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  2. Jul 2, 2024 · Steffi Graf, German tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1980s and ’90s, winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles. In 1988 she became the third woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in one calendar year, and she also captured a gold medal at the Olympics in Seoul.

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  3. 3 days ago · Steffi Graf – winner of 22 major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988). Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles. Chris Evert has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with Martina Navratilova.

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · Steffi Graf was the first to complete a Golden Slam in 1988, with only wheelchair players Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott managing to replicate the feat since. Author(s) Joshua Mayne

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  5. 2 days ago · These are records for Grand Slam tournaments, also known as majors, which are the four most prestigious annual tennisevents: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. All records are based on official data from the majors. In the case of ties, players are listed in chronological order of reaching the record.

  6. 2 days ago · Significant finals. Grand Slam finals. Singles: 32 (18–14) By winning the 1983 US Open title, Navratilova completed the Career Grand Slam. She became only the seventh female player in history to achieve this. Doubles: 37 (31–6) By winning the 1980 Australian Open title, Navratilova completed the women's doubles Career Grand Slam.

  7. Jun 18, 2024 · Steffi Graf amassed an 85-15 record from her 100 grass-court matches, which, somewhat surprisingly, makes the surface her worst in terms of win percentage. The German reached all nine of her grass finals at Wimbledon, where she won seven titles — making it her most successful Grand Slam event.

  8. Jun 23, 2024 · Steffi Graf overcame six-time defending champion Navratilova in the 1988 Wimbledon final to win the grass-court Major for the first time. She defeated the same opponent in the 1989 title match to defend her crown.