Martina Hingis vs Steffi Graf 1999 Tokyo QF Highlights 

ty this is great.

Jamie, you're amazing.👍😍 It's just a shame that many of the matches from back then didn't show the score.

Thanks. Great highlights on a high quality match.

I never seen her so angry. Goes on and wins the point anyway

@@user-be5qg7mr1s Same... I had to watch again for good measure!

@@briqtrader2296 LOL feisty little graf giving him the business

hingis said she was outdated or something lol

​@Max E haha, thanks for direct quote. Graf let her experience do the talking to the tune of losing to hingis only twice LOL sit down brat

Actually, that's one of Graf's warmer handshakes. You should compare it with her earlier years.

that was awesome. hingis was bratty

@@leisurefarm always funny when people call graf "Gracious" when In fact she was a sore laser...As all the greats champions of her stature

Hingis juggled with balls to entertain the crowd while Steffi was treated at medical timeout. Seemed a bit disrespectful.

@@ollialex Hingis paid for that in June.

The least loveable player ever behind only Serena.

Seles herself said that Graf's backhand never got the credit that it deserved in terms of how tough it was. In the 1995 U.S Open final, Graf hit some topspin backhands in the first set against Seles but it didn't always work well. In the commentary booth, Martina Navratilova said that Steffi really needed to be careful with that topspin backhand because it wasn't the right shot to use since it sat up higher (thus allowing Seles to tee-off on it). And that Steffi should stick with her slice since it stayed much lower through the court.

She is better than Serena. Most weeks ever at #1, last player to grand slam and ONLY golden slam.

Steffi had far less losses against journeywomen than Serena.

@@ezrasanmiguel9472 she got lucky Seles got stabbed

its not even a rivalry. Hingis is just a compeitior

Euh… all you say is biased. The first matches… Hingis was so young and Graf was like a confirmed player, no ? And Gras wasn’t 40 years old in 1999 (and before 😁), she was enough young and strong to play !

@Max E I know all that. That’s life and history. Nothing more.

@Max E everybody has his history. You also have to respect it. And, I tell to everyone who will read it, stop doing comparison with players and decades…

@Max E Graf was still strong enough to play too so and to for example win French open in 1999. Open your eyes and stop looking for excuses. Every professional athlete has their injuries throughout their careers. Bye.

And unfortunately too caught up in celebrity, instagram, and Hollywood, so sad.

Actually that comeback was not very good. She won only 4 tournaments in 1.5 years. She never reached top form again, except in a handful of matches.

Steffi led Hingis in the third set, git injured and won no game more.

Yes, of course. Steffi paid back, with interest.

before.

Before. This used to be played in February.

She looked extremely sexy that way.

@@MrToronto1977 It's all about match-ups. The best way to trouble Steffi was to either catch her off guard at the net (e.g. Navratilova and sometimes McNeil, Sabatini, de Swaardt), retrieve ball after ball after ball and goad her into making impatient unforced errors (e.g. Sanchez Vicario and sometimes Coetzer) or consistently barrage her with power from the baseline (e.g. Davenport, Seles, Williams). Hingis was neither fast nor powerful enough to really trouble Steffi all that much which is why Steffi has a winning head to head record against her both before and after Steffi's surgeries. And while Hingis was an absolute master at manipulating the ball and moving it into all areas of the court, Graf was such a supreme athlete and mover that it didn't particularly matter.

@@MrToronto1977 in saying that , it’s one of my favourite matchups, in terms of actual shot making ability /talent - the way the two of them move the ball about the court is a joy to watch, there’s nothing like it today

@@MrToronto1977 I think she is close to her best here, I’d say 80-90% in the first set

@@gk891 their head to head bear little significance. They met few times after 96, and only in the FO final they were both playing great, in that case Hingis got close to winning. I think Hingis would have had the edge on clay and lose on all the other surfaces if they met when at the top

@@paskferr No Graf was far superior to Hingis on clay. Graf has 6 french open titles vs Hingis 0 titles on french open plus she beat peak Hingis in 1999 french open. Peak Steffi was better than Hingis on every surface.

Except for the mom bun

@@lkfrostad and the hairy armpits as well dude.

@@gary8306 ROFL screaming

@@joeyconvery2055 yea but in Berlin and France Steffi face her father scandal with Playboy Model Magazine. It was devastating for her. She couldn't focus in the game. Monica was incredible but if that scandal not happen at least could delay Monica into number one spot

@@joeyconvery2055 I love Monica but you looks hate Steffi 😂😂😂. You must be objective. I didn't say that Monica wouldn't be number one. She would be number one. And of course I gave her credit to her for winning FO 92 and AO 93 She beat Steffi excellently. But for FO 90 for me that's Monica Seles Lucky. Monica Seles said also she was afraid to play in fast court such as Wimbledon and US Open. She acknowledged that Steffi was better on those surface than her.. Read the news more OK

And yet she has a 7-2 record over Hingis.

7-2 in favour of Graf😂

And hingis didn’t win another slam after Aus open 99? 😂