Graf

¹ American  

[graf, grahf] / græf, grɑf /

noun

1. Stephanie Maria Steffi, born 1969, German tennis player.

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Graf ² American  

[grahf] / grɑf /

noun

German.

plural

Grafen

1. a count: a title of nobility in Germany, Austria, and Sweden, equivalent in rank to an English earl.

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Graf ¹ British  

/ ɡræf /

noun

1. Steffi. born 1969, German tennis player: won 22 Grand Slam singles titles (1987–99), including seven at Wimbledon; won (1988) a unique 'golden slam' of each Grand Slam singles title and a gold medal in the women's singles at the Olympics

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Graf ² British  

/ ɡraːf /

noun

1. a German count: often used as a title

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Etymology

Origin of Graf

German, from Old High German grāvo

Example Sentences

“Defendant’s motion is respectfully denied,” Judge Tony Graf said during a hearing Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“That’s been a pretty powerful force,” said Peter Graf, chief investment officer at Amova Asset Management America, which manages about $270 billion in assets globally.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Sabalenka has reached her seventh consecutive final at a hard-court major, becoming only third woman in the Open era to achieve that feat after Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

In doing so, she would join an esteemed group including Serena Williams, Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

On July 22, 1942, the White Rose group held a small farewell party, and the next day Hans, Willi Graf, Christoph Probst, and Alexander Schmorell were dispatched as student medics to the Russian front.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti