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Has Steffi Graf won a Grand Slam?

Has Steffi Graf won a Grand Slam?

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Steffi Graf/Grand slams won (singles)
Margaret Court won the most Grand Slam titles (24). Serena Williams has won 23 and Steffi Graf, who is also the last player to win the calendar Grand Slam, has 22.

How many Grand Slams did Steffi Graf win?

22 Grand Slam
She was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks (more than 7 years) and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, which ranks second since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and third all-time behind Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23).

Who has the most female Grand Slams?

Serena Williams
Of her 23 Grand Slam titles to date, seven each came at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon….Female tennis players with the most Grand Slam tournament titles as of February 2021.

Characteristic Number of Grand Slam victories
Serena Williams (USA) 23
Steffi Graf (GER) 22
Martina Navratilova (USA) 18
Chris Evert (USA) 18

When did Steffi Graf won the Grand Slam?

1988
However, there is one achievement in her career that stands out. In 1988, a then 19-year-old Steffi Graf won the Golden Slam, and till today, remains the only player in tennis history – male or female – to achieve the feat.

Has anyone ever won all 4 Grand Slams in one year?

But only five players have achieved the Grand Slam in singles by winning all four majors in the same year: Don Budge in 1938, Maureen Connolly in 1953, Laver in 1962 and 1969, Margaret Court in 1970 and Steffi Graf in 1988.

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

Martina Hingis
At the 1997 Australian Open, Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion, winning the tournament aged 16.

Who is the only player to win 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.

Who is the greatest female tennis player of all time?

The Top 10 Greatest Women’s Tennis Players of All Time

  • Venus Williams.
  • Billie Jean King.
  • Monica Seles.
  • Chris Evert.
  • Margaret Court.
  • Martina Navratilova. Wikimedia Commons.
  • Steffi Graf. Chris Eason, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Serena Williams. By Sascha Wenninger, Melbourne, Australia via Wikimedia commons.

Who is the winningest tennis player of all time?

Roger Federer
Totals as listed by the ATP website

Rank Player Wins
1 Jimmy Connors* 1274
2 Roger Federer^ 1251
3 / Ivan Lendl* 1068
4 Rafael Nadal^ 1028

Who has won a Golden Slam?

Who is better Nadal or Djokovic?

Djokovic is the player with the most career wins against Nadal. Nadal is also the player with the most career wins against Djokovic. Conversely, Nadal is the only player to defeat Djokovic in two hard court slam finals (US Open 2010 and 2013).