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,
Chris Evert's Grand Slam history I think you have to win a major title. This was my chance." This was Evert's third consecutive US Open victory, and her seventh grand slam title for her career. The 1978 Wimbledon Championships saw Evert face-off against Martina Navratilova for the very first time in a grand slam final. Evert showed her experience by winning the first set in six games to two fashion, but the young relentless Navratilova though shaken and stirred by some misfortune early rallied back to win the second set against Evert 4 games to 6. Eventually, Evert would succumb to the young-gun Navratilova in