A League Of Her Own | Martina Navratilova’s final Wimbledon singles title 

Forever

She won 9 of 23 Wimbledons. Steffi 7 of 14.

From 1982-87, it was like all the other players were fighting for second place.

US open ,aus open,uso, Wimbledon all are equal

@@rishbahpandey8697 No Wimbledon is the most prestigious and the greatest stage in Tennis. Ask any Tennis player they will also say the same.

No they don’t . To many Europeans it’s the French. To many Americans it’s the US open.

@@yussepig6629 It's Wimbledon. Does not mean the others are insignificant. But Wimbledon is Wimbledon.

Mega ditto. No diss to Steffi, but for mine, Martinas 18 mean more than her 22. Monica was starting to stunt that tally, when human flotsam got in the way with a knife.

female...?

@@skatershoesfun go test your mom

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Mine too, I miss the days watching her playing.

I know. I'm in tears, cant see the screen as I'm typing :) Esp thinking back to the roller coaster their friendship went through... the bravery on both their parts. No disrespect to Steffi, but my fave 3, her & Chris, & Monica. Bloody stabber...

@@dandecastro51 Definitely my top 3 too. There was just something about Steffi's personality I just never got.

Yyyyyeeeesssss!

Greatest of all women's sport, perhaps.

Proud of Martina

One of the greatest*. Along with Williams and Graf.

@@dandecastro51 where do these Selesians grow?? They always conveniently forget that Graf was in a very long slump because of the blackmail scandal

Steffi is the GOAT. She dominate on all surfaces like nobody.

Steffi Graf got 7 of 9.

@@stevyyjay85 ..Graf didn’t have her toughest competition for a while.

Still Steffi is the GOAT. Her forehead crush Chrissy/Martina rivalry. They had no chance against peak Steffi, even they know that.

Chris would get bageled if she had played that SF against Graf in 1988 us open.lol🤣🤣🤣 She got fever in the night before playing that SF because of fear of Graf.😉😉😉

@@rajusaha855 that’s all theory. The fact is, she never won a true CYGS bc she only had to play 27, not 28, GS matches and they weren’t consecutive

I agree. I remember watching it thinking the exact same. It would have been her 10th Wimbledon singles title. But look how remarkable her career has been since, in doubles and winning her last major title in 2006 in the US Open. Still plays at invitation mixed doubles up to this year 2023 and hopefully next year too!!

Steffi was fine but still nowhere close to Martina! this is my GOAT women Martina No.1 Steffi 2 Chrissie 3 then a long down the line Serena at 4

Steffi is the GOAT then it's Martina then Serena.

And I adored Monica Seles. If no stabbing, she would have continued to beat Stef

@@dandecastro51 Steffi was ahead in their meetings up until the stabbing.

I know right LOL

@@sumnahlennon4516 ?

A little boy ?

NOT HATE!! JUST TRUTH!! GOD BLESS!!

Margaret Court is a homophobe and believes in conversion therapy to cure homosexuality... of course she wouldn't speak nicely of Navratilova and thence wasn't invited.

🤣🤣🤣

Yes definitely.

and her 167 titles!!

Real tennis fans always considered Margaret Court greater than Evert or Navratilova. And they still do today. Marge only admitted that Graf was even greater than her.

@@carrerau7138 Oh I absolutely do not think that is true. "Real tennis fans". Oh boy. I dont even think its really fair to compare the era from that far back. Totally different style of game, speed etc. Its like those that say "Babe Ruth was the greatest of all time" I use to be one of those folks.

@@carrerau7138 No they don’t. Court won many victories in Australia in an era when many players didn’t travel to Australia. A completely different era.

@@patkennedy2620 Court won 11 AO titles. Even if we were to count only 6 of them she still would have 19 slams. Plus the 1970 Grand Slam. She won slams until 1973 which was 51 years ago. Evert won her last slam 38 years ago, Navratilova 34 years ago, Steffi 25 years ago. There no reason to praise the two old Americans and forget the superior Australian.

Then steffi came along & starting defeated martina 🤔😂

Well said!

Not really. The first was a mismatch. The real final that year was the semis Evert vs Navratilova

Yes, indeed!

Steffi is 9-9 H2H against Navratilova. Even though Martina played most matches against a 16/18-year-old baby Steffi. And even though 89 % of their matches were played on fast surfaces favoring Martina (who avoided Steffi on clay and slow hard courts after her loss to 17-year-old Steffi at the FO 87).

I agree, it's simply the greatest rivalry in the history of sports, man or woman, individual or team, any sport!

@Ilya Kuryakin - That is a team rivalry. Not the same thing as individual rivalries.

Soccer/Football is the most watched sport in the world - is that in your four?

@@ElectoneGuy - The USTA is not one of the 4 Major Sports ( NBA/NFL/NHL or MLB) but I was referring to individual rivalries. The only one that came close to Evert/Navratilova was Bill Russell/Wilt Chamberlain

What are the four major sports?

Tears are falling on my screen. Seriously. Love them both to this day.

So true

Well said. Spot on. :)

second only to Court

I loved how, in 2003, on the same day that Roger Federer won his first singles title, John McEnroe later became so upset during the women's doubles final that it might go on too long and push the mixed final to the next day or another court and deny him the chance to call the match that tied Ms Navratilova with Mrs King's record of twenty combined Wimbledon titles. He even ranted during points when all four players were in the backcourt that doubles is played at the net, and Martina would be turning in her grave if she were dead instead of waiting to get on the court. Mr McEnroe (who had not yet recovered from Steffi Graf's withdrawal in 1999 after they had reached the semifinals) became a little emotional during the mixed final, and then Ms Carillo told him, "It's not too late," which sadly did not have the same success as the prediction in 1993 of the Duchess of Kent to Jana Novotna that Jana would win it one day. And, happily, after that 2003 final, Ms Navratilova did not annoy any of the officials by taking a few blades of Centre Court grass.

@@johnholmes912 but without the toxic personality

@@johnholmes912 Miles ahead of Court- both on & off court