On the 36th anniversary of the legendary milestone that Steffi Graf set in tennis 36 years ago, Chris Evert has paid tribute to his fellow tennis legend.
Over the course of her 17-year career, Graf broke numerous records and established herself as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Graf is still the only player in history to complete the Golden Slam in the same year, having done so in 1988 as the first man or woman to do so.
A player needs to win an Olympic gold medal and every Grand Slam tournament in the same year in order to achieve the Golden Slam.
Graf finished 1988 as the Olympic champion at the Seoul Games and victorious in all four major competitions.
The Career Golden Slam has been won by three other players after the German was the first to announce the elusive feat. This is taking home the gold at the Olympics and winning all four majors, but not in the same year.Chris Evert honors tennis legend Steffi Graf for her historic accomplishment.
