5 Interesting Facts about Tennis at the Olympics
5) Steffi Graf in 1988
German tennis great Steffi Graf won her only Olympic gold medal at the 1988 Seoul games in the Ladies Singles. 1988 was a really memorable year for Graf as she went on to win all 4 grand slam singles title along with the Olympic gold. She is the only person ever to have achieved the calendar ‘Golden Slam’ of all 4 grand slam titles along with an Olympic gold in the same year.
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