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- by defeating Chris Evert in
- the finals of the Family
- Circle Cup. In 1987, she
- became the third player
- ever to beat tennis greats
- Martina Navratilova and Chris in back-to-
- back, straight-set matches (she won the best
- of three-set matches, two sets to none). That
- same year, she also became the Number 1
- tennis player in the world after beating Chris
- in the Virginia Slims Championships. She
- then held on to that top spot for 186 weeks
- -- the longest time ever!
-
- On the court, Steffi is totally focused on the
- game. That concentration helped her, at age
- 19, win the tennis Grand Slam and a 1988
- Olympic gold medal -- all in the same
- year! This feat was called the ΓÇ£Golden
- Grand Slam."
-