Английская Википедия:Graf–Navratilova rivalry
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The Graf–Navratilova rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova, widely regarded as two of the greatest tennis players of all time. They met 18 times during their careers, and their head-to-head is even at 9–9,[1] with Graf having a 4–2 record in major finals but Navratilova having a 5–4 record in overall major matches (winning their last major meeting despite being 34 at the time). They contested three consecutive Wimbledon singles finals (1987, 1988, 1989). Notably, despite how even their rivalry was, the age difference between Navratilova and Graf is more than 12.5 years.
List of all matches
| Legend | Graf | Navratilova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 4 | 5 |
| WTA Tour Championships | 1 | 2 |
| WTA Tour Events | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 9 |
Graf–Navratilova (9–9)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Graf | Navratilova |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1985 | US Open | Hard | Semifinals | Navratilova | 6–2, 6–3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | 1986 | Maybelline Classic | Hard | Final | Navratilova | 6–3, 6–1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | 1986 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | Semifinals | Navratilova | 6–2, 6–2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | 1986 | German Open | Clay | Final | Graf | 6–2, 6–3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | 1986 | US Open | Hard | Semifinals | Navratilova | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–8) | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | 1986 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | Final | Navratilova | 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7. | 1987 | Miami Open | Hard | Semifinals | Graf | 6–3, 6–2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | 1987 | Roland Garros | Clay | Final | Graf | 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 | 3 | 5 |
| 9. | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Final | Navratilova | 7–5, 6–3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10. | 1987 | US Open | Hard | Final | Navratilova | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11. | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | Final | Graf | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12. | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | Final | Graf | 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13. | 1989 | US Open | Hard | Final | Graf | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 | 6 | 7 |
| 14. | 1989 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | Final | Graf | 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 | 7 | 7 |
| 15. | 1991 | US Open | Hard | Semifinals | Navratilova | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 6–4 | 7 | 8 |
| 16. | 1992 | Zurich Open | Carpet | Final | Graf | 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 | 8 | 8 |
| 17. | 1993 | Pan Pacific Open | Carpet | Semifinals | Navratilova | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 8 | 9 |
| 18. | 1994 | Pan Pacific Open | Carpet | Final | Graf | 6–2, 6–4 | 9 | 9 |
Famous matches
1986 US Open semifinal
In semifinals of the 1986 US Open, in the most anticipated match of the tournament,[2] No.1 Martina Navratilova prevailed over 17-year-old and No. 3 Steffi Graf with a scoreline of Шаблон:Tennis score. The match was suspended with Navratilova leading 4–1 in the first set and resumed the next day. Navratilova saved three match points in the epic spread over two days.[3][4] With her win in the final, Navratilova became the first woman in the Open Era to win a major after saving match points en route.
1987 French Open final
In the final of the 1987 French Open, No. 2 Graf defeated No. 1 Navratilova to win her first Grand Slam title with a scoreline of Шаблон:Tennis score in what was considered a changing of the guard.[5] Graf overcame a 3–5 deficit in the final set to eventually win it 8–6.[6]
1991 US Open semifinal
In the semifinals of the 1991 US Open, No. 6 Navratilova beat No. 1 Graf in a epic, winning with a score line of Шаблон:Tennis score, in what is considered one of the greatest matches in US Open history.[7] She would ultimately lose the final to Monica Seles.[8]
Breakdown of the rivalry
- Hard courts: Navratilova, 5–2
- Clay courts: Graf, 2–0
- Grass courts: Graf, 2–1
- Carpet courts: Equal, 3–3
- Grand Slam matches: Navratilova, 5–4
- Grand Slam finals: Graf, 4–2
- Year-End Championships matches: Navratilova, 2–1
- Year-End Championships finals: Equal, 1–1
- Fed Cup matches: None
- All finals: Graf, 8–4
- All matches: Equal, 9–9
Set tallies
| Graf | Set score | Navratilova |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8–6 | 0 |
| 2 | 7–6 | 5 |
| 4 | 7–5 | 2 |
| 4 | 6–4 | 2 |
| 2 | 6–3 | 7 |
| 6 | 6–2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6–1 | 3 |
| 0 | 6–0 | 0 |
| 22 | Total sets | 25 |
| 224 | Total games | 232 |
See also
References
Шаблон:Steffi Graf Шаблон:Martina Navratilova
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Navratilova Pushed To Limit Before Ousting Upstart Graf Шаблон:Webarchive, SunSentinel [Florida, U.S.], Jim Sarni, Sept. 7, 1986.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
