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Who won the Grand Slam title in 13 consecutive years?

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28 April 2023

Chris won at least one of the four possible Grand Slam singles titles for an unparalleled 13 consecutive years, an open-era record. Famous golfer Jack Nicklaus called this, “The greatest record in sports.” Chrissie is tied with Serena Williams for the all-time record for most US Open singles titles, winning 6 total.

Which tennis star won at least one Grand Slam title for a record 13 straight years?

In 1985, Evert prevailed 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, a win that saw her capture the world No. 1 computer ranking for the fifth and final time. Evert won at least one Grand Slam singles title a year for 13 consecutive years, from 1974 through 1986.

Has anyone ever won 4 Grand Slams in a row?

In this new modern era, only one player (Djokovic) has won all four majors in a row. Only two players have achieved the new term, a "Surface Slam", winning three consecutive majors on three distinct surfaces, that being Rafael Nadal in 2010 and Novak Djokovic in 2021.

How many people have won all 4 Grand Slams in the same year?

In tennis, the term Grand Slam refers to the accomplishment of winning all four major championships-the championships of Australia, France, Britain (Wimbledon), and the United States-in the same calendar season. The feat has been achieved six times (by five different players).

Who has won the most Grand Slam match in a row?

Don Budge (37 consecutive wins in 1937–38) remains the man to beat for the most Grand Slam wins in a row (all-time). Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf (1988–89) both won 45 consecutive Grand Slam singles matches (TBC).

Who has won a Grand Slam without losing a set?

Tennis: Top five players to win Grand Slam without dropping a set

Illie Nastae, (1, French Open 1970)
Ken Rosewall (Australian Open, 1972)
Roger Federer (3, Australian Open (2007), Wimbledon (2017)
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Bjorn Borg (3, 1976 Wimbledon & 1978,1980 (French Open))

Has anyone ever one all four 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.

Has anyone hit 2 grand slams in one game?

Thirteen players have hit two grand slams in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Josh Willingham of the Washington Nationals on July 27, 2009. No player has accomplished the feat more than once in his career and no player has ever hit more than two in a game.

Has anyone come from 2 sets down to win a Grand Slam?

Novak Djokovic has won eight Grand Slam matches after being down two-sets-to-love with the latest being the third round of this year's US Open where he beat fellow Serbian Laslo Djere.

Has anyone ever hit 3 grand slams in one game?

2011 — The New York Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, with Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson connecting in a 22-9 romp over the Oakland Athletics.

Did Federer win all 4 Grand Slams?

Federer is one of 3 players who won all 4 Grand Slams and the Year-end Championship in their career. The other 2 players are Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic. Federer has been ranked world No. 1 for 310 total weeks in the Open Era.

Has Nadal won all 4 Grand Slams?

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 Federer won all 4 Grand Slams in one year?

No. Federer did not win all four Grand Slam titles within the same year (called a Calendar Year Grand Slam). However, Federer did achieve a Career Grand Slam (having won all four Slams during one's career) by finally winning his first French Open title in 2009.

Who has 24 Grand Slam titles?

Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam titles.

What is the longest final Grand Slam history?

It's rare that a tennis match stops a nation - let alone the entire world - but that's exactly what happened during the 2012 Australian Open men's final. The match was between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, and it lasted a jaw-dropping five hours and 53 minutes – the longest Grand Slam final of all time.

Who was the first to win 10 consecutive grand slams?

10 - Roger Federer is the only men's singles tennis player to reach 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals - the longest streak by any player.

What is the hardest Slam to win?

Wimbledon is the most challenging (that's perhaps why its prestige is still the highest out of the 4) major to win. There's not a lot of grass court tournaments on the tour. Not even a Masters 1000 yet. Historically, held only 2 weeks after Roland Garros.

Who is the youngest winner in any Grand Slam tournament?

Swiss ace Martina Hingis is the youngest Grand Slam champion in history while USA's Michael Chang is the youngest man to win a tennis major.

Who hit 6 Grand Slams in a season?

Alex Rodriguez has 25 career grand slams, the most by any player in MLB history. Don Mattingly (1987) and Travis Hafner (2006) share the single-season record with six grand slams each – in Mattingly's case, these were the only grand slams of his major league career.

Who has won all 4 Grand Slams at least twice?

Rod Laver is the only man to complete a Grand Slam more than once in his career, in 1962 as an amateur and in 1969 as a professional. Pete Sampras won 14 major singles titles in his career, including seven titles at Wimbledon.

What’s the Golden Slam?

A Golden Slam is defined as having won each of the four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) as well as an Olympic Gold medal. Only one player (Steffi Graf) has managed to achieve this feat in a single year (1988), although the Bryan brothers also achieved their wins consecutively.