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- Steffi turned pro in 1982
- at the age of 13 years 4
- months. The WomenΓÇÖs
- Tennis Association com-
- puter ranked her as the
- 214th best womenΓÇÖs player in the world.
-
- In 1984, Steffi competed for West Germany
- at the Olympics. Tennis was a demonstra-
- tion sport at the Games, which were held in
- Los Angeles, California, and Steffi was the
- youngest tennis player there. Still, she
- played like a champion and won an honorary
- gold medal.
-
- The tennis world soon heard a lot more from
- Steffi. She started 1985 ranked 22nd and
- finished the year ranked 6th. In 1986,
- she got her first pro tournament victory
-