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 Grand Slam?

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 male tennis player?

Who is the youngest player to win Wimbledon?

Partnered with Helena Sukova, Hingis became the youngest player ever to win at Wimbledon when the pair took the doubles title in 1996.

Who has won all 4 Grand Slams in one 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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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.

At what age Federer won first Grand Slam?

A Wimbledon junior champion in 1998, Federer won his first major singles title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21.

At what age Federer won last Grand Slam?

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.

Who has won all 4 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).

Has Nadal ever lost a French Open final?

0: The number of times Nadal has lost in a French Open final. He won his first title in 2005, two days after turning 19, and he has failed to win the tournament just four times since, losing in the fourth round in 2009, the quarterfinals in 2015 and the semifinals in 2021 and withdrawing before the third round in 2016.

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.

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.

Who is the only player to have won the Golden Slam?

What is the Golden Slam? Steffi Graf is the only player to win the Golden Slam. She did so in 1988 when she added gold at the Seoul Olympics to her trophy case, alongside the four tennis majors that year.

How many times has Federer won Wimbledon?

Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record. From 2005 to 2010 Federer reached the finals in 18 out of 19 consecutive grand slams, winning 12 titles.

How many times has Serena Williams won Wimbledon?

It seems unlikely that Williams will be able to make a deep run after a 12-month absence, but she has won Wimbledon seven times — most recently in 2016 — and reached the final in 2018 (losing to Angelique Kerber) and 2019 (to Halep), both in straight sets.

How many times has andy murray won Wimbledon?

He has won three Grand Slam singles titles, two at Wimbledon (2013 and 2016) and one at the US Open (2012), and has reached eleven major finals.

Who has beaten Federer the most?

To date, Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer at all four majors and likewise Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic at all four of them. Initially, Federer dominated the rivalry, leading 13–6 by the end of 2010.

Who is the goat of tennis?

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.

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 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.