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The Big Three was a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, each considered to be among the greatest players of all time. [2] [3] The trio dominated men's singles tennis for two decades, collectively winning 66 major singles tournaments; Djokovic leads with an all-time record of 24 titles, followed by Nadal with 22 and Federer with 20.
Rafael Nadal holds an all-time record of 14 French Open titles, the most at any slam in tennis history. He is the second man in the Open Era to complete a double Career Grand Slam (2022). Roger Federer holds an all-time record of eight Wimbledon titles. He also held the most major titles in singles between 2009 and 2022.
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year ...
In 1965, Margaret Court won a record nine titles out of twelve available to a player in the same year: the singles, doubles and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. [ citation needed ] In 1985, Martina Navratilova reached the final in all Grand Slam events held that year, equaling the record of eleven final appearances set by Court ...
Andre Kirk Agassi (/ ˈæɡəsi / AG-ə-see; [3][4] born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. [5] He is an eight-time major champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and a runner-up in seven other majors. Agassi is the second of five men in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam. [6][7][8][9] He is also the first ...
Fred Perry completed a career Grand Slam at the 1935 French Championships. Don Budge completed a Grand Slam at the 1938 U.S. Championships. Rod Laver completed a Grand Slam at the 1962 U.S. Championships and the 1969 US Open. Roy Emerson completed a career Grand Slam at the 1964 Wimbledon and the 1967 French Championships.
Per tournament. 2012 Australian Open final between Djokovic and Nadal. (5H:53M) 1982 French Open final between Wilander and Vilas. (4H:42M) 2019 Wimbledon final between Djokovic and Federer. (4H:57M) 1988 US Open final between Wilander and Lendl, and 2012 between Murray and Djokovic. (4H:54M)
Jennifer Maria Capriati[2] (born March 29, 1976) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she won three singles Grand Slam titles and was the gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [3][4] Capriati set a number of youngest-ever records at the start of her career.