Editing Steffi Graf (section)

{{Short description|German former tennis player (born 1969)}}
{{for|the Austrian runner|Stephanie Graf}}
{{redirect|Peter Graf|the German painter|Peter Graf (painter)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Steffi Graf
| fullname = Stefanie Maria Graf<ref>{{cite web|author1=Bob Carter|title=Graf, queen of the lawn|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Graf_Steffi.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=29 May 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415090420/http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Graf_Steffi.html|archive-date=15 April 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
| image = Steffi Graf in Hamburg 2010 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Graf in 2010
| country = {{flagcountry|FRG}} (1982–1990)<br />{{GER}} (1990–1999)
| residence = [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|6|14}}
| birth_place = [[Mannheim]], West Germany
| height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Player profile – Steffi Graf|work=WTA Tennis |date=7 April 2017 |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/70044/title/steffi-graf|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA)|access-date=26 September 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402124007/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/70044/title/steffi-graf|url-status=live |author1=Admin }}</ref>
| turnedpro = 1982
| retired= 1999
| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| coach = Peter Graf<br />[[Pavel Složil]] (1986–1991)<br />[[Heinz Günthardt]] (1992–1999)
| careerprizemoney = $21,895,277<ref>{{cite web|title=13 women have passed $20 million now|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5114430/title/13-women-have-passed-%2420-million-now|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA)|date=3 November 2015|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816150723/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5114430/title/13-women-have-passed-$20-million-now|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[WTA Tour records#WTA career prize money leaders|16th in all-time rankings]]
| tennishofyear = 2004
| tennishofid = stefanie-graf
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=900|lost=115}}
| singlestitles = 107 <small>[[WTA Tour records|(3rd all-time)]]</small>
| highestsinglesranking = [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (17 August 1987)
| AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' ('''[[1988 Australian Open – Women's singles|1988]]''', [[1989 Australian Open – Women's singles|1989]], [[1990 Australian Open – Women's singles|1990]], [[1994 Australian Open – Women's singles|1994]])
| FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' ([[1987 French Open – Women's singles|1987]], '''[[1988 French Open – Women's singles|1988]]''', [[1993 French Open – Women's singles|1993]], [[1995 French Open – Women's singles|1995]], [[1996 French Open – Women's singles|1996]], [[1999 French Open – Women's singles|1999]])
| Wimbledonresult = '''W''' ('''[[1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1988]]''', [[1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1989]], [[1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1991]], [[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1992]], [[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1993]], [[1995 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1995]], [[1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1996]])
| USOpenresult = '''W''' ('''[[1988 US Open – Women's singles|1988]]''', [[1989 US Open – Women's singles|1989]], [[1993 US Open – Women's singles|1993]], [[1995 US Open – Women's singles|1995]], [[1996 US Open – Women's singles|1996]])
| Othertournaments = yes
| WTAChampionshipsresult = '''W''' ([[1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles|1987]], [[1989 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles|1989]], [[1993 WTA Tour Championships – Singles|1993]], [[1995 WTA Tour Championships – Singles|1995]], [[1996 WTA Tour Championships – Singles|1996]])
| Olympicsresult = '''W''' ('''[[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|1988]]''')
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=173|lost=72}}
| doublestitles = 11
| highestdoublesranking = No. 3 (3 March 1987)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF ([[1988 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1988]], [[1989 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1989]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F ([[1986 French Open – Women's doubles|1986]], [[1987 French Open – Women's doubles|1987]], [[1989 French Open – Women's doubles|1989]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1988]])
| USOpenDoublesresult = SF ([[1986 US Open – Women's doubles|1986]], [[1987 US Open – Women's doubles|1987]], [[1988 US Open – Women's doubles|1988]], [[1989 US Open – Women's doubles|1989]])
| OthertournamentsDoubles = yes
| WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = SF ([[1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) – Doubles|1986]], [[1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles|1987]], [[1988 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles|1988]])
| OlympicsDoublesresult = SF ([[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|1988]])
| Mixed = yes
| mixedrecord = {{tennis record|won=9|lost=7}}
| mixedtitles = 
| AustralianOpenMixedresult = 2R ([[1991 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|1991]])
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R ([[1994 French Open – Mixed doubles|1994]])
| WimbledonMixedresult = SF ([[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1999]])
| USOpenMixedresult = 1R ([[1984 US Open – Mixed doubles|1984]])
| Team=yes
| FedCupresult = '''W''' ([[1987 Fed Cup|1987]], [[1992 Fed Cup|1992]])
| HopmanCupresult = '''W''' ([[1993 Hopman Cup|1993]])
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{FRG}}}}
{{MedalGold | '''[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]''' | [[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Singles]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|Doubles]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{Flagu|Germany}}}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Singles]]}}
}}
'''Stefanie Maria Graf''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|r|ɑː|f|,_|ɡ|r|æ|f}} {{respell|GRA(H)F}}, {{IPA|de|ˈʃtɛfi ˈɡʁaːf|lang|De-Steffi Graf.ogg}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Steffi|title=Duden {{!}} Steffi {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition|work=[[Duden]]|access-date=21 October 2018|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232126/https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Steffi|archive-date=21 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=9781405881180}}</ref> born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional [[tennis]] player.{{efn|She is now a naturalized American citizen, and was nominated as one of 2022's Great US Immigrants by Carnegie Corporation of New York.<ref name="Carnegie_2022">{{cite web |title=2022 Great Immigrants |url=https://www.carnegie.org/awards/great-immigrants/2022-great-immigrants/ |date=2022 |access-date=21 January 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327041732/https://www.carnegie.org/awards/great-immigrants/2022-great-immigrants/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} She was ranked as the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world No. 1]] in women's singles by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA) for a record 377 weeks, and finished as the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|year-end No. 1]] a record eight times. Graf won 107 singles titles on the [[WTA Tour]], including 22 [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] women's singles titles, the second-most since the start of the [[Open Era]] in 1968 and the [[All-time tennis records – women's singles#Grand Slam singles totals|third-most of all time]]. She is the only tennis player, male or female, to have won each major singles tournament at least four times — a [[List of Grand Slam women's singles champions#Career Grand Slam|quadruple career Grand Slam]].

A teen phenom, Graf became the youngest-ever player to appear in the main draw of a major at the [[1983 French Open – Women's singles|1983 French Open]] aged 13. She gradually improved over the following years and emerged as the player who ended [[Chris Evert]] and [[Martina Navratilova]]'s dominance on women's tennis, winning her first major at the [[1987 French Open – Women's singles|1987 French Open]]. In [[1988 WTA Tour|1988]], Graf ascended into dominance, becoming the first tennis player to achieve the [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Golden Slam|Golden Slam]] by winning all four major titles and the [[Tennis at the Olympics|Olympic gold]] medal in the same calendar year. The following few years saw her remain the best player in the world, but struggle with injuries and the rise of young rivals, especially [[Monica Seles]]. Following the [[Monica Seles#1993 stabbing attack|stabbing of Seles]] in 1993, Graf returned to dominance on the women's tour for the next several years. Following more injury struggles in 1997 and 1998, in 1999 Graf captured her 22nd and final major title at the [[1999 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], reached the [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] final, and retired from the sport thereafter, aged 30 and ranked as the world No. 3.

Notable features of Graf's game were her versatility across all playing surfaces, footwork, and powerful forehand drive. Graf's athletic ability and aggressive game played from the baseline have been credited with developing the modern style of play that has come to dominate today's game. [[Billie Jean King]] said, "Steffi [Graf] is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time." Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by the [[Associated Press]] and when asked in 2016 to name the greatest players of all time, [[Serena Williams]] answered Graf and [[Roger Federer]]. Graf was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Along with [[Boris Becker]], Graf is considered instrumental in popularizing tennis in Germany. She has been married to fellow tennis player [[Andre Agassi]] since 2001. They have two children.