Steffi Graf

About

Steffi is considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time. In one year alone she won all four Grand Slam tournaments. She dominated her era so much that she spent 186 consecutive weeks as the top ranked women’s player in the world. Over the course of her phenomenal career, she parked for a record 377 weeks in top spot on the Women’s tour.

Steffi Graf turned professional at the age of 13 and never looked back. During one calendar year, she won all four Grand Slam titles – only the third woman in the history of the game to accomplish this feat.

Graf won seven singles titles at Wimbledon, six singles titles at the French Open, five singles titles at the US Open, and four singles titles at the Australian Open. Her overall record in 56 Grand Slam events was 282–34 (89 percent) (87–10 at the French Open, 75–8 at Wimbledon, 73–10 at the US Open, and 47–6 at the Australian Open).

In 1991, the Steffi Graf Youth Tennis Center in Leipzig was dedicated. She is the founder and chairperson of “Children for Tomorrow”, a non-profit foundation for implementing and developing projects to support children who have been traumatized by war or other crises.

Graf is married to fellow tennis great and Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi with whom she has two children. An ambassador for the WWF, she now devotes much of her time to charity work.

One of the most respected figures in tennis’ history, Steffi Graf is in demand as a motivational speaker and events host.