Stefanie Maria Graf is a German former professional tennis player. Widely referred to as one of the greatest professional tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, the second-most since the start of the Open Era in 1968 and 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.
The 1996 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 25th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 18 through November 24, 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title after defeating Martina Hingis in the final, which was the last women's match played over five sets.
The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States between November 15 and November 21, 1993. It was the 23rd edition of the end-of-season event, eligible for the top-ranked singles and doubles players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $250,000 first-prize money.
The 1995 Lipton Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Lipton Championships and was part of the Championship Series of the 1995 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1995 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 17 through March 26, 1995. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.
The 1996 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 May through 19 May 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1995 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 14 February until 18 February 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1995 Delray Beach Winter Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from March 6 through March 12, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1994 Toshiba Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from August 1 through August 7, 1994. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth at the event.
The 1995 Gallery Furniture Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 25th and last edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 16, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin and was part of Tier I of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and ran from 9 May through 15 May 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 9 through November 15, 1998. Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour. It was held from November 16 through November 23, 1987, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1989 Virginia Slims Championships was the nineteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from November 13 through November 19, 1989 on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1987, and earned $125,000 first-prize money.
The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.
The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.
The 1990 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from April 9 through April 15, 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1986 Sunkist Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 14 through April 20, 1986. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money. The WTA had to pay the tournament organizers a $15,000 fine because both Chris Evert-Lloyd and Martina Navratilova chose not to participate in the event.
The 1987 European Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October until 1 November 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second successive singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money and 210 Virginia Slims points.
The 1986 European Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 6 October until 12 October 1986. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1995 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the Tier I category of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from November 6 through November 12, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $148,500 first-prize money.
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