Graf then reached her ninth Wimbledon singles final, losing to third-seeded Davenport in straight sets. Steffi Graf vs. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario ** **Head to Head: **28-8, Graf . Graf was the first tennis player to achieve the feat: wheelchair tennis players Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott achieved the Golden Slam in 2021. Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf; 14. 1969, , ) . Performance timelines. [11][12][13][14] She won six French Open singles titles (second to Evert), seven Wimbledon singles titles, four Australian Open titles, and five US Open singles titles. [66] In August Monica Seles made her much anticipated return to tennis at the Canadian Open. 3 at that time and said, "I have done everything I wanted to do in tennis. Sela said: Is it possible to have another 1988 Golden Grand Slam Steffi Graf: yeah sure, anything's possible, like having all eight planets aligned in the solar system. She was successful, however, in the mixed doubles match. [144], In 1991, the Steffi Graf Youth Tennis Center in Leipzig was dedicated to her. [117] Early in her career, Graf used the Dunlop Maxpower Pro and Maxpower Kevlar racquets and then played with the Max 200G racquet from 1984 to 1993[118][119][120][121] before switching to Wilson from 1994 to 1999. Four Grand Slam wins and an Olympic title in the same year a feat that no male or female player had achieved before or has done since. . Selected for European Heroes in 2004 and 2005 by TIME Magazine. Grand Slam tournament performance timeline. Along with Boris Becker, Graf was considered instrumental in popularizing tennis in Germany, where it remains one of the foremost national sports.[18][19][20]. She was also inducted to the German Sport Hall of Fame. On 1 October 1988, in winning the final at the Olympic Games in Seoul, German tennis player Steffi Graf achieved what no one else had done before or has done since. And stepping on the plane there was a big group of German athletes on it. After losing a fifth straight time to Sabatini in Amelia Island, Florida, Graf again defeated Seles in the Hamburg final. [61] She took the following nine weeks off, returning only for the Virginia Slims Championships where she lost in straight sets to Pierce in the quarterfinal. In their five previous head-to-head matches, Graf had defeated Martnez each time. 1 was in peerless form on the clay courts of Roland Garros. Early life. After missing almost half of the tour in 1998, Graf lost in the third round at Wimbledon and in the fourth round at the US Open. My motivation wasn't what it was in the past. [45] In Berlin, she extended her unbeaten streak to 66 matches (second in WTA history to Navratilova's 74) before losing the final to Monica Seles, 46, 36. Seles and Graf met in the final, with Graf winning in three sets, saving a set point in the first set. [50][51], During Seles's absence, Graf won 65 of 67 matches,[52] three of four Grand Slam events and the year-end Virginia Slims championships. Notable features of Graf's game were her versatility across all playing surfaces, footwork and powerful forehand drive. Graf won four indoor tournaments after the US Open, including a pair of straight-set wins over Sabatini in the finals of Zrich and Worcester. 1988 French Open. Graf then lost to Navratilova 75, 63 in the Wimbledon final, her first loss of the year. Began playing Tennis: 1973 Turned Professional: 18.10.1982. Instead of being hailed as the undisputed female GOAT, people will always talk about her mysterious backhand deficiency. Voted The best female role model in sports in a survey by Barclays, sponsors of the Premier League, 2010. Victories at Hamburg and Berlin (beating Snchez Vicario in the finals of both) prepared her for the French Open, where she defeated Snchez Vicario in the semifinals after losing the first set 60. After winning two more indoor tournaments at Zurich and Brighton, she failed once again in the Virginia Slims Championships, losing her quarterfinal to Novotn. Venus Williams won her first Games titles 19 years ago, and she hasnt finished yet! Graf started 1988 by winning the Australian Open, defeating Chris Evert in the final 61, 76. At the 1999 French Open, Graf and Agassi . Five months later, the world no. The match was notable for its dramatic ending. [101] She was beaten in two out of three matches, with each match being one set. Graf lost an Australian Open quarterfinal to Jana Novotn, the first time she did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament since the 1986 French Open. She is now a naturalized American citizen, and has even been nominated as one of 2022's Great US Immigrants by Carnegie Corporation of New York. 2 Hingis and world No. As the defending champion Graf lost in straight sets to Mary Pierce in the French Open semifinal. 1 . [77] 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 total weeks. "[87], From the beginning of her career until 1990, Graf regularly played doubles matches in Grand Slams and other tournaments, winning a total of 11 doubles titles. [34] She then won tournaments in Hamburg and Mahwah (where she lost only eight games all tournament). [17] Graf married former world No. There really hasn't been anyone like her since. [149], Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named Graf as the best female player of the 20th century. In the third and deciding set, Novotn had a point to go up 51 on her serve. In the subsequent Amelia Island final on clay, Graf lost her first match of the year to Sabatini but returned to European clay with easy victories at Hamburg and Berlin. She won five consecutive singles majors (1988 Australian Open to 1989 Australian Open), and seven out of eight, in two calendar years (1988 Australian Open to 1989 US Open, except 1989 French Open). [58] Graf still managed to win San Diego the following month but aggravated a long-time back injury in beating Snchez Vicario in the final. In a close French Open final, Graf again overcame Snchez Vicario, taking the third set 108. David Douillet writes judo history in Sydney in 2000. However, seeing the current situation, Graff also feels frightened. 1 for 186 consecutive weeks from 17 August 1987: incredible footwork, a devastating forehand, an effective backhand and a powerful, reliable serve an all-round game that proved successful on every surface. Graf then won the tournament in Berlin, losing only twelve games in five matches. It is undeniable that Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi had a successful professional relationship. No. According to her coaches Pavel Sloil and Heinz Gnthardt, Graf's superior sense of timing was the key behind the success of her forehand. At the year-ending Virginia Slims Championships, Graf was upset by Pam Shriver, only her third loss of the year. Graf won seven singles titles at Wimbledon, six singles titles at the French Open, five singles titles at the US Open, and four singles titles at the Australian Open. 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She repeated the feat in 1993, 1995, and 1996. After losing the Wimbledon final against the USAs Lindsay Davenport that same year, Graf retired from sport in August while she was still world no. 1999 Germany Television Award for her outstanding performance as tennis player and her importance to the German public. On 5 June 1999, backed by a passionate central court crowd at Roland Garros, Graf won an epic final 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 against world no. Peter Graf also kept a tight rein on Graf's personal life. But the world of tennis is still waiting for another player capable of securing a Golden Slam in one year. In February 2000, Graf played against Kimiko Date at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Tokyo, winning in three sets. 1 German tennis player. Fernandez had two break points to take a 30 and double break lead in the third set. ), At the start of her first full professional year in 1983, Graf was 13 years old and ranked world No. [147] In November 2018, Tennis.com polled its readers to choose the greatest women's tennis player of all time and Graf came in first. Martina Navratilova included Graf at the top of her list of the greatest players ever. 1 on the computer the ITF named Sanchez Vicario its World Champion for the year, while the WTA backed their official rankings and named Graf. [85][86] She was ranked No. Home; Q & A; Blog; Contact; Taramati Baradari Resort, Weather Biarritz October, Central Gwinnett High School, Facts About Victoria, Australia, Quick Funeral Home Obituaries . Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernndez in the final of the Australian Open, which was her eighth Grand Slam singles title in the last nine she contested. Steffi Graf was born as Stefanie Maria Graf to Peter and Heidi Graf in Mannheim, Germany. Stefanie ("Steffi") Graf | Former German Tennis Pro and Champion. [103] Graf completely ruled out a return to professional tennis. [28][29][30][31] The official time of the match given on the scoresheet was 34 minutes; however, just 32 minutes of that was spent on the court, as a rain break split the match into two periods of play, of nine and 23 minutes. Stefanie Graf was born on 14 June 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Wrttemberg, West Germany, to Heidi Schalk and car-and-insurance salesman Peter Graf (18 June 1938 30 November 2013). Though she lost the game to opponent Tracy Austin by 6-4, 6-0, this did very little to dishearten the young blood. She and Agassi, her husband, were on Team Elton John, which competed against Team Billie Jean King. Before Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi became the power tennis couple off court, the two were connected by a remarkable weekend 20 years ago at Roland Garros. [10] Graf's athletic ability and aggressive game played from the baseline have been credited with developing the modern style of play that has come to dominate today's game. 1 ranking. to overwhelm her opponents. played a game called "Can you last an hour on court with Graf" because throughout her career she used to beat her opponents 6-0 6-1. In the French Open final, Graf defeated Navratilova, who was the world No. Novak Djokovic has arrived in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, and he is looking as confident as ever. Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:01, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steffi_Graf_career_statistics&oldid=1142150918, Virginia Slims Championships, New York City, WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States. She would either destroy opponents, clinically and . This narrow focus meant that Graf, already shy and retiring by nature,[24] made few friends on the tour in her early years, but it led to a steady improvement in her play. Graf ended 1989 with an 862 match record and the loss of only 12 sets. In the womens tournament, Williams could repeat the achievement if she competes in what will be her fifth Olympic Games. Graf was the first player other than Navratilova or Evert to hold the top spot since Tracy Austin in 1980.[27]. As a result, she hit her forehand with exceptional pace and accuracy. She then successfully defended her title at the US Open, defeating Monica Seles in the final. It would also be the last loss Graf would ever have to Novotna in a match she completed (she did have a loss after withdrawing with injury after the first set of a late 1996 match). Her 0.977 winning percentage is the second-highest in the open era behind Navratilova.[44]. Steffi Graf was born in Mannheim, West Germany on June 14, 1969. First Grand Slam victory of the year for Graf: 6-1, 7-6. Graf again missed the Australian Open after undergoing surgery in December 1995 to remove bone splinters from her left foot. In Indian Wells Graf lost to Serena Williams in three sets. That doesn't mean it will happen. Graf served for the match at 53 in the third set but lost the game and won only three more points in the match. Even though she lost the opening set, Graf went on to prevail in three sets. Wimbledon authorities then threatened to immediately shut down any subsequent press conferences where questions about the issue were asked. 1 ranking for the first time in her career, a ranking she would hold for the next 186 consecutive weeks, a record (it was tied by Serena Williams in 2016). Graf won 6-0, 6-0. I don't care who believes Court and Serena are greater than her because I don't subscribe to highest slam count is the be-all and end-all in GOAT. The American then took her opponent to a tie-break in the second set, eventually going down 7-3. Once again, she reached the final without conceding a single set. [124][125][126] In 2010, Graf and Agassi collaborated with Head and developed the new line of Star Series tennis racquets. Graf remains one of the greatest champions in the history of her sport. In her professional tennis career, Steffi Graf spent 377 weeks as the No. Having won the first three Majors of the year, Djokovic is three-fifths of the way to a . ", "An Evolutionary History of Tennis Racquets", "Marketing to the female target audience", "OFFBEAT: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf team up for new tennis racquet", "Viewing Gallery: Happy Birthday! Stefanie Maria Graf (/rf, rf/ GRA(H)F, German: [tfi af] (listen);[4][5] born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. 49 . In 1996, Steffi Graf was famously proposed to by a fan as she was getting ready to serve. [155], In 2004, the Berliner Tennis-Arena was renamed Steffi-Graf-Stadion in honor of Graf. Graf became the first player in the open era to defeat the first, second, and third ranked players in the same Grand Slam tournament by beating second-ranked Davenport in the quarterfinals and third-ranked Seles in the semifinals. At Wimbledon, after struggling through early-round three-setters against Mariaan de Swardt and Patty Fendick, she easily defeated Natasha Zvereva in the quarterfinal, Sabatini in the semifinal, and Seles in the final, 62, 61, with Seles playing in almost complete silence because of widespread media and player criticism of her grunting. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:01. Stefanie Maria Steffi" Graf 1969614 GOAT She then beat Snchez Vicario in the finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon. At Tokyo 2020, current world no. [123] In 2006, she signed an endorsement deal with Head. 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Graf who dated Michael Bartels is the daughter-in-law of Emmanuel Agassi. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament and lost a total of only 29 games. Angelique Kerber recalls memories of Steffi Graf at Wimbledon after becoming first German to win trophy since 1996 . Is it possible to have any other year Steffi Graf: yep, it would be like Monica's or Serena's type of dominance. 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Retiring from the sport in 1999, Graf's career remains one of the most looked upon in tennis history. In 2008 Graf lost an exhibition match against Kimiko Date at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. This is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player Steffi Graf. Next up were the grass courts of Wimbledon, where Graf was never in any danger until the final, when she came up against six-time defending champion Navratilova, unbeaten since 1981. [63][64], A strained right calf muscle forced Graf to withdraw from the Australian Open. By August 1999, Graf had already announced twice that it was going to be her final year on the tour. Grand Slams) main-draw, Olympic Games and Fed Cup are included in winloss records. I had one day to turn around, get home, change and get on the flight to Seoul. Graf played in her first professional tournament in October 1982 at Filderstadt, Germany. The Serbian tennis player this week surpassed Steffi Graf in the record of weeks at the top of the world ranking (both men's and women's) and there is curiosity to understand where Nole can arrive . [98][99] It was Graf and Snchez Vicario's first head-to-head meeting since 1996. . Graf said after the final that it would be her last French Open, fueling speculation about her retirement.[84]. She had an Adidas sneakers line known as the St. Graf Pro line. I feel I have nothing left to accomplish. I have complied some stats . Her winning streak (unbeaten since the 1989 French Open loss to Arantxa Snchez) continued with victories in Tokyo, Amelia Island, and Hamburg. A mixture of injury problems, personal difficulties, and loss of form made 1991 a tough year for Graf. She made it to the final and took the first set against Snchez Vicario but lost the next two sets Sanchez Vicario's last victory over Graf. [107] Graf played in the celebrity doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles before straining her left calf muscle and being replaced by Anna Kournikova. And Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, arguably the most accomplished sports couple there ever was, had good reason to be on campus that day. I was not having fun anymore. "[89] Her endurance and superior footwork allowed her to excel on clay courts, where, in addition to six French Open titles, she won 26 regular tour events, including a record eight titles at the German Open. Martina [Navratilova] won more on fast courts and I won more on slow courts, but Steffi came along and won more titles on both surfaces. 1988 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, 1996 Most Exciting Player of the Year, by the WTA, 1998 Most Exciting Player of the Year, by the WTA, 1999 Most Exciting Player of the Year, by the WTA. In total, she won 22 Grand Slam titles: the Australian Open four times, Roland Garros six times, Wimbledon seven times and the US Open five times. She teamed with Ansley Cargill in women's doubles against Anna Kournikova and Likhovtseva but lost 52. It was Graf's final Grand Slam singles title as she retired later that year. 29 Jan Tennis Norge . [122][129] Other companies she has endorsed include Barilla, Apollinaris, Citibank, Danone and Teekanne. She has a younger brother, Michael. Stefanie Graf was awarded with the Golden Sports Pyramid, the highest distinction of the German Sports Fund in Herzogenaurach by the Adidas chairman Herbert Hainer on 24 June 2008. [151], Graf was voted the ITF World Champion in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995 and 1996. Steffi Graf on how social media impacts the mental health of children. Since Graf skipped the Italian Open, she did not take part in the vote. Martina Navratilova then defeated Graf 76, 67, 64 in a US Open semifinal, the first time she had beaten Graf in four years. She first used the Wilson Pro Staff 7.0 lite, then switched to the Pro Staff 7.5 in 1996 and to the Pro Staff 7.1 in 1998. . Though she did not win any title for the . Steffi Graf went on to win Wimbledon in 1996, beating Arantxa . The similarities and differences between Steffi Graf in 1988 and Serena Williams in 2015. Online", "GOAT Vote: Steffi or Serena? Graf vs Williams H2H MATCHES PLAYED All Rounds Final 1/2 1/4 First Second Third Fourth Qualifying q-First q-Second Pre-q Rubber 1 Rubber 2 Rubber 3 Rubber 4 Rubber 5 Robin Bronze N/A Going back in time, one can recall the right-handed player who fearlessly outplayed her opponents. Graf began playing tennis with the encouragement of her father, who became her coach. Even discounting that result, no other player had played and won 27 Grand Slam matches in a single year before. Graf reached 13 consecutive major singles finals, from the 1987 French Open through to . Speculation was rife at the beginning of 1989 about the possibility of Graf winning another Grand Slam. Last edited on 20 February 2023, at 18:23, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Learn how and when to remove this template message, 3 different Grand Slam titles won without losing a set, 2 titles won without losing a set in the same calendar year, Tennis records of the Open Era - women's singles, "Duden | Steffi | Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition", "The 10 most influential players in the history of tennis", "ON TENNIS; Graf Is Best, Right? After Wimbledon, for the first time in my career, I didn't feel like going to a tournament. . More than two years elapsed before Seles competed again. Graf lost twice to Sabatini during the spring, once on hardcourts in Boca Raton, Florida, and once on clay at Amelia Island, Florida. Her singles winloss record was 900115 (88.7 percent). Her name was Martina Hingis. Graf defaulted before the 1997 final of this tournament, which is classified as a walkover and, therefore, does not count as a loss on her official record. "[38], Graf followed this with easy victories in her next four tournaments at Washington, D.C., San Antonio, Texas, Boca Raton, Florida, and Hilton Head. [146], In December 1999, Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by a panel of experts assembled by the Associated Press. Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf (German pronunciation: [tf gaf]; born 14 Juin 1969) is a umwhile Warld No. Graf then won in Leipzig, with her 500th career victory coming in a quarterfinal against Judith Wiesner. One was 19 and one is pushing 34. She has appeared in many advertisements and television commercials with Andre Agassi including Canon Inc.[130] and Longines in 2008 (Agassi became Longines ambassador in 2007). Graf began 1993 with four losses in her first six tournaments of the year: two to Snchez Vicario and one each to Seles and the 36-year-old Martina Navratilova. Djokovic is now into his 378th week as the world number one, surpassing Steffi Graf's record for the most weeks at the top of the sport, a feat that prompted some of his young rivals to express . Steffi Graf was already world number one, and just shy of 19 years old, when she began the 1988 season. 1 Ranking", "Graf wastes no time reaching another final", "Roland-Garros - the 2021 Roland-Garros Tournament official site", "The 1988 French Open: how Agassi arrived, Graf ruled and Wilander won", "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title", "Wimbledon; An Era Ends as Graf Beats Navratilova", "Forget Calendar Slam, "Surface Slam" Almost as Rare", "THE SEOUL GAMES: Women's Tennis: Graf Turns Her Slam Into a Golden One", "SURPRISE! Winner of as many as 22 Grand Slam titles, Steffi's presence was enough to send shivers down the spine of her opponents. In the Miami final, she lost her first set of the yearto Natasha Zverevaafter winning 54 consecutive sets. Voted Germany's Sportswoman of the Century in 1999 by the German press. She returned to win a small tournament at Mahwah just before the US Open where, in one of the most anticipated matches of the year, she encountered Navratilova in a semifinal. The treatment was for a fracture of the cartilage as well as a shortening and partial rupture of the patellar tendon of her left knee. 2 (21-06-10) Titles. Opponent W L Win% TB W L TB% First Last MS DR A% DF% 1stIn 1st% 2nd% SPW RPW BPSvd% BPCnv% 40: Gabriela Sabatini [ARG] 29: 11: 72.5%: 14: 7: 7: 50.0%: . Graf is the first German to win the Spain's 'Prince of Asturias' award. Stefanie Graf was born on 14 June 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Wrttemberg, West Germany, to Heidi Schalk and car-and-insurance salesman Peter Graf (18 June 1938 30 November 2013).When she was nine years old, her family moved to the neighboring town of Brhl.She has a younger brother, Michael. In reaching and winning all four Grand Slam finals, Graf became the first player in history to contest and win 28 Grand Slam singles matches in a single year; albeit including the unplayed walkover against Evert in the US Open. . United States . In October, Graf defeated Sabatini in an exhibition match in Mannheim, Germany, winning both of their sets. [138][139][140] They have two children, a son born in 2001 and a daughter born in 2003. n 1973 Steffi avea 3 ani cnd a luat prima oar n Brhl (Baden) o rachet de tenis n mn. Then on 11 September in New York, Graf became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year since Australias Margaret Smith-Court in 1970. They have two children. She claimed a prestigious and symbolic victory in the final against Yugoslavias Sabrina Gole on the courts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), winning 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Monica Seles was an opponent in six major finals and the duo spilt at 3-3. Shortly after winning in Tokyo, Graf injured her right thumb while cross-country skiing in Switzerland and subsequently withdrew from the Virginia Slims of Florida and the Lipton Championships. During a quarterfinal match between Seles and Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg, Seles was stabbed between the shoulder blades by a mentally ill German fan of Graf, Gnter Parche. Furthermore, Graf's backhand was, in a subtle way, an extremely aggressive shot. Graf played a singles exhibition match against Kim Clijsters and a mixed doubles exhibition alongside husband Andre Agassi against Tim Henman and Clijsters as part of a test event and celebration for the newly installed roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court in 2009. Working with her father and then-coach Pavel Sloil, Graf typically practiced for up to four hours a day, often heading straight from airports to practice courts. She won 22 Grand Slam Singles' teetles, an in 1988 wis the only tennis player tae achieve the "Gowden Slam", winnin, in the Singles, aw fower Grand Slam teetles an the Olympic Gowd medal in the semme year. [76] Graf played only one warm-up event ahead of the US Open, the Acura Classic in Manhattan Beach, California, where she lost to Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals. It was Graf's second consecutive loss to Novotna, and dating back to their 1991 Australian Open quarterfinal match, Jana had won three of their last five meetings. Graf's Grand Slam tournament winning streak ended at the French Open, where 17-year-old Spaniard Arantxa Snchez Vicario beat Graf in three sets. At Wimbledon, however, Graf captured her third women's crown, this time at Sabatini's expense. When she was nine years old, her family moved to the neighboring town of Brhl. . She ended the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, and 1996 tennis seasons as the worlds top-ranked player. She subsequently withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open and had arthroscopic surgery performed on her left knee. Graf then won three consecutive indoor titles at Tokyo, Zurich, and Brighton, before once again contending with Navratilova at the season-ending Virginia Slims Championships in New York. Graf secured the World 124th position in her first year. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record.
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