The two-time defending Australian Open champion ... of 1988 by winning her maiden title Down Under, beating Evert in the final. That was followed by successful title defences for Graf in both ...
The Australian Open was Graf’s least successful major in terms of titles won – but the tennis icon still triumphed at the event four times. Graf kickstarted her 1988 ‘Golden Slam’ season ...
Australian Open: How Aryna Sabalenka & Paula Badosa ... Margaret Court (1969-71), Evonne Goolagong (1974-76), Steffi Graf (1988-90), Monica Seles (1991-93), and Martina Hingis (1997-99).
She, of course, completed a Golden Slam in 1988 ... Australian Open (four), Wimbledon (two) and the French Open. Martina Navratilova won 18 of her 32 Grand Slam finals and Chris Evert and Steffi ...
Monica Seles holds the highest win percentage in Australian Open women’s singles matches in the Open Era, while Steffi Graf, Serena Williams and Martina Navratilova make the top seven.
Steffi Graf once opened up about the exceptional pressure she faced before the final step in her once-in-a-lifetime Calendar ...