On October 18, 1982, Graf, 13 years old and four months old, began to enter professional competitions. [1]
Champion - French Open women's singles champion.
In 1984, despite being the youngest player, Graf was still the champion of the Olympic tennis exhibition at the age of 15. By 1987, she had become the world's first female tennis player.
1988 Olympic Games A week before the opening ceremony, Graf has won French Open ， Wimbledon as well as US Open And become the fifth player in history to win a full slam. In Seoul, she continued her victory, and won 35 consecutive victories. In the final, she defeated by two 6-3 Sabatini Become the first athlete of the "annual gold slam". Graf has won 22 times in her entire career Grand slam Champion (Australian Open 4 times, French Open 6 times, Wimbledon 7 times, US Open 5 times). 
Agassi and Graf are affectionate couples On August 13, 1999, Graf, ranking the third in the world, announced his retirement, ending his 17 year tennis career 。
On October 22, 2001, Graf, after retirement, joined the famous American tennis player Andre Agassi Marriage. From August 17, 1987 to March 10, 1991, Graf ranked first among women tennis players in the world for 186 consecutive weeks.
When she retired in 1999, Graf's record was 902-115, with a winning rate of 0.887, second only to Chris Evert 0.900. In 1999, Graf obtained Olympic medal 。 
Agassi and Graf are affectionate couples By June 1997, she had won 103 championships and won more than 20 million dollars in professional tennis competitions.
From 1982 to May 1999, she won 888 matches.
In May 1999, after winning the first match of the German Women's Open, she participated in 1000 professional matches.
By the end of her retirement in 1999, she had won 22 Grand Slam titles; Ranked first in women's tennis players' ranking for 377 weeks in total; Won 107 WTA Grand Prix women's singles titles. [2]
In 1982, On August 18, he entered the profession (13 years old and 4 months old). The next day, the first professional battle of Filderstadt in Germany was defeated by Tracy Austin (4-6, 0-6).
In 1983, Steffi's performance this year was not excellent; In the grand slam event, I participated in the French, Wimbledon and Australian Open, and my best result is French Open In the second round, Wimbledon was eliminated in the offseason, and the first set of the Australian Open was withdrawn due to injury. The rest of the scores are also poor, and the best scores are among the top 8. 
Agassi (Golden Slam) and Graf (Golden Slam) In 1985, This year, Steffi met two contemporary tennis stars Evert Chris Evert and Navratilova for the first time, but both lost. stay US Open It has reached the top 8 (Navratilova for the first time); Ranked 6th at the end of the year (16 years old). 
Agassi (Golden Slam) and Graf (Golden Slam) In 1987, If Steffi had a firm foothold in 1986, then Steffi in 1987 can be said to be flying high. First, she defeated Navratilova and Evert to win the championship in the Lipton Tennis Competition, and then won the championship in the French Open, which was her first Grand Slam championship; In the following finals of Wimbledon and the US Open, Navratilova was defeated and ranked second; However, Evert was defeated one after another. The tournament in Virginia Slims of Angeles made her the first in the world, which lasted 186 weeks; And beat Argentina sweetheart in WTA year-end competition Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini。 In this year, Steffi won 75 games and lost only 2. 
Agassi (Golden Slam) and Graf (Golden Slam) In 1989, This year, another world shaking figure in the tennis world Seles Monica Seles made her debut, but it did not affect Steffi's performance. Continuing the invincible momentum of the previous two years, Steffi won three titles in the Grand Slam, defeated Seles in the top four events of the French Open for the first time, but lost to Spanish famous player Arantxa Sanchchez in the final; Steffi won 86 - 2 and lost 14 championships this year. She thinks she has made progress compared with 88 years ago. 
Agassi (Golden Slam) and Graf (Golden Slam) In 1991, The decline of 90 years continued in 91 years, and made Steffi's tennis career fall into the first low tide. First, he lost to Czech top player Jana Novotna in the top eight of the Australian Open, and then lost to Argentine sweetheart Sabatini (the top eight) in the Pan Pacific Women's Tennis Tournament in Tokyo. This year, Steffi won the first championship of the year (from Seles) until March 31; A series of low tides also made Steffi's first place ranking for 186 weeks fell to the second place in early March after giving way to the strong rising Monica Seles. However, Steffi still strived to rise to the top. Despite all kinds of disappointments, she kept the Wimbledon championship and barely rose back to the first place before the US Open in early August, although she could compete as the first seed, But it only lasted for a week. In the US Open, she lost to Navratilova; However, Seles seemed unable to hold his ground. On August 19, Steffi returned to the first place. Steffi was no better. On September 8, he returned to Seles. This year, because of the decline of Steffi and the rise of Seles, the women's tennis industry seemed to suddenly become lively. It was a very difficult year for Steffi. However, on October 2, she won her 500th victory, six months faster than Chris Evert.
In 1992, Stefii did not participate in the Australian Open this year, and this year's performance was only about the same as that in 1991. Seles still ranked ahead of Steffi in most of the time; In the final of the French Open, he lost to Seles 2-6, 6-3, 8-10 in three sets. The third set of fierce competition was a classic battle. In the next Wembledon, Steffi performed sweet revenge on Seles 6-2, 6-1 in the final; And this year Barcelona Olympic Games Steffi lost to the American child prodigy in the final three sets Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati， Get the silver medal. In 1993, This year was a key point in the tennis career for Steffi and Seles. In the Australian Open Final, Steffi lost to Seles in three sets; In March, Steffi won the 600th victory in his career Hamburg, Germany In the tennis tournament, Seles was stabbed in the back by a fan who called himself Steffi during the tournament. Although it did not cause life danger, it also led to Seles's absence for more than two years. From this point of view, it really had a significant impact, because Seles could not threaten Steffi's first place after that; In addition to returning to the first place on June 7, Steffi also won the back seat in the remaining three Grand Slam events. It is worth mentioning that in the 1990s, Steffi was a woman player who won four Grand Slam titles (the man was the American superstar Agassi). In the WTA year-end event in November, he also defeated the Spanish famous Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in three straight sets to win the championship; Obviously, Steffi lost his strongest enemy and regained the dominance of the women's network. In 1994, Steffi once again spread his wings and began to affect the event due to injury. The final of the Australian Open at the beginning of the year defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in straight sets, and then Pan Pacific Open Won the championship by defeating Navratilova in straight sets; From February to March, Steffi won three championships in three weeks (Pan Pacific, Lipton and Everett Cup), demonstrating amazing endurance and strength; It also set a record of 57 consecutive wins (27 consecutive wins), breaking the record set by Seles in 90 years; However, in the French Open, the top eight events were lost to French star Pierce Mary Pierce, who was also out of the first round at Wimbledon Canada Open He lost to Sanchez in three sets in the final due to back pain and rain delay, and also lost to Sanchez in the final of the US Open due to back injury (6-1, 6-7, 4-6). Obviously, Steffi still has some rivals, but her biggest enemy is herself. Her father's tax evasion, the shadow of Seles's assassination, and her own injuries are her biggest rivals. However, Sreffi still stands proudly in the women's tennis world, as can be seen from her highest average score of 441.1746 points per game (the highest record for women). In 1995, Steffi began to have some turbulence this year. First, she gave up defending the Australian Open and was replaced by Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on February 6. Two weeks later, she returned to the first place, but was replaced by Sanchez only for one week. However, Steffi's status did not decline, because she won the championship of three events in a row and pushed Sanchez down on April 10, Unfortunately, Steffi could not stay at the peak all the time, and Sanchez overtook Stefif again on May 15. Maybe Steffi can finally cope with all the pressure put on her. In the final of the French Open, she defeated the old enemy Sanchez 7-5, 4-6, 6-0, and returned to the first place. Sanchez has not surpassed Steffi since then; In 1995, Steffi may have a hard time, but her performance was undoubtedly outstanding. Except for the Australian Open, which she did not participate in, she won the other three Grand Slam titles, two of which were won by Sanchez; It is worth mentioning that Seles came back in the second half of the year and shared the first place with Steffi. The two also competed fatally in the final of the US Open. Steffi won 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 6-3 to win his 18th Grand Slam gold cup; In October, Steffi reached the world's first 300 weeks of achievement WTA The competition also defeated compatriots in 5 sets Huber Anke Huber (6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3) won the championship, which was her first five set game. In 1996, This year, Steffi's scenery remained unchanged. Although he did not participate in the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, he completed three consecutive championships in the Lipton Open in March; On May 13, it ranked first in the front and back rankings for 332 weeks (more than 6 years), the highest number of all male and female players; In the French Open in June, he narrowly defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the final with 6-3, 6-7 and 10-8 in three sets. This game is considered to be a classic in many years of competition, which also enabled him to win the 19th Grand Slam championship, surpassing Evert and Navratilova; Then he defeated Sanchez again at Wimbledon to defend his title, and this 20th Grand Slam champion surpassed Helen Wills Moody; This is also her 100th professional championship; On June 13, beat Judith Wiesner to win the 800th victory in his career; In September, Steffi successfully defended his title by defeating Monica Seles 2 straight down in the US Open, which was also the second consecutive year that Steffi could win the championship as long as he participated in the Grand Slam; September 16, ranking first for 350 weeks; In October, Steffi withdrew from the competition for the second time due to injury (in Leipzig against Huber), and the first time was in the 1983 Australian Open; The WTA year-end event at the end of the year defeated the aggressive tennis star Hingis Martina Hingis in 5 sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0) to win the championship for the fifth time; As of December 23 this year, Steffi has ranked first for 364 weeks, about 7 years. In January 1997, International Tennis Federation announced Steffi as the best tennis player for the seventh time.
In 1997, Although his father's lawsuit is over and Seles's momentum is much lower than before, with the recurrence of old injuries accumulated for many years and the onset of Hingis cyclone, Steffi's age seems to be drawing to a close. First, he was eliminated due to injury in the Australian Open which he has not participated in for two years (although he still won 45 consecutive Grand Slam events). In February, he was unable to play in the final of the Pan Pacific Tennis Championships in Tokyo due to a tendon injury in his left knee, and began to miss for a long time; Although Steffi won the WTA Player of the Year award for the eighth time in 10 years on March 19, and was also voted the Most Exciting Player by fans, he was replaced by Martina Hingis on the 31st of the same month and ranked first for 377 weeks; After the left knee operation, he returned briefly in May, which was very bad. The second operation in June also started another longer recovery period; Steffi's ranking dropped rapidly due to a long absence, and for the first time since 1987, he dropped out of the top two.
In 1998, After an eight month break, Steffi returned in February, but participated in doubles events; On March 10, he won his 840th victory, second only to Evert and Navratilova; In the Ivot Cup match against Lindsay Davenport, he injured the tendon of his left leg, which further affected Steffi's plan to return. Because of the additional injuries and the growing age, Steffi first expressed the news of possible retirement in May; She chose Wimbledon as another attempt and was out in the third round; In June, the qualification for ranking was lost due to insufficient events; On June 18, she lost to Anna Kournikova, a beautiful girl from Russia. This was her 100th defeat in her career, which took nearly 16 years! On August 29, she defeated Novotna in the final of Pilot Pen International and won her 104th championship, which also enabled Steffi to win at least one championship every year for 13 consecutive years; On November 7, the cumulative total bonus of the career surpassed Navratilova to become the first woman player; At the end of the year, it seemed to get rid of the haze of injury. In November, Sparkassen Cup won the second crown of the year. In the same month, Advanta Championship, it defeated the world's top three female players Davenport (1) and Hingis (2) in five days, Novotna (3.
Agassi (Golden Slam) and Graf (Golden Slam) Graf Career Information project | information |
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Career | On October 18, 1982, at the age of 13 and 4 months, he entered the professional competition and became a professional player. Champion - French Open women's singles champion. On August 13, 1999, Graff, ranking the third in the world, announced his retirement, ending his 17 year tennis career. November 17, 1999, New York, USA Madison Garden The stadium held a farewell ceremony to withdraw from the tennis world. |
grip | Right hand grip |
coach | HEINZ CUNTHARDT |
Enlightenment coach | PETER (father) |
Favorite players | |
Favorite events | Wimbledon (Wimbledon), Australian Open (Australian Open) |
Expected opponent | Billie Jean King / Evonne Goolagong |
The most interesting thing in the game | A long time ago, in a Wimbledon women's doubles match (paired with Sabatini), the skirt fell off |
| Grand Slam singles champion: 22 times Grand Slam doubles champion: once By June 1999, he had won 22 grand slam titles, including: Australian Open Champion: [4 times] 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994 French Open Champion: [6 times] 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999 Wimbledon Open Champion: [7 times] 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 U.S. Open Champion: [5 times] 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
| Steffi is the only athlete who has won at least four championships in every Grand Slam event. |
Participate in the Olympic Games | 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, South Korea (women's singles champion, gold medal) |
Olympic achievements | Gold medal: 1 silver medal: 1 bronze medal: 1 |
The most personal
Graf's personal best S/N | The most personal |
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01 | It has occupied the first 377 weeks for about 7 years. The most male and female tennis players. |
02 | It kept the first place in the world for 186 consecutive weeks, from August 17, 1987 to March 10, 1991. |
03 | When he was 13 years old and four months old, he became the player ranking 124 and the youngest tennis player to win the ranking. |
04 | Won 22 gold cups in Grand Slam events. The 24 seat singles gold cup is second only to that of Gretel Smiths Cott and the 23 seat singles gold cup of American famous player Serena Williams (as of 2017-2). |
05 | It has 107 singles trophies. |
06 | The only male and female player who has won at least four championships in one of the four Grand Slam events (Ao-4, Fa-6, Wen-7, Mei-5). |
07 | Among the male and female players, the only player who has won the championship in the four Grand Slam events. |
08 | Four times won the French Open and Wimbledon Open in the same year (1988, 1993, 1995, 1996) Another female player with such achievements is Helen Wills Moody (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932) Another male player with such achievements is Bjorn Borg, but he only won three times. |
09 | The only female player who won four Grand Slam titles in the 1990s is Agassi 。 |
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eleven | The French Open in 1993 and the Australian Open in 1994 won four consecutive Grand Slam titles, There are similar records: Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. |
twelve | The only male and female athletes who have won five championships in Lipton, the first leg of the Super Nine, is second only to the four major open competitions. |
thirteen | From 1986 to 1996, there were at least 7 champions every year; Between 1987 and 1996, he won at least one Grand Slam championship every year. |
fourteen | Among all the players, the only one who has been selected as the World Champion of Tennis for 7 times. |
fifteen | In 1987, 1990, 1993 and 1996, he was elected as the best player of WTA (Corel WTA Player). |
sixteen | Knock out players ranking 1, 2 and 3 in the world in five days. |
Graf's personal information project | information |
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full name | Steffi Graf  Steffi Graf: six French Open champions |
Place of residence | |
parent | Peter/Heidi Graff |
younger brother | Michael (born in 1971), married, 2 children |
husband | On October 22, 2001, he married Andre Agassi, a famous American tennis player The former No. 1 player in the world ranking (he first won the title on April 10, 1995), and became the No. 1 player in the ATP year-end world ranking for the first time in 1999. |
Son | Jaden Gil Agassi |
daughter | Jaz Agassi |
a beloved dog | Max, Dino, Dusty, Joshi |
best friend | Ines Gorrochategui |
hobby | Animals, photography, various types of music, abstract art, modern art, reading, playing cards, collecting, clothing, movies, opera. |
Favorite sports | Watch basketball and football games (except tennis) |
Favorite basketball team | New York Nix （New York Knicks） |
Favorite city | New York |
Favorite country | China, Germany |
Favorite color | black |
Favorite food | Italian food, dessert, food made by mother |
Favorite ice cream flavor | Peach, raspberry |
Favorite movies | |
Favorite singer | REM, George Michael, Xavier Naidoo, U2, Sade, Depeche Mode |
Theme song of life | "You got to be strong" by Gabrielle |
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Longines acted as the ambassador of brand elegance |  Endorsement: Longines Watch [3] |
Sony Ericsson's first global brand image ambassador | - |
Graf Personal Honors time | personal honor |
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1981 | At the age of 12, she won the women's singles championship of the German Youth Indoor Tennis Championships at the age group of 18. |
1983 | Became at the age of 14 French Open Junior women's singles champion. |
1987 | Represented the West German women's tennis team in the women's tennis team world championship—— Confederation Cup And cooperate with teammates to win the championship. |
1987 | Defeated the then tennis queen 2-1 at the French Open Navratilova , won the women's singles championship of the French Open, the first grand slam in her tennis career. |
1992 | Represented the German women's tennis team Confederation Cup Team tennis match, cooperate with teammates to win the championship of the Federation Cup again. |
1993 | She is the No. 1 player in the world Seles She won the women's singles championship in France, the United States and Wimbledon when she was injured and could not play. |
November 20, 1993 | get WTA Finals She won the 79th singles championship in her professional tennis career and regained the title of No. 1 in the world ranking. |
1993 | Graff won the annual women's tennis championship for the fifth time by the International Tennis Federation. |
November 19, 1995 | In the final of WTA Grand Prix held in New York, the United States, it defeated German player Huber 3-2 to win the women's singles championship of this event for the fourth time. |
1995 | Won the annual women's tennis championship selected by the International Tennis Federation for the sixth time. |
1995 | With American players Seles Won the annual women's tennis championship jointly by the International Tennis Federation. |
1996 | She won the annual women's tennis championship for the eighth time by the International Tennis Federation. |
June 5, 1999 | Won 2-1 (4-6, 7-5, 6-2) at the French Open Switzerland The player Martina Hingis won the women's singles championship of the French Open for the sixth time. |
August 13, 1999 | Graf, ranking the third in the world, announced his retirement, ending his 17 year tennis career. |
November 17, 1999 | A farewell ceremony was held at the Madison Garden Gymnasium in New York, USA to withdraw from the tennis world. |
November 19, 1999 | |
November 30, 1999 | By Italy Ansha News Agency She was selected as the best female athlete in the world in 1999. |
December 6, 1999 | |
December 1999 | be selected associated press "One Hundred Outstanding Athletes of the 20th Century". |
December 20, 1999 | She was named the best female athlete in Germany in 1999 by German sports journalists. |
December 22, 1999 | By the Russian news agency - Tass It was selected as one of the top ten athletes in 1999. |
