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====1995==== A strained right calf muscle forced Graf to withdraw from the [[1995 Australian Open|Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=John Roberts|title=Calf injury forces Graf out of Australian Open|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/calf-injury-forces-graf-out-of-australian-open-1566944.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=7 January 1995|access-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816153546/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/calf-injury-forces-graf-out-of-australian-open-1566944.html|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She came back in February, winning four consecutive tournaments in [[1995 Open Gaz de France – Singles|Paris]], [[1994 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles|Delray Beach]], [[1995 Lipton Championships – Women's singles|Miami]] and [[1994 Virginia Slims of Houston – Singles|Houston]]. She then beat Sánchez Vicario in the finals of both the [[1995 French Open|French Open]] and [[1995 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. The 1995 Wimbledon final is regarded as one of the most dramatic women's major finals in history as Graf and Sánchez Vicario battled in a tight third set that included a 16-minute long, 13-deuce game on Sanchez Vicario's serve at 5–5.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Robin Finn|title=In a Classic, Graf Captures Wimbledon On Sheer Will|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/sports/tennis-in-a-classic-graf-captures-wimbledon-on-sheer-will.html|work=The New York Times|date=9 July 1995|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816194519/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/sports/tennis-in-a-classic-graf-captures-wimbledon-on-sheer-will.html|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In August Monica Seles made her much anticipated return to tennis at the Canadian Open. It was decided to grant her a joint number-one ranking with Graf who took her first loss of the year in the first round to Amanda Coetzer. The [[1995 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] was Monica Seles's first Grand Slam event since the 1993 attack, with much anticipation again around a potential Seles-Graf final. After surviving a scare in a three-setter against Amanda Coetzer in the first round, Graf reached the final with relative ease, while Seles went through her side of the draw in even more convincing fashion. Seles and Graf met in the final, with Graf winning in three sets, saving a set point in the first set. Graf then capped the year by beating countrywoman [[Anke Huber]] in a five-set final at the season-ending [[1995 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Championships]] in 2 hours and 46 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Robin Finn|title=Graf's Year Is Difficult One Till the End, but Successful|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/20/sports/tennis-graf-s-year-is-difficult-one-till-the-end-but-successful.html|work=The New York Times|date=20 November 1995|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816151915/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/20/sports/tennis-graf-s-year-is-difficult-one-till-the-end-but-successful.html|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wta40>{{cite web|title=40 Love History: Five Set Finals|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3501154/title/40-love-history-five-set-finals|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA)|date=18 October 2013|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809121158/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3501154/title/40-love-history-five-set-finals|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> =====Tax issues===== In personal terms, 1995 was a difficult year for Graf, as she was accused by German authorities of [[tax evasion]] in the early years of her career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Steffi Graf Investigated for Tax Evasion|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-13-sp-23308-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=13 July 1995|access-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805191541/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-13/sports/sp-23308_1_steffi-graf|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In her defense, she stated that her father Peter was her financial manager, and all financial matters relating to her earnings at the time had been under his control. Her father was arrested in August and was sentenced to 45 months in jail.<ref name="nyt96">{{cite web|author1=Robin Finn|title=Tennis;Graf finds real world full of ups and downs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/24/sports/tennis-graf-finds-real-world-full-of-ups-and-downs.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=9 December 2017|date=24 March 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210074054/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/24/sports/tennis-graf-finds-real-world-full-of-ups-and-downs.html|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/25/sports/peter-graf-is-sentenced-to-prison-in-tax-case.html |title=Peter Graf Is Sentenced To Prison in Tax Case |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=25 January 1997 |first=Alan |last=Cowell |access-date=18 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527065715/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/25/sports/peter-graf-is-sentenced-to-prison-in-tax-case.html |archive-date=27 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was eventually released after serving 25 months. Prosecutors dropped their case against Graf in 1997, when she agreed to pay a fine of 1.3 million [[Deutsche Mark]]s to the government and an unspecified charity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-25-sp-21887-story.html|title=Graf's Father Sentenced to Jail|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=25 January 1997|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423104656/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-25/sports/sp-21887_1_steffi-graf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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