On August 17, 1987, Graf became the world's No. She claimed her first Grand Slam title by winning the French Open in 1987, defeating Martina Navratilova. Her schedule carefully managed by her father, Graf saw her world ranking climb to No. Although tennis was just a demonstration sport at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, she outlasted the field to win an honorary gold medal. Graf turned professional in October 1982 at just 13 years and 4 months of age, and a few weeks later, she became the second-youngest player to earn an international ranking (No. She won several prestigious tournaments, including the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida and the German 14-and-under and 18-and-under championships. With Peter serving as her coach, Graf earned acclaim as one of the sport’s top young talents. At age 6, she won her first junior tournament. Her parents, Peter and Heidi, were both tennis players, and Peter gave his daughter a tennis racket with a sawed-off handle to swing before she turned 4. Stefanie Maria Graf was born on June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, West Germany. Graf retired from tennis in 1999 and wed fellow tennis player Andre Agassi in 2001. Known for her powerful forehand, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles in 1988, she had a "Golden Slam," winning all four major competitions and Olympic gold in one calendar year. And, when I woke up this morning, I was ready for a nice Sunday with Amy, a run, watching the Broncos game with Dave, Amy, and Maureen, all in preparation for two weeks on the road.Steffi Graf entered pro tennis at 13 and became one of the sport's top players. When I crawled into bed last night, I was rested and happy. His personal style and relationships were always curious, but make a ton of sense after reading Open. His philanthropy, especially around education, is inspiring and the motivation for it is clear after reading Open. I always loved his tennis style and after reading Open understand it a lot better. He starts with his origin story and takes us on a full ride through his life while undergoing his own caamora while sharing it with us.
Incredible.Īgassi does what I wish more people would do in autobiography. I generally don’t like autobiographies as they never feel fully authentic to me, but Agassi’s had been recommended by a number of friends, especially one’s who play tennis. I enjoy biography and read a lot of them. I had breakfast with Amy, continued reading Open by Andre Agassi (which I had started one night earlier in the week before going to sleep), napped, read some more, napped, went for a run, watched the end of the Patriots game, finished Open, and watched the end of the Cardinals game. Last week was full and intense, so I woke up tired yesterday and decided to take a digital sabbath.
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