Steffi Graf Biography – Only Woman player to Win Golden Grand Slam…

Steffi Graf is one of the greatest women tennis players of all-time winning 22 grand slam singles titles and the only player in tennis history to achieve Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in a single year in 1988.

She was ranked World No.1 for consecutive 186 weeks from August 1987 to March 1991 and had an overall record of 377 weeks.

 

Who is Steffi Graf?

Steffi Graf Age: 51 (14 June 1969)

Steffi Graf is a German former professional tennis player, who won 22 grand slam singles titles. She is known for performing in all surfaces with her powerful forehand and footwork.  She is the only tennis player in history to have won each Grand slam title at least four times.

She retired at the age of 30 in 1999  with total career prize money of $21,895,277. Steffi Graf married Andre Agassi in 2001 and they have two children. Steffi Graf’s net worth is estimated to be $30 Million.

Early Life

Steffi Graf was born on 14 June 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany to Heidi Schalk and Peter Graf. She has a younger brother named Michael. She was introduced to tennis by her father at the age of three with a wooden racket and at the age of four, she started practicing on the court.

She played her first tournament at the age of five and started winning junior tournaments regularly and went on to win the junior European Championships in 1982.

Professional Tennis Career

Steffi Graf started her first professional tennis at the age of 13 and slowly started making marks in the international arena. In the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles, she represented West Germany and won the non-official tennis demonstration event.