Steffi Graf career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player Steffi Graf.

Career finals
Discipline Type Won Lost Total WR
Singles Grand Slam 22 9 31 .71
Year-end championships 5 1 6 .83
WTA Premier Mandatory * 18 6 24 .75
Summer Olympics 1 1 2 .50
WTA Tour 61 14 75 .81
Total 107 31 138 .78
Doubles Grand Slam 1 3 4 .25
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory * 1 0 1 1.00
Summer Olympics
WTA Tour 9 4 13 .69
Total 11 7 18 .61
Total 118 38 156 .76
(1) WR = winning rate
(2) * formerly known as "Tier I" tournaments.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Only results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw, Olympic Games and Fed Cup are included in win–loss records.

Singles edit

West Germany Germany
Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 3R A NH A W W W QF A F W A A 4R A QF 4 / 10 47–6
French Open A 2R 3R 4R QF W W F F SF F W SF W W QF A W 6 / 16 84–10
Wimbledon A Q2 4R 4R A F W W SF W W W 1R W W A 3R F 7 / 14 74–7
US Open A Q1 1R SF SF F W W F SF QF W F W W A 4R A 5 / 14 73–9
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 7–4 11–3 9–2 19–2 27–0 27–1 24–3 21–3 17–2 26–1 18–3 21–0 21–0 7–2 5–2 17–2 22 / 54 278–32
Year-end championship
WTA Championships did not qualify SF F W SF W SF QF 1R W QF W W DNQ SF DNQ 5 / 13 33–8
National representation
Summer Olympics not held G[a] not held G not held S not held A not held 1 / 2 10–1
Fed Cup A A A A SF W A QF A SF W 1R A A 1R A A A 2 / 7 20–2
Tier I tournaments
Berlin not Tier I W W F W W W W A W QF A QF 7 / 10 43–3
Miami not held not Tier I W A A SF SF F W W W A A SF 4 / 8 41–4
Canada not Tier I W A A W F 2R A A 3R A 2 / 5 15–3
Charleston not Tier I A A A W A A A A A A 1 / 1 5–0
Boca Raton not held not Tier I F W not Tier I not held 1 / 2 8–1
Philadelphia not Tier I F A W not Tier I 1 / 2 8–1
Indian Wells not held not Tier I W A SF F 1 / 3 12–2
Tokyo not held not Tier I SF W A A F[b] A QF 1 / 4 13–2
Rome not Tier I NH not Tier I A A A A A A QF A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Career statistics
Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career
Tournaments 1 7 13 13 14 13 14 16 15 15 15 15 13 11 11 5 13 10 214
Titles 0 0 0 0 8 11 11 14 10 7 8 10 7 9 7 1 3 1 107
Finals 0 0 1 3 11 13 12 16 13 9 11 14 10 9 8 2 3 3 138
Hardcourt win–loss 0–0 1–1 1–2 19–6 20–3 28–1 38–1 37–0 23–1 23–4 13–2 32–2 38–2 17–1 22–2 3–1 14–5 14–5 343–39
Clay win–loss 0–0 2–2 5–5 14–4 25–1 32–0 20–1 23–2 20–2 19–2 30–3 21–2 14–2 11–0 16–1 10–2 0–0 9–1 271–30
Grass win–loss 0–0 2–3 7–4 3–1 0–0 6–1 7–0 7–0 5–1 7–0 7–0 7–0 0–1 7–0 7–0 0–0 6–2 6–1 84–14
Carpet win–loss 0–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 19–2 9–0 7–1 19–0 24–1 16–2 21–2 16–2 6–1 12–1 9–1 3–0 13–2 4–2 187–23
Overall win–loss 0–1 6–7 17–13 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 33–9 885–106
Win % 0% 46% 57% 75% 91% 97% 96% 98% 94% 89% 91% 93% 91% 96% 93% 84% 79% 79% 89%
Year-end ranking 124 93 22 6 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 28 9 N/A

Notes:

  • Only results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw, Olympic Games and Fed Cup are included in win–loss records.
  • Graf retired in August 1999 while ranked world No. 3, She was not included in the official year end ranking.
  1. ^ Tennis was a demonstration sport during the 1984 Olympic Games. (not considered in win–loss records)
  2. ^ Graf defaulted before the 1997 final of this tournament, which is classified as a walkover and, therefore, does not count as a loss on her official record.

Doubles edit

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A NH A SF SF 2R A A A 2R A A A A 2R 0 / 6 11–5
French Open 2R 1R F F SF F A A SF A A A A A A A 0 / 7 24–7
Wimbledon 1R 1R A 3R W QF QF 1R A A A A A A A A 1 / 7 14–6
US Open 2R 2R SF SF SF SF QF A A A A A A A A A 0 / 7 21–6
Win–loss 2–4 1–3 9–2 11–2 18–3 16–4 7–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1 / 27 70–24
Year-end championship
WTA Championships DNQ SF SF SF did not qualify 0 / 3 3–2
National representation
Summer Olympics not held SF-B not held 2R not held A not held 0 / 2 2–2
Fed Cup A A SF W A QF A SF W 1R A A 1R A A A 2 / 7 8–2
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Finals 0 1 9 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Year-end ranking 96 50 4 13 5 11 96 N/A 22 N/A 245 N/A N/A N/A 191 N/A

Grand Slam finals edit

Singles: 31 (22 titles, 9 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1987 French Open Clay   Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Loss 1987 Wimbledon Grass   Martina Navratilova 5–7, 3–6
Loss 1987 US Open Hard   Martina Navratilova 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win 1988 Australian Open Hard   Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 1988 French Open (2) Clay   Natasha Zvereva 6–0, 6–0
Win 1988 Wimbledon Grass   Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Win 1988 US Open Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 1989 Australian Open (2) Hard   Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1989 French Open Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 5–7
Win 1989 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1
Win 1989 US Open (2) Hard   Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 1990 Australian Open (3) Hard   Mary Joe Fernández 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1990 French Open Clay   Monica Seles 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 1990 US Open Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1991 Wimbledon (3) Grass   Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
Loss 1992 French Open Clay   Monica Seles 2–6, 6–3, 8–10
Win 1992 Wimbledon (4) Grass   Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1993 Australian Open Hard   Monica Seles 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1993 French Open (3) Clay   Mary Joe Fernández 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1993 Wimbledon (5) Grass   Jana Novotná 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4
Win 1993 US Open (3) Hard   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3
Win 1994 Australian Open (4) Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 6–2
Loss 1994 US Open Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 1995 French Open (4) Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win 1995 Wimbledon (6) Grass   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 1995 US Open (4) Hard   Monica Seles 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 6–3
Win 1996 French Open (5) Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8
Win 1996 Wimbledon (7) Grass   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5
Win 1996 US Open (5) Hard   Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4
Win 1999 French Open (6) Clay   Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1999 Wimbledon Grass   Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1986 French Open Clay   Gabriela Sabatini   Martina Navratilova
  Andrea Temesvári
1–6, 2–6
Loss 1987 French Open Clay   Gabriela Sabatini   Martina Navratilova
  Pam Shriver
2–6, 1–6
Win 1988 Wimbledon Grass   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 1–6, 12–10
Loss 1989 French Open Clay   Gabriela Sabatini   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 4–6

Year-end championship finals edit

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1986 Year-end championships Carpet (i)   Martina Navratilova 6–7(8–10), 3–6, 2–6
Win 1987 Year-end championships Carpet (i)   Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Win 1989 Year-end championships (2) Carpet (i)   Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Win 1993 Year-end championships (3) Carpet (i)   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win 1995 Year-end championships (4) Carpet (i)   Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1996 Year-end championships (5) Carpet (i)   Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0

Olympic finals edit

Singles: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver medal) edit

Result Year Event Surface Opponent Score
Gold 1988 Seoul Olympics Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–3
Silver 1992 Barcelona Olympics Clay   Jennifer Capriati 6–3, 3–6, 4–6

Graf also won the 1984 demonstration event at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, but this was for players aged 21 or under, and it was not an official Olympic event.

Result Year Event Surface Opponent Score
1st place 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Hard   Sabrina Goleš 1–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles edit

Result Year Event Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 1988 Seoul Olympics Hard   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Tied DNP

Graf and Kohde-Kilsch lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková 7–5, 6–3. In 1988, there was no bronze medal match, and both beaten semifinalists received bronze medals.

Category 5 / Tier I finals edit

Singles: 36 (26 titles, 10 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1986 Virginia Slims of Florida Hard   Chris Evert-Lloyd 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1986 Miami Open Hard   Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 2–6
Win 1986 Charleston Open Clay (green)   Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7–5
Win 1986 German Open Clay   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3
Win 1987 Virginia Slims of Florida Hard   Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3
Win 1987 Miami Open Hard   Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2
Win 1987 Charleston Open (2) Clay (green)   Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1987 Italian Open Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win 1987 German Open (2) Clay   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1988 Virginia Slims of Florida Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win 1988 Miami Open (2) Hard   Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4
Win 1988 German Open (3) Clay   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2
Win 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida (2) Hard   Chris Evert 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1989 Charleston Open (3) Clay (green)   Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–1
Win 1989 German Open (4) Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1990 German Open Clay   Monica Seles 4–6, 3–6
Win 1990 Canadian Open Hard   Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Loss 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1991 German Open (5) Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win 1992 Virginia Slims of Florida (3) Hard   Conchita Martínez 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win 1992 German Open (6) Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1993 Miami Open Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 1993 Charleston Open (4) Clay (green)   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(10–8), 6–1
Win 1993 German Open (7) Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
Win 1993 Canadian Open (2) Hard   Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 0–6, 6–3
Loss 1993 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Carpet (i)   Conchita Martínez 3–6, 3–6
Win 1994 Pan Pacific Open Carpet (i)   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4
Win 1994 Miami Open (3) Hard   Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 1994 German Open (8) Clay   Brenda Schultz 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 1994 Canadian Open Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1995 Miami Open (4) Hard   Kimiko Date 6–1, 6–4
Win 1995 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Carpet (i)   Lori McNeil 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1996 Miami Open (5) Hard   Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–3
Win 1996 German Open (9) Clay   Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 1997 Pan Pacific Open Carpet (i)   Martina Hingis walkover
Loss 1999 Indian Wells Open Hard   Serena Williams 3–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1985 German Open Clay   Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 1–6
Win 1986 German Open Clay   Helena Suková 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1986 Charleston Open Clay   Catherine Tanvier 3–6, 3–6
Win 1988 Miami Open Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(8–6), 6–3

Career finals edit

Singles (107 titles, 31 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slams (22)
WTA Tour Championships (5)
Olympic Gold (1)
Tier I (15)
Tier II (27)
Tier III (9)
Tier IV (8)
VS (17)
Titles by surface
Hard (37)
Clay (32)
Grass (7)
Carpet (31)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 13 Apr 1986 Hilton Head Island, USA Clay   Chris Evert 6–4, 7–5
Win 2. 20 Apr 1986 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3. 4 May 1986 Indianapolis, USA Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 4. 19 May 1986 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3
Win 5. 24 Aug 1986 Mahwah, USA Hard   Molly Van Nostrand 7–5, 6–1
Win 6. 14 Sep 1986 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 6–2
Win 7. 12 Oct 1986 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet   Helena Suková 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 8. 26 Oct 1986 Brighton, UK Carpet   Catarina Lindqvist 6–3, 6–3
Win 9. 22 Feb 1987 Boca Raton, USA Hard   Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3
Win 10. 7 Mar 1987 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2
Win 11. 12 Apr 1987 Hilton Head Island, USA Clay   Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 12. 19 Apr 1987 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4
Win 13. 10 May 1987 Rome, Italy Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win 14. 17 May 1987 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–3
Win 15. 6 Jun 1987 French Open, Paris Clay   Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Win 16. 16 Aug 1987 Los Angeles, USA Hard   Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
Win 17. 27 Sep 1987 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Isabel Cueto 6–2, 6–2
Win 18. 1 Nov 1987 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet   Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–2
Win 19. 22 Nov 1987 Virginia Slims Championships, New York City Carpet   Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Win 20. 23 Jan 1988 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 21. 5 Mar 1988 San Antonio, USA Hard   Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–1
Win 22. 26 Mar 1988 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4
Win 23. 15 May 1988 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2
Win 24. 4 Jun 1988 French Open, Paris Clay   Natalia Zvereva 6–0, 6–0
Win 25. 2 Jul 1988 Wimbledon, London Grass   Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Win 26. 31 Jul 1988 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–2
Win 27. 28 Aug 1988 Mahwah, USA Hard   Nathalie Tauziat 6–0, 6–1
Win 28. 10 Sep 1988 US Open, New York City Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 29. 1 Oct 1988 Summer Olympic Games, Seoul Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–3
Win 30. 30 Oct 1988 Brighton, UK Carpet   Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–0
Win 31. 28 Jan 1989 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4
Win 32. 19 Feb 1989 Washington, D.C., USA Carpet   Zina Garrison 6–1, 7–5
Win 33. 5 Mar 1989 San Antonio, USA Hard   Ann Henricksson 6–1, 6–4
Win 34. 19 Mar 1989 Boca Raton, USA Hard   Chris Evert 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 35. 9 Apr 1989 Hilton Head Island, USA Clay   Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–1
Win 36. 7 May 1989 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Jana Novotná w/o
Win 37. 21 May 1989 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1
Win 38. 9 Jul 1989 Wimbledon, London Grass   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1
Win 39. 6 Aug 1989 San Diego, USA Hard   Zina Garrison 6–4, 7–5
Win 40. 20 Aug 1989 Mahwah, USA Hard   Andrea Temesvári 7–5, 6–2
Win 41. 9 Sep 1989 US Open, New York City Hard   Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 42. 22 Oct 1989 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet   Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win 43. 29 Oct 1989 Brighton, UK Carpet   Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4
Win 44. 19 Nov 1989 Virginia Slims Championships, New York City Carpet   Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Win 45. 27 Jan 1990 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Mary Joe Fernández 6–3, 6–4
Win 46. 4 Feb 1990 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–2
Win 47. 15 Apr 1990 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0
Win 48. 6 May 1990 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–0, 6–1
Win 49. 5 Aug 1990 Montreal, Canada Hard   Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Win 50. 12 Aug 1990 San Diego, USA Hard   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 6–3, 6–2
Win 51. 30 Sep 1990 Leipzig, East Germany Carpet   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1
Win 52. 14 Oct 1990 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–2
Win 53. 28 Oct 1990 Brighton, UK Carpet   Helena Suková 7–5, 6–3
Win 54. 11 Nov 1990 Worcester, USA Carpet   Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–5) 6–3
Win 55. 31 Mar 1991 San Antonio, USA Hard   Monica Seles 6–4, 6–3
Win 56. 6 May 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Monica Seles 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Win 57. 19 May 1991 Berlin, Germany Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win 58. 6 Jul 1991 Wimbledon, London Grass   Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
Win 59. 6 Oct 1991 Leipzig, Germany Carpet   Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–3
Win 60. 13 Oct 1991 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet   Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–4
Win 61. 27 Oct 1991 Brighton, UK Carpet   Zina Garrison 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 62. 8 Mar 1992 Boca Raton, USA Hard   Conchita Martínez 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win 63. 3 May 1992 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 64. 17 May 1992 Berlin, Germany Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 65. 4 Jul 1992 Wimbledon, London Grass   Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1
Win 66. 4 Oct 1992 Leipzig, Germany Carpet   Jana Novotná 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win 67. 11 Oct 1992 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet   Martina Navratilova 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 68. 25 Oct 1992 Brighton, UK Carpet   Jana Novotná 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 69. 15 Nov 1992 Philadelphia, USA Carpet   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 70. 7 Mar 1993 Delray Beach, USA Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–3
Win 71. 4 Apr 1993 Hilton Head Island, USA Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(10–8), 6–1
Win 72. 16 May 1993 Berlin, Germany Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
Win 73. 5 Jun 1993 French Open, Paris Clay   Mary Joe Fernández 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 74. 3 Jul 1993 Wimbledon, London Grass   Jana Novotná 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4
Win 75. 8 Aug 1993 San Diego, USA Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 76. 22 Aug 1993 Toronto, Canada Hard   Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 0–6, 6–3
Win 77. 11 Sep 1993 US Open, New York City Hard   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3
Win 78. 3 Oct 1993 Leipzig, Germany Carpet   Jana Novotná 6–2, 6–0
Win 79. 21 Nov 1993 Virginia Slims Championships, New York City Carpet   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win 80. 29 Jan 1994 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 6–2
Win 81. 6 Feb 1994 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4
Win 82. 27 Feb 1994 Indian Wells, USA Hard   Amanda Coetzer 6–0, 6–4
Win 83. 6 Mar 1994 Delray Beach, USA Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5
Win 84. 19 Mar 1994 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 85. 15 May 1994 Berlin, Germany Clay   Brenda Schultz 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 86. 7 Aug 1994 San Diego, USA Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–1
Win 87. 19 Feb 1995 Paris, France Carpet   Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
Win 88. 12 Mar 1995 Delray Beach, USA Hard   Conchita Martínez 6–2, 6–4
Win 89. 25 Mar 1995 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Kimiko Date 6–1, 6–4
Win 90. 16 Apr 1995 Houston, USA Clay   Åsa Carlsson 6–1, 6–1
Win 91. 10 Jun 1995 French Open, Paris Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win 92. 8 Jul 1995 Wimbledon, London Grass   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 93. 9 Sep 1995 US Open, New York City Hard   Monica Seles 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 6–3
Win 94. 12 Nov 1995 Philadelphia, USA Carpet   Lori McNeil 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 95. 19 Nov 1995 WTA Tour Championships, New York City Carpet   Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 96. 16 Mar 1996 Indian Wells, USA Hard   Conchita Martínez 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win 97. 30 Mar 1996 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–3
Win 98. 19 May 1996 Berlin, Germany Clay   Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 99. 8 Jun 1996 French Open, Paris Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8
Win 100. 6 Jul 1996 Wimbledon, London Grass   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5
Win 101. 8 Sep 1996 US Open, New York City Hard   Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4
Win 102. 24 Nov 1996 Chase Championships, New York City Carpet   Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
Win 103. 24 May 1997 Strasbourg, France Clay   Mirjana Lučić 6–2, 7–5
Win 104. 29 Aug 1998 New Haven, USA Hard   Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–1
Win 105. 8 Nov 1998 Leipzig, Germany Carpet   Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 6–4
Win 106. 15 Nov 1998 Philadelphia, USA Carpet   Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 107. 5 Jun 1999 French Open, Paris Clay   Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Legend
Grand Slams (9)
WTA Tour Championships (1)
Olympic silver (1)
Tier I (6)
Tier II (8)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0)
VS (6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 14 Oct 1984 Filderstadt, West Germany Carpet   Catarina Lindqvist 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2. 19 May 1985 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Chris Evert 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3. 18 Aug 1985 Mahwah, US Hard   Kathy Rinaldi 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 4. 6 Oct 1985 Fort Lauderdale, US Hard   Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1
Loss 5. 2 Feb 1986 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Chris Evert 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6. 23 Feb 1986 Boca West, USA Hard   Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2
Loss 7. 23 Nov 1986 Virginia Slims Championships, New York Carpet   Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 8. 4 Jul 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass   Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. 12 Sep 1987 US Open, New York Hard   Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 10. 13 Mar 1988 Boca Raton, US Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 11. 16 Apr 1989 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 12. 10 Jun 1989 French Open, Paris Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Loss 13. 20 May 1990 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Monica Seles 6–4, 6–3
Loss 14. 9 Jun 1990 French Open, Paris Clay   Monica Seles 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 15. 8 Sep 1990 US Open, New York City Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 16. 10 Mar 1991 Boca Raton, USA Hard   Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 17. 14 Apr 1991 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 18. 12 Apr 1992 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 19. 6 Jun 1992 French Open, Paris Clay   Monica Seles 6–2, 3–6, 10–8
Loss 20. 7 Aug 1992 Summer Olympic Games, Barcelona Clay   Jennifer Capriati 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 21. 30 Jan 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Monica Seles 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 22. 20 Mar 1993 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 23. 2 May 1993 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3
Loss 24. 14 Nov 1993 Philadelphia, USA Carpet   Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3
Loss 25. 1 May 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 26. 21 Aug 1994 Montreal, Canada Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 27. 10 Sep 1994 US Open, New York City Hard   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 28. 17 Nov 1996 Philadelphia, USA Carpet   Jana Novotná 6–4, ret.
Loss 29. 2 Feb 1997 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Martina Hingis walkover
Loss 30. 13 Mar 1999 Indian Wells, USA Hard   Serena Williams 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 31. 4 Jul 1999 Wimbledon, London Grass   Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 7–5

Doubles (11 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slams (1–3)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (1–0)
Tier II (2–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (1–0)
VS (6–4)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1985 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2. Apr 1986 Hilton Head Island, USA Clay   Catherine Tanvier 3–6, 3–6
Win 1. May 1986 Indianapolis, USA Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–0
Win 2. May 1986 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Helena Suková 7–5, 6–2
Loss 3. Jun 1986 French Open, Paris Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Aug 1986 Mahwah, USA Hard   Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 3. Sep 1986 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Bettina Bunge 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Win 4. Oct 1986 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet   Gabriela Sabatini 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 5. Oct 1986 Brighton, UK Carpet   Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5. Nov 1986 Chicago, USA Carpet   Gabriela Sabatini   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 6. Apr 1987 Amelia Island, USA Clay   Gabriela Sabatini   Hana Mandlíková
  Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 6. Jun 1987 French Open, Paris Clay   Gabriela Sabatini   Martina Navratilova
  Pam Shriver
2–6, 1–6
Win 7. Mar1988 Key Biscayne, USA Hard   Gabriela Sabatini   Gigi Fernández
  Zina Garrison
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 8. Jul 1988 Wimbledon, London Grass   Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 1–6, 12–10
Loss 7. Jun 1989 French Open, Paris Clay   Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 4–6
Win 9. Aug 1989 Mahwah, USA Hard   Pam Shriver   Louise Allen
  Laura Gildemeister
6–2, 6–4
Win 10. May 1992 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 11. May 1993 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Rennae Stubbs   Larisa Neiland
  Jana Novotná
6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Fed Cup edit

Wins (2) edit

Edition Team Round Opponents Result
1987 Federation Cup Steffi Graf
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Bettina Bunge
Silke Meier
1R
  Hong Kong
Win (3–0)
2R
  South Korea
Win (3–0)
QF
  Argentina
Win (2–1)
SF
  Czechoslovakia
Win (2–1)
F
  United States
Win (2–1)
1992 Federation Cup Steffi Graf
Anke Huber
Barbara Rittner
Sabine Hack
1R
  New Zealand
Win (3–0)
2R
  Netherlands
Win (2–1)
QF
  Poland
Win (3–0)
SF
  USA
Win (2–1)
F
  Spain
Win (2–1)

Participations (32) edit

Singles (22) edit

Edition Round Date Venue Surface Against Opponent W/L Result Team Result
1986 Federation Cup
1R
July 1986 Prague Clay   Belgium Ann Devries Win 6–3, 6–1
Win (3–0)
2R
  Brazil Patricia Medrado Win 6–0, 6–2
Win (2–1)
1987 Federation Cup
1R
July 1987 Vancouver Hard   Hong Kong Patricia Hy Win 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win (3–0)
2R
  South Korea Kim Il-soon Win 6–1, 6–1
Win (3–0)
QF
  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Win 6–4, 6–4
Win (2–1)
SF
1 August 1987   Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Win 6–4, 6–1
Win (2–1)
F
2 August 1987   United States Chris Evert Win 6–2, 6–1
Win (2–1)
1989 Federation Cup
1R
October 1989 Tokyo Hard   Finland Anne Aallonen Win 6–0, 6–1
Win (3–0)
2R
  Japan Akiko Kijimuta Win 6–4, 6–1
Win (3–0)
QF
  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková Win 6–2, 6–1
Loss (1–2)
1991 Federation Cup
1R
23 July 1991 Nottingham Hard   Greece Angelikí Kanellopoúlou Win 6–1, 6–2
Win (3–0)
2R
24 July 1991   Canada Patricia Hy Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win (2–1)
1992 Federation Cup
1R
13 July 1992 Frankfurt Clay   New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa Win 6–2, 6–1
Win (3–0)
2R
15 July 1992   Netherlands Brenda Schultz Win 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win (2–1)
QF
16 July 1992   Poland Katarzyna Nowak Win 6–0, 6–0
Win (3–0)
SF
18 July 1992   United States Lori McNeil Win 6–0, 6–3
Win (2–1)
F
19 July 1992   Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Win 6–4, 6–2
Win (2–1)
1993 Federation Cup
1R
20 July 1993 Frankfurt Clay   Australia Nicole Provis Lose 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss (1–2)
1996 Federation Cup QF April 1996 Tokyo Hard (i)   Japan Naoko Sawamatsu Win 6–1, 6–3
Loss (2–3)
Kimiko Date Lose 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 10–12
WG PO July 1996 Pörtschach Clay   Austria Judith Wiesner Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win (4–1)
Barbara Schett Win 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (10) edit

Edition Round Date Venue Partnering Against Surface Opponents W/L Result Team Result
1986 Federation Cup
1R
July 1986 Prague   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Belgium Clay Win 6–1, 7–5
Win (3–0)
2R
  Bettina Bunge   Brazil Win 6–2, 6–1
Win (2–1)
1987 Federation Cup
2R
July 1987 Vancouver   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   South Korea Hard Win 6–1, 6–0
Win (3–0)
SF
1 August 1987   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Czechoslovakia Win 7–5, 6–2
Win (2–1)
F
2 August 1987   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   United States Win 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win (2–1)
1989 Federation Cup
2R
October 1989 Tokyo   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Japan Hard Win 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win (3–0)
QF
  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Czechoslovakia Lose 2–6, 2–6
Loss (1–2)
1991 Federation Cup
1R
23 July 1991 Nottingham   Barbara Rittner   Greece Hard   Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
  Christína Papadáki
Win 6–3, 6–0
Win (3–0)
1992 Federation Cup
QF
16 July 1992 Frankfurt   Anke Huber   Poland Clay Win 6–4, 7–5
Win (3–0)
1996 Federation Cup
QF
April 1996 Tokyo   Anke Huber   Japan Hard (i) Lose 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss (2–3)

Career Grand Slam tournament seedings edit

The tournaments won by Graf are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Graf are in italics.

Legend
seeded No. 1 (18 / 29)
seeded No. 2 (3 / 10)
seeded No. 3 (0 / 2)
seeded No. 4–10 (1 / 4)
seeded No. 11–32 (0 / 4)
unseeded (0 / 5)
Longest streak
14
4
1
4
3
6
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1983 not seeded not seeded did not qualify did not qualify
1984 16th not seeded not seeded not seeded
1985 did not play 11th 11th 11th
1986 Not Held 3rd did not play 3rd
1987 did not play 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 1st (2)
1988 1st (2) 1st (3) 1st (4) 1st (5)
1989 1st (6) 1st (3) 1st (7) 1st (8)
1990 1st (9) 1st (4) 1st 1st (5)
1991 1st 2nd 1st (10) 1st
1992 did not play 2nd (6) 2nd (11) 2nd
1993 2nd (7) 1st (12) 1st (13) 1st (14)
1994 1st (15) 1st 1st 1st (8)
1995 did not play 2nd (16) 1st (17) 1st (18)
1996 did not play 1st (19) 1st (20) 1st (21)
1997 1st 2nd did not play did not play
1998 did not play did not play 4th 8th
1999 10th 6th (22) 2nd (9) did not play

WTA Tour career earnings edit

Year Grand Slam
singles titles
WTA
singles titles
Total
singles titles
Earnings ($) Money list rank
1986 0 8 8 612,118 4
1987 1 10 11 1,063,785 1
1988 4 7 11 1,378,128 1
1989 3 11 14 1,562,905 1
1990 1 9 10 1,921,853 1
1991 1 6 7 1,461,949 2
1992 1 7 8 1,691,139 2
1993 3 7 10 2,821,337 1
1994 1 6 7 1,487,980 3
1995 3 6 9 2,538,620 1
1996 3 4 7 2,665,706 1
1997 0 1 1 230,249 34
1998 0 3 3 569,845 12
1999 1 0 1 1,248,867 5
Career 22 85 107 21,895,277 20

Head-to-head vs. top 10 ranked players edit

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Carpet Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
  Kim Clijsters 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (6–2, 6–2) at 1999 Wimbledon
  Amélie Mauresmo 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–3) at 1997 French Open
  Jennifer Capriati 10–1 91% 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 Won (6–0, 6–1) at 1999 Miami
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 28–8 78% 8–4 13–4 3–0 4–0 Won (6–3, 7–5) at 1996 Wimbledon
  Martina Hingis 7–2 78% 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 Won (4–6, 7–5, 6–2) at 1999 French Open
 / /  Monica Seles 10–5 67% 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 Won (6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4) at 1999 French Open
  Venus Williams 3–2 60% 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 Won (6–2, 3–6, 6–4) at 1999 Wimbledon
  Lindsay Davenport 8–6 57% 5–4 1–0 0–1 2–1 Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 1999 Wimbledon
  Chris Evert 8–6 57% 6–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 Won (6–2, 6–1) at 1989 Wimbledon
 /  Martina Navratilova 9–9 50% 2–5 2–0 2–1 3–3 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 1994 Tokyo
  Tracy Austin 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 Won (6–0, 6–0) at 1994 Indian Wells
  Serena Williams 1–1 50% 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 1999 Indian Wells
Number 2 ranked players
  Conchita Martínez 13–1 93% 5–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 1996 French Open
 /  Jana Novotná 29–4 88% 6–1 7–0 5–0 11–3 Won (6–2, 6–0) at 1999 Indian Wells
Number 3 ranked players
  Nathalie Tauziat 21–0 100% 9–0 5–0 0–0 7–0 Won (6–1, 6–4) at 1998 Philadelphia
 /  Manuela Maleeva 17–0 100% 5–0 4–0 0–0 8–0 Won (4–6, 6–1, 6–0) at 1993 US Open
 /  Hana Mandlíková 8–1 89% 4–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 Won (6–0, 6–1) at 1989 Mahwah
  Pam Shriver 9–3 75% 5–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 Won (6–1, 6–3) at 1993 Philadelphia
  Amanda Coetzer 11–4 73% 5–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 Won (6–3, 6–0) at 1998 New Haven
  Gabriela Sabatini 29–11 73% 11–5 10–4 3–0 5–2 Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 1995 US Open
  Mary Pierce 4–2 67% 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 Won (6–2, 6–2) at 1995 Paris
  Wendy Turnbull 1–2 33% 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 Won (6–1, 6–7, 6–2) at 1986 Key Biscayne
Number 4 ranked players
  Mary Joe Fernández 17–0 100% 7–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 1999 Australian Open
 /  Anke Huber 10–0 100% 3–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 Won (6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3) at 1995 WTA Finals
  Magdalena Maleeva 8–0 100% 1–0 6–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–0) at 1999 French Open
 /  Iva Majoli 7–0 100% 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 Won (6–2, 6–3) at 1997 Tokyo
  Dianne Fromholtz 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6) at 1983 Hittfield
 /  Helena Suková 21–1 95% 10–0 4–0 0–1 7–0 Won (7–5, 6–4) at 1994 Delray Beach
  Kimiko Date-Krumm 7–1 87% 5–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 2–6, 6–3) at 1996 Wimbledon
  Zina Garrison 12–2 86% 7–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 Won (6–1, 6–3) at 1995 Philadelphia
 /  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 12–2 86% 5–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 Won (6–0, 6–4) at 1990 Wimbledon
Number 5 ranked players
  Kathy Jordan 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 1985 Mahwah
 /  Natasha Zvereva 20–1 95% 7–0 6–0 1–1 6–0 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 1999 Miami
 /  Sylvia Hanika 4–1 80% 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–1) at 1988 Mahwah
  Jo Durie 3–4 43% 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 Won (6–1, 6–1) at 1988 Miami
Number 6 ranked players
  Katerina Maleeva 11–0 100% 4–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 1993 Berlin
  Chanda Rubin 7–0 100% 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 Won (2–6, 6–4, 6–2) at 1999 Indian Wells
 /  Bettina Bunge 5–0 100% 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 Won (6–1, 6–2) at 1989 San Diego
Number 7 ranked players
  Andrea Temesvári 9–0 100% 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–2) at 1991 US Open
  Barbara Schett 2–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–2) at 1999 Hanover
  Irina Spîrlea 2–0 100% 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2) at 1997 French Open
  Julie Halard-Decugis 9–1 90% 4–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 Lost (7–5, 4–6, 4–6) at 1999 Berlin
  Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 3–2 60% 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 1990 San Diego
  Patty Schnyder 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 1998 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
  Bonnie Gadusek 4–0 100% 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 1986 US Open
  Sandrine Testud 3–0 100% 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (3–6, 6–2, 6–1) at 1997 Strasbourg
  Carling Bassett-Seguso 2–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 1990 Amelia Island
  Ai Sugiyama 4–1 80% 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–0, 6–1) at 1999 Indian Wells
  Anna Kournikova 2–1 67% 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 Won (6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at 1999 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6–0 100% 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 Won (6–1, 7–5) at 1997 Tokyo
  Lisa Bonder 3–0 100% 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–1) at 1988 Boca Raton
  Paola Suárez 3–0 100% 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–0, 6–3) at 1999 Australian Open
  Dominique Monami 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–1, 3–6, 6–0) at 1998 Leipzig
  Lori McNeil 9–2 82% 3–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 Won (6–1, 4–6, 6–3) at 1995 Philadelphia
Number 10 ranked players
  Stephanie Rehe 5–0 100% 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 Won (6–0, 6–3) at 1990 San Diego
 /  Karina Habšudová 4–0 100% 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 Won (6–1, 6–4) at 1996 WTA Finals
  Barbara Paulus 2–0 100% 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 Won (7–5, 6–1) at 1991 Brighton
  Kathleen Horvath 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–1, 6–3) at 1985 Berlin
  Catarina Lindqvist 3–2 60% 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 Won (6–2, 7–5) at 1990 Brighton
Total 452–91 83% 181–35
(84%)
122–25
(83%)
36–11
(77%)
113–20
(85%)

Top 10 wins edit

Graf has a 208–63 (76.8%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[1]

Season 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
Wins 2 0 15 28 18 22 18 11 17 23 11 15 13 1 8 6 208
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score Graf
rank
1988
1.   Hana Mandlíková 5 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grass QF 6–2, 6–2 1
2.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 10 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grass SF 6–2, 6–3 1
3.   Chris Evert 3 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grass F 6–1, 7–6(7–3) 1
4.   Lori McNeil 10 San Antonio, United States Hard SF 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–1 1
5.   Pam Shriver 4 Boca Raton, United States Hard SF 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) 1
6.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 9 Miami, United States Hard QF 6–3, 6–0 1
7.   Chris Evert 3 Miami, United States Hard F 6–4, 6–4 1
8.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 8 Berlin, Germany Clay SF 6–1, 6–0 1
9.   Helena Suková 7 Berlin, Germany Clay F 6–3, 6–2 1
10.   Gabriela Sabatini 5 French Open, Paris, France Clay SF 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 1
11.   Pam Shriver 4 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass SF 6–1, 6–2 1
12.   Martina Navratilova 2 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass F 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 1
13.   Helena Suková 7 Mahwah, United States Hard SF 6–1, 6–1 1
14.   Gabriela Sabatini 4 US Open, New York, United States Hard F 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 1
15.   Zina Garrison 9 Olympics, Seoul, South Korea Hard SF 6–2, 6–0 1
16.   Gabriela Sabatini 4 Olympics, Seoul, South Korea Hard F 6–3, 6–3 1
17.   Manuela Maleeva 6 Brighton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) SF 6–2, 6–0 1
18.   Manuela Maleeva 7 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) QF 6–1, 6–3 1
1989
19.   Gabriela Sabatini 4 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grass SF 6–3, 6–0 1
20.   Helena Suková 6 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grass F 6–4, 6–4 1
21.   Natasha Zvereva 8 Washington, D.C., United States Hard SF 6–3, 6–4 1
22.   Zina Garrison 9 Washington, D.C., United States Hard F 6–1, 7–5 1
23.   Helena Suková 5 Boca Raton, United States Hard SF 6–2, 6–1 1
24.   Chris Evert 4 Boca Raton, United States Hard F 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 1
25.   Natasha Zvereva 9 Hilton Head, United States Clay F 6–1, 6–1 1
26.   Gabriela Sabatini 3 Berlin, Germany Clay F 6–3, 6–1 1
27.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass QF 7–5, 6–1 1
28.   Chris Evert 4 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass SF 6–2, 6–1 1
29.   Martina Navratilova 2 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass F 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1 1
30.   Zina Garrison 6 San Diego, United States Hard F 6–4, 7–5 1
31.   Helena Suková 8 US Open, New York, United States Hard QF 6–1, 6–1 1
32.   Gabriela Sabatini 3 US Open, New York, United States Hard SF 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 1
33.   Martina Navratilova 2 US Open, New York, United States Hard F 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 1
34.   Helena Suková 8 Fed Cup, Tokyo, Japan Hard QF 6–2, 6–1 1
35.   Helena Suková 8 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) SF 6–1, 6–3 1
36.   Jana Novotná 10 Brighton, United Kingdom Hard (i) SF 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 1
37.   Monica Seles 7 Brighton, United Kingdom Hard (i) F 7–5, 6–4 1
38.   Helena Suková 7 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) QF 6–2, 6–1 1
39.   Gabriela Sabatini 3 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) SF 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 1
40.   Martina Navratilova 2 WTA Tour Championships, New York Carpet (i) F 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 1
1990
41.   Helena Suková 9 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard SF 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 1
42.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 8 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) SF 6–4, 6–4 1
43.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) F 6–1, 6–2 1
44.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Amelia Island, United States Clay F 6–1, 6–0 1
45.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 Hamburg, Germany Clay F 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 1
46.   Conchita Martínez 10 French Open, Paris, France Clay QF 6–1, 6–3 1
47.   Katerina Maleeva 7 Montreal, Canada Hard F 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 1
48.   Zina Garrison 5 San Diego, United States Hard SF 6–4, 7–5 1
49.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 9 San Diego, United States Hard F 6–3, 6–2 1
50.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 US Open, New York Hard SF 6–1, 6–2 1
51.   Conchita Martínez 10 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) SF 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) 1
52.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) F 6–1, 6–1 1
53.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 9 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) SF 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 1
54.   Gabriela Sabatini 4 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) F 6–3, 6–2 1
55.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 9 Worcester, United States Carpet (i) SF 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 1
56.   Gabriela Sabatini 4 Worcester, United States Carpet (i) F 7–6(7–5), 6–3 1
57.   Jennifer Capriati 10 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) 1R 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 1
58.   Katerina Maleeva 6 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 6–0 1
1991
59.   Manuela Maleeva 10 Miami, United States Hard QF 6–1, 6–3 2
60.   Monica Seles 1 San Antonio, United States Hard F 6–4, 6–3 2
61.   Monica Seles 1 Hamburg, Germany Clay F 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 2
62.   Jana Novotná 7 Berlin, Germany Clay SF 6–1, 6–0 2
63.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 Berlin, Germany Clay F 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) 2
64.   Zina Garrison 9 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass QF 6–1, 6–3 2
65.   Mary Joe Fernández 6 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass SF 6–2, 6–4 2
66.   Gabriela Sabatini 3 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass F 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 2
67.   Conchita Martínez 8 US Open, New York Hard QF 6–1, 6–3 1
68.   Jana Novotná 9 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) F 6–3, 6–3 2
69.   Conchita Martínez 9 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) 1R 6–0, 6–3 2
1992
70.   Mary Joe Fernández 7 Boca Raton, United States Hard SF 6–0, 7–5 2
71.   Conchita Martínez 8 Boca Raton, United States Hard F 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 2
72.   Mary Joe Fernández 7 Miami, United States Hard QF 7–6(7–5), 6–4 2
73.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Amelia Island, United States Clay SF 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3 2
74.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Hamburg, Germany Clay F 7–6(7–5), 6–2 2
75.   Jennifer Capriati 6 Berlin, Germany Clay SF 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 2
76.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Berlin, Germany Clay F 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 2
77.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 French Open, Paris Clay SF 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 2
78.   Gabriela Sabatini 3 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass SF 6–3, 6–3 2
79.   Monica Seles 1 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass F 6–1, 6–2 2
80.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Fed Cup, Frankfurt, Germany Clay F 6–4, 6–2 2
81.   Mary Joe Fernández 7 Olympics, Barcelona, Spain Clay SF 6–4, 6–2 2
82.   Martina Navratilova 5 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) F 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 2
83.   Jana Novotná 10 Brighton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) F 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 2
84.   Conchita Martínez 8 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) QF 6–1, 6–1 2
85.   Jennifer Capriati 7 Philadelphia, United Kingdom Carpet (i) SF 6–0, 6–1 2
86.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Philadelphia, United Kingdom Carpet (i) F 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 2
1993
87.   Jennifer Capriati 7 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard QF 7–5, 6–2 2
88.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard SF 7–5, 6–4 2
89.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 Delray Beach, United States Hard F 6–4, 6–3 2
90.   Gabriela Sabatini 5 Miami, United States Hard SF 6–0, 6–2 2
91.   Gabriela Sabatini 5 Hilton Head, United States Clay (green) SF 6–0, 7–6(7–3) 2
92.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 Hilton Head, United States Clay (green) F 7–6(8–6), 6–1 2
93.   Jana Novotná 9 Hamburg, Germany Clay SF 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 2
94.   Magdalena Maleeva 10 Berlin, Germany Clay QF 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 2
95.   Mary Joe Fernández 8 Berlin, Germany Clay SF 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 2
96.   Gabriela Sabatini 5 Berlin, Germany Clay F 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4 2
97.   Jennifer Capriati 8 French Open, Paris Clay QF 6–3, 7–5 2
98.   Anke Huber 10 French Open, Paris Clay SF 6–1, 6–1 2
99.   Mary Joe Fernández 7 French Open, Paris Clay F 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 2
100.   Jennifer Capriati 8 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass QF 7–6(7–3), 6–1 1
101.   Conchita Martínez 7 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass SF 7–6(7–0), 6–3 1
102.   Jana Novotná 9 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass F 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4 1
103.   Conchita Martínez 7 San Diego, United States Hard SF 7–5, 6–2 1
104.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 San Diego, United States Hard F 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 1
105.   Jennifer Capriati 9 Toronto, Canada Hard F 6–1, 0–6, 6–3 1
106.   Gabriela Sabatini 6 US Open, New York, United States Hard QF 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 1
107.   Jana Novotná 8 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) F 6–2, 6–0 1
108.   Anke Huber 8 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) SF 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 1
109.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) F 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 1
1994
110.   Kimiko Date 9 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard SF 6–3, 6–3 1
111.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard F 6–0, 6–2 1
112.   Martina Navratilova 3 Tokyo, Japan Hard F 6–2, 6–4 1
113.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 Delray Beach, United States Hard F 6–3, 7–5 1
114.   Kimiko Date 7 Miami, United States Hard QF 6–1, 6–1 1
115.   Jana Novotná 5 Hamburg, Germany Clay SF 6–3, 6–3 1
116.   Jana Novotná 5 Berlin, Germany Clay SF 6–2, 6–3 1
117.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 San Diego, United States Hard F 6–2, 6–1 1
118.   Gabriela Sabatini 10 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 7–5, 6–0 1
119.   Mary Pierce 5 Montreal, Canada Hard SF 6–3, 6–4 1
120.   Jana Novotná 8 US Open, New York Hard SF 6–3, 7–5 1
1995
121.   Jana Novotná 5 Paris, France Hard (i) SF 6–2, 6–3 2
122.   Mary Pierce 3 Paris, France Hard (i) F 6–2, 6–2 2
123.   Anke Huber 10 Delray Beach, United States Hard SF 6–4, 6–4 2
124.   Conchita Martínez 4 Delray Beach, United States Hard F 6–2, 6–4 2
125.   Natasha Zvereva 8 Miami, United States Hard QF 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 2
126.   Jana Novotná 5 Miami, United States Hard SF 6–2, 7–5 2
127.   Kimiko Date 9 Miami, United States Hard F 6–1, 6–4 2
128.   Gabriela Sabatini 8 French Open, Paris Clay QF 6–1, 6–0 2
129.   Conchita Martínez 4 French Open, Paris Clay SF 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 2
130.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 French Open, Paris, France Clay F 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 2
131.   Jana Novotná 5 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass SF 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 1
132.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass F 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 1
133.   Gabriela Sabatini 8 US Open, New York Hard SF 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 1
134.   Monica Seles 1 US Open, New York, United States Hard F 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 6–3 1
135.   Mary Joe Fernández 8 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 6–4 1
1996
136.   Conchita Martínez 2 Indian Wells, United States Hard F 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) 1
137.   Kimiko Date 8 Miami, United States Hard QF 7–6(7–4), 6–3 1
138.   Chanda Rubin 9 Miami, United States Hard F 6–1, 6–3 1
139.   Iva Majoli 4 Berlin, Germany Clay SF 7–5, 6–1 1
140.   Iva Majoli 4 French Open, Paris, France Clay QF 6–3, 6–1 1
141.   Conchita Martínez 2 French Open, Paris Clay SF 6–3, 6–1 1
142.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 French Open, Paris Clay F 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8 1
143.   Jana Novotná 6 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass QF 6–3, 6–2 1
144.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass F 6–3, 7–5 1
145.   Monica Seles 1 US Open, New York Hard F 7–5, 6–4 1
146.   Lindsay Davenport 8 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) QF 6–4, 7–6(13–11) 1
147.   Jana Novotná 5 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) SF 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 1
148.   Martina Hingis 7 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) F 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 1
1997
149.   Iva Majoli 7 Tokyo, Japan Hard QF 6–2, 6–3 1
1998
150.   Lindsay Davenport 2 New Haven, United States Hard SF 6–3, 7–6(8–6) 38
151.   Jana Novotná 3 New Haven, United States Hard F 6–4, 6–1 38
152.   Nathalie Tauziat 9 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) F 6–3, 6–4 22
153.   Martina Hingis 2 Philadelphia, United Kingdom Carpet (i) QF 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 17
154.   Nathalie Tauziat 9 Philadelphia, United Kingdom Carpet (i) SF 6–1, 6–4 17
155.   Lindsay Davenport 1 Philadelphia, United Kingdom Carpet (i) F 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 17
156.   Jana Novotná 3 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) 1R 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1 12
157.   Monica Seles 6 WTA Tour Championships, New York, United States Carpet (i) QF 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 12
1999
158.   Venus Williams 4 Sydney, Australia Hard QF 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 10
159.   Jana Novotná 4 Indian Wells, United States Hard QF 6–2, 6–0 7
160.   Lindsay Davenport 2 French Open, Paris Clay QF 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 6
161.   Monica Seles 3 French Open, Paris Clay SF 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 6
162.   Martina Hingis 1 French Open, Paris Clay F 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 6
163.   Venus Williams 5 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass QF 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 3

Double bagel matches (6-0, 6-0) edit

Year No. Tournament Surface Opponent Round
1983 1. Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass   Heidi Narborough Q
1984 2. Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head, U.S. Clay   Yvona Brzáková Q
1987 3. Virginia Slims of Florida, Boca Raton, U.S. Hard   Sara Gomer R16
1987 4. Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass   Tine Scheuer-Larsen R16
1987 5. LA Women's Tennis Championships, Los Angeles, U.S. Hard   Pascale Paradis-Mangon R16
1988 6. French Open, Paris Clay   Natasha Zvereva Final
1988 7. Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass   Hu Na R128
1988 8. WTA Hamburg, Germany Clay   Raffaella Reggi QF
1989 9. Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Rene Simpson R64
1989 10. Virginia Slims of Washington, Washington, D.C.., U.S. Carpet   Carling Bassett-Seguso R16
1989 11. German Open Tennis Championships, Berlin Clay   Niege Dias R16
1989 12. Southern California Open, Carlsbad, U.S. Hard   Rene Simpson R32
1989 13. Southern California Open, Carlsbad, U.S. Hard   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch QF
1989 14. WTA New Jersey, Mahwah, U.S. Hard   Kim Kessaris R32
1989 15. Brighton International, United Kingdom Carpet   Laura Garrone R32
1991 16. US Open, New York Hard   Catherine Mothes-Jobkel R64
1992 17. Ameritech Cup, Chicago, U.S. Carpet   Rika Hiraki R16
1992 18. Fed Cup Clay   Katarzyna Nowak QF
1993 19. Wimbledon, UK Grass   Kirrily Sharpe R128
1993 20. Wimbledon, UK Grass   Helen Kelesi R32
1994 21. State Farm Evert Cup, Indian Wells, U.S. Hard   Tracy Austin QF
1994 22. WTA Hamburg, Germany Clay   Silke Frankl R32

Awards edit

  • 1986: Most Improved Player, by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
  • 1987 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1987 World Champion, by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  • 1988 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1988 World Champion, by the ITF
  • 1988 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
  • 1989 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1989 World Champion, by the ITF
  • 1989 Female Athlete of the Year, by the Associated Press
  • 1990 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1990 World Champion, by the ITF
  • 1993 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1993 World Champion, by the ITF
  • 1994 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1995 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1995 World Champion, by the ITF
  • 1996 Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1996 World Champion, by the ITF
  • 1996 Most Exciting Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1998 Most Exciting Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1999 Most Exciting Player of the Year, by the WTA
  • 1999 Prince of Asturias Award, one of the most important awards of Spain and named after the heir apparent of Spain, Prince Felipe
  • 1999 Germany Television Award for her outstanding performance as tennis player and her importance to the German public.
  • 1999 Athlete of the Century for the category Female Athlete in Ballsports by a panel of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • 1999 The Greatest Female Tennis Player of the 20th century, by a panel of tennis experts assembled by the Associated Press
  • 1999 Female Athlete of the Year, by the German television broadcaster ARD
  • 1999 Female Sports Award of the Last Decade, by ESPY
  • 1999 Olympic Order granted by Dr. Antonio Samaranch, president of the IOC
  • 2002 Medal of Honor, bestowed by the prime minister of Graf's home state Baden-Württemberg, Erwin Teufel
  • 2004 Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • 2008 Cross of the Order of Merit awarded to her by German Federal President Horst Köhler
  • 2009 Wilson award for public service.

Special honours edit

  • Graf is the only female athlete in the list of Forbes Top-30 Most recognizable and marketable athletes in 1995.
  • Selected for European Heroes in 2004 and 2005 by TIME Magazine.
  • Voted Germans greatest role model by TV14 magazine, 2004.
  • Voted Most admirable German woman by Amica magazine, 2005.
  • Voted Germany's Sportswoman of the Century in 1999 by the German press.
  • Graf is the only person to have won the 'Golden Slam' (1988)
  • Graf is the first German to win the Spain's 'Prince of Asturias' award.
  • Chosen by World Economic Forum As Young Global Leader for 2008
  • Godmother of the Navigator of The Seas (Royal Caribbean Cruiselines), 2002
  • Stefanie Graf was awarded with the Golden Sports Pyramid, the highest distinction of the German Sports Fund in Herzogenaurach by the Adidas chairman Herbert Hainer on 24 June 2008. She was also inducted to the German Sport Hall of Fame.
  • Voted The best female role model in sports in a survey by Barclays, sponsors of the Premier League, 2010.
  • Nominated and voted the title Mother of the nation in her country, Germany, 2010.

References edit

  1. ^ "Steffi Graf". Tennis Abstract.

External links edit