After injuries kept her off the courts for much of 1998, Steffi returned triumphantly to paris to become the 1999 French Open champion and to Wimbledon where only Lindsay Davenport could stop her from winning her eighth Wimbledon title.

• 伤病使施特菲在职1998年的大部分时间无法上场比赛，可她不久于1999年重返巴黎，捧得了法国公开赛冠军奖杯，接着又向温布尔登进军，而在那里只有林达塞·达文波特才能阻止她第8次夺冠。