Which player is the youngest Grand Slam winner in history?

Hingis is the youngest-ever Grand Slam winner at 16 years, 3 months and 26 days, when she won the 1997 Australian Open. Tracy Austin at the 1979 U.S. Open was the first Grand Slam winner younger than 18.

Who is the youngest player to win a Grand Slam?

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 is the youngest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam?

USA's Michael Chang is the youngest men's tennis player to win a Grand Slam title. He won the 1980 French Open title at the age of 17 years and 110 days. Looking at the Grand Slams individually, all four records belong to women.

Who is the youngest tennis player to win a tournament?

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.

TOP 10 ? Youngest Grand-Slam Title Winners in Tennis (singles).

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 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 oldest Grand Slam winner?

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).

How old was Novak Djokovic when he won his first Grand Slam?

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.

Who has won 26 Grand Slams?

Newcombe is the rare player to have been ranked No. 1 in the world in singles and doubles. He won Wimbledon three times and the US Championships / Open twice, and was hugely successful in doubles with partner Tony Roche. Overall he won 26 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

Who is the youngest female 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.

Who is the youngest male tennis player to number 1?

Lleyton Hewitt is both the youngest world No. 1 (20 years, 8 months) and youngest year-end No. 1. Federer is the oldest No. 1 (36 years, 10 months).

Who is the youngest woman to win a Grand Slam in tennis?

Martina Hingis - 16 years and 117 days

Martina Hingis always looked destined for greatness, and she remains the youngest woman to ever win a Grand Slam.

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.

How old was Federer first Grand Slam?

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

Who is better Nadal Federer or Djokovic?

Djokovic leads with a record 38 titles, followed by Nadal with 36 and Federer with 28. Djokovic has achieved the Career Golden Masters by winning each of the current nine Masters events, a feat he has completed twice. Federer and Nadal have won nine and eight different Masters events respectively in their careers.

What is the best Grand Slam tournament?

1. Wimbledon. Where else to start but with the most prestigious tennis tournament of all: Wimbledon. Of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon attracts the most attention and remains the favourite of fans and professional tennis players alike.

Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?

Roger Federer

There was a time when Roger Federer was miles ahead of the competition. We had absolutely no doubt in our mind that we were watching the greatest tennis player of all time. At the tennisbros.com we love Roger Federer, and he's held onto the number one spot in this list for a very long time.

Who won all Grand Slams twice?

Roy Emerson was the first male player in history to win each major twice, and the only male player to have won a career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles. Rod Laver is the only man in history to win all four majors in the same calendar year, "The Grand Slam", twice (1962 and 1969).

What are the 5 Grand Slams in tennis?

The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open (also known as Roland Garros) from around late May to early June, Wimbledon in June–July, and the US Open in August–September. Each tournament is played over a two-week period.

What is double career Grand Slam?

Recommended. Atharva Pansare. Tennis player/lover since 7 years Updated 2y. A Career Slam means winning all four majors (Grand Slam titles) atleast once in your life. So far, Nadal, Djokovic and Federer have all completed their career slams.