Graf–Navratilova rivalry

The Graf–Navratilova rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova, widely regarded as two of the greatest tennis players of all time. They met 18 times during their careers, and their head-to-head is even at 9–9, with Graf having a 4–2 record in Grand Slam finals but Navratilova having a 5–4 record in overall Grand Slam matches (winning their last Grand Slam meeting despite being 34 at the time). They appeared in three consecutive Wimbledon singles finals (1987, 1988, 1989) and thrilled the fans with their enthralling tennis. Notably, despite how even their rivalry was, the age difference between Navratilova and Graf is more than 12.5 years.

Steffi Graf (22 Singles majors)

Martina Navratilova (18 Singles majors)

List of all matches

Legend	Graf	Navratilova
Grand Slam	4	5
WTA Tour Championships	1	2
WTA Tour Events	4	2
Total	9	9

Graf–Navratilova (9–9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Graf	Navratilova
1.	1985	US Open	Hard	Semifinals	Navratilova	6–2, 6–3	0	1
2.	1985	Maybelline Classic	Hard	Final	Navratilova	6–3, 6–1	0	2
3.	1986	Virginia Slims Championships	Carpet	Semifinals	Navratilova	6–2, 6–2	0	3
4.	1986	German Open	Clay	Final	Graf	6–2, 6–3	1	3
5.	1986	US Open	Hard	Semifinals	Navratilova	6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–8)	1	4
6.	1986	Virginia Slims Championships	Carpet	Final	Navratilova	7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2	1	5
7.	1987	Miami Open	Hard	Semifinals	Graf	6–3, 6–2	2	5
8.	1987	Roland Garros	Clay	Final	Graf	6–4, 4–6, 8–6	3	5
9.	1987	Wimbledon	Grass	Final	Navratilova	7–5, 6–3	3	6
10.	1987	US Open	Hard	Final	Navratilova	7–6(7–4), 6–1	3	7
11.	1988	Wimbledon	Grass	Final	Graf	5–7, 6–2, 6–1	4	7
12.	1989	Wimbledon	Grass	Final	Graf	6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1	5	7
13.	1989	US Open	Hard	Final	Graf	3–6, 7–5, 6–1	6	7
14.	1989	Virginia Slims Championships	Carpet	Final	Graf	6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2	7	7
15.	1991	US Open	Hard	Semifinals	Navratilova	7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 6–4	7	8
16.	1992	Zurich Open	Carpet	Final	Graf	2–6, 7–5, 7–5	8	8
17.	1993	Pan Pacific Open	Carpet	Semifinals	Navratilova	4–6, 6–3, 6–3	8	9
18.	1994	Pan Pacific Open	Carpet	Final	Graf	6–2, 6–4	9	9

Breakdown of the rivalry

• Hard courts: Navratilova, 5–2
• Clay courts: Graf, 2–0
• Grass courts: Graf, 2–1
• Carpet courts: Equal, 3–3
• Grand Slam matches: Navratilova, 5–4
• Grand Slam finals: Graf, 4–2
• Year-End Championships matches: Navratilova, 2–1
• Year-End Championships finals: Equal, 1–1
• Fed Cup matches: None
• All finals: Graf, 8–4
• All matches: Equal, 9–9

Set tallies

Graf	Set score	Navratilova
1	8–6	0
2	7–6	5
4	7–5	2
4	6–4	2
2	6–3	7
6	6–2	6
3	6–1	3
0	6–0	0
22	Total sets	25
224	Total games	232

See also

• List of tennis rivalries
• List of Grand Slam related tennis records