STEFANIE MARIA GRAF
Stefanie Maria Graf
was born on June 14, 1969 in Neckerau, Germany. Her father's name is Peter
and her mother's name is Heidi. She has one brother named Michael. Steffi
currently is dating a guy named Michael Bertels.
Steffi spent a total
of 377 weeks at number 1, which is a world record. Her first ranking was
at 214. She then went on to win 21 Grand Slam Single Titles, 1 Grand Slam
Doubles Title. She won 7 at Wimbledon, 5 at the US Open, 6 at the French
Open, and 4 at the Australian Open. She has a total of 103 Career Singles
Titles. Her total career prize money is $20,130,835.
Steffi began
playing tennis when she was just four years old. But it wasn't until she
was thirteen years old, on October 18, 1982, that she turned pro. In 1982,
Steffi was the second youngest player ever ranked in the WTA Tour ranking
124th. It wasn't until 1985 that she broke into the top ten. In 1988, not
only did she win the Grand Slam, but she also was the champion of the
Olypic Games. Therefore, her tremendous success was called the "Golden
Slam". She is the only player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a
single year(1990).
For more information on Steffi Graf please
visit
www.steffi-graf.com
