Steffi Graf in three-set matches to claim her seventh title there in eight years. Monica Seles beat Graf in three sets in the final of the Australian Open 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. This cemented Seles as the dominant No. 1 player in the world, having won five of the previous six, seven of the previous nine, and eight of the previous 12 major singles titles. In that timespan of 12 majors, Graf had won twice (1991 and 1992 Wimbledon) in comparison. During a quarterfinal match between Seles and Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg, Seles was stabbed between the shoulder blades by a mentally ill
Steffi Graf career statistics Steffi Graf career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player Steffi Graf. Graf also won the 1984 demonstration event at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, but this was for players aged 21 or under, and it was not an official Olympic event. Graf and Kohde-Kilsch lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková 7-5, 6-3. In 1988, there was no bronze medal match, and both beaten semifinalists received bronze medals. Note: Steffi Graf retired in August 1999 while ranked World No. 3, She was not included in the official year end