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Steffi Graf

German former professional tennis player and one of the greatest in the sport's history.

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Steffi Graf is best known for Dominating women's tennis with a record 377 weeks as world No. 1 and winning 22 major singles titles. On Dead or Alive, Steffi Graf is listed in the Tennis Legends category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Steffi Graf is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Dominating women's tennis with a record 377 weeks as world No. 1 and winning 22 major singles titles.
Listed under: Tennis Legends

About Steffi Graf

She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 a record eight times. Graf won 107 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including 22 major women's singles titles, the second-most since the start of the Open Era in 1968 and the third-most of all time. A teenage phenomenon, Graf became the youngest player to appear in the main draw of a major at the 1983 French Open aged 13. She improved over the following years and emerged as the player who ended Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's dominance on women's tennis, winning her first major at the 1987 French Open. In 1988, Graf ascended to dominance, becoming the first tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four major titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. The following years saw her remain the best player in the world, but struggle with injuries and the rise of young rivals, especially Monica Seles. After the stabbing of Seles in 1993, Graf returned to dominance on the women's tour for several years. Graf's game was noted for versatility across all playing surfaces, footwork, and powerful forehand drive.

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