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Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf , 1969-, German tennis player. A powerful baseliner, she drew international attention by winning the 1984 Olympic demonstration event. Graf won her first major title, the French Open, in 1987. In 1988 she captured the Grand Slam (Australian, French, and U.S. opens and Wimbledon), becomin... Read more
Monica Seles
Monica Seles , 1973-, Yugoslav-American tennis player, b. Serbia, of Hungarian heritage. She won her first major tournament, the French Open, in 1990, at the age of 16 and soon dominated women's tennis. In 1991 and 1992 she won the Australian, French, and U.S. opens. In 1993 she won the Australian O... Read more
Andre Kirk Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi , 1970-, American tennis player, b. Las Vegas, Nev. Trained by his Armenian immigrant father, he turned professional in 1986. By 1988 he had won a half dozen major tournaments, but until 1992 at Wimbledon had not won a "grand slam" event, and had acquired a reputation for faili... Read more

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Graf, Steffi
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Graf, Steffi ( Stephanie ) (1969– ) German tennis player. Graf succeeded Martina Navratilova...four Grand Slam tournaments. Graf's powerful serve and forehand...x2013;89, 1993, 1995–96). Graf retired in 1999. Read more
Steffi Graf
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...international attention by winning the 1984 Olympic demonstration event. Graf won her first major title, the French Open, in 1987. In 1988...won the Olympic singles gold medal. Before retiring in 1999, Graf held the top world ranking a record 186 consecutive weeks in... Read more
US Open tennis champions
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Men Women 1989 Boris Becker (Ger) Steffi Graf (Ger) 1990 Pete Sampras (US) Gabriela...Seles (Yug) 1993 Pete Sampras (US) Steffi Graf (Ger) 1994 Andre Agassi (US) Aranxta...Sanchez (Sp) 1995 Pete Sampras (US) Steffi Graf (Ger) 1996 Pete Sampras (US) Steffi... Read more
Wimbledon singles champions
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Navratilova USA 1988 Stefan Edberg Sweden Steffi Graf W. Germany 1989 Boris Becker W. Germany Steffi Graf W. Germany 1990 Stefan Edberg Sweden...USA 1991 Michael Stich Germany Steffi Graf Germany 1992 Andre Agassi USA Steffi... Read more
Martina Navratilova
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...competition between Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. Navratilova, 31, was the defending...On the other side of the net was Graf, 19, a West German who had lost the...Navratilova had won the first, 7-5, but Graf had rebounded with an impressive 6... Read more
Seles, Monica
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...successive years (1991–93). Seles' career was briefly halted in 1993 when she was stabbed by a fan of her rival, Steffi Graf . She resumed competitive play in 1995, and reclaimed her Australian title in 1996. Read more
Monica Seles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Australian Open again before she was stabbed in the back during a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, by a self-described fan of Steffi Graf . Although her wound was apparently superficial, Seles stayed away from competitive tennis for two years, disturbed... Read more
Andre Kirk Agassi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...sometimes whimsical demeanor as for his winning record. He again won the French and U.S. opens in 1999 and Australian open in 2000, 2001, and 2003, and won 60 singles titles during his career. Agassi, who retired in 2006, is married to Steffi Graf . Read more

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Lori McNeil upsets defending champ Steffi Graf at Wimbledon. (1994 championships) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 7/11/1994; 159 words ; ...sensational upset of defending champion Steffi Graf during first-round action of the Wimbledon...McNeil's victory more exceptional is that Graf had literally dominated the tournament...posted her second consecutive win over Graf after eight straight defeats, said... Read more
Who is a poster boy for the new Louis Vuitton ad campaign, along with Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, and Catherine Deneuve? Who but Mikhail Gorbachev, former general secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union.(The Week)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: National Review; 10/8/2007; 88 words ; Who is a poster boy for the new Louis Vuitton ad campaign, along with Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, and Catherine Deneuve? Who but Mikhail Gorbachev, former general secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet... Read more
The Martina & Steffi dream team. (top-seeded tennis professionals Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Interview; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...Wimbledon singles champ and current number one seed Steffi Graf. We spoke to this latest Dream Team via a conference...tennis's greatest tournament. MARTINA NAVRATILOVA: Hey, Steffi! STEFFI GRAF: Hey, Martina! How are you doing? MN: Pretty good... Read more
Come to camp.(1995 Scholarship Sports Camps at the Fitness Farm in Indianapolis, Indiana)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 4/1/1995; 131 words ; Do you want to shoot like Reggie Miller? Or serve like Steffi Graf? Then come to the Fitness Farm in Indianapolis, Indiana, this summer for the 1995 Scholarship Sports Camps. Not only can you attend... Read more
Bryan Shelton stuns no. 2 Michael Stich at Wimbledon. (Shelton defeats top-seeded player at 1993 championships) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 7/11/1994; 181 words ; Bryan Shelton of Huntsville, AL, inspired by Lori McNeil's upset over defending champ Steffi Graf in the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon, posted an upset of his own. Shelton, 28, thoroughly thrashed No. 2 seed Michael Stich of Germany... Read more
Preparing for competition. (includes information sources)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 12/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...winning every point, says tennis champion Gabriela Sabatini. I visualized winning the whole tournament, never letting Steffi Graf into the match. That she did, and as a result accomplished a stunning upset, taking home the United States Open tennis... Read more
Future tennis champion.(Your Dream Job!)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 1/1/2005; ; 64 words ; I want to be a tennis player. Tennis fascinates me, and my all-time favorite player is Steffi Graf. My only regret is that tennis is not all that popular in India. Maybe I can turn that fact around. I sometimes imagine myself... Read more
Soccer and TV: a heated game. (Germany)
Magazine article from: Video Age International; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...in the world. Nine of the 10 highest ranking sports events on TV in 1997 were soccer matches. Before Boris Becker and Steffi Graf entered the scene and shifted some attention to tennis, soccer pioneers like Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler, who built... Read more
CHANGING OF THE GUARD.
Magazine article from: Interview; 3/1/2000; ; 343 words ; ...acumen and allure have already taken their place Jordan. Gretzky. Graf. They were the sports world's franchise faces--stars so big...make you forget about the old guard faster than you can say, Steffi who? It takes more than a sweet slap shot or a killer serve... Read more
Women tennis stars; biographies and records of champions, 1800s to today.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2009; 139 words ; ...Althea Gibson, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, Venus and Serena Williams, and Justine Henin. Profiles are presented chronologically, and the book includes b&w photos... Read more