Photo Tour: Tennis Girl Phenoms and Rising Stars
By Jeff Cooper, About.com Guide
In 1988, Steffi Graf of Germany won all four majors in singles and topped it off by winning the Olympic gold medal, making her Grand Slam a "Golden Slam." Steffi won 22 Grand Slam singles titles in all, second only to Margaret Court's 24. Here, we see Steffi three years earlier, at age 16, using her amazing speed to run down a lob and lob it back.
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- Anna Kournikova at Age 8 with Nick Bollettieri
- Anna Kournikova at Age 10 Throwing Every Ounce at a Forehand
- Anna Kournikova at Age 12 Focusing on a Backhand
- Martina Hingis at Age 12 at Junior Wimbledon
- Jennifer Capriati at Age 14 Shortly After Turning Pro
- Gabriela Sabatini at Age 14 Launching a Forehand
- Caroline Wozniacki at Age 15 with Junior Wimbledon Trophy
- Jade Curtis at Age 16 at Junior Wimbledon
- Steffi Graf at Age 16 Using Her Speed
- Tracy Austin at Age 17 at Wimbledon
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