she competed in the 80's for West Germany, NOT the 70's
Steffi Graf
steffi graf
Virginia Wade was a famous tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships.
Wimbledon Championships Since 1877
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Chinese Name:张 怡宁English Name: Zhang YiningNationality:Chinesebirthday:5,Oct,1981birthplace:Beijing,Chinahigeht: 1.71 mZhang is a Chinese professional table tennis player. She is the world No.1 .Successes45th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (1999) Women's Single Silver.45th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2000) Women's Team Gold..5th ittf pro tour grand finals" class='external' title="ittfpro tour grand finals (2000) Women's Single Gold.5th table tennis world cup" class='external' title="tabletennis world cup (2001) Women's Single Gold.46th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2001) Women's Team Gold6th table tennis world cup" class='external' title="tabletennis world cup (2002) Women's Single Gold.7th ittf pro tour grand finals" class='external' title="ittfpro tour grand finals (2002) Women's Single Gold.47th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2003) Women's Single Silver, Women's Double Gold.47th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2004) Women's Team Gold.28th olympic games" class='external' title="olympicgames (2004) Table Tennis Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold.8th table tennis world cup" class='external' title="tabletennis world cup (2004) Women's Single Gold.48th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2005) Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold.9th table tennis world cup" class='external' title="tabletennis world cup (2005) Women's Single Gold.10th ittf pro tour grand finals" class='external' title="ittfpro tour grand finals (2005) Women's Single Gold.48th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2006) Women's Team Gold.11th ittf pro tour grand finals" class='external' title="ittfpro tour grand finals (2006) Women's Single Gold.49th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2007) Women's Double Gold.11th table tennis world cup" class='external' title="tabletennis world cup (2007) Women's Team Gold.49th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2008) Women's Team Gold29th olympic games" class='external' title="olympicgames (2008) Table Tennis Women's Single Gold, Women's Team Gold.50th world table tennis championships" class='external' title="worldtable tennis championships (2009) Women's Single Gold.
A player losing in the final of any of the 4 major championships will receive 1200 ranking points in the ATP rankings system.
Serena Williams is ranked number one, and is the player to have won the most grand slams on the WTA tour at the moment. So, in my opinion, she is the best. But, Steffi Graf (a retired player) has won many more grand slams than Serena.
The tournament ran from June 24 until July 8. It was the 36th Wimbledon Championships and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1912.
The four major tennis tournaments; the US Open, the Open Championships(wimbledon), Roland Garros (French Open), and the Australian Open are known as the Grand Slam of tennis. Hitting a grand slam in baseball scores four runs and is the greatest accomplishment a baseball player can achieve during one at bat. Likewise, winning the Grand Slam of tennis involves winning four tournaments and is considered the greatest accomplishment in tennis. Because "tournament which makes up part of the Grand Slam of tennis" is so long it is usually shortened to "Slam".