Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf (; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Her 22 singles titles put her second on the list of major wins in the female competition since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is third all-time behind Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23). In 1988, she became the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year.
Tennis in Italy this table only those who have reached the top 20 in the world ranking. Eight Italian tennis players played at least the semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament. Seven Italian female tennis players played at least the semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament. Tennis in Italy Tennis in Italy is the 6th sport, with 1,298,000 persons, by number of practitioners. The five successes of Italian tennis player in the Grand Slam tournament regards Nicola Pietrangeli (1959 French Championships and 1960 French Championships), Adriano Panatta (1976 French Open), Francesca Schiavone (2010 French Open) and Flavia Pennetta (2015 US Open). Also the