Steffi Graf's 22 Grand Slam Championship Points
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- Steffi Graf's 22 Grand Slam singles titles put her second on the list of major wins in the female competition since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is third all-time behind Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23).
In 1988, she became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Furthermore, she is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam tournament at least four times.
Graf was ranked world No. 1 by the WTA for a record 377 total weeks - the longest period for which any player, male or female, has held the number-one ranking since the WTA and the ATP began issuing rankings.
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22 Grand Slam
377 weeks as number 1
8 years finished as number 1
Head to head : at least 50% of win against all her biggest rivals
She was definitely the GOAT. And like Sampras and most of the tennis players at that time, she stopped her career at only 30 years old. Imagine if she had played at 35 years old. Maybe 27-30 Grand Slam. Again she is definitely the GOAT.
Please drop the bullshit! She was already on her “last wheels” in 1999! Even if she did stay for a while longer, she would become punching bag for the Williams Sisters, Capriati, Davenport, Mauresmo, Clijsters, Henin etc…all of whom were rocking the tennis scene switching roles from 2000 till 2008!… She wouldn’t have much of a chance with that kind of competition in early 00’s! At absolutely best she would squeeze out an extra title or two…
@@Summon256 against capriati? Lol😄😄😄 Graf was 10-1 vs capriati.
Against Davenport Graf was 8-6
Against Serena Graf was 1-1 (actually 2-1) if we add their Hong Kong exhibition.
Against Venus her h2h was 3-2
Against Hingis her h2h was 7-2.
Again if Steffi would played 5 more years she easily could have won atleast 4 or 5 slams.
@@Summon256 Winning a Slam at Roland Garros (defeating No 1,2 and 3 of the world) on her "last wheels" and reaching another Slam final at Wimbledon? Seriously?
@@_friedie My point is she wasn’t dominating 2nd half of 90’s! After two seasons winning 3 slams back to back in 1995 and 1996 she hasn’t won any in 1997 and 1998 and won only one in 1999! During that time frame Hingis was dominating along with Davenport! Graf wasn’t even top player anymore in 1999! Lol She was in 1999 what Sampras was in 2002…had just a good summer, where she focused to perform well…
@@Summon256 You know that Steffi came back from severe injuries she had 1997 and 1998. And in 1999 she was back at No3 in the world when she retired. In later exibitions you could see, that the old Steffi was still there. And she would for sure not have been a punching bag for the Williams sisters (leading 5:3 against them in matches combined) or the other players you mentioned.
GOAT.....Considering competition, early retirement, tennis popularity in 90s.
that 34 minute final at the 1988 French open was some kind of amazing.i've never heard of a 1st round match ending that quickly.
Steffi was ONLY 30 when She won the 22 slam.....The Rest are mere details!!! Legend!!!!
Not all Lesbians back Navi, I've always been a dedicated Graf fan. - Having said this I don't know of an entire grouping of people who agree on such a sweeping generalisation, it is with that sort of thinking that prejudice is born by ignoring the complexity of life.
Technically she was still 29 when she won her 22nd. Turned 30 about ten days later, but officially 29 in the books
@@spacemonkey4811 I put Martina on the same level, she is just so incredible. I mean she won a title in doubles at the age of 49!
And she still plays even if it's just at the ladies invitation tournament at WIM. There was this ceremony in WIM of all the greats
till the 90ies. There where some women ex players who could hardly walk. I think Martina will still be playing great at the age of 80!
Because she never stoppt playing. I know Steffi does too!
@@juttaweise The reason why Navratilova was successful for so many years is simple: Many of the top players from the late 80s on were very early in top places of the WTA ranking - because they overcharged their body by training too intensive from early childhood on. And some of these rising stars had not the mental strength (f.e. Capriati especially). So they were younger and younger at the time of their first normal and GS titles: Austin, Graf (injuries even from 1993 on!), Jaeger, Hingis, Seles, Rehe, Capriati. Even Seles had many problems with injuries after coming back to the WTA tour, although she retired from the professional tennis for two years at the age of 20 y after being stabbed. It is mentioned in the German Wikipedia (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles#1995:_Das_Comeback):
"Im August [1995] feierte Seles ein furioses Comeback bei den Canadian Open in Toronto. Sie gab im Turnierverlauf keinen Satz und nur 14 Spiele ab und bezwang unter anderem Gabriela Sabatini mit 6:1 und 6:0. Auch bei den darauf folgenden US Open setzte sich ihr Siegeszug zunächst fort. Sie besiegte Anke Huber, Jana Novotná und Conchita Martínez und zog in das mit Spannung erwartete Finale gegen Steffi Graf ein. Seles unterlag in einem hochklassigen und von starken Emotionen geprägten engen Match mit 6:7 (6:8), 6:0 und 3:6.Im Anschluss stoppten Verletzungsprobleme die Fortsetzung von Seles’ bemerkenswerter Rückkehr. Aufgrund von Überanstrengungserscheinungen im linken Knie und Fuß war sie gezwungen, auf die geplanten Starts in Oakland und bei den WTA Championships zu verzichten.
1996-1998: Seles konnte nicht wieder an die überragende Form und die alten Erfolge anknüpfen. Chronische Verletzungsprobleme und der Tod des Vaters im Frühjahr 1998 warfen sie immer wieder zurück."
In English:
In August 1995 striking comeback at the Canadian Open - only losing 14 games in the whole tournament (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Canadian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_singles) winning against Coetzer who had defeated Graf in R2. Also winning vs Sabatini 6:1 and 6:0! In addition more winners during USO (Huber, Novotna, Martinez) - only stopped by Graf in a dramatic final on a level never seen before.
After USO Seles was stopped by injury problems. Therefore no start in Oakland (wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1995/703.pdf) and at the WTA Championships (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_WTA_Tour_Championships_%E2%80%93_Singles).
In Chase Championships 1996 Seles unfortunately had to retire in R1 (vs K date) because of an injury: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_WTA_Tour_Championships_%E2%80%93_Singles.
1996-98 Seles was not able to maintain the level of 1995 because of injuries and because of the death of father Karolj."
English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles) only writes: "This [AO 1996] was to be Seles' last Grand Slam title, as she struggled to recapture her best form on a consistent basis. [...] In the spring of 2003, Seles sustained a foot injury."
In conclusion:
The earlier the young ladies are successful in (GS) titles and reaching top positions in the WTA ranking the earlier they have serious problems sometimes leading to an early retirement for physical or mental reasons. This was the reason that players like Navratilova were able to be successful more years than the young rising stars, because their training in the 70s surely was not as intensive as the training of the young girls in the 80s.
Evert's training in the 60s surely was not as intensive as the training in the 80s, too. Furthermore she played another tennis - her tennis was a not such a burden - only look at her service during the whole 70s. From nowadays in a view back to this era ridiculous.
And she won her 21st at the tender age of 27 years and 3 months!
Steffi Graf is the one and only undefeated Queen in tennis history.
total lie
@@jm7804 Exactly ! Here people forget Monica Seles and...Gunther Parche !
Monica "died" as a tennis player was she was...19 years old, due to a Graf-fan.
Graf "must" say "thanks" to a ...total fanatic brainless !
Monica 19 years old...with 8-9 titles of the Grand Slam was the rising star !
22 title of Steffi Graf are deserved and "fake" at the same time. And she knows, despite not being guilty for this.
Wow, a 17 year old Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, who surprisingly beat Graf on the 1989 French Open final, was the only reason Steffi Graff didn't win 9 GS in a row. The woman is a legend...
But Steffi bt Sanchez 5-2 overall Grandslam Final
Steffi told the German press, that she had a very bad day due to her Menstruation cycle.
Steffi war die Groesste
Steffi lief oder ging schnell nach ihren Siegen zum Netz, heute wälzen die Siegerinnen sich minutenlang am Boden und ziehen ihre Shows ab.
@@frb7968 já. Ich hoffe, das sich das Profi-Tennis auf das besinnt, was es groß gemacht hat und was es letztendlich ausmacht: zwei Menschen spielen gegeneinander, ohne die Unterstützung durch einen Coach. Man spielt dabei nicht nur gegen den Gegner sondern vor allem gegen das eigene schwache Ich. Selbstbeherrschung und Selbstmotivation. Ein Gentleman-Sport im besten Sinne. Oder im Fall von Graf: ein Sport für Damen.
Steffi won 8 of 9 grand slams between the '88 and '90 AO. That's insane.
AND she was in that 9th final too
@@sheezamann2724 If you go back to ‘87, she won and was in the finals of the 3 she played that year too and she lost the ‘90 FO final. That’s 13 consecutive grand slam finals. No one has topped that.
And then Monica came along to bring that run to a screeching halt.
The goat
@@PRANAV737 agree. I respect Monica seles. The youngest grand slam winner in history & former No.1 who broke steffi graff's dominance. Even she won 8 grand slams before her age 20 yo, she was a lion along 91-93. Unfortunately she was stabbed by steff's fanatic fans. Can we imagine, if that criminal didn't stab her, then how many more grand slams she can win ? She is amazing. Thats why tennis world also put her as one of the Greatest female player all the times
The GOAT without a doubt. No temper tantrums over foot faults or berating umpires and line judges or getting coached and then denying it...
OUCH!
Undoubtedly, without the help of the maniac Parhe, she would not have achieved anything like this.
Graf didn't "berate" umpires.
She was notorious for briskly walking off the court without shaking the umpire's hand after an upset loss and when she didn't agree with the umpires.
There's no player without flaws.
By the way, 22 singles majors is not greater than 23.
Hingis, Davenport, Serena, Venus and Seles never had a leading head to head record against the great Steffi Graf. Against Hingis it was 7-2. Against Davenport it was 8-6. Against Serena it was 1-1, including Hongkong Open it was 2-1. Against Venus it was 3-2. Against Seles it was 10-5. 😀. When Graf won her last GS the French Open ‘99 - she beat world number three Seles, world number two Davenport and world number one Hingis 😉. Graf would’ve won more than 22 GS titles had she not retired early. Up until today, no other tennis player - man or woman has equalled Graf’s Golden Slam achievement in ‘88. Steffi Graf - you are simply the best 👍.
Pretty sure she was 10-1 against Capriati, too.
SELES WOULD HAVE DONE LMAO IF NOT FOR THE STABBING
FUCK ME SELES WOULD BE ON ABOUT 28 SLAMS AND STEFFI ABOUT 15
This is the very definition of cherry picking.
Sorry, thought you were saying Seles had a 5-2 advantage, which would not have been true. Haha. So many irrational Graf haters, I got confused.
absolutely! the REAL QUEEN , STEFFI
Fun fact: Graf won as many slam championship points as Margaret Court (in singles). Court had one walkover and one retirement in AO finals, so she only had to win 22 championship points for her 24 slams.
That last one against Hingis was the most exciting of all for me as a fan. So unexpected. I literally jumped up and down. Thanks for this!
in 1999 her game standard was awesome.......
I remember that match...hingis started crying after losing the match...graf also reached the subsequent wimbledon finals and lost against davenport..she then retired i guess...
Also to my recollection, Graf def the #3 seed Davenport, #2 seed Seles and #1 seed Hingis to win the 99 French Open. I don't believe a player male or female has won a GS def the top 3 seeds in the same tournament
@@rogueleader1988 It's an amazing accomplishment!
Marion Bartoli is a way better Tennis player than Steffi Graf.
Marion bartoli had belief in herself that Steffi Graff as a great tennis player doesn't have even being world no.1 to win Wimbledon.
Wimbledon is a grass court tournament and therefore amongst the medium surfaces. which means medium rallies dictated by serve and therefore less exertion of energy during a point and shorter matches in general. you get value for your shot! fat and short or tall and thin!
when you play 3 sets against 5 sets for men, it is always an advantage.
Marion Bartoli played a more strategic than a grind type of tennis in tournaments. good volleying skills as compared to Steffi Graff even in execution.
Marion Bartoli had the belief that she could win and in contrast to Steffi Graff who believed that Bartoli would wear herself down and just lose(not that they don't have to play, just that they had to hang in there long enough for her to break down). Most of them slightly underestimated what she was doing in tournaments. She was an inexperienced player by that point who had proven herself as a former top 10 player.
Her winning was really a surprise i.e out of the blue with already having made the finals twice but her consistency was questionable.
She had unique two handed forehands and backhands. That was easy to replicate and master but once mastered it was going to be lethal. That was what spectators saw in tournaments of Marion Bartoli to a great extent.
at Wimbledon 2013 she had some luck from the draw as 15th seed. she never played a top 10 player en route to her victory. the finalist she played: Venus Williams had already beaten Agnieszka Radwańska en route to the final.
Venus Williams was playing her best but was probably worn out a lot by her battles with Agnieszka Radwańska and others. Venus Williams was in the form of her life but Bartoli had the luck of the draw.
Regardless of whether your fat or not, if you make your shots even Steffi Graff may not be able to return it at Wimbledon. so if you are playing near perfection and having consistency with your shots then you are playing on a level field.
then speaking of fat, technically Marion Bartoli may be classified as fat, yet she was the most successful female tennis player.
Bartoli wasn’t really playing a specific style and really had weakness in tournaments and most of her shots had some vigor in it that Steffi Graf generally doesn't necessarily have. Here return games were spot on and had more errors and more importantly she can get Steffi Graff to errors first.
all in all, this was a victory that was easily replicable or Bartoli after this mediocre run. She had belief and luck along with inexperience that allowed her to win her only Grand Slam. Marion Bartoli was dubbed as unfit and fat. She still made it to Grand Slam finals. Even in her Wembdon win 2013 she wasn’t fit. Marion Bartoli is an inspiration.
It was really a fluke because Bartoli won by dropping sets and beat a few top 20 players along the way.
Winning by dropping a set means you played really close to perfection along with dropping the level enough that allowed anyone to comeback and take a set from you.
being fat may seem a hindrance, but is a limitation if you want it to be one.
Honestly calling her fat in tournaments is really justifiable because she wasn’t thin but fat is really appropriate.
And yes, tall and lanky players like Steffi Graf don’t always win , especially in the topsy turvy women’s tour. slightly fatter players can generate more power than extremely thin and tall players like Steffi Graff.
Best woman player I’ve ever seen naturally gifted and supreme athlete
The most complete women's player ever, there wasn't a single weakness to her game
Very cool video of Steffi Graf’s grand slam wins! We, as tennis fans, are so fortunate that we were able to witness actually two overlapping eras where iconic legends competed against each other. As a Steffi fan, that’s why I find her tennis career/history amazing because she overlapped in two eras. She competed against legends in Martina and Chris in her youth and a future legend in Serena as a veteran.
Steffi’s accomplishments are mind blowing with her 22 grand slams, her 1988 calendar year grand slam plus Olympic gold aka ‘the Golden Grand Slam’, a non-calendar year grand slam between ‘93-‘94, her record 377 weeks at #1, and the best all-around tennis pro winning 4 or more grand slams on different surfaces... all achieved at the age of 30 prior to her retirement in ‘99.
She also had a memorable comeback from major reconstructive knee surgery in ‘97 and being away from the tour for a year. If you think about it, it’s a wonderful story-like bookends with her first French Open title in ‘87 and her last FO slam win in ‘99.
Steffi Graf and her iconic legendary forehand is the equivalent of what we see in the great Roger Federer. Both are supreme athletes with an insane all-court power game. Roger’s game very much emulates Steffi’s playing style from her shotmaking to her movement.
Thank you Steffi Graf! You are the greatest ever!!! 🎾 🏆🥇🤩🎉👏
Geez, Sanchez-Vicario must have gotten tired of seeing Steffi in the finals against her.
Steffi's none celebration after winning the 1988 Roland Garros is one of the coolest things I've seen in professional sports. Completely aware of the situation that took place on the clay court after giving her opponent a DOUBLE BAGEL IN A GRAND SLAM FINAL. That's what you call showing respect to your opponent & the game.
Here y'all go
for Bartoli being short in height and fat in weight, she is definitely a better player than Steffi Graf, if you want to think so, remember YOU are brainwashing me by saying Steffi Graf is great . By your own admission, Steffi Graff, needed to be tall and lanky to win grand slams, yet Marion Bartoli who is short and fat and won Wimbledon grand slam which Kim Clijsters never won, how proud is that? Bartoli is a better player just like how she is and was and Steffi Graff is a close eight to Bartoli as per Wimbledon 2013, Bartoli won without dropping a set is a million times better than Kim Clijsters who didn’t even make it to the Final. And Marion Bartoli is already a million times better than Kim Clijsters by winning 1 Wimbledon Grand Slam. So that makes Bartoli a gazillion times better right. All this is not really true and not really false, except in YOUR mind. Steffi Graf used to drop sets.
@@flash-uj6ly I've seen trollers, but you win the all-time trolling championship by miles.
@@flash-uj6ly Do you are a troll ? The lover of Bartoli ? Or just a French ?
@@nikitacalvus He wrote the same stupid things everywhere… I'm French, but Graf is ten thousands miles over Bartoli !
She also won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
My all time favourite. Remember watching her play at the Wimbledon during early 1990’s when i was in school. Has anyone noticed the only person in history to earn “Golden Slam” in 1988 4 titles calendar slam with 1988 Seoul Olympic Gold. No one can better that.👏👍🥇🏆
I watched her 1988 Olympic final match, although I did not support her then. She & Beker looked too white (Blonde) to be liked 😃😃.
It can be technically "bettered" by also adding Year-End Championships title to the bunch, which is a feat labelled as "Calendar Year Super Slam" in tennis, which i don't think was ever achieved by anyone in tennis, singles, doubles, men or women whatever...the first person to ever win all 4 slams, olympic gold and Season-Ending Championships in one year will do better what Graf did back in 1988...
@@Summon256 In October 1988 Steffi was the holder of
1) the 88 AO title
2) the 88 FO title
3) the 88 Wimbledon title
4) the 88 USO title
5) the 88 Olympic gold medal
6) the 87 YEC title
7) the 87 FedCup title.
This is the insanest record ever.
@@MarkFayle Maybe a few American people think that Williams was far better than Steffi.
Who cares?
@@carrerau7138
..."insanest" record is when Navratilova won 6 contested major titles in a row (not a Grand Slam).
No athlete in tennis history (amateur and Open Era) has accomplished that.
Graf for me is a role model such a wholesome person..a superb athlete her achievement is legendary..never heard of her breaking a racquet or yelling and insulting a chair umpire or linesmen..truly worthy of being the GOAT..
Really? Because I already saw it that she did what you just said.
You chose the all time tax cheater to model yourself after? Please aim a little higher.
@@jm7804 a lesbian (like Navratilova), a serial cheater on her own husband (like Evert) & a racquet breaker who threat lineswomen & chair umpire (like Serena) couldn't be a role model sorry man. For Greg Norman, Evert left her husband of 18 years & 3 children shhh 🤮🤮🤮.
@@rajusaha855 You lie right through both sets of dentures. Graf is no role model. 13 year old 7th grade dropout who got caught stealing from the German taxpayers and had to pay 7 million in back taxes and an addition 1 million donation to charity to stay out of prison. Plus, Agassi and Graf both cheated on ex spouses and partners Brooke Shields and Michael Bartels to be with each other. Agassi was still married to Shields, but separated, and Graf had been with Bartels for 7 years. By the time Bartels found out it was over she was already with Agassi. It's confirmed in Agassi's book. They started spending time together during the 99 FO and after Wimbledon Steffi came out to Las Vegas to visit Andre and in his words, "She never left." She wasn't married of course, but it would've been nice if she had broken it off before messing around with Andre. Stop acting like she doesn't have flaws. She has plenty. Everyone does. And NO, Martina's lesbianism is not a flaw. It's who she is. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it. You of all people should not be passing judgements on alternative lifestyles.
I couldn't, agree with you more. Graf was pure excellence and a very feminine athlete like Chris Evert and both were tennis class.
Steffi's biggest rivals in Grand Slam finals were Navratilova and Sanchez-Vicario. They were in lots of the finals
But most dangerous was prime Seles
@@thebigmonstaandy6644No, 1987-89 Navratilova was more dangerous.
Seles was only dangerous for a slumping Steffi.
Fraulhein forehand the best female player I ever saw
I don't even think Grad realized how huge her winning the 1988 US Open really was. The calendar slam was something serious and she was pretty subdued. Wow.
I remember reading that she was joyriding through most of that year and beating Martina and Wimbledon was her most exciting moment. After that, Steffi felt enormous pressure to complete the Grand Slam and was sick of everyone constantly talking about it. After she beat Gaby in NY she felt nothing but relief she had said and just wanted to get home.
Very strange and commentary also not promoting the issue as well. Weird.
she was young and not about records per se. The age of invincibility where at the time will not mean as much as it does later.
Well, back then there weren’t social media and the drama for historics
It’s such a pity how underrated Vicario is. She was overshadowed by the greatness of the Fraulein.
True
Arantxa was smaller and less powerful than her superior rivals Martina, steffi and Monica .... but my god did she have the heart of a lioness. Failure to maximize her potential should never keep her up at night.... such a competitor and fighting spirit.
Why? She wasn't hot
Arantxa had win 4 GS (three Time French Open, and going to Nr. 1 for few Weeks.) She was a great Player. I like to see how she fights from the defense.....a Lot of Player was more Talented then her ( Gabi Sabatini) but win not so much Grand Slams. But if you look......Arantxa wins the Roland Garros Final ( the biggest surprise) and loosing then always straight against Steffi.....i think she was really good at the Year 1992. Behind Monica she was the strongest Opponent for Steffi. (US Open 1992 Quarterfinal Arantxa beats Steffi (not in Topform- but it´s doesn´t Matter) First Time not on Clay. She wins Miami (against Sabatini), Montreal (against Monica)....and in the Beginning of 1993. Her Best Time was from 1994- End of 1996.
@@holgerniermann8887 Yes yes,.. but how about the looks? She wasn't hot enough. She should have never been allowed to enter the tour.
she was one of the best - and as a mother and wife and person she still is, I guess - What a great career in sports history. I still remember where I was and with whom I watched her 22nd title in Paris. Happy birthday and all the best, Stefanie Graf!
Best footwork in tennis, was so light on her feet and always on her toes, not bad legs either.
Yep Agassi one lucky guy
@@proudindian2186 yu bet
She danced on court !
Marion bartoli is a better player than steffi graff.
Bartoli? You must be both drunk and on crack.
What a champion..i saw at the olympic in LA..before she was famous and i new then..how big she was gone be...and boy..was she ever..
I’m glad I found this vid. Graf is one of my favorites. Incredible power & control.
Steffi was a treasure. I miss her on the court.
Lava1964 so i do! My fav tennis player
When she withdrew from tennis, my last favorite tennis player was Justine Henin, because she played like Steffi.. now I don't have one anymore.. #sighs....
@Max E you just probably named my 4 favourite players of all-time. Maybe I would have to include Boris there, he wasn't born that far either?
@Max E hahahahaha great comment specially the last sentence ;o))
I distinctly remember watching the Wimbledon final against Sanchez Vicario and biting my nails in that long penultimate game in the third set. Can NOT believe that was over 25 years ago. ❤️
Steffi totally DOMINATED that era and she won 22 Grand Slams in 17 years before she settled down and had her family
She even won 21 slams within 9 years and 3 months in 1987-96! 😍
Amazing player she was. I grew up watching Stefi and she was phenomenal to watch.
Not she, is he.
@@kike4990 troll
So charming and so powerful. The best female tennis player I've ever seen. Thank you Steffi. I am a great fan of yours.
The One And Only Male Or Female Player, Who Won The "Golden Slam" Until Now. (All 4 Majors And Olympic Gold In A Year!)
it really isn't fair to even say this for 2 reasons...1)tennis has not always been a part of the olympics...2)in the early 40's, i believe the only gs to operate was the us open....
Sheeza Mann hahahaha hater!
@@Munkyjoe1 HATER of what?--i like steffi, i just don't think the golden slam should be used to call her the greatest...when others never had the chance....
@GeorgeHenryThomas don't know where you get your info from....but don budge, rod laver, maureen connolly, and margaret court NEVER HAD THE CHANCE...because tennis was NOT in the olympics from 1928 until 1988......are you understanding now?
@GeorgeHenryThomas I SEE YOUR POINT...but, it still takes away from others...when the chance wasn't there.....
The greatest female tennis player ever. Lethal forehand. Definitely would have won more grand slams if she wanted to. Only 30 when she retired. Loved watching her play. Could carry herself after a loss a lot better than a certain so called greatest of all time does now. A great serve as well as nice legs. Humble as well. The greatest
absolutely!!!!!!!
You lot can’t just praise your faves without taking a dig at Serena and that alone speak volumes.
just once can someone praise their favourite players without dragging serena down. people drag her so low to pull other players up so high and it’s so unnecessary.
@@oliviatagoeduring is that surprising? Serena did things, even against her opponents, which she did not really needed doing,
why she lost the respect of many people. In comparison with Steffi who never did that. When she lost, she lost, it's just a game
seems to have been her motto!
@@juttaweise still unnecessary. serena can be fiery, it just shows her passion for the game. she’s not like that on a regular basis, it’s unfair to judge her by her worst moments.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO !!!! I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF STEFFI GRAF :))) SHE WAS FOR ME THE REAL QUEEN OF TENNIS AND A GREAT PERSON TOO.
That 1995 Wimbledon final between Steffi and Aranxta was one of the all time greatest Slam Final matches ever. Brilliant stuff from both of them.
Yes, so intense.
There was no content, Steffi was hotter
@Max E maxeee dude, fancy seeing you here. Smh.
@@gary8306 hahahahahahaha
Greatest tennis player of all time in my book because she won all of her matches and grand slams and retired relatively young at age 30. That is insane. 21 of her 22 majors were won between 1988-1996. Think about it. Absolutely dominated the sport for that 8 year period.
I think Steffi wanted to leave when she was on top of her game. I say kudo's to her.😊
Williams at 30 had only 13 slam. This defines the issue on Who Is the GOAT. If Graf would have played five more years she would have won ten more slam. So 32 against 23.
@@raffaelecafiero3608 Williams played in a much harder era than Graf. Williams longlivety is unmatched.
@@PatoNani18 are you joking? Harder why? She had nearly no opposants.
@@PatoNani18 longlivety or obstination ?
Noone has been the world NO. 1 player for a longer time than this lady. And she retired at 29.
@Illya Kuryakin Yes you are right, she turned 30 in June and retired in August.
What a joy to watch! Power and grace mixed perfectly!
Steffi Graf die beste Tennisspielerin aller Zeiten. 22Grand Slam Titel. Sie hatte die beste Vorhand. Dann Olympia Gold. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
auch der wahnsinnige Parche ist zufrieden. Vielleicht schreibt er sogar hier Kommentare.
Steffi was the Class. For me she rimane the best of only time.
a Federer of female tennis...the one and truly GOAT for sure
Haha Federer is not god both Rafa and Novak are better but still women level is nowhere near men and also compidition you should not compare.
Steffi is the G.O.A.T. overall
Lol I don't remember Steffi being a choker
This is what we call Class, grace, sportsmanship and more. Steffi, Serena may have overtaken you in terms of GS but you will be our role model and a true champion.
It is truly breath-taking that even after she won the GOLDEN SLAM YEAR, Steffi was so kind and humble about it. Steffi was truly exceptional.
Steffi earned her 22 grandslams before 30. Eventhough Serena may have beat her with the total # of grandslams singles, her 1988 Golden slam & Career slam plus her 107 titles will never be beaten by Serena. She have more class, grace in the court. She doesn't act like spoiled or entitled, breaking rackets, argue or abuse line judges and chair umpires. Steffi will always be above than Serena.
Why was this even necessary?
@Illya Kuryakin I would
@Illya Kuryakin under that circumstance too and any other circumstance your wildest imagination can come up with.
21 slams at age 27!
Sadly injuries then stopped her.
Could have been at least 10 more.
Yes or maybe 12
@@markdecena4559 Considering that Serena won 14 slams post-age-27 that is a conservative estimate as well.
I mean, just look at how fat Serena became in her 30s but how Steffi kept her goddess’s body well into her 40s!
At 1997 Steffi Graf had heavy problems with her ruined health.With 30 she retired.If she had the chance to play longer she would win more than 22 grand slams.
If someone else didn't have "ruined health" at 19 Steffi would have won maybe 13 total.
@@jondavwal13 well said
@Amanda Cerny Dont think so.
@Amanda Cerny you asked you to think anything ? What ?
How do you connect a 'do not think so' , with crying ?
Steffi had 22 GS at age 30 plus a golden slam, and a numerous of unbeaten records.
What are those facts besides the 23 GS ?
I am not going to agree that Serena is the Goat just because of 23 slams, following your reasoning M.C. Smith is the GOAT.
Not to mention her classless behavior on the court...
@Amanda Cerny looking at the way you express yourself I am going just to end it here. There is no reason to spend my time reading bruh and lfmfao. This is kindergarten talking. Good Bye.
Graf achieved her 22nd GS title at 29 years old. She could’ve achieved more than that had she not retired early. The one and only Golden Slam achiever. 😘
Ya because she played in an unexplicably weak era
Moreover she was successful in getting rid of her prime nemesis seles through her agent Gunter parche.
Zahid Hossain Graf already had 11GS titles before Seles had the minor wound. You clearly do not know what you’re talking about.
Zahid Hossain you definitely do not know what you’re talking about. You’re just guessing and what you’re saying are your own sad opinions. Stick to tennis stats. Read about Graf’s tennis history and achievements. FYI - Graf is the one and only Golden Slam winner, not Seles, not Serena.
@@jackreacher9531 ya in that crap era winning a double golden slam was also very much possible.
@@jackreacher9531 ya everybody knows whom she defeated enroute winning those 11 GS. Barring Martina and Chris all players were either average or absolute crap. Arantxa Sanchez vicario. Sabatini. Novotna.etc kimiko date, zina garisson etc etc etc. Her real competition came in the form of Monica seles whom steffis boyfriend ( ☺️☺️) was able to get rid off .
Seles used to beat steffi almost at will those days. Seles was just 16 when she won the RG title. She won 8 GS under 20 years...Whats more scary is she didn't even hit her peak when she was stabbed. Just imagine how many GS she would have ended up winning if that incident didn't happen. Given few more opportunity seles would have defeated steffi in wimby as well
Steffi is the GOAT. Most graceful player. Super fast. Won 22 in small number of years.
I have so much admiration and respect for Steffi Graf. She was an incredible champion! She retired so early. I wish she would have stayed on but I think she just became tired of it all. She seems to have moved on with her life without any regrets. Let's not forget, 1988 was the year of The Golden Slam. No one had ever won all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal in a calendar year. Hasn't been done since!
Nostalgic moments! Have seen every single match! The greatest ever!
Anyone who wins each of the Grand Slams at least 4 times is amazing... and she's the only one who has done this.
Serena Williams
And the Golden Slam
Adhishree Trivedy Nope. She only has 3 French.
@@JSmith-zr2ve lol a lot of players would die to say "I only have 3 French opens"
@@adhishreetrivedy6718 Serena has won 3 FO titles
No one can deny that Steffi is the GOAT. Not only the GOLDEN SLAM she ended her career at 30... What a career and what a nice human being.
I put her #2 behind only Serena Williams.
@Illya Kuryakin Retiring at 30 means nothing since Graf was going downhill when she retired, winning only 1 slam the last 3 years. She would have been lucky to win anymore, maybe 1 more at best.
@@tylerbam7183 only an idiot mentions the doper sisters
@Illya Kuryakin why are talking about SW, the drug cheat.
@@tylerbam7183 Martina Navratilova won more titles than SW and VW combined with the! 344 career titles. MN is the greatest tennis player in history. Nobody is even close. Suck on that! Stick a fork in Bonds!
Steffi would have had the record for most Slam titles if her back didn't give out on her.
@Max E Steffi quit at 30 or 31 years of age I believe due to back problems. The others you mention played many years longer.
Steffi quit due to knee problems, had surgery at age 27 in 1997. Was never the same again.
Graf is definitely the GOAT for me.
Happy birthday Stefanie Maria Graf my idol and favorite tennis player. These are all great memories
If it weren't for her many injuries Steffi might have the most Grand Slam singles titles.
@Rakesh Thapa Her injuries are mentioned here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffi_Graf
She had a beautiful single handed back hand shot
Steffi beat Seles several times in a grand slam as well as Martina, Sabatini, Sanchez, Evert, Hingus and Fernandez. Steffi Graf the greatest of all time.
No one ever won 8 grand slam titles at Teenage. There's a reason. She was not allowed to play her natural game in final. And after her stabbing she clearly lost her mojo .she was never the same stabbing followed by her father's terminal cancer ruined her..she went fat and unfit due to emotional eating and that caused her opponents to catch up on her. Without the stabbing none of that would happen and she would win many many slams including Wimbledon. If Nadal could win Wimbledon Seles also would definitely atleast once
Martina is the GOAT.167 titles¡¡¡
Illya Kuryakin The guy/girl never said the stabbing had anything to do with her dad's cancer. He/She said Seles was never the same after her stabbing FOLLOWED by her dad's cancer.
@Illya Kuryakin 23GS it is not easy. And 23 is better and bigger than 22. The world know it.
@@biswarupganguly1620 "No one ever won 8 grand slam titles at Teenage". Incorrect, Connolly won 9 as a teenager, all 9 she played aged 16-19. And that was with skipping 7 of them. Clearly more dominant and successful than even Seles as a teenager.
And Graf won 7 or 8 as a teenager but hers unlike Seles included the Calendar Grand Slam.
As for Nadal he is better suited to grass than Seles but he is still no dominant Wimbledon player. Only 2 titles, and a bunch of early round losses. Seles might have won a Wimbledon in a year she got a weak draw without the stabbing, but that is it.
Monica Seles gave her hell in the early 90's
True ! Very painfull for me as a german fan that Monica got so badly hurt in Germany. She was the only one who could hold a candle to my favourite Steffi constantly
Yes if Monica wouldn't been stabbed, Steffi wouldn't have got this name
@@akjilani1703 She already had won the Grand Slam, already had won every slam multiple times, already had 6 straight years winning atleast one slam. So no Steffi was already a major all time great even before the stabbing.
STEFFI con letras enormes, una dama en toda la extensión de la palabra y mucho más dentro y fuera de una cancha de tenis. El deporte se engalana con esta campeonisima por su talento, carisma y entrega, para mi la MEJOR NO SÓLO TENISTA SINO ATLETA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, es ÚNICA E IRREPETIBLE
Nostalgia indeed every 90’s kid watching tennis can resonate so deeply
Steffi is the greatest tennis player of all time
Serena beyond her. 23GS and still productive until now. 🙏🙏🙏😂
She's the greatest, just remember she won 22 and retired at age 30. If she played till age 35 who know how many she could have won!
Shes a woman she cant be the greatest
You're right she's a woman not the greatest just perfect
@@social_impact7776 SW the drug cheat that never beat anyone
People say women tennis is better but graf serve looks big massive forehand without modern technology. I must say she would've won slams in era of halep wozniacki lol
She is and will always be my favorite tennis player. NO raquet throwing, NO grunting while playing her opponent (grunting tennis players were so annoying), NO arguing with the umpire to go her way or NO yelling on the court. CLASSY tennis player each time she stepped on the court. Watched her whenever she played back in the day. TRULY a talented player with a great head on her shoulders.
Steffi won her 22nd grand slam at age 29 !! this is incredible !! GOAT
Yes but Serena 23 and still play.. 👍👍👍
@@social_impact7776 Steffi retired at age 29 with 22 gs, Williams is 37!!
At age 29 Williams was at 13 gs. Put that into perspective
@@julianwessl7799 its not only about ages. It's abt how many GS u hv. Serena still playing tennis and still great until now. But.. i love Steffi too
@@julianwessl7799 and she won 10 grand slams after turning 30. that tells you how difficult it is to do that. in sports age is the biggest factor, and she defies that. it's a thousand times more difficult to win when you are in your 30's than to win when you were in your 20's.
forget about Serena, this is the one and only true champion.. where talent, grace and athleticism meet in one frame, the absolute GOAT
Without Seles is easy.
@@PauloSergio-cn2st Would have loved to see that rivalry last longer.
Can't forget Serena if y'all keep having her name on your mouths.
@Max E Serena defeated Graffi in Indian Wells.
23>22
I suppose the most interesting thing about Graf’s game is when she decides to use a topspin drive backhand. Saves it for a pass or a surprise. If the opponent never faced it before, then there’s virtually no way for them to really adjust to it. No way to really tell what kind of ball, how much actual weight and spin is on it.
wished she had used it more brilliant shot and she wishes that too
Started and ended with The French crown. Steffi is my ultimate fave tennis player!!!
By beating the current world no 1 at that time named Martina
The last one was the sweetest. She is one heck of a classy lady.
than she sould give this infamous point to Martina.
The GOAT male or female period ❤️
LOL. Female is enough.Mens is a whole other cup of coffee.
@Mark Decena I so agree! I'm tired of these stupid "what would hv happened if seles wasn't stabbed blah blah". We dibt care what WOULD happen. We only care about what DID happen.
Excellent arguing btw! #steffigrafistheGreatestOfAllTime
@Mark Decena exactly!
Seles was a nightmare for Steffi so sad it had to end that way, It was going to be the greatest rivalry in women¨s tennis
Best female tennis player to have lived. Forget the Yank sisters....
Honestly, my favorite match point ever is against Amanda Koetzer in 1998 because Graf was in decline and suffered several successive defeats against her near nemesis, during which everyone thought she was finished, and that proved vital in her return back to success, especially that one and only final against Hingis in Roland Garros 1999 💕 talk about mental strength 💪 Graf is just like no other
Steffi won her first and last slams against Martina's .. First Navratilova and last Hingis..
What a coincidence..!!
as extra trivia, you might or might not know that ... Martina Hingis was named after Martina Navratilova
@@patrickviet6786 thanks buddy.. however I knew this
And both were in French Open
And both Martinas were number 1 at the time.
@@RoChede now that's really interesting!
Can’t remember the last time women’s tennis was as wholesome as this!
Oh, yeah, THIS WAS THE LAST TIME.
Nope, just for old heads.
@@paigehere5176 sadly women's tennis died when Steffi retired & then Henin retired. The PED using & masculine sisters destroyed tennis especially Serena. It's good that disgusting & ugly Serena had retired now.
Steffi is humble and nice. A great person. Something you can't say about the Serena and Selles fans in the comment section who love to live in the "if"-land. They don't even realize how pathetic their comments are. They surely put drugs in the water in those countries
What does Serena have to do here?
Steffi will ALWAYS be better than Serena.
The AViator in your dreams ..
Patrick Kolodzieyski Her attitude certainly will.
I don’t think you meant her attitude when you wrote that Steffi will ALWAYS be better than Serena. The attitude is one thing but being a good player is another thing. Steffi may have a better attitude on court but Serena plays the best tennis on court.. that’s why Serena is better than Steffi
Patrick Kolodzieyski I know, I meant that Steffi in general is better than Serena. I only mentioned their attitudes to make a point. I think that Steffi has the better mental game/skills AND the better physical game/skills. She’s just better in every way, alright??
GeorgeHenryThomas That’s not what I meant.
Steffi Graf is a great inspiration for every sports woman and women tennis players, I think she is one of top 5 players to have ever played women's tennis
Make it one of the top one players.
If you look closely at Roger Federer, you can tell that he modeled his game after Steffi, especially how he runs around his backhand to crush a forehand winner.
Jose Hill Running around his backhand to use his forehand is what Rafa does all the time
Luca TV but Rafa has a two handed backhand. Roger has a one hander and his forehand is explosive, just like Steffi’s
One of the greatest athletes of all time, and arguably the greatest tennis player there’s ever been. I certainly put her above all the other females including Serena. Incredible footwork, drive, her forehand the finest there’s ever been, her sportsmanship and her attitude whether she won or lost was admirable.
Exciting to watch and likable a person that you wanted her to succeed. Only Roger Federer stands in her way for me in the tennis echelons.
Pls Roger is a choker and not even the best among the big 3, y'all have a boner for him because of that one handed backhand and that grace and class BS
Steffi Graf es la mejor tenista del, nadie como ella, hermoso juego
That topspin backhand return at 7:08 - 2 consecutive topspin backhands in fact. One of the rare sightings in tennis, but when she unleashes it, it's such a magnificent shot. It's also really nice to see, in a single reel, the joy in her face when she won each one. She's been known to be very business-like on court, but here you really see her warmth towards her opponents and how much each one meant to her.
If I could squeeze the late 1980's in, Steffi and the Chicago Bulls are the 1990's Dream Team in sports.
Her games with no drama,pure tennis ,passion,and dedicated..when we see someone like her anymore?
Also, so sober attires -- nowadays the ladies come almost naked, more glamor than substance. We used to watch women tennis more in those days -- each lady used to be so dignified. Last 10 years women tennis had been unwatchable.
they broke the mold when they made Mrs. Parche
22 GS, 377 semanas num. 1, 8 veces mejor jugadora WTA y GOLDEN SLAM!!!!!! Super campeona !!!!!!!
So beautiful. My favourite player ever. Such an inspiration.
Diese Sportlichkeit, diese Fairness, diese Herzlichkeit mit ihren Gegnerinnen - das treibt einem glatt Tränen in die Augen 😎
Steffi Graf-the only lady to complete the Golden slam ie 4 grand slam plus the Olympics in 1988. She is the greatest lady tennis player of all time. No offense to Serena.
Only player to win the Golden Slam. Period.
Arguably the greatest tennis player of all time. 22 Grand Slams in 12 years. Phenomenal!!! Yes Seles was derailed when at the peak of her power that enabled Steffi to return to number 1...but even with that her achievements were amazing. To compare Serena won her 23 grand slams over 17 years. Food for thought
great data point
Peter Gasper Exactly!!!
Misleading. Although Serena's career spanned longer, she played the same amount of slams as Graf when she reached 22
@@paigehere5176 stop spreading lies it takes Graf lower amount of g.s tournament to win 22 slams than Serena.
@@paigehere5176 Serena won her 22nd slam in her 66th tournament, Steffi in her 53rd.
Steffi the best tennis player in the world!!!! ❤️
Steffi graf:Nobody can touch her graph in those days.
Buenas tardes Steffi Graf fue la más grande siempre la admire por su temple de campeona
The best of the lot. That era was golden one. Only pure tennis.
Now there are only screamers and double handed players...crap.
No matter how many slams that Serena wins...but Graf will always be the GOAT alongwith elegant Martina.
so many players now relying on power ground stroke... which is quite boring, since you see lots of unforced errors rather than winners..
0 logic whatsoever. Expected from a casual tho. Keep going
1989. Year in which Germany conquered Wimbledon and the US Open at the hands of Graff and Becker.
Graf, for heaven’s sake…
If Steffi had not lost the '89 RG final to Arantxa, she would have won 9 grand slams in a row, Just wow!
Defintely the GOAT, my favourite win is RG '99. She retired shortly afterwards.
i think she retired after losing the '99 Wimby final against Davenport
Steffi won not only the four slams and the golden medal in 1988, she won five consecutive grand slams between 1988-1989, and shel most got 8 in two consecutive years, that’s crazy, what if Steffi would never have had all the injuries….we don’t know
❤️😇no one quite like her !!
1- steffi graf the greatest tennis player in history
2- roger federer
3- rafael nadal
then others...
Best tennis player of all time!! Grace and power in synch!!!
One of the best*
@@regulusarcturus she is the GOAT.
Djokvic is Goat. Because he had to break domination of 2nd and 3 rd best tennis players all time.@@rajusaha855
6-0 6-0 in 34 minutes @@
THE GOAT!! Only Navratilova could put up a case to say otherwise.
Great technique and incredible speed. I haven't seen anyone among today's women move as elegantly as Steffi.