At the tender age of 16, Yugoslavian-born Monica Seles announced her arrival at the Grand Slam stage when she won her the French Open in 1990, kicking off a rivalry with Steffi Graf that would nearly cost Seles her young life. When the 1993 Citizenship Cup in Hamburg, Germany came

The Result: Monica Seles def. Gabriela Sabatini (New York, 1990), 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 The Setting: After a couple of seasons of historic dominance by Steffi Graf, parity crept back into the women’s game in 1990. Nowhere was this more evident than at the game’s biggest events, the Grand

LOS ANGELES (AP) Roger Federer has been named the greatest player of all time by Tennis Channel. The network's ``100 Greatest of All Time,'' a five-night series, aired this week and culminated Friday. Federer edged Rod Laver for the top spot. Rounding out the top 10 were Steffi Graf in

As the players make the long, rushed journey from the Olympics to the U.S. Open this week, it seems an opportune moment to reflect on the first player to win those two events in the same year. This was Steffi Graf, of course, the owner of the most remorselessly successful

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Tickets for the exhibition matches under Wimbledon's new Centre Court roof have sold out in five minutes. The May 17 event features former Wimbledon champions Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, as well as Kim Clijsters and Tim Henman. There will be men's and women's singles matches and a

Serena Williams, who has won the last two majors, says she is aiming to win the calendar-year Grand Slam in 2013. If Williams manages to do so, she will be the first player to accomplish the feat since Steffi Graf in 1988. Williams did won four straight majors in 2002-2003,

The “Hit For Haiti” exhibition at Indian Wells on March 12 has added a women’s doubles match featuring legends Steffi Graf and Lindsay Davenport against Martina Navratilova and Justine Henin. That match will follow the already-announced men’s contest between Roger Federer and Pete Sampras against Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.

Newly turned 37-year-old, Serena Williams has had a mixed season in 2018. While she reached the final of Wimbledon and the US Open, tying Steffi Graf's record for most major finals in the Open Era, she also did not win a single title. It's the first time she has gone

Tuesday's edition of the Tennis Channel Live revisited the 2016 US Open event, where Stan Wawrinka landed on the Grand Slam winner's circle for the third time in his career, and Angelique Kerber became the first German to win the New York major since Steffi Graf in 1996. Here are

Tennis professionals, fans, broadcasters, and observers responded quickly and decisively to Marion Baroli's surprise retirement late Wednesday night: The Frenchwoman is a class act, and the sports world wishes her every happiness. Also, this is sort of shocking. Then again, it's not without precedent: Steffi Graf retired after playing a

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Andre Agassi used his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame to thank the sport for all it has given him - including his wife, fellow Hall of Famer Steffi Graf. Agassi acknowledged there were times he resented the sport, which his father pushed him

The folks at Tennisweek.de are putting a unique spin on sports reporting. The German site uses hand-drawn portraits of professional tennis players instead of headshots or competition photos. There are roughly 1,000 portraits of former and current players on the site to date, ranging from retired greats like Steffi Graf

After moving past Steffi Graf's record with her win at the Australian Open on Saturday, Serena Williams stands alone with 23 Grand Slam titles in the Open era. Now, there is only one singles record left for the 35-year-old to break: Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 major singles championships.

BRISTOL, Conn.(AP) ESPN Classic will air live coverage of the May 17 exhibition matches under Wimbledon's new Centre Court roof. Past Wimbledon champions - and married couple - Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are scheduled to play, as are Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters. The event is being called ``A

NEW YORK (AP) Top-ranked Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the seedings Tuesday. The year's last major tournament starts Monday, when Williams will seek to complete the first Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988. She has won

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Andre Agassi took a different kind of path to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The eight-time Grand Slam champion will be inducted into the tennis shrine on Saturday along with former WTA official Peachy Kellmeyer. Agassi also joins his wife, Steffi Graf, in the Hall. He

NEW YORK (AP)—Serena Williams will be seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open as she tries to do something she's never done: Win a second consecutive title at Flushing Meadows. Williams is a four-time champion at the U.S. Open, including in 2012. Only Chris Evert, with six, and Steffi Graf,

Ana Ivanovic has made another coaching change in a bid to turn around her flagging results. The 22-year-old former No. 1, who has dropped out of the Top 20, is now working with Heinz Gunthardt -- former coach of Steffi Graf. Ivanovic was previously working with Sven Groenefeld as part

Every morning of the French Open, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at Roland Garros. June 8, 1996: Steffi Graf d. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-8

Hi everyone. With less than 24 hours to go until the start of the year's next Grand Slam we're expecting a fairly slow day in TW. However, I hope that it might entertain some of you to see a selection of the pictures I took last Sunday on Wimbledon Centre