Stefanie Maria Graf
Birthdate: June 14, 1969
Birthplace: Bruhl, Germany
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Status: Retired (August 13, 1999)
WTA TOUR singles titles: 107 (includes 1 Olympics)
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 11
(Grand Slam titles: 22 singles, 1 doubles)
ITF Women's Circuit singles titles: 1
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
WINNER (107):
1999 - French Open;
1998 - New Haven, Leipzig, Philadelphia;
1997 -Strasbourg;
1996 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Chase Championships, Indian
Wells, Lipton, German Open;
1995 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, WTA TOUR Championships,
Paris Indoors, Delray Beach, Lipton, Houston, Philadelphia;
1994 -Australian Open, Lipton, Pan Pacific, IIndian Wells, Delray Beach, German Open, San Diego;
1993 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Virginia Slims Championships, Delray Beach,
Hilton Head, German Open, San Diego, Canadian Open, Leipzig;
1992 - Wimbledon,Boca Raton, Hamburg, German Open, Leipzig, Zurich, Brighton, Philadelphia;
1991 -Wimbledon, U.S. Hardcourts, Hamburg, Geerman Open, Leipzig, European Indoors, Brighton;
1990 - Australian Open, Pan Pacific, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Canadian Open, San Diego,
Leipzig, European Indoors, Brighton, New England;
1989 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Virginia Slims Championships, Washington, DC,
Boca Raton, U.S. Hardcourts,Hilton Head, Hamburg, German Open, San Diego, Mahwah,
European Indoors, Brighton;
1988– Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Lipton, U.S. Hardcourts, German Open,
Hamburg, Mahwah, Brighton, Olympics;
1987 - Roland Garros, Virginia Slims Championships, Lipton, Los Angeles, European Indoors,
Boca Raton, Hamburg, German Open,Italian Open, Hilton Head, Amelia Island;
1986 - German Open, Amelia Island, Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Courts, Pan Pacific, Zurich, Brighton, Mahwah
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
WINNER (11): 1993 - Hamburg (w/Stubbs); 1992 - Hamburg (w/Stubbs); 1989 - Mahwah
(w/Shriver); 1988 - Wimbledon (w/Sabatini), Lipton (w/Sabatini); 1987 - Amelia Island
(w/Sabatini); 1986 - German Open (w/Sukova), U.S. Clay Courts (w/Sabatini), Brighton
(w/Sukova), Zurich (w/Sabatini), Pan Pacific (w/Bunge)
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: German Fed Cup Team 1986-87, 1989-93, 1996. German Olympic Team
1988, 1992.
CAREER STATISTICS-SINGLES
* Ranked #3 when she retired.
QUICK FACTS
* Announced her immediate retirement on August 13, 1999; last match was on August
3,1999, in San Diego, where she retired in the third set of a second-round match to Amy
Frazier (had received a bye in the first round) due to a left hamstring strain, but did
not retire from the Tour due to injuries; was world-ranked No. 3 when she announced her
retirement, becoming the highest-ranked player to retire (since computer rankings began
in November 1975)
* Won 1999 Roland Garros to earn her 22nd Grand Slam singles title, second all-time
behind Margaret Court's 24, and her sixth Roland Garros title, second behind Chris
Evert's seven; during the tournament, became the first player in the Open Era to defeat
the world's top three players in one tournament
* Finalist at 1999 Wimbledon, her last; it was her 31st Grand Slam final
* Won 900th career match with her fourth-round win at Wimbledon, the third woman to
pass that milestone in the Open Era
* Reigned as No. 1 ranked player for record 186-weeks consecutively (August 17, 1987-
March 10, 1991), more than any man or woman (Jimmy Connors' second-place record is 159
weeks consecutively from July 29, 1974-August 16, 1977); during this time, competed as
No. 1 player for three and a-half years (1,310 days); the last match she played as No.
1 during record-breaking reign was in Boca Raton final, losing to Gabriela Sabatini 6-
4, 7-6(8-6) on March 10, 1991; following day became No. 2 behind Monica Seles; retook
No. 1 position June 7, 1993; lost No. 1 spot to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on February 6,
1995; traded places with Sanchez Vicario a record six times in one year, regaining No.
1 on June 12, 1995 after winning Roland Garros; became co-No. 1 with Monica Seles on
August 15, 1995; recaptured sole possession of top ranking on November 4, 1996;
returned to co-No. 1 with Seles on November 18, 1996; regained sole No. 1 on November
25, 1996 in last ranking of 1996 season; after holding the No. 1 spot for a record 377
weeks total (non-consecutive), fell to No. 2 on March 31, 1997 when Martina Hingis
became No. 1
* On May 13, 1996, began 332nd week as the No. 1 player in the world, breaking Martina
Navratilova's record of 331 total weeks at No. 1; held the No. 1 ranking a total of 377
weeks
* Collected 100th career singles title at 1996 Wimbledon, becoming the third woman in
the Open era to reach that milestone (Navratilova, 167 and Evert, 154 are others);
ended career with 107 titles
* Dropped off the WTA TOUR Rankings on June 8, 1998 for the first time since debuting
January 17, 1983, due to lack of play; reappeared on the rankings the following week at
No. 91 after playing in Birmingham
* In her last comeback from injury, reached her first final in nine events and captured
first title in 15 months at 1998 New Haven, defeating world No. 3 Jana Novotna in the
final to extend her streak to 13 consecutive years with a title (ended career with 14
straight years of titles); joined Court, King, Goolagong and Seles as the only women in
professional tennis to win a tournament after more than an eight-month layoff
Underwent minor surgery on her right wrist to remove a bone spur on September 18,
1998, following the US Open; returned to action in November 1998 in Leipzig, where she
was unseeded for the first time since 1985 Miami; went on to win the title and surpass
Martina Navratilova as the top prize money-winner in women's sports ever with more than
$20.4 million
* Became the first unseeded player in the Open Era to defeat the top two players in the
world in the same tournament when she won 1998 Philadelphia, defeating No. 1 Lindsay
Davenport in the final and No. 2 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals; it was the 13th
time for the feat to be achieved by eight different women; in next match in the first
round of the Chase Championships, defeated No. 3 Jana Novotna to become the first
player to defeat the world's top three players in four matches
* In 1998, became the first player to qualify for the season-ending championships
ranked as low as No. 22 in the point standings with less than two weeks left to
qualify; after the championships, with wins over No. 3 Jana Novotna and No. 6 Monica
Seles, became the eighth player to re-enter the Top 10 (since computer rankings began
in 1975) when unranked at some point in the previous 12 months
* Underwent surgery on her left knee on June 10, 1997 to repair a fracture of the
cartilage as well as a shortening and partial rupture of the patellar tendon; was off
the Tour the remainder of the year and the start of the 1998 season
* Lost to 12 players in 41 Grand Slam events since winning her first Grand Slam title
at 1987 Roland Garros: Sanchez Vicario (4 times), Seles (4), Navratilova (3), Coetzer
(2), Garrison Jackson (1), Novotna (1), Sabatini (1), Pierce (1) , McNeil (1), Schnyder
(1), Zvereva (1) and Davenport (1)
* Played in 31 Grand Slam finals, third behind Chris Evert (34) and Martina Navratilova
(32)
* Went unbeaten in 20 consecutive finals she finished (does not count one final where
she retired and one where she defaulted) from the 1995-98 seasons
* By winning 1995 U.S. Open, became the only woman of all time to win each of the four
Grand Slam singles titles at least four times
* Won a minimum of seven tournaments a year for 11 straight years 1986-96; won at
least one title a year for 14 years, 1986-1999
* By winning 1994 Australian Open, became second woman to win a non-calendar Grand
Slam (Martina Navratilova being the other in 1983/84); in 1988, became fifth player and
third woman to win the Grand Slam capturing all four Grand Slam events in a calendar
year, the first since Margaret Court in 1970; completed a Golden Grand Slam by winning
a gold medal in singles at 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (won Silver Medal
at 1992 Olympics and won 1984 Olympic Tennis Demonstration in Los Angeles as the
youngest competitor in tournament)
* Only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles crowns in the 1990's
* Held title of World Champion of Women's Tennis seven times in 10 years (1987-90,
1993, 1995-96) by ending season with lead in Championships Points
* Reached quarterfinals or better at 42 of 54 Grand Slams she competed in
* In winning streaks, owns the second (66), seventh (46), eighth (45) and ninth (44)
longest streaks in the Open Era through 1999 (Navratilova owns longest of 74 set in
1984)
* Reached 21 consecutive finals 1986-88 (Martina Navratilova holds record at 23
consecutive finals set in 1983/84; Monica Seles reached 21 consecutive finals 1990-92);
reached 20 consecutive finals in 1993-94
* Won 45 consecutive Grand Slam matches starting at the 1995 French Open and ending in
a fourth-round loss to Amanda Coetzer at the 1997 Australian Open (won six consecutive
Grand Slam titles in that span, did not play in the 1996 Australian Open)
* Finished with an 86-2 (.977) record in singles in 1989, second best since 1980; also
finished with a 75-2 (.974) record in singles in 1987, fourth best since 1980;
Navratilova has best record 86-1 (.989) in 1983
* Aggravated injury to her left knee, causing her to default semifinal match at 1996
Leipzig experiencing inflammation of the patella tendon in her left knee, the same
injury she suffered at 1996 Wimbledon; the default marked the second time in her
professional career to pull out during a tournament; pulled out during a tournament for
a third time, during the 1996 Philadelphia final due to a back injury;
defaulted the final of the 1997 Pan Pacific Open against Martina Hingis in February due
to reaggravating the patella tendon in her left knee; underwent surgery on the left
knee on June 10, 1997; suffers from chronic back pain due to a bone spur in sacroiliac;
underwent surgery on December 15, 1995 for removal of loose bone chips in left foot,
forcing her to miss the 1996 Australian Open; on October 4, 1993, had minor surgery to
remove bone fragments from right foot; broke right thumb skiing on February 9, 1990
* Voted by fans as the WTA TOUR Most Exciting Player in 1996, 1998 and 1999; Recipient
of WTA TOUR Player of the Year Award 1987-90 and 1993-96; voted 1986 WTA TOUR Most
Improved Player
* In 1996, named the International Tennis Federation World Champion for a record
seventh time
* On 2nd October 1991, won her 500th match - 6 months ahead of the pace set by Chris Evert in her own career.
* Second youngest player to receive a ranking on the pro tour, at 13 years, 4 months,
at No. 124 (youngest was Stephanie Rehe at 13 years, 2 months); moved into world's Top
10 in 1985 after starting the year at No. 22
* Was coached by Heinz Gunthardt from 1992-99; previously coached by father, Peter, and
Pavel Slozil(1986-1991)
* In junior competition, won 1982 European Championships 12s and 18s
* Started playing at age 4
WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1999-3**;1998-9; 1997-28; 1996-1; 1995-1; 1994-1; 1993-1; 1992-2; 1991-2; 1990-1; 1989-
1; 1988-1; 1987-1; 1986-3; 1985-6; 1984-22; 1983-98; 1982-214
Highest Singles Ranking (As of November 24, 1998):
No. 1 (August 17, 1987-March 10, 1991; August 5-11, 1991;
August 19-September 8, 1991; June 7, 1993-February 5, 1995;
February 20-26, 1995; April 10-May 14, 1995; June 12,
1995-March 30, 1997)
*Co-ranked No. 1 with Monica Seles August 15, 1995-November
3, 1996
**Ranking when she requested to come off the rankings on August 30, 1999
Stefanie inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, USA on 11th July 2004. who is Steffi Graf
Birthdate: June 14, 1969
Birthplace: Bruhl, Germany
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Status: Retired (August 13, 1999)
WTA TOUR singles titles: 107 (includes 1 Olympics)
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 11
(Grand Slam titles: 22 singles, 1 doubles)
ITF Women's Circuit singles titles: 1
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
WINNER (107):
1999 - French Open;
1998 - New Haven, Leipzig, Philadelphia;
1997 -Strasbourg;
1996 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Chase Championships, Indian
Wells, Lipton, German Open;
1995 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, WTA TOUR Championships,
Paris Indoors, Delray Beach, Lipton, Houston, Philadelphia;
1994 -Australian Open, Lipton, Pan Pacific, IIndian Wells, Delray Beach, German Open, San Diego;
1993 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Virginia Slims Championships, Delray Beach,
Hilton Head, German Open, San Diego, Canadian Open, Leipzig;
1992 - Wimbledon,Boca Raton, Hamburg, German Open, Leipzig, Zurich, Brighton, Philadelphia;
1991 -Wimbledon, U.S. Hardcourts, Hamburg, Geerman Open, Leipzig, European Indoors, Brighton;
1990 - Australian Open, Pan Pacific, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Canadian Open, San Diego,
Leipzig, European Indoors, Brighton, New England;
1989 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Virginia Slims Championships, Washington, DC,
Boca Raton, U.S. Hardcourts,Hilton Head, Hamburg, German Open, San Diego, Mahwah,
European Indoors, Brighton;
1988– Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Lipton, U.S. Hardcourts, German Open,
Hamburg, Mahwah, Brighton, Olympics;
1987 - Roland Garros, Virginia Slims Championships, Lipton, Los Angeles, European Indoors,
Boca Raton, Hamburg, German Open,Italian Open, Hilton Head, Amelia Island;
1986 - German Open, Amelia Island, Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Courts, Pan Pacific, Zurich, Brighton, Mahwah
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
WINNER (11): 1993 - Hamburg (w/Stubbs); 1992 - Hamburg (w/Stubbs); 1989 - Mahwah
(w/Shriver); 1988 - Wimbledon (w/Sabatini), Lipton (w/Sabatini); 1987 - Amelia Island
(w/Sabatini); 1986 - German Open (w/Sukova), U.S. Clay Courts (w/Sabatini), Brighton
(w/Sukova), Zurich (w/Sabatini), Pan Pacific (w/Bunge)
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: German Fed Cup Team 1986-87, 1989-93, 1996. German Olympic Team
1988, 1992.
CAREER STATISTICS-SINGLES
| Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 | Australian 1st 3rd -- -- -- Won Won Won QF -- F Won -- -- 4th -- QF | French 2nd 3rd 4th QF Won Won F F SF F Won SF Won Won QF -- Won | Wimbledon -- 4th 4th -- F Won Won SF Won Won Won 1st Won Won -- 3rd F | US Open -- 1st SF SF F Won Won F SF QF Won F Won Won -- 4th | Grand Slams 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 | GS record 1-2 7-4 11-3 9-2 19-2 28-0 27-1 24-3 21-3 17-2 27-1 18-3 21-0 21-0 8-2 5-2 17-2 | Titles 0 0 0 8 11 11 14 10 7 8 10 7 9 7 1 3 1 | Record 21-15 19-14 40-13 64-6 75-2 72-3 86-2 72-5 65-8 71-7 76-6 58-6 47-2 54-4 16-3 33-9 33-9 | Ranking 98 22 6 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 28 9 *3 |
Totals | Australian 47-6 4 titles | French 77-10 6 titles | Wimbledon 74-7 7 titles | US Open 75-9 5 titles | Grand Slams 22 titles 31 finals | GS record 273-32 | Titles 107 | Record 902-115 | Ranked #1 8 years 377 weeks |
* Ranked #3 when she retired.
QUICK FACTS
* Announced her immediate retirement on August 13, 1999; last match was on August
3,1999, in San Diego, where she retired in the third set of a second-round match to Amy
Frazier (had received a bye in the first round) due to a left hamstring strain, but did
not retire from the Tour due to injuries; was world-ranked No. 3 when she announced her
retirement, becoming the highest-ranked player to retire (since computer rankings began
in November 1975)
* Won 1999 Roland Garros to earn her 22nd Grand Slam singles title, second all-time
behind Margaret Court's 24, and her sixth Roland Garros title, second behind Chris
Evert's seven; during the tournament, became the first player in the Open Era to defeat
the world's top three players in one tournament
* Finalist at 1999 Wimbledon, her last; it was her 31st Grand Slam final
* Won 900th career match with her fourth-round win at Wimbledon, the third woman to
pass that milestone in the Open Era
* Reigned as No. 1 ranked player for record 186-weeks consecutively (August 17, 1987-
March 10, 1991), more than any man or woman (Jimmy Connors' second-place record is 159
weeks consecutively from July 29, 1974-August 16, 1977); during this time, competed as
No. 1 player for three and a-half years (1,310 days); the last match she played as No.
1 during record-breaking reign was in Boca Raton final, losing to Gabriela Sabatini 6-
4, 7-6(8-6) on March 10, 1991; following day became No. 2 behind Monica Seles; retook
No. 1 position June 7, 1993; lost No. 1 spot to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on February 6,
1995; traded places with Sanchez Vicario a record six times in one year, regaining No.
1 on June 12, 1995 after winning Roland Garros; became co-No. 1 with Monica Seles on
August 15, 1995; recaptured sole possession of top ranking on November 4, 1996;
returned to co-No. 1 with Seles on November 18, 1996; regained sole No. 1 on November
25, 1996 in last ranking of 1996 season; after holding the No. 1 spot for a record 377
weeks total (non-consecutive), fell to No. 2 on March 31, 1997 when Martina Hingis
became No. 1
* On May 13, 1996, began 332nd week as the No. 1 player in the world, breaking Martina
Navratilova's record of 331 total weeks at No. 1; held the No. 1 ranking a total of 377
weeks
* Collected 100th career singles title at 1996 Wimbledon, becoming the third woman in
the Open era to reach that milestone (Navratilova, 167 and Evert, 154 are others);
ended career with 107 titles
* Dropped off the WTA TOUR Rankings on June 8, 1998 for the first time since debuting
January 17, 1983, due to lack of play; reappeared on the rankings the following week at
No. 91 after playing in Birmingham
* In her last comeback from injury, reached her first final in nine events and captured
first title in 15 months at 1998 New Haven, defeating world No. 3 Jana Novotna in the
final to extend her streak to 13 consecutive years with a title (ended career with 14
straight years of titles); joined Court, King, Goolagong and Seles as the only women in
professional tennis to win a tournament after more than an eight-month layoff
Underwent minor surgery on her right wrist to remove a bone spur on September 18,
1998, following the US Open; returned to action in November 1998 in Leipzig, where she
was unseeded for the first time since 1985 Miami; went on to win the title and surpass
Martina Navratilova as the top prize money-winner in women's sports ever with more than
$20.4 million
* Became the first unseeded player in the Open Era to defeat the top two players in the
world in the same tournament when she won 1998 Philadelphia, defeating No. 1 Lindsay
Davenport in the final and No. 2 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals; it was the 13th
time for the feat to be achieved by eight different women; in next match in the first
round of the Chase Championships, defeated No. 3 Jana Novotna to become the first
player to defeat the world's top three players in four matches
* In 1998, became the first player to qualify for the season-ending championships
ranked as low as No. 22 in the point standings with less than two weeks left to
qualify; after the championships, with wins over No. 3 Jana Novotna and No. 6 Monica
Seles, became the eighth player to re-enter the Top 10 (since computer rankings began
in 1975) when unranked at some point in the previous 12 months
* Underwent surgery on her left knee on June 10, 1997 to repair a fracture of the
cartilage as well as a shortening and partial rupture of the patellar tendon; was off
the Tour the remainder of the year and the start of the 1998 season
* Lost to 12 players in 41 Grand Slam events since winning her first Grand Slam title
at 1987 Roland Garros: Sanchez Vicario (4 times), Seles (4), Navratilova (3), Coetzer
(2), Garrison Jackson (1), Novotna (1), Sabatini (1), Pierce (1) , McNeil (1), Schnyder
(1), Zvereva (1) and Davenport (1)
* Played in 31 Grand Slam finals, third behind Chris Evert (34) and Martina Navratilova
(32)
* Went unbeaten in 20 consecutive finals she finished (does not count one final where
she retired and one where she defaulted) from the 1995-98 seasons
* By winning 1995 U.S. Open, became the only woman of all time to win each of the four
Grand Slam singles titles at least four times
* Won a minimum of seven tournaments a year for 11 straight years 1986-96; won at
least one title a year for 14 years, 1986-1999
* By winning 1994 Australian Open, became second woman to win a non-calendar Grand
Slam (Martina Navratilova being the other in 1983/84); in 1988, became fifth player and
third woman to win the Grand Slam capturing all four Grand Slam events in a calendar
year, the first since Margaret Court in 1970; completed a Golden Grand Slam by winning
a gold medal in singles at 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (won Silver Medal
at 1992 Olympics and won 1984 Olympic Tennis Demonstration in Los Angeles as the
youngest competitor in tournament)
* Only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles crowns in the 1990's
* Held title of World Champion of Women's Tennis seven times in 10 years (1987-90,
1993, 1995-96) by ending season with lead in Championships Points
* Reached quarterfinals or better at 42 of 54 Grand Slams she competed in
* In winning streaks, owns the second (66), seventh (46), eighth (45) and ninth (44)
longest streaks in the Open Era through 1999 (Navratilova owns longest of 74 set in
1984)
* Reached 21 consecutive finals 1986-88 (Martina Navratilova holds record at 23
consecutive finals set in 1983/84; Monica Seles reached 21 consecutive finals 1990-92);
reached 20 consecutive finals in 1993-94
* Won 45 consecutive Grand Slam matches starting at the 1995 French Open and ending in
a fourth-round loss to Amanda Coetzer at the 1997 Australian Open (won six consecutive
Grand Slam titles in that span, did not play in the 1996 Australian Open)
* Finished with an 86-2 (.977) record in singles in 1989, second best since 1980; also
finished with a 75-2 (.974) record in singles in 1987, fourth best since 1980;
Navratilova has best record 86-1 (.989) in 1983
* Aggravated injury to her left knee, causing her to default semifinal match at 1996
Leipzig experiencing inflammation of the patella tendon in her left knee, the same
injury she suffered at 1996 Wimbledon; the default marked the second time in her
professional career to pull out during a tournament; pulled out during a tournament for
a third time, during the 1996 Philadelphia final due to a back injury;
defaulted the final of the 1997 Pan Pacific Open against Martina Hingis in February due
to reaggravating the patella tendon in her left knee; underwent surgery on the left
knee on June 10, 1997; suffers from chronic back pain due to a bone spur in sacroiliac;
underwent surgery on December 15, 1995 for removal of loose bone chips in left foot,
forcing her to miss the 1996 Australian Open; on October 4, 1993, had minor surgery to
remove bone fragments from right foot; broke right thumb skiing on February 9, 1990
* Voted by fans as the WTA TOUR Most Exciting Player in 1996, 1998 and 1999; Recipient
of WTA TOUR Player of the Year Award 1987-90 and 1993-96; voted 1986 WTA TOUR Most
Improved Player
* In 1996, named the International Tennis Federation World Champion for a record
seventh time
* On 2nd October 1991, won her 500th match - 6 months ahead of the pace set by Chris Evert in her own career.
* Second youngest player to receive a ranking on the pro tour, at 13 years, 4 months,
at No. 124 (youngest was Stephanie Rehe at 13 years, 2 months); moved into world's Top
10 in 1985 after starting the year at No. 22
* Was coached by Heinz Gunthardt from 1992-99; previously coached by father, Peter, and
Pavel Slozil(1986-1991)
* In junior competition, won 1982 European Championships 12s and 18s
* Started playing at age 4
WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1999-3**;1998-9; 1997-28; 1996-1; 1995-1; 1994-1; 1993-1; 1992-2; 1991-2; 1990-1; 1989-
1; 1988-1; 1987-1; 1986-3; 1985-6; 1984-22; 1983-98; 1982-214
Highest Singles Ranking (As of November 24, 1998):
No. 1 (August 17, 1987-March 10, 1991; August 5-11, 1991;
August 19-September 8, 1991; June 7, 1993-February 5, 1995;
February 20-26, 1995; April 10-May 14, 1995; June 12,
1995-March 30, 1997)
*Co-ranked No. 1 with Monica Seles August 15, 1995-November
3, 1996
**Ranking when she requested to come off the rankings on August 30, 1999
Stefanie inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, USA on 11th July 2004. who is Steffi Graf