Peter Graf, the father and former coach of Steffi Graf, died Saturday from pancreatic cancer in his native Germany at the age of 75. Peter taught his daughter to play with a wood racquet in the family living room. He was at his daughter's side for most of the years

Though these days she favors the name Stefanie, during her brilliant career, this thoroughly dedicated German was known to the world as Steffi Graf. Her resume is epic – 107 WTA singles titles, including 22 singles majors. Graf had it all: performance, dominance, longevity. She won her first major at

Tennis legend Steffi Graf turned 50 on Friday. The tennis world took to social media to wish the 22-time Grand Slam champion a happy birthday.

The future of the sport went toe-to-toe with one of its current—and greatest—champions in a riveting final. In her first two tournaments of 1999 in Australia, Serena Williams—long-pegged as a potential star despite her young age—suffered early-round defeats to Steffi Graf and Sandrine Testud. But those three-set losses were as

We’re bringing you a new quiz every Tuesday on Tennis.com, and this week it’s on one of the true legends of our sport, Steffi Graf—test your knowledge on the former No. 1 right now!

August 13, 1999. Heidelberg, Germany. The woman who’d always preferred to let her racquet do the talking let the world know she had something to say. She would later wish to be called Stefanie Graf. But on this day, as had been the case her entire career, she was Steffi,

A tennis fan scored big on Jeopardy! this week. (For a moment, anyway.) On Monday's episode of the American game show, 22-time Grand Slam singles champion Steffi Graf (and her husband, Andre Agassi) made an appearance in the $1,000 answer in the category "Women in Sports." The answer, in the

Wondering what the Tournament of Champions is, and how we got here? Read more about our 50th Anniversary Celebration and get caught up on all the matches so far. Graf and Evert, who won 40 major singles titles and spent 637 weeks at No. 1 between them, met 13 times

Andre Agassi tells AAP that his wife, 43-year-old Steffi Graf, could be successful in today’s game. Graf, who retired in 1999, won 22 Grand Slams. "From a health perspective, it would be impossible," Agassi said. "You've got to be healthy. I don't know how Kimiko [Date-Krumm] has done it. That's

Today, just five days after another historic finish to the French Open, Steffi Graf—one of the greatest players in tennis history who had some of her finest days in Paris—celebrates her 50th birthday. Graf was born on June 14, 1969 in Bruhl, Germany and was introduced to tennis when she

No matter how great your strokes are, you’ll lose tennis matches if you’re always out of position. Club players work on their strokes but don’t spend enough time improving their footwork. You’ll find no better examples than Steffi Graf and Miloslav Mecir. Both of them played tennis like billiards: They

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It's been two decades since Steffi Graf won her last Australian Open, but her presence looms large over Saturday's final. Serena Williams is one match away from tying Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles. The only obstacle for No. 1-ranked Williams is Angelique Kerber,

The stars of our sport shared stories about their heroes, both in life and on the court, and how these idols shaped who they are today. For more "My Hero" submissions, click here.

NEW YORK (AP)—Steffi Graf doesn't see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in Grand Slam singles titles. Williams earned her 17th major title at the U.S. Open this month. Graf, who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, believes Williams will surpass leader Margaret Court at 24. "She's

Holy slit. In a rare public appearance, Stefanie Graf–known to fans the world over as Steffi in her playing days–stepped out alongside husband Andre Agassi. The 47-year-old donned a tri-color frock by Naeem Khan that was relatively sedate aside from an attention-grabbing slit to the hilt (err, hip).

Wondering what the Tournament of Champions is, and how we got here? Read more about our 50th Anniversary Celebration and get caught up on all the matches so far. It appeared, in the early 1990s, that this match-up would pick up where Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova had left off

Tennis' most prominent couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf recently sat down with Ayaz Memon of the Hindustan Times, to talk about their careers and the pressure they endured being at the top of the game. The power couple holds 30 Grand Slam titles between them (Graf captured 22 while

Love means nothing in tennis, but on Valentine's Day weekend, it was everything on the pickleball court in Las Vegas, Nev. This year, tennis legends Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi teamed up against US Open champion Andy Roddick and Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard for the third annual Pickleball Slam, hosted at

Andre Agassi says he initially turned down Novak Djokovic's request to coach him, but wife Steffi Graf convinced him to try the role. "Novak called me about three weeks ago, and I said no at the start," he told a French TV show. "But my wife said, ‘You should go,