| Grand Slams | '83 | '84 | '85 | '86 | '87 | '88 | '89 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 |
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| Australian | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | W | W | W | QF | - | F | W | - | - | |||
| French | 2 | 3 | 4 | QF | W | W | F | F | SF | F | W | SF | W | W | W | ||
| Wimbledon | - | 4 | 4 | - | F | W | W | SF | W | W | W | 1 | W | W | - | 3 | F |
| US Open | - | 1 | SF | SF | F | W | W | F | SF | QF | W | F | W | W |
Steffi has somehow managed to be not only one of the greatest female tennis players ever, but also one of the most beautiful. She was born on 14 June 1969 in Brühl (nr. Cologne), turned pro aged 13, and has now won 107 singles titles, and 22 Grand Slams. Steffi is the only tennis player of either sex to win each grand slam at least 4 times, and the only player to spend 377 weeks ranked as world No. 1.
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1 July 1999: Today Steffi reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the tenth time in a glorious rain-delayed match against Venus Williams. She went through 6-2 3-6 6-4. Here she is at the moment of triumph (161KB .jpg)
3 July 1999: Steffi wins again (of course) against Mirjana Lucic 6-7 6-3 6-4
13 August 1999: Today Steffi announced her retirement from tennis.
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