Steffi Graf once issued a strongly worded response to Martina Navratilova's lofty claims about her standing on tour.

Steffi Graf was the top name in women's tennis in the late 1980s and most of the 1990s. ... However, at the 1987 French Open, Graf had her moment as she reached her maiden Major final.

In 1987, 18-year-old Graf ended Navratilova's five-year reign as the year-end World No. 1. She secured the top spot ahead of the Virginia Slims Championships, now known as the WTA Finals.

Steffi Graf was the top name in women's tennis in the late 1980s and most of the 1990s. ... However, at the 1987 French Open, Graf had her moment as she reached her maiden Major final.

Steffi Graf is in her own little club of winning a Golden Slam and a career Silver Slam. advertisement. Tennis365. The 7 women to lose in final of all four Grand Slams: ... 1982 and 1987, ...

Steffi Graf became World No. 1 in 1987. Steffi Graf burst onto the scene by winning the French Open in 1987 after compatriot Boris Becker captured the imagination of the tennis world by winning ...

Steffi Graf is one of the most dominant tennis players of all time, ... (89.67%) and Wimbledon (91.35%). The German's run from 1987 to 1990 deserved even more plaudits as she won 305 of her 317 ...

Boris Becker once candidly recalled the essential help Steffi Graf had given him after his devastating exit from the 1987 Wimbledon Championships. The former World No. 1 also revealed how Graf's ...

Their dominance continued until an 18-year-old Graf ascended to the top spot just before the 1987 US Open. It marked the first instance since 1980 that neither Navratilova nor Evert would be the ...