Tennis: Records

Steffi was the second youngest player ranked in the the WTA Tour ranking 124th

1985:

First time in the top ten of the WTA Tour ranking

August 17th 1987:

Steffi become No 1 in the tennis world. She kept this place for 186 weeks until March 10, 1991.

This fabulous record could not been surpassed by any other player, man or woman, to this date.

1988:

In this year Steffi not only won the Grand Slam, she was also the champion of the Olympic Games. Therefore, her tremendous success was called the “Golden Slam”.

1987-1990 / 1993-1996

For 8 years, Steffi finished the season as number one.

Steffi became the highest-earning female athlete of all times

During her career she gained 22 Grand Slams, divided in seven titles at Wimbledon, five titles at the US Open and six French Open as well as four wins at the Australian Open. She is the only player who could win all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1988.  107 titles, inlcuding the Olympic Gold medal, are an impressive number. Only Martina Navratilova (167) and Chris Evert (157) are in front of Steffi in the overall ranking.