US Open Tennis on Twitter: "On this day in 1999, Steffi Graf announced that she was retiring from professional tennis. At the time, Graf was ranked No. 3 in the world and
![1999: Steffi Graf takes back the throne - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site 1999: Steffi Graf takes back the throne - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site](https://images.prismic.io/fft-rg-commun-news/b36c847795805d743ea249cae80a692cb3ade4dc_1999-steffi-graf-martina-hingis-roland-garros.jpg?auto=compress,format)
1999: Steffi Graf takes back the throne - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site
![French Open flashback: Rafael Nadal's clay-court domination, Steffi Graf's final Grand Slam triumph and more at Roland Garros | Daily Mail Online French Open flashback: Rafael Nadal's clay-court domination, Steffi Graf's final Grand Slam triumph and more at Roland Garros | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/22/article-2636563-001B837C00000258-672_964x755.jpg)
French Open flashback: Rafael Nadal's clay-court domination, Steffi Graf's final Grand Slam triumph and more at Roland Garros | Daily Mail Online
![One day, one epic match: Graf - Hingis (Final 1999) - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site One day, one epic match: Graf - Hingis (Final 1999) - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site](https://images.prismic.io/fft-rg-commun-news/6dd3294d-8c10-4174-8b11-b3813f248815_19990605_RG_FFT_2751_web.jpg?auto=compress,format)
One day, one epic match: Graf - Hingis (Final 1999) - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site
![Like It's 1999: A Celebration of Serena's Career | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Like It's 1999: A Celebration of Serena's Career | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slideshows/719/slideshow_71944/default.jpg?x=570387)
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![For me individually, for Stef individually, then for us collectively, just crazy, you wouldn't believe it" – When Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf won the 1999 French Open For me individually, for Stef individually, then for us collectively, just crazy, you wouldn't believe it" – When Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf won the 1999 French Open](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/20b7c-16667757316424-1920.jpg)