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Steffi Graf smiles and holds up the ornate Wimbledon women's singles trophy plate while wearing a colorful jacket after her 1993 victory in London. Steffi Graf prepares to serve during practice at the 1999 TIG Tennis Classic, wearing a white Adidas shirt and holding a tennis racket and ball. Steffi Graf of Germany focuses as she hits a two-handed backhand during a tennis match, with a yellow tennis ball approaching her racket.
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Steffi Graf: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: WTA - Steffi Graf. Oct 25, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 10, 2026
Add new Web site: CNN Sports - How tennis great Steffi Graf got bitten by pickleball’s ‘fun factor’. Dec 09, 2025
Add new Web site: CBS News - Steffi Graf calls it quits. Oct 21, 2025
Add new Web site: WTA - Steffi Graf. Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Steffi Graf. Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Andre Agassi: ?One day your entire way of life ends. It?s a kind of death? Oct 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Independent - Profile: Steffi Graf - Steffi. Sep 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 26, 2024
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Graf, queen of the lawn. Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Steffi Graf. May 09, 2022
Added her total number of Grand Slam titles. Mar 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Site of Steffi Graf. Mar 14, 2019
Replaced photograph. Jan 10, 2018
Add new Web site: International Tennis Hall of Fame - Biography of Steffi Graf. Feb 23, 2014
Added mention of her nonprofit foundation, Children for Tomorrow. Aug 30, 2012
Article revised and updated. May 20, 2008
Article revised. Nov 13, 2003
Article revised. Nov 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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