Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Graf–Navratilova rivalry


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The result was   keep. Courcelles 22:43, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Graf–Navratilova rivalry

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It is just a repository of results and is unsourced. Armbrust Talk  Contribs  01:14, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 02:47, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, repository...who says this match up is any more notable then any other tennis match up. C T J F 8 3  chat 18:36, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Unsourced articles get tags, not deletion notices. It would be exceedingly easy to source the chart. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 02:32, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep The article is not a repository of "links, images, or data files." These women are probably the two greatest of all time. If someone doesn't like the word "rivalry" in an article title, then change the title. 75.44.28.90 (talk) 02:38, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * That's not the problem...there is no indication these matchups are notable. C T J F 8 3  chat 03:32, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * These women played each other 18 times (9 of which were in Grand Slam tournaments and 6 of which were in Grand Slam finals), are former top ranked players, and are members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. 17 of their matches happened when both were ranked in the top 10 or seeded in the top 10. 12 of their matches happened when both were ranked in the top 2 or seeded in the top 2. 12 of their matches were tournament finals. 75.44.28.90 (talk) 04:18, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Can you provide reliable sources that show why these 2 matchups are notable, not just your examples as to why you think they are notable C T J F 8 3  chat 04:31, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note the IP here is indefinitely blocked sockpuppeteer User:Tennis expert who no longer has the privilege of editing here. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:55, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Six consecutive meetings in Grand Slam finals. Not as famous as Graf-Sabatini or Evert-Navratilova, but a notable rivalry in the 1980s  Mandsford 01:59, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Not sure, yes they played regually but surely more of it was the intrigue between Martina who was at the end of her singles career and Steffi who was tipped as the next big thing rather than a rivalry such as in other players. As a rivarly just means two players or teams playing each other. Not sure, some one convince me either way here of whether this is a notable rivarly or not KnowIG (talk) 12:50, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - The article definitely needs some work but I think it meets notability standards, The Independent lists it in one of its articles . Afro  ( Don't Call Me Shirley ) 19:10, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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