Steffi Graf in a tight third set that included a 16-minute long, 13-deuce game on Sanchez Vicario's serve at 5-5. In August Monica Seles made her much anticipated return to tennis at the Canadian Open. It was decided to grant her a joint number one ranking with Graf who took her first loss of the year in the first round to Amanda Coetzer. The US Open was Monica Seles's first Grand Slam event since the 1993 attack, with much anticipation again around a potential Seles-Graf final. After surviving a scare in a three-setter against Amanda Coetzer in the first round, Graf reached
Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) are used infrequently in these tables. "Winner of most titles: Martina Navratilova, with 11" "Winner of most titles: Steffi Graf, with 10" "Notes" "Winner of most titles: Steffi Graf, with 11" "Notes:" "Winner of most titles: Serena Williams, with 7" "Winner of most titles: Serena Williams, with 8" "Winner of most titles: Serena Williams, with 8" Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships