Stefanie Maria Graf is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in women's singles for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, the second-most since the start of the Open Era in 1968 and the third-most of all-time. In 1988, Graf became the first tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four major singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Furthermore, she is the only tennis player, male or female, to have won each major tournament at least four times.
Bettina Bunge is a retired German tennis player. Born in Adliswil, Switzerland, she was part of a large group of successful German players in the 1980s, which also included Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Sylvia Hanika, and Eva Pfaff.
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour between 1982 and 1994. Through her marriage, Maleeva began representing Switzerland officially from January 1990 until her retirement in February 1994.
Katerina Georgieva Maleeva is a former top 10 Bulgarian tennis player. She won eleven singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles. Her best position in the WTA rankings was No. 6 in 1990.
Magdalena Georgieva Maleeva is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to October 2005 and has won ten career singles titles. Her best WTA singles ranking was world No. 4.
Anke Huber is a German retired top-five professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open and the 1995 WTA Finals. Huber won twelve singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. She finished inside the top twenty for ten seasons, and achieved a career-high ranking of four in October 1996.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. This ended Graf's winning streak of major singles titles at five. Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game to love and won only three more points in the match from that point. Sánchez Vicario was just 17 years old at the time, and it was the first of her three French Open titles.
Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 French Open. It was her second French Open title and third major title overall. The final was the shortest major final of the Open Era; the official duration of the match was 34 minutes, but only 32 minutes of play took place due to a rain break. It remains the only "double bagel" major final of the Open Era.
Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and the first of an eventual 22 such titles.
Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 US Open. It was her first US Open singles title and fifth major title overall. With the win, she became the third woman to achieve the calendar Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly and Margaret Court. Moreover, it was the fourth component of her calendar Golden Slam, which remains the only calendar Golden Slam achieved in tennis, men or women. It was Sabatini's maiden major final.
Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was her second US Open title.
Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1994 Australian Open. With the win, she achieved a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, dubbed the 'Steffi Slam'. This was the second time in Graf's career where she won four consecutive majors, after achieving the Grand Slam in 1988. Graf did not lose a set en route to the title.
Gabriela Sabatini defeated the two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title, despite reaching eighteen semifinals and three finals during her career. The final was a rematch of the 1988 final and the 1989 semifinals. Sabatini became the first Argentine to win the title.
The 1990 Great American Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California, United States, that was part of the Tier III category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from August 6 through August 12, 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1988 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from July 25 through July 31, 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event, and earned $40,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and ran from April 6 through April 12, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $60,000 first-prize money.
The 1989 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 29 October 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her third at the event after 1986 and 1988. She earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 300 Virginia Slims ranking points.
The 1991 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the Tier II of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 October until 27 October 1991. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event and fifth in total, and earned $70,000 first-prize money.
The 1992 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the Tier II of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October until 25 October 1992. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fifth consecutive at the event and sixth in total, and earned $70,000 first-prize money.
The 1986 Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and ran from 8 September through 14 September 1986. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
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