Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Grafis a German former tennis player, who was ranked world No. 1 during her career. Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Her 22 singles titles, tied with Serena Williams, marks the joint record for most Major wins by a tennis playersince the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is second all-time behind Margaret Court. In 1988, she became the first and only tennis playerto achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth14 June 1969
CityMannheim, Germany
CountryGermany
I've thrown away lots of my old diaries - you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days.
If you go to a big city anywhere in the world and you need a doctor, just ask me. I can tell you who's good and who's bad. I've even considered writing a guidebook.
Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.
I knew that maybe I couldn't be playing again, but I just wanted to get in physical shape.
I appreciate very much being injury-free.
Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me.
Ive been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament youve got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.
It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
I am a person who sticks to her word.
I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description.
It doesn't hurt to lose my crown, it hurts to lose.
I suppose it's amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.
The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time.
It's so difficult to find time besides the tennis.