Graf, Steffi

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German lawn-tennis player. She brought Martina Navratilova's long reign as the world's number-one female player to an end. In 1988 she won the Grand Slam of singles titles, as well as Olympic gold. In June 1999 she won her sixth French Open singles title, and her 22nd Grand Slam singles in total. Only Chris Evert, with seven victories, has won the women's French Open more times, and only Margaret Court has won more Grand Slam singles titles. In August 1999 Graf announced her retirement from competitive tennis. She is married to tennis player Andre Agassi.

Career highlights

Wimbledon
singles: 1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96; doubles: 1988

US Open
singles: 1988–89, 1993, 1995–96

French Open
singles: 1987–88, 1993, 1995–96, 1999

Australian Open
singles: 1988–90, 1994

Olympics
gold singles 1988; silver singles 1992; bronze doubles 1988

Tournament wins
118

In 1994 she became the first defending Wimbledon ladies' singles champion to lose her title in the first round.

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