Stefanie Maria Graf (DOB June 14,1969)is the former No 1 German Tennis Player.
In total, Steffi Graf has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24
Steffi Graf's 22 singles titles mark the record for most Grand Slam wins by a tennis player (male or female) since introduction of the Open Era in 1968.
- Steffi Graf Graf was ranked World No. 1 by the WTA for a record 377 total weeks—the longest period for which any player, male or female, has held the number-one ranking since the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) began issuing rankings.
- Steffi Graf has won 107 singles titles, which ranks her third on the WTA's all-time list after Martina Navratilova (167 titles) and Christ Evert(157 titles).Stefi Graf has reached a total of 31 Grand Slam singles finals, third overall behind Evert (34 finals) and Navratilova (32 finals)
- Steffi Graf has reached 13 consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, from the 1987 French Open through to the 1990 French Open, winning 9 of them.
- Steffi Graf played in 36 Grand Slam singles tournaments from the 1987 French Open, her first Grand Slam win, through the 1999 French Open , her last Grand Slam win, winning 22 titles.
- Steffi Graf retired in 1999 while she was ranked World No. 3.
Grandslam Singles Titles Won by Steffi Graf
Australian Open (4)- 1988,1989,1990 and 1994
French Open(6) -1987,1988,1993,1995,1996 and 1999
Wimbledon(7) -1988,1989,1991,1992,1993,1995 and 1996
US Open(5) -1988,1989,1993,1995 and 1996
Steffi Graf has won the Olympic Games Gold Medal in 1988 Seoul Olympics
Marriage
Steffi Graf married Andre Agassi in Oct 2001 and they have two children - Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle
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