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Budge remains the sole player to have won six majors in a row (1937–1938). In the Open Era, only one player has achieved the non-calendar year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic (2015–2016). This is followed by a career Grand Slam, a feat achieved by a player winning each of the majors during their career, which eight players have done.
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Tennis players with most titles in the Open Era. List of highest ranked tennis players per country. List of Olympic medalists in tennis. List of tennis rivalries. Longest tennis match records & Shortest tennis match records. Longest tiebreaker in tennis. Fastest recorded tennis serves.
Open Era tennis records – Men's singles. Checked. The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century.
May 24, 2019 · The list of tennis's biggest winners—including the record-holders for singles, doubles, and Grand Slams—dates back decades. Established greats like Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, and Billie Jean King still hold noted spots on the record lists.
- What Are The Four Grand Slam Tournaments?
- Who Has Won The Most Grand Slam Titles?
- Who Has Won All Four Grand Slams in The Same Year?
- What Is A Golden Slam and Who Has Completed It?
In running order, the four grand slam events held each year are: 1. Australian Open 2. French Open 3. Wimbledon 4. US Open The French Open is played on clay, Wimbledon on grass and the remaining two are held on hard courts. Wimbledon is the oldest grand slam event, founded in 1877, followed by the US Open four years later, the French Open in 1891, ...
Novak Djokovic and Margaret Court currently hold the record for most grand slam singles titles – 24. Djokovic took the lead outright in the men's game by winning his third Roland-Garros title at the 2023 French Open when Rafael Nadal was ruled out through injury. Nadal had taken sole ownership of the men's singles record after edging past Roger Fed...
The term 'Grand Slam' actually refers to the achievement of winning all four tournaments in the same year. Winning one title is hard enough, but winning all four straight is extremely difficult. American Don Budge was the first to achieve a Grand Slam in 1938, with Australian Rod Laver the only other men's singles player to repeat the feat. Maureen...
If a Grand Slam wasn't rare enough, a Golden Slam requires players to also win Olympic gold on top of the four grand slam events in the same year. Steffi Graf was the first to complete a Golden Slam in 1988, with only wheelchair players Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott managing to replicate the feat since.
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Thousands of Open Era tennis records.
Sep 5, 2021 · Here’s a snapshot of the numbers that have brought Djokovic to the brink of ultimate tennis greatness, and those that can take him farther into history. The Records 337: Weeks at No. 1, more than any other male player in history
