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. - Sport
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!
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 88 YEC title
7) the 87 FedCup title.
This is the insanest record ever.
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'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 !
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
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!
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. ❤️
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!!! 🎾 🏆🥇🤩🎉👏
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.
Nostalgia indeed every 90’s kid watching tennis can resonate so deeply
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.
GOAT.....Considering competition, early retirement, tennis popularity in 90s.
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
I’m glad I found this vid. Graf is one of my favorites. Incredible power & control.
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!
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!
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.
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 ?
Steffi Graf die beste Tennisspielerin aller Zeiten. 22Grand Slam Titel. Sie hatte die beste Vorhand. Dann Olympia Gold. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Amazing player she was. I grew up watching Stefi and she was phenomenal to watch.
Not she, is he.
@@kike4990 troll
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.
Diese Sportlichkeit, diese Fairness, diese Herzlichkeit mit ihren Gegnerinnen - das treibt einem glatt Tränen in die Augen 😎
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
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
What a joy to watch! Power and grace mixed perfectly!
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.
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.
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))
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.
Ich habe jedes spiel von ihr gesehen und spielte so gern Tennis leider spiele ich seit 20 Jahren nicht mehr aber wenn ich as gerade sehe bewegt mich das immer noch und habe Tränen in den Augen . Danke das ich die Göttin meiner Jugend hier noch mal so sehen kann!
Well said!
@@carrerau7138 For me Boris Becker / Edberg/ Borg /Graf and Hingis was all I needed only Aggassi's clothes got me a place reprimand :) he had the coolest clothes
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
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!
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.
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
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
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.
The last one was the sweetest. She is one heck of a classy lady.
than she sould give this infamous point to Martina.
So charming and so powerful. The best female tennis player I've ever seen. Thank you Steffi. I am a great fan of yours.
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.
Geez, Sanchez-Vicario must have gotten tired of seeing Steffi in the finals against her.
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
This vision of perfection is the best ever tennis player ever a mixture of power grace touch sportsmanship i know waiting for comments an invasion of pure joy brilliant
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.
Happy birthday Stefanie Maria Graf my idol and favorite tennis player. These are all great memories
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..
Steffi is the GOAT. Most graceful player. Super fast. Won 22 in small number of years.
Stefie was very calm tennis player. Respect her
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
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.
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
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.
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
Steffi was the Class. For me she rimane the best of only time.
This compilation reminds us how many all-time classics were among Steffi's winning slam finals:
1) FO 87 against Navratilova (64 46 86)
2) Wim 88 against Navratilova (57 62 61 after trailing 57 02)
3) USO 89 against Navratilova (36 75 61 after trailing 36 24)
4) Wim 91 against Sabatini (64 36 86 after Gaby serve for the match twice)
5) Wim 93 against Novotna (76 16 64 after trailing 76 16 14, Novotna serving)
6) Wim 95 against Sanchez (46 61 75 with the famous 10th game in the last set)
7) USO 95 against Seles (76 06 63; Seles's return and Pa Graf jailed)
8) FO 96 against Sanchez (63 67 108)
9) FO 99 against Hingis (46 75 62 after Hingis having served for the match at 46 45)
Steffi won 13 (!) slam finals in 3-set matches. By far the most in the history of the game.
Evert and Serena won 8 each, Navratilova 6. No one else more than 3.
Steffi had the most successful AND most dramatic career ever in women's tennis.
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 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.
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.
Steffi is a legend on and off the court and a great role model in grace, humility and class. She is giving back to Tennis too by coaching beginners with her husband. Respect.
I don't think they are teaching beginners.
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
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.....
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.
She also won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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.
Nostalgic moments! Have seen every single match! The greatest ever!
STEFFI GRAF, una leyenda, un hito! inolvidable su 1988 Año de Oro para ella!! me volví gran fan!!
So beautiful. My favourite player ever. Such an inspiration.
Fraulhein forehand the best female player I ever saw
My all time favourite tennis star...Full of grace and style...feel bad for Sanchez though...thought she faltered at least in 5-6 finals here...
5 grand slams in a row!!! GRAND SLAM 88 and AO 89!!! 7 of 8 in 2 years amazing!!!
8 from 9 in a Row.....AO 88- AO 90 ( beats MJ Fernandez 6:3, 6:4 in Final) . 13 Grand Slam Finals in a Row. FO 1987- FO 1990. Zina Garrison broke this incredible Series in Wimbledon 1990. (One of the biggest surprise). But Zina deserve this success. (beating Seles in QF after defending Matchpoint). This is the Reason Martina could win her ninth Single Title in Wimbledon (All- Time Record).....
Martina won 6 in a row in a 2 year period(3 in each year) so no Grand Slam.
1988-89 AO to AO: she won 5 GS + olympics gold in Seoul, all in a ROW. Golden Calendar GS + more.
Sem nenhuma dúvida a melhor tenista da história. Enfrentou adversárias mais difíceis e ganhou mais Grand Slam em menos tempo.
Soooo elegance celebrations , unique. Poor Arancha.
Steffi Graf es la mejor tenista del, nadie como ella, hermoso juego
If I could squeeze the late 1980's in, Steffi and the Chicago Bulls are the 1990's Dream Team in sports.
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!
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
Just seeing these championship points tells you that we are watching a legend on the court..Steffi Graf will go down in history as one of the greatest players ever..and just see the competition she faced..an array of fierce opponents who fought her tooth and nail in these matches and gave away nothing for free..Steffi took over from the equally great Martina Navratilova and then faced the challenges of so many talented players who followed..in contrast the later generation seems empty of quality female players except the Williams sisters.. Thank you Steffi for giving us so much joy.
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! 😍
Chris Evert is the true legend! .. Missed some AO when it didn’t used to be a big deal, and no one bothered to waste a Christmas on a long flight to Australia. She won at least a major in 13 consecutive years!!
But never more than 2 per year.
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 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
Really admire her
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.
I like it that she didn't fall on the service and roll around after a win
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 Graf was such an immensely talented and classy player. Even though she retired at ONLY at 30 years of age, dealt with injuries (ankle injury, knee surgery and many more), personal problems dealing with her dad Peter Graf's income tax evasion, alcoholism, extramarital affair and generally high unforced errors in her games all throughout her career, she still managed to claim 22 grand slam titles, a golden slam and gold at Seoul Olympics. I still believe Steffi Graf is the GOAT in women's tennis. Women's tennis has never been the same after she retired.
Graf is definitely the GOAT for me.
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!
Great technique and incredible speed. I haven't seen anyone among today's women move as elegantly as Steffi.
She had a beautiful single handed back hand shot
Its amazing how steffi used to convert backhand shots into deadly forehand shots to win the point.
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!
Steffi is the best of all time. Great athlete and great lady
Such humility so rare..
Great athlete but if she is or not a lady it doesn't matter
ignacio lopez Are you serious? Of course it matters! It goes to show where your up bringing and values are!!
Hmm.... not against Seles. Too bad about the stabbing.
Jordan Bee Too bad Seles wasn’t mentally tougher to come back sooner. Her fault for letting such a little scratch take her out of the game for so long...boo hoo
Buenas tardes Steffi Graf fue la más grande siempre la admire por su temple de campeona
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.
Steffi is the Original and Only Real Goat 🐐 She won the Golden Slam which included at Olympic Gold Medal. No one has done that in one actual calendar/olympic year.
Agreed. Total number of Slams is not enough, as Margaret Court isn't considered the greatest by almost anyone. It's much more difficult to accomplish the Calendar Year Grand Slam (plus an Olympic gold medal) than it is to have the record for most Slams. Many players have had the record for most Slams (it's a record you can always chase) but how many have achieved the Grand Slam? Graf and Laver. It's recency bias and a lack of historical perspective, as well as the American media, that have created this notion that Serena is the greatest when she's nowhere near that.
@@ipseite I wouldn't say that Serena is no where near being the greatest, but what Steffi achieved is more impressive. Nevertheless, both players are phenomenal, and once in a generation talents.
Grace and power!!! The greatest!!!!!!!
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
Steffi graf:Nobody can touch her graph in those days.