Steffi Graf

Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former world No. 1 woman tennis player from Germany, and widely considered one of the greatest tennis players in history. She won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. In 1988, she became the first player to achieve the "Golden Slam" – capturing all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic Gold Medal in the same year. She was ranked the Women's Tennis Association's No. 1 player for a record 377 weeks and is the only player, male or female, to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon and the Australian, French and United States opens) at least four times apiece.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (22)

Runners-up (9)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final

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1987 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-3

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1987 US Open Martina Navratilova 7-6, 6-1

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1989 French Open Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7-6, 3-6, 7-5

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1990 French Open Monica Seles 7-6, 6-4

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1990 US Open Gabriela Sabatini 6-2, 7-6

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1992 French Open Monica Seles 6-2, 3-6, 10-8

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1993 Australian Open Monica Seles 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

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1994 US Open Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1-6, 7-6, 6-4

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1999 Wimbledon Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-5

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