HEIDELBERG, Germany -- When the fun stopped, Steffi Graf did what so many superstars have done in recent months. She said goodbye. After 22 Grand Slam singles titles, 107 tournament...
...Associated Press men's tennis player of the century, and Steffi Graf edged Martina Navratilova as the top women's player...41, '43, '47; U.S. mixed, 1941. WOMEN: STEFFI GRAF: "Fraulein Forehand" retired at 30 in 1999 after capping...
...on full display Friday, routing German qualifier Barbara Rittner 6-2, 6-1 to set up a semifinal showdown with Steffi Graf at the $500,000 Hanover WTA tournament. "I played very aggressively and went to the net," said Williams, the...
...became the oldest female champion at Key Biscayne. She won the tournament for the first time since 2008 and surpassed Steffi Graf, a five-time champion."Serena played a great match," Sharapova said. "I'm sure we'll be playing a few...
...just five games through four rounds, breaking the Australian Open mark of eight held previously by eventual champions Steffi Graf and Monica Seles.She next plays fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova, who beat fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber 7-5...
...including a kidding plea for help from eight-time major champion Andre Agassi, who was seated next to his wife, Steffi Graf, in the front row of the Royal Box, near Prince William and his wife, Kate."I know I'm playing really well...
...about."The career Golden Slam was first achieved by Steffi Graf, who did it when she won at the Olympics in 1988 after...person I'll never be mentioned in the same name is Steffi Graf. She's done everything."Williams can add the gold...
...4-6, 6-4, 6-1.On Saturday, Serena beat Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 for the singles gold. She joined Steffi Graf as the only women to complete the Golden Slam - winning the Olympics and the four majors.When the Americans in the...
...Unlikely."To just watch these top players push each other, I don't think there's any much further to push," Steffi Graf, a 22-time major winner on the women's side, said before this latest chapter in the Djokovic-Nadal-Federer...
...won't get the chance to play another."As a little girl, I got Christmas rackets under the tree and outfits of Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, and I would want to wear them to bed, I was so excited," Clijsters said. "So for me to have...
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