biography
pronunciation:
[grahf]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1969– )
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| biography:
| Tennis player, born in Brühl, near Heidelberg, SW Germany. In 1982 she became the youngest person to receive a World Tennis Association ranking, aged 13, and reached the semi-final of the US Open in 1985. She won the French Open in 1987, and took all four major titles in 1988, as well as the Olympic crown - a unique feat. She beat Natalya Zvereva 6-0 6-0 to win the Australian title, the first shutout in a major final since 1911. She won the Wimbledon title again in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, and the French Open in 1999. She announced her retirement in 1999. |
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