5 Steffi Graf records that will likely never be broken

Only tennis player to win each Grand Slam four times

Graf has been dominant across surfaces

The German ace has a long list of Slam titles to her credit – but she is not just dominant on one surface. Graf won titles at clay, grass and hard court Grand Slams, and each multiple times. She has won every Grand Slam on at least four occasions; for that to be a minimum statistic at that level of competition is a staggering feat, and one that is yet to be replicated.

It is Serena Williams who is one French Open title away from equalling that record; she has six titles each at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open – but only (no mean feat in itself) three titles at Roland Garros, leaving her one French Open title short of Graf’s record.

She had the opportunity to equal that record this year, progressing to the finals of the tournament, but was upset by 22-year-old Garbine Muguruza of Spain, who ousted her in straight sets to take the first Grand Slam title of her own career.