How to play the Steffi Graf career timeline game

Steffi Graf's career was packed with titles, and these cards cover it from turning pro to retirement. Each has a hint under it about the opponent or the match. You put the moments in order of year. One starts on the timeline with its year showing. Place every new card in a gap; correct picks reveal the year, and wrong ones still land in place but take one of three lives.

Several cards can share one season, which makes the hints essential. Rivals are described rather than named, so think about which American, Czech or Spaniard she was beating at the time. Her dominant seasons make the titles start to merge, so pay close attention to which tournament each card names and how the final went.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 27 of the 27 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Turned professional The German teenager joins the tour
Maiden major over Navratilova in Paris Won a first French Open title
Rose to world No. 1 Claimed the top ranking for the first time
Australian Open final over Evert Beat the American in Melbourne
Double-bagel French final over Zvereva Won Roland Garros 6-0 6-0
First Wimbledon over Navratilova Ended the champion's long grass-court reign
US Open final over Sabatini Beat her rival to complete a rare feat
Golden Slam sealed in Seoul Added Olympic gold to a sweep of all four majors
Australian Open final over Sukova Retained the Melbourne crown
Retained Wimbledon over Navratilova Beat the champion again on grass
US Open final over Navratilova Denied her rival in the New York final
Australian Open final over Fernandez Won a third straight Melbourne title
Wimbledon final over Sabatini Edged her rival in a three-set grass final
Wimbledon final over Seles Beat the world No. 1 for another grass crown
French final over Mary Joe Fernandez Reclaimed the Paris title on clay
Wimbledon final past Novotna's collapse Won after the Czech let a big lead slip
US Open final over Sukova Beat the Czech again in New York
Australian Open final over Sanchez Vicario Beat the Spaniard in Melbourne
French final over Sanchez Vicario Edged a marathon Paris clay final
Wimbledon final win over Sanchez Vicario Beat the Spaniard on grass
US Open comeback final over Seles Beat her rival in an emotional New York final
Fourth French crown past Sanchez Vicario Won another Roland Garros title on clay
Seventh Wimbledon over Sanchez Vicario Claimed a record grass-court haul
Final US Open title past Seles Beat her rival once more in New York
Comeback French farewell over Hingis Won a last major in a Paris thriller
Wimbledon final loss to Davenport Fell in what became her last major final
Retired from the tour Stepped away at the top of the game