▁Le ▁C id ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁vision ▁to ▁provide ▁patron age ▁to ▁Marie ▁Cr ous , ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁who ▁introduced ▁the ▁decimal ▁system ▁to ▁France ▁with ▁her ▁published ▁research . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 7 5 ▁death s ▁Marie ▁Made le ine ▁de ▁V igner ot ▁du ▁Pont ▁de ▁Cour lay , ▁Duch esse ▁d ' A igu illon ▁Category : Pe ers ▁created ▁by ▁Louis ▁XIII ▁Category : F rench ▁ladies - in - wait ing <0x0A> </s> ▁First - se eded ▁Ste ff i ▁Graf ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁without ▁losing ▁a ▁set , ▁defe ating ▁Ar ant xa ▁S ánchez ▁Vic ario ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Singles ▁tennis ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Australian ▁Open . ▁By ▁winning ▁her ▁ 4 th ▁straight ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁event , ▁Graf ▁completed ▁her ▁ 1 st ▁Non ▁Calendar ▁Year ▁S lam , ▁the ▁' Ste ff i ▁S lam '. ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁time ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁that ▁she ' d ▁won ▁ 4 ▁consecutive ▁maj ors ▁after ▁her ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Mon ica ▁S eles ▁was ▁the ▁three - time ▁def ending ▁champion , ▁but ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁this ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁de pression ▁involving ▁her ▁st abb ing ▁in