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Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova met 18 times during their careers. Their overall head-to-head series is tied 9–9,[1] with Graf having a 4–2 record in Grand Slam finals and Navratilova having a 5–4 record in Grand Slam matches winning the last Grand Slam match between the two of them despite being 34 at the time. Both appeared in 3 consecutive Wimbledon Singles finals (1987–89) and thrilled the fans with their enthralling tennis.

List of all matches

Graf—Navratilova (9–9)

No. Date Tournament, Location Surface Round Winner Score
1. 1985 US Open, New York City Hard Semifinal Navratilova 6–2 6–3
2. 1985 Maybelline Classic, Florida Hard Final Navratilova 6–3 6–1
3. 1986 Virginia Slims Championships, New York City Carpet Semifinal Navratilova 6–2 6–2
4. 1986 German Open, Berlin Clay Final Graf 6–2 6–3
5. 1986 US Open, New York City Hard Semifinal Navratilova 6–1 6–7(3) 7–6(8)
6. 1986 Virginia Slims Championships, New York City Carpet Final Navratilova 7–6(3) 6–3, 6–1
7. 1987 Lipton International Players Championships, Florida Hard Semifinal[2] Graf 6–3 6–2
8. 1987 French Open, Paris Clay Final Graf 6–4 4–6 8–6
9. 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass Final Navratilova 7–5 6–3
10. 1987 US Open, New York City Hard Final Navratilova 7–6(4) 6–1
11. 1988 Wimbledon, London Grass Final Graf 5–7 6–2 6–1
12. 1989 Wimbledon, London Grass Final Graf 6–2 6–7(1) 6–1
13. 1989 US Open, New York City Hard Final Graf 3–6 7–5 6–1
14. 1989 Virginia Slims Championships, New York City Carpet Final Graf 6–4 7–5 2–6 6–2
15. 1991 US Open, New York City Hard Semifinal Navratilova 7–6(2) 6–7(6) 6–4
16. 1992 European Indoors, Zurich Carpet Final Graf 2–6 7–5 7–5
17. 1993 Tokyo (Pan Pacific), Tokyo Carpet Semifinal Navratilova 4–6 6–3 6–3
18. 1994 Tokyo (Pan Pacific), Tokyo Carpet Final Graf 6–2 6–4

Breakdown of the rivalry

  • Hard courts: Navratilova, 5–2
  • Clay courts: Graf, 2–0
  • Grass courts: Graf, 2–1
  • Carpet courts: Equal, 3–3
  • Grand Slam matches: Navratilova, 5–4
  • Grand Slam finals: Graf, 4–2
  • Year-End Championships matches: Navratilova, 2–1
  • Year-End Championships finals: Equal, 1–1
  • Fed Cup matches: None
  • All finals: Graf, 8–4
  • All matches: Equal, 9–9

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ten great tennis rivalries". The Independent. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2010. Steffi Graf v Martina Navratilova Time span: 1985–94 (18 matches) Head to head: Graf 9 Navratilova 9 Grand Slam matches: Navratilova won five. Graf won four. Navratilova won the last Grand Slam match despite her age of 34 at that time, giving away 13 years to her younger opponent. Grand Slam finals: Six; Graf won four. Navratilova won two. Wimbledon: Three finals, 1987, 1988, 1989; Graf won two, Navratilova one. This rivalry was based on the utter athleticism of both players and was pretty evenly matched for a long time. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 34 (help)
  2. ^ WTA Tour Archive from wtatennis.com, retrieved 13 March 2011
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