Who won all 5 Grand Slams?

#1 Steffi Graf, 1988

She also completed her Career Slam at the young age of 19 in 1988. 1988 was also her golden year, as she completed a Super Slam, the only player to have achieved that in a period of 12 months, winning all four Grand Slam Titles, the Olympic Gold Medal and the WTA Tour Championships.

Who has won 5 Grand Slams?

In the history of tennis, only five players have won the calendar Grand Slam. On the men's side of the game, there are two who can claim this achievement: Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969).

Who 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 all 4 grand slams in 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.

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).

Who won the most Grand Slam tournaments in a 5 year span?

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 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 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.

Did Nadal won all 4 Grand Slams?

Nadal has won 92 ATP titles in his career, including 36 Masters titles. By the age of 24 years, 3 months and 10 days, Nadal had won all four majors in singles (Career Grand Slam) and the Olympic singles gold medal (Career Golden Slam) in his career, and is the youngest player to achieve both feats in the Open Era.

Has Novak Djokovic won all four Grand Slams?

Technically, Djokovic already has won “four out of four” over two seasons in 2015 and 2016. Though that was rare and remarkable, it was not a Grand Slam, which by tradition and the constitution of the International Tennis Federation requires that the four titles be won “in one calendar year.”

Has anyone won the Grand Slam in one year?

In 1938, Don Budge became the first tennis player to win the four major championships in one year and, thus, capture the Grand Slam.

Has Roger Federer won all 4 Grand Slams?

He is one of eight men to have won a career Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slams at least once) and one of four players to have won a career Grand Slam on three different surfaces, hard, grass and clay courts. Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record.

Who is the goat of tennis?

1. Rafael Nadal. As Federer did in 2017 and 2018 and Djokovic followed by dominating after his elbow surgery, Nadal is now enjoying a purple patch very few predicted and it places him out in front in the all-time standings.

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 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.

Who has beaten Rafa at French Open?

Djokovic is the only player to have defeated Nadal in four clay-court finals, the only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open in straight sets, the only player to defeat Nadal twice at the French Open, and the only player to defeat Nadal in seven consecutive finals.

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

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 won Wimbledon the most female?

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Martina Navratilova (1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1990) holds the record for most victories with nine.

Who has won U.S. Open the most?

Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each. Anderson holds the record for most consecutive wins with three (1903–05). Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open: he was 45 years and 15 days old when he won in 1990.

Who has 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).

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).

Who is better Nadal or Federer?

Roger Federer won 82.1% of the games he has played in his career (1242 wins to 271 losses). Rafael Nadal won 83,2% of the games he played in his career (990 wins to 200 losses). On hard courts, Federer won 83.3% of his matches, Nadal 78.8%. On clay, Federer won 76.1% of his matches, Nadal 91.8%, the King of clay !

Was Sampras better than Federer?

The grass court match:

Pete Sampras won seven Wimbledon titles, while Federer has won six. Overall, Federer has 11 grass titles and Sampras had 10.