learnt something about tennis from you and I’m gutted that I’m going to miss out on that now!”

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Known for her on-court finesse and off-the-court frankness, she spent over 200 weeks as World No.1 and won a staggering five Grand Slam singles titles. Alongside her Wimbledon triumph, she also notched up 3 Australian wins and 1 US Open victory. Legions of fans also saw her victorious in the doubles circuit, winning nine Grand Slam women’s doubles titles.

Her big ambition is to dance like former Strictly champion Alesha Dixon. If choreography comes as quickly to her as dexterity on the courts did then she may just fulfil her goal!

Martina began playing tennis when she was two years old and entered her first tournament at the age of four. In 1993, 12-year-old Martina became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam junior title, the girls’ singles at the French Open. In 1994, she retained her French Open junior title, won the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon, and reached the final of the US Open.

She went on to dominate the women’s game from 1997 to 2001, winning a total of 43 WTA Tour singles titles and 37 WTA doubles titles.

In October 2002 she announced that she planned to take an indefinite break from tennis because of a recurring ligament injury in both her ankles. However, she embarked on a successful comeback in January 2006, finishing 6th in the world rankings. In November 2007 she announced her retirement, still plagued by health problems.

Matthew was born in Chelmsford, Essex. His mother used to compete in 'Old Time' competitions, and when he was eight she suggested that he might want to go along to dance classes. Matthew never looked back.

With Nicole, he went on to dominate the amateur section becoming World, European, UK, International Amateur Champions, 5 time British National Amateur Champions, and 5 times Closed UK Amateur Champions - to name but a few.

Series 5 was Matthew’s best, winning the show with Alesha Dixon. “Winning Strictly Come Dancing was like a dream come true for me. Alesha was amazing, she had the rare balance of dedication, fun and talent. The whole experience was mad, exciting, exhausting - I loved it!”

Last year, Matthew danced with TV presenter Christine Bleakley. They left the competition in Show 11.