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Smash it Up With Steffi Graf
See how well you strike this Steffi Graf challenge!
Amruta Deshpande
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Stephanie Maria Graf is a German professional tennis player born on 14th June 1969.
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Steffi Graf was born in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany and later moved to the neighboring town of Brühl when she was nine.
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Steffi Graf was born to Heidi Schalk and car & insurance salesman Peter Graf and she has a younger brother, Michael.
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Steffi played her first professional tournament in October 1982 and lost her first round match to Tracy Austin, a former world no. 1 player.
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On 13th April 1986, Steffi beat Chris Evert for the first time in the final of the Family Circle Cup, in South Carolina.
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Steffi beat the then World No. 1, Martina Navratilova at the French Open to win her first Grand Slam in 1987.
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Steffi is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam tournament at least four times.
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After winning the 1999 French Open by beating No. 1 seed Martina Hingis, Steffi announced her retirement on 13th August 1999.
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With 22 Grand Slam singles titles, Steffi ranks third on the all-time list only behind Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23).
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Steffi reached a total of 31 major singles finals and was inducted in the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.
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