Martina Navratilova age 34, Navratilova defeated Graf the last time they played in a major in the semifinals of the 1991 US Open 7–6(2), 6–7(6), 6–4, to end their Grand Slam rivalry 5-4 up. It is worthy to note that all 4 of Graf's Grand Slam victories over Navratilova came in the finals of a Slam. This is reflected in the Grand Slams Finals chart below. Navratilova's final major singles triumph was in 1990. In the final, the 33-year-old Navratilova swept Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1 to claim an all-time record ninth Wimbledon singles crown. Though that was her last major singles title,
1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati. Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. After splitting the first two sets, Sabatini served twice for the title, and was two points away from her second Grand Slam win before Graf rallied. With the victory, Graf captured her third Wimbledon Singles Championship, while it proved to be Sabatini's third and final appearance in a Grand Slam final. Steffi Graf (Champion) The original #1