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Graf–Seles Rivalry
The Graf–Seles rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, who competed in 15 matches between 1989 and 1999. Seles, a left-handed player, demonstrated powerful and precise hitting from the baseline on both wings and an exceptional return of serve. Graf, in contrast, had a formidable forehand, in addition to her penetrating serve, first rate foot speed, and mostly sliced her backhand. Their rivalry was especially notable for its change over time. Graf was dominant on tour in Seles' first years, then Seles was dominant at the Grand Slams winning three of the four matches they played between the ages of 17 and 19. During the period where Seles first reached the No. 1 spot in 1991, the head-to-head saw Graf leading 3–2, with all of their matches coming in tournament finals. In April 1993, the rivalry was temporarily halted when a fan of Graf stabbed Seles on-court, prompting her to take a hiatus after recovering. Graf won four of their five matches from 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 weeks, and finished as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 a record eight times. Graf won 107 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including 22 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major women's singles titles, the second-most since the start of the Open Era in 1968 and the All-time tennis records – women's singles#Grand Slam singles totals, third-most of all time. She is the only tennis player, male or female, to have won each major singles tournament at least four times — a List of Grand Slam women's singles champions#Career Grand Slam, quadruple career Grand Slam. A teen phenom, Graf became the youngest-ever player to appear in the main draw of a major at the 1983 French Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Citizen Cup
The 1991 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in West Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 29 April until 5 May 1991. Second-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fifth consecutive at the event. Finals Singles Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 * It was Graf's 2nd singles title of the year and the 56th of her career. Doubles Jana Novotná / Larisa Savchenko defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková 7–5, 6–1 References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws {{1991 WTA Tour Citizen Cup WTA Hamburg Citizen Cup Citizen Cup Citizen Cup Citizen Cup The Citizen Cup is a trophy which was awarded to the winner of a regatta held in 1992 and again in 1995 to decide on a defender of the America's Cup. History The America's Cup Match is alwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Citizen Cup
The Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the Citizen Cup and was a Tier II tournament on the 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 26 April to 2 May 1993 at the Am Rothenbaum venue, in Hamburg, Germany. Seles stabbing This tournament would later attract infamy for being the location where then World No. 1 Monica Seles was stabbed during a singles quarterfinal match with then World No. 14 Magdalena Maleeva by an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, Günter Parche. The stabbing prompted an increase in security at subsequent tennis events. Seles would not return to professional tennis until August 1995 following the incident, and never played in Germany again. Entrants Seeds Other entrants The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Petra Begerow * Beate Reinstadler * Maria Strandlund The following players received entry from a Lucky loser spot: * Elena Brioukhovets Finals Singles Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 French Open – Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. It was her sixth French Open singles title and Open Era record-extending 22nd and last major singles title, also equaling Chris Evert's record of nine French Open final appearances. Graf became the first player in the Open Era to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same major: downing world No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals, No. 3 Monica Seles in the semifinals and No. 1 Hingis in the final. Hingis was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam in singles. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost to Hingis in the semifinals. This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, four-time French Open champion, seven-time major champion, and Olympic gold medalist Justine Henin; she lost in the second round to Davenport. Seeds Qualifying draw Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open singles title and fifth and last major singles title overall. With the win, she joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles as the only women to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. Hingis also became the only woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously. This tournament marked future world No. 1 Mauresmo's first major final, and the first time she progressed past the third round of a major. It would be her only major final until 2006, despite being one of the top players of the early 2000s. Prior to her semifinal defeat to Hingis, Seles was undefeated in 33 matches at the Australian Open, dating back to her tournament debut in 1991, the longest undefeated winning streak at one tournament by a woman in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Tour Championships
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1998 Chase Championships – Singles
Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Chase Championships. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Steffi Graf. This marked the last WTA Championships final to be best-of-five-sets. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Lindsay Davenport ''(final)'' # Martina Hingis (champion) # Jana Novotná ''(first round)'' # Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario ''(first round)'' # Monica Seles ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mary Pierce ''(quarterfinals)'' # Conchita Martínez ''(first round)'' # Nathalie Tauziat ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw * '' NB: The Final was best of 5 sets while all other rounds were best of 3 sets.'' External links 1998 Chase Championships Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Chase Championships - Singles Singles 1998 Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 US Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. It was her fifth US Open title and 21st major singles title. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament. This was the final major appearance of 1990 champion Gabriela Sabatini. It was also the final major singles appearance of 15-time major quarterfinalist and former world No. 4 Zina Garrison. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Chanda Rubin pulled out before the tournament began and her position in the draw was taken over by seventeenth-seeded Karina Habšudová, Rubin was replaced by lucky loser Annabel Ellwood; Mary Joe Fernández, who withdrew on the first day of the tournament, was replaced by lucky loser Tina Križan. Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Botto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 US Open – Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in the final, 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1995 US Open. It was her fourth US Open (tennis), US Open title and 18th Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles title, equaling Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's Open Era record. Graf became the only player to achieve a List of Grand Slam women's singles champions#Career Grand Slam, quadruple career Grand Slam. It was Seles's first major since her Monica Seles#1993 stabbing attack, 1993 stabbing. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Mary Joe Fernández. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links1995 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 US Open - Women's Singles 1995 US Open (tennis), Women's Singles US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events every year, held before the French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), US Open. The Australian Open typically starts around the middle of January and continues for two weeks, concluding with the men's final traditionally held on the last Sunday of the month. It features men's and women's singles, men's, women's and mixed doubles, juniors’ championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Until 1987, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019. Since 2020, it has been played on blue GreenSet. First held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships in Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 Australian Open. It was Seles' third Australian Open title in as many appearances at the event, and eighth major title overall. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Monica Seles (champion) # Steffi Graf ''(finalist)'' # Gabriela Sabatini ''(semifinals)'' # Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(semifinals)'' # Mary Joe Fernández ''(quarterfinals)'' # Conchita Martínez ''(fourth round)'' # Jennifer Capriati ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jana Novotná ''(second round)'' # Manuela Maleeva ''(fourth round)'' # Mary Pierce ''(quarterfinals)'' # Anke Huber ''(fourth round)'' # Lori McNeil ''(second round)'' # Nathalie Tauziat ''(fourth round)'' # Katerina Maleeva ''(fourth round)'' # Magdalena Maleeva ''(fourth round)'' # Zina Garrison ''(third round) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
