Who is the oldest female to win a Grand Slam?

The oldest ever female grand slam winner to date is Serena Williams. She won the 2017 Australian Open by defeating her sister Venus 6-4 6-4 in the final. She was 35 years, 4 months and 2 days old when she claimed the title.
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Who is the oldest woman to win Wimbledon?

Charlotte Cooper Sterry was a five-time champion and is the oldest ladies' singles champion (37 year and 282 days).
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Who was the oldest female tennis player?

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Although she only plays at the lower levels of the pro tennis circuit, Gail Falkenberg, who is still playing tennis at the age of 71, is the oldest tennis player in the world. Falkenberg was thrust into the spotlight in 2016 when she won a professional tennis match at 69 years old.
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Who is the youngest Grand Slam winner ever?

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.
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Who is the oldest player to win a Grand Slam?

Back in 1972, Ken Rosewall became the oldest ever grand slam winner by defeating Malcolm Anderson 7-6 6-3 7-5 to win the Australian Open. Ken was 37 years, 2 months and 1 day old when he won the title and in doing so, cemented his place in the history books.
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Who is the youngest female player 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.
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Who was the oldest female player to win the French Open?

The oldest champion was Elizabeth Ryan who won the 1934 women's doubles with Simone Mathieu (France) at 42 years 88 days.
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Who was the oldest Venus or Serena Williams?

Venus Ebony Starr Williams Price was born in Lynwood, California, and is one year older than her sister Serena Jameka Williams Price who was born in Saginaw, Michigan; both reached the top of the WTA and this achievement has been well rewarded in the field of finances.
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Who is the oldest person to ever win Wimbledon?

Arthur Gore (41 years old)

Arthur Gore deserves a special mention in this list as he holds the record for being the oldest singles champion at the Wimbledon. Not only did he win the championships in 1909, but he also made the finals in 1910 when he was 42 years old and in 1912 when he was 44 years old.
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Who is the oldest player to play Wimbledon?

Roger Federer (40 years)

Though Federer tasted relative success at the French Open and Wimbledon, injuries have forced him to withdraw from the US Open.
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Who has the best win loss record in tennis?

Roger Federer also has won an all-time record of 71 hardcourt titles, 19 grass-court titles, and 11 clay-court titles. He also has the most number of records in tennis to his name and the list continues. His win-loss record is 325-52.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams in the same year?

Only five players in history have won all four Grand Slams in the same year, and the last to do it was Steffi Graf in 1988. The only men to achieve the feat are Don Budge (in 1938) and Rod Laver (in 1962 and 1969). The pressure on Djokovic at the US Open when he tries to complete the set for the year will be immense.
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Who is the goat of tennis female?

1. Serena Williams. Number 24 might forever remain tantalisingly out of reach, but Williams is without equal in the women's game. Aside from bringing previously unseen levels of power, athleticism and skill to the court, it is the incredible timespan of her dominance that stands out.
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Who is considered the greatest tennis player of all time?

Roger Federer

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.
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Who has the most women's Grand Slam titles?

Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all-time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open Era to win the singles Grand Slam. Serena Williams is the winner of 23 Major singles titles – Open Era record.
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Who is the oldest male player to win French Open?

In contrast, Rafael Nadal is the oldest champion of the Open Era, who won 2022 French Open at 36 years, two days.
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Who is the youngest French Open champion?

Tracy Austin at the 1979 U.S. Open was the first Grand Slam winner younger than 18. Seles at 16 years, 6 months and 7 days is — and will remain — the youngest French Open winner, when she claimed the title in 1990.
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Who in 1897 became the first woman to win the French Open women's singles title?

In the French National Championship, which was when the tournament was reserved to members of French tennis clubs and French nationals, Adine Masson (1897–1899, 1902–1903) holds the record for most titles in women's singles with five victories.
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Who is the oldest tennis player?

The world's oldest tennis player Ukrainian Leonid Stanislavskyi, 97, practices on court in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 7, 2021.
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Who won Wimbledon at age 17?

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.
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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.
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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.
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