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
It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
I've been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament you've got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.
It is difficult for me always to let go, and I am still eager, but I'm taking things maybe a little lighter at times.
It was amazing to see him get this far. It was amazing to watch him show the courage he showed.
It was amazing to see him get this far,
No, I've never been one for the records.
Yeah, because I did have a few weeks off with my wrist surgery, and I didn't expect to be back so quickly and then so well.
I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.
I had a lot of different thoughts and ideas and always to transform, but I'm trying certain things that I feel my heart is really going for and that was one of the things that I initiated a few months ago.
I know where I'm coming from and what I've achieved, so I think I'm very stable in that so it doesn't bother me.
I don't wake up every day and think about which tournaments I won and which titles I hold. It's something I don't care about.
I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.
I never hanker after the past - I prefer to devote myself to new tasks.
Age, what is it? It's not a figure that has ever meant anything to me.