( CNN ) -- Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova will team up again to play at this year 's Wimbledon championships . The popular pair won the 1999 and 2002 Australian Open doubles titles , but will be returning the SW19 to play in the legends doubles event for players who are retired from the professional circuit , the management company Octagon said Tuesday . Swiss star Hingis won five grand slam singles crowns and nine in doubles during a glittering career which ended under a cloud in 2007 , when she was suspended for two years for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon . The 29-year-old denied taking the drug , but did not appeal the ban , which ended last September , prompting speculation that she may attempt a return to the WTA circuit . Kournikova is a year younger , but has not played regularly on the main tour for seven years after being hit by a string of injuries . The Russian , who reached a career-high of number eight , made it to the semifinals of the singles at Wimbledon in 1997 , but grand slam success eluded her . The pair were once labeled as the 'Spice Girls ' of tennis , with the height of their fame coinciding with the peak of popularity of the British all-girl band , which included David Beckham 's wife Victoria . As well as winning two grand slam titles together , the pair also reached No.1 in the WTA doubles rankings . `` I 'm so excited to be returning to the UK to play doubles with Martina again , '' Kournikova told her official Web site . `` This tournament has always held a special place in my heart , and it will be a great honor to play on the courts of Wimbledon again . I 'm looking forward to having a lot of fun . ''
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova to be re-united at Wimbledon this year . The pair will play in the legends doubles event at SW19 . Hingis has ended a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine at 2007 Wimbledon .