Tennis
| Name: | Stefanie Maria Graf |
| Geburtsdatum: | 14.6.1969 |
| Geburtsort: | Mannheim, Germany |
| Grösse: | 1,76m |
| Gewicht: | 64kg |
| Wohnhaft in : | Las Vegas, NV |
| Ehemann: | Andre Agassi, vh seit 22.10.2001 |
| Kinder: | Jaden Gil, geb. am 26.10.2001 Jaz Elle, geb. am 3.10.2003 |
| Eltern: | Heidi und Peter Graf |
| Geschwister: | Michael |
| Hobbies: | Design, Kunst, Photographie, Musik |
| Seit 1984: | Botschafterin für den “World Wide Fund (WWF)” |
| Seit 1998: | Gründerin der Stiftung “Children for Tomorrow” |
| Year | Location | Opponent | Result |
| 1987 | Paris | M. Navratilova | 6:4,4:6,8:6 |
| 1988 | Melbourne | C. Evert | 6:1,7:6 |
| 1988 | Paris | N. Zwereva | 6:0,6:0 |
| 1988 | Wimbledon | M. Navratilova | 5:7.3:6,6:1 |
| 1988 | US Open | G. Sabatini | 6:3,3:6,6:1 |
| 1989 | Melbourne | H. Sukova | 6:4,6:4 |
| 1989 | Wimbledon | M. Navratilova | 6:2,6:7,6:1 |
| 1989 | US Open | M. Navratilova | 3:6,7:5,6:1 |
| 1990 | Melbourne | M.J. Fernandez | 6:3,6:4 |
| 1991 | Wimbledon | G.Sabatini | 6:4,3:6,8:6 |
| 1992 | Wimbledon | M. Seles | 6:2,6:1 |
| 1993 | Paris | M.J. Fernandez | 4:6,6:2,6:4 |
| 1993 | Wimbledon | J. Novotna | 7:6,1:6,6:4 |
| 1993 | US Open | H. Sukova | 6:3,6:3 |
| 1994 | Melbourne | A. Sanchez-Vicario | 6:0:6:2 |
| 1995 | Paris | A. Sanchez-Vicario | 7:5,4:6,6:0 |
| 1995 | Wimbledon | A. Sanchez-Vicario | 4:6,6:1,7:5 |
| 1995 | US Open | M. Seles | 7:6,0:6,6:3 |
| 1996 | Paris | A. Sanchez-Vicario | 6:3,6:7,10:8 |
| 1996 | Wimbledon | A. Sanchez-Vicario | 6:3,7:5 |
| 1996 | US Open | M. Seles | 7:5,6:4 |
| 1999 | Paris | M. Hingis | 4:6,7:5,6:2 |
| Results | |||
| Tournament Wins | |||
| Year | |||
| 1986 | Amelia Island | Hilton Head | Indianapolis |
| Berlin | Mahwah | Tokyo | |
| Zuerich | Brighton | ||
| 1987 | Boca Raton | Key Biscayne | Hilton Head |
| Amelia Island | Rome | Berlin | |
| Paris | Los Angeles | Hamburg | |
| Zuerich | New York | ||
| 1988 | Melbourne | San Antonio | Key Biscayne |
| Berlin | Paris | Wimbledon | |
| Hamburg | Mahwah | US Open | |
| Seoul (Olym.) | Brighton | Washington DC | |
| 1989 | Melbourne | Hilton Head | San Diego |
| Berlin | Wimbledon | Zuerich | |
| Mahwah | US Open | Brighton | |
| New York | |||
| 1990 | Melbourne | Tokyo | San Diego |
| Amelia Island | Montreal | Leipzig | |
| Zuerich | Worcester | Brighton | |
| 1991 | San Antonio | Hamburg | Berlin |
| Wimbledon | Leipzig | Zuerich | |
| Brighton | |||
| 1992 | Boca Raton | Hamburg | Berlin |
| Wimbledon | Leipzig | Zuerich | |
| Brighton | Philadelphia | ||
| 1993 | Delray Beach | Hilton Head | Berlin |
| Paris | Wimbledon | San Diego | |
| Toronto | US Open | Leipzig | |
| New York | |||
| 1994 | Melbourne | Tokyo | Indian Wells |
| Delray Beach | Key Biscayne | Berlin | |
| San Diego | |||
| 1995 | Paris Indoors | Delray Beach | Key Biscayne |
| US Open | Philadlphia | Wimbedon | |
| 1996 | Indian Wells | Key Biscayne | New Yark |
| Paris | Wimbledon | Berlin | |
| US Open | New York | ||
| 1997 | Strasbourg | ||
| 1998 | New Haven | Leipzig | Philadelphia |
| 1999 | Paris | ||
| Results | |||
| Doubles Wins | |||
| Year | Location | Partner | Opponents |
| 1986 | Indianapolis | Sabatini | Fernandez/White |
| Berlin | Sukova | Navratilova/ Temesvari | |
| Pan Pacific | Bunge | Maleeva/Maleeva | |
| Zuerich | Sabatini | Mcneill/Moulton | |
| Brighton | Sukova | Scheuer-Larsen/Tanvier | |
| 1987 | Amelia Island | Sabatini | Mandlikova/Turnbull |
| Federation Cup | Kohde-Kilsch | Evert/Shriver | |
| 1988 | Key Biscayne | Sabatini | Fernandez/Garrison |
| Wimbledon | Sabatini | Neiland/Zvereva | |
| 1992 | Hamburg | Stubbs | Bolleraf/Sanchez-Vicario |
| 1993 | Hamburg | Stubbs | Novotna/Neiland |
Turned Professional: 18.10.1982
First professional tournament: 1982 Porsche Grand Prix at Filderstadt, Germany
Plays: right handed, one handed backhand
Raquet: Head
Former Clubs: HTC Heidelberg, LTTC Rot-Weiss Berlin, BASF Ludwigshafen
Favorite Tournament: Wimbledon
Favorite Surface: Grass court
Former Coaches: Pavel Slozil (1986-1991), Heinz Guenthardt (1992-1999)
A few of the awards that Steffi has achieved over the years:
- 1986 “Newcomer of the Year” COREL WTA TOUR
- 1987-90 “Player of the year” COREL WTA TOUR
- 1993-96 “Player of the year” COREL WTA TOUR
- 1998 “Most interesting Player of the year” COREL WTA TOUR
- 1999 “Prince of Asturias Award” one of the most important awards of Spain named after the apparent heir of Spain, Prince Felipe
- 1999 “German Television Award”
- 1999 “Athlete of the Century” for the category “female athlete in ballsports”
- 1999 “Female Athlete of the Year” by German TV broadcaster ARD
- 1999 “Female Sports Award of the last Decade” by ESPY, Las Vegas
- 1999 “Olympic Medal of Honor” granted by Dr. Antonio Samaranch, President of the IOC,Lausanne
- 2002 “Medal of Honor” decorated by the Prime Minister of the German Federal State Baden-Wuertemberg, Mr. Erwin Teufel
- 2007 “German Media Prize” for authentic social commitment
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.