How old was Roger Federer when he won his last major?

Roger Federer

Federer was 36 years, 5 months and 7 days old when he claimed the 2018 Australian Open by beating Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-1. This 5 set epic is the most recent grand slam of Federer's career to date, as he also lost in 5 sets to Novak Djokovic in the 2019 Wimbledon final.

How old was Roger Federer when he won his first Grand Slam?

Roger Federer was 22 years old when he won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon.

Who is the youngest Grand Slam winner?

As well as being the youngest Grand Slam singles champion since Lottie Dod won Wimbledon in 1887, Hingis is the youngest Grand Slam champion in history (singles and doubles) after partnering Helena Sukova to the doubles title at Wimbledon in 1996 at the age of 15 years and nine months, pipping Dod, who was 15 and 285 ...

Who has been number 1 in tennis the longest?

Roger Federer has the record of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Novak Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, achieving the feat in seven years (including the pandemic-shortened season).

How old was Djokovic when he won first major?

Djokovic began his professional career in 2003. At age 20, he disrupted Roger Federer's and Rafael Nadal's streak of 11 consecutive majors to win his first Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open.

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Who is the youngest man to win Wimbledon?

Boris Becker, in full Boris Franz Becker, (born November 22, 1967, Leimen, near Heidelberg, West Germany [now in Germany]), German tennis player who, on July 7, 1985, at age 17, became the youngest champion in the history of the men's singles at Wimbledon.

How old was Rafa first Grand Slam?

After defeating Novak Djokovic at the 2010 US Open final, then 24-year-old Nadal became the youngest man in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam, and the first man to win three majors on three different surfaces (hard, grass and clay) in the same year (Surface Slam).

Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...

Who has won 20 Grand Slams?

Swiss great Roger Federer is one of the decorated men's tennis stars having won 20 grand slam titles, level with rival Novak Djokovic and two behind Rafael Nadal.

Who got to 20 grand slams first?

At 40, Federer is the elder statesman, and with 20 major titles he has also reached the most grand slam semi-finals and quarter-finals of any male player in the Open Era.

Who won Wimbledon most times?

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of professional tennis players in 1968, Roger Federer (2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with eight.

Who is the best tennis player of all time?

Who won Wimbledon at age 16?

Hingis opened 1997 ranked fourth in the world and won six straight tournaments, including the Australian Open. With that victory she became, at age 16, the second youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam; Lottie Dod had won Wimbledon at age 15 in 1887.

Who is the youngest woman to win Wimbledon?

The youngest Wimbledon Women's Singles Champion is Charlotte `Lottie' Dod (United Kingdom, b. 24 September 1871) aged 15 years 285 days when she won the 1887 Wimbledon Championships in London, United Kingdom.

Has Roger Federer retired?

Federer remains committed to playing tennis again and in March posted a video of him on the court with racket in hand. Prior to the video being posted, it was confirmed that Federer would be representing Team Europe alongside Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in September.

Who is the tennis goat?

It's Novak Djokovic against the world. The No. 1 ranked ATP player is getting all the attention since his Australian Open debacle in January. Then, he was tied with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most grand slam titles won at 20 and in position to break the record.

Who won Wimbledon 5 times in a row?

Björn Borg, in full Björn Rune Borg, (born June 6, 1956, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish tennis player who was one of the finest competitors of the modern era. He was the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976–80) since Laurie Doherty (1902–06).