Steffi Graf Biography

Steffi Graf Biography
Birth name

Stefanie Maria Graf

Nickname

Miss forehand

Die Gräfin

Height

5 '9 "(1.75 m)

Mini Biography

Steffi Graf started playing tennis at age 3, coached by his father, Peter. Less than the tennis program, the best girl, usually plays the worst boyfriend - who used to Boris Becker. After winning the German and the European Juniors, he turned PRO October 18, 1982. The next day, she lost to Tracy Austin, who was less impressed, told journalists that there were "hundreds of girls," as Graf back in the United States. Peter kept in check by Steffi career to ensure that does not "burn" as he climbed the charts. He finally won his first title, 13 April 1986, defeating Chris Evert at the Family Circle Cup WTA tournament wants to win the 107, including 22 majors. In 1988 he joined Don Budge, Rod Laver, Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court and as the only players in tennis history to win a calendar year Grand Slam, and only one win in four different surfaces.

He was almost in the middle of a tragedy April 30, 1993. Since then-rival Monica Seles was resting on the change of the Hamburg Open, the man made his way is, and plunged a knife on his back. Initially it was thought an attack sparked the conflict in Yugoslavia, Seles's. But it turned out to Guenter Parche was a Graf fan, and concluded that if he took off Seles, Graf returns to the # 1 ranking. Attack reverberated throughout the sport. It 'also changed the course of tennis history. Seles was 27 months out of court, and never regain his dominant form. Graf visited Seles in the hospital but has not commented publicly on the case until 2004.

13 Graf retired in August 1999 after beating Martina Hingis at Roland Garros and defeated Lindsay Davenport at Wimbledon. This time she went out with Andre Agassi, who also won at Roland Garros, but he was a finalist at Wimbledon in only their mothers as witnesses, were married Oct. 22, 2001, at his home in Las Vegas. Their son, Jaden Gil, was born four days later. Their daughter, Jaz Elle, was born October 3, 2003.

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