Editing Steffi Graf (section)

==Equipment and endorsements==
Early in her career, Graf wore [[Dunlop Sport|Dunlop]] apparel, before signing an endorsement contract with [[Adidas]] in 1985. She had an Adidas sneakers line known as the St. Graf Pro line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sneakerreport.com/news/perf-sneaker-history-steffi-graf-500-wins-adidas/ |title=Today in Performance Sneaker History: Steffi Graf Becomes First Female with 500 Wins in Signature adidas Model |publisher=Sneaker Report |date=2 October 2013 |first=Riley |last=Jones |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914055729/http://sneakerreport.com/news/perf-sneaker-history-steffi-graf-500-wins-adidas/ |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Early in her career, Graf used the [[Dunlop Sport|Dunlop]] Maxpower Pro and Maxpower Kevlar racquets and then played with the Max 200G racquet from 1984 to 1993<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13525498.html |title=Wunderbar deutsch |magazine=Der Spiegel |date=27 July 1987 |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016223015/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13525498.html |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref name="SchmidtLudlow2002">{{cite book|author1=Klaus Schmidt|author2=Chris Ludlow|title=Inclusive Branding: The Why and How of a Holistic Approach to Brands|url=https://archive.org/details/inclusivebrandin00klau_0|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-51329-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/inclusivebrandin00klau_0/page/183 183]–9|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DunlopSport/status/431410946200702979 |title=Take a look at this Dunlop Steffi Graf ad from 1989! |publisher=Twitter |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016223010/https://twitter.com/DunlopSport/status/431410946200702979 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tennis.about.com/od/racquetsballsstringing/a/evolmodracquet_3.htm |title=An Evolutionary History of Tennis Racquets |publisher=about.com |first=Jeff |last=Cooper |work=About.com Sports |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713175710/http://tennis.about.com/od/racquetsballsstringing/a/evolmodracquet_3.htm |archive-date=13 July 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> before switching to [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] from 1994 to 1999. She first used the Wilson Pro Staff 7.0 lite, then switched to the Pro Staff 7.5 in 1996 and to the Pro Staff 7.1 in 1998.<ref name="sportsbusiness1998"/> Graf's racquets were strung at 29 kilograms (64 pounds), significantly above the 50–60 pound range recommended by Wilson.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bodo|first1=Peter|title=Steffi Graf|issue=March 2000|publisher=TENNIS Magazine|date=March 2000}}</ref> In 2006, she signed an endorsement deal with [[Head (company)|Head]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2007/07/20070716/SBJ-In-Depth/Marketing-To-The-Female-Target-Audience.aspx |title=Marketing to the female target audience |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=16 July 2007 |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016223015/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2007/07/20070716/SBJ-In-Depth/Marketing-To-The-Female-Target-Audience.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.head.hu/index.php?module=news&news_id=982 |title=Steffi Graf joins Head team |publisher=HEAD |access-date=16 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016223011/http://www.head.hu/index.php?module=news&news_id=982 |archive-date=16 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/articles/2006/07/feminine_allure.html |title=Feminine Allure |publisher=Tennis Industry |date=July 2006 |first=James |last=Martin |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016223010/http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/articles/2006/07/feminine_allure.html |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In 2010, Graf and Agassi collaborated with Head and developed the new line of Star Series tennis racquets.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/offbeat-andre-agassi-and-steffi-graf-team-up-for-new/article_5852f96d-c237-5e45-af65-cf5477706de0.html |title=OFFBEAT: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf team up for new tennis racquet |work=The Times of Northwest Indiana |date=29 May 2010 |first=Philip |last=Potempa |access-date=19 September 2014 }}</ref>

Graf has signed many endorsement deals throughout the years including a ten-year endorsement deal with car manufacturer [[Opel]] in 1985,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.gm.com/media/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2012/opel/08_30_corsa_30th_anniversary/_jcr_content/rightpar/galleryphotogrid.html |title=Viewing Gallery : Happy Birthday! Opel Corsa Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary |publisher=Opel |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042309/http://media.gm.com/media/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2012/opel/08_30_corsa_30th_anniversary/_jcr_content/rightpar/galleryphotogrid.html |archive-date=24 September 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> and [[Rexona]] from 1994 to 1998.<ref name="sportsbusiness1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/05/19980511/No-Topic-Name/TOP-25-FEMALE-ATHLETE-ENDORSEMENTS.aspx |title=Top 25 female athlete endorsements |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=11 May 1998 |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924043533/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/05/19980511/No-Topic-Name/TOP-25-FEMALE-ATHLETE-ENDORSEMENTS.aspx |archive-date=24 September 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref name="derspiegel">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-8034998.html |title=Ein deutsches Comeback |magazine=Der Spiegel |first1=Matthias |last1=Von Geyer |first2=Jörg |last2=Winterfeldt |date=23 November 1998 |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041344/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-8034998.html |archive-date=24 September 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Other companies she has endorsed include [[Barilla Group|Barilla]], [[Apollinaris (water)|Apollinaris]], [[Citibank]], [[Danone]] and [[Teekanne (company)|Teekanne]]. She has appeared in many advertisements and television commercials with Andre Agassi including [[Canon Inc.]]<ref name="canon2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/08/20040809/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Still-In-Canons-Picture.aspx |title=Agassi still in Canon's picture |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=9 August 2004 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=9 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204814/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/08/20040809/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Still-In-Canons-Picture.aspx |archive-date=10 September 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> and [[Longines]] in 2008 (Agassi became Longines ambassador in 2007).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longines.com/ambassadors/stefanie-graf |title=AMBASSADORS – Stefanie Graf |publisher=Longines |access-date=19 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062439/http://www.longines.com/ambassadors/stefanie-graf |archive-date=24 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jckonline.com/2008/11/21/steffi-graf-longines-newest-abassador |title=Steffi Graf is Longines' Newest Abassador |publisher=JCK Online |date=21 November 2008 |access-date=19 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042258/http://www.jckonline.com/2008/11/21/steffi-graf-longines-newest-abassador |archive-date=24 September 2014 }}</ref> In 2015, she was appointed as the brand ambassador of [[Kerala tourism]], for promoting [[Ayurveda]] in North America and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-news/srk-and-steffi-graf-to-represent-kerala-tourism-travel.html|title=SRK and Steffi Graf to represent Kerala tourism|work=ManoramaOnline|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503014103/http://travel.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-news/srk-and-steffi-graf-to-represent-kerala-tourism-travel.html|archive-date=3 May 2015}}</ref>