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Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
I only watched Steffi Graf play when I was very young and hardly remember her career, for those of you who had the privilege of watching her, how does she compare to Serena? I think it's weird she had very close stats to Serena but it seems like there is no GOAT debate in women's tennis.
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She had a forehand that rivaled some male tennis players at that time. By far best of all time in the women's game and one of the best serves ever as well (not as good as Serena's). It's really close but personally I think Graf is the best player all time as she won more matches, way more singles titles, and finished with a higher career win %. Williams has one more Grand Slam but she had to play in more Grand Slam tournaments to achieve that.
If you want to combine doubles then Navratilova for sure as nobody will likely ever touch her 59 grand slam victories in doubles and singles. Her serve and volley game was unrivalled in women's tennis. I don't think that type of play would translate today (as with players like Edberg or McEnroe) as athletes and racquets have evolved to more of a power game but in her day she dominated.