Steffi Graf won 5 consecutive majors in the Australian Open.
 At Wimbledon, Graf defeated Jana Novotn to win her third consecutive, and fifth overall, ladies' title
 She started the year strongly, with six tournament victories heading into the French Open, with the highlight being at the tournament in Miami, where she defeated Martina Navratilova in a semifinal and Chris Evert in the final and lost only 20 games in the seven rounds of the tournament

