NADAL'S CAREER GRAND SLAM
By The Numbers: Nadal's Career Slam
Shark Bites
by Greg Sharko
|15.05.2010
© AFP/Getty ImagesRafael Nadal has won nine Grand Slam championships in 11 final appearances.
Nadal Joins Place in History
Rafael Nadal became the seventh man in history to capture all four Grand Slam singles titles in his career. At 24 years, 101 days, the Spaniard is the third-youngest overall and the youngest in the Open Era (since 1968) to accomplish the feat. He also joins Aussie legend Rod Laver as the only left-handers to win all four Grand Slams.
Player |
Completed At |
Age * |
Don Budge (USA) |
1938 Roland Garros |
22 years, 357 days |
Rod Laver (AUS) |
1962 US Championships |
24 years, 32 days |
Rafael Nadal (ESP) |
2010 US Open |
24 years, 101 days |
Fred Perry (GBR) |
1935 Roland Garros |
26 years, 15 days |
Roger Federer (SUI) |
2009 Roland Garros |
27 years, 203 days |
Roy Emerson (AUS) |
1964 Wimbledon |
27 years, 244 days |
Andre Agassi (USA) |
1999 Roland Garros |
29 years, 38 days |
Winning Three or More Grand Slam Titles in a Season (All-time)
Rafael Nadal is the fourth different man in history to win Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open singles titles in the same season, following in the footsteps of Don Budge (1938), Tony Trabert (1955) and Rod Laver (1962, 1969). Laver completed his second calendar year Grand Slam in 1969.
Player |
Grand Slams Won In A Season |
Jack Crawford (AUS) |
1933 - Australian Championships, Roland Garros, Wimbledon |
Fred Perry (GBR) |
1934 - Australian Championships, Wimbledon, US Championships |
Tony Trabert (USA) |
1955 – Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Championships |
Lew Hoad (AUS) |
1956 - Australian Championships, Roland Garros, Wimbledon |
Ashley Cooper (AUS) |
1958 - Australian Championships, Wimbledon, US Championships |
Rod Laver (AUS) |
1962, 1969 - Australian Championships, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Championships |
Roy Emerson (AUS) |
1964 – Australian Championships, Wimbledon, US Championships |
Jimmy Connors (USA) |
1974 – Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open |
Mats Wilander (SWE) |
1988 – Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open |
Roger Federer (SUI) |
2004, 2006-07 – Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open |
Rafael Nadal (ESP) |
2010 – Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open |
Completing the Career Grand Slam
Of the previous six to win all four Grand Slam titles, Laver is the only other one to have completed his set by winning the US Open (1962). Agassi also won a gold medal at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games to complete a Golden Career Slam.
Player |
Grand Slam Won To Complete Set |
Fred Perry (GBR) |
1935 Roland Garros |
Don Budge (USA) |
1938 Roland Garros |
Rod Laver (AUS) |
1962 US Championships |
Roy Emerson (AUS) |
1964 Wimbledon |
Andre Agassi (USA) |
1999 Roland Garros |
Roger Federer (SUI) |
2009 Roland Garros |
All-Time Grand Slam Title Leaders
Player |
No. Of Grand Slam Titles |
Tournaments Won |
1. Roger Federer (SUI) |
16 |
2004, 06-07, 10-Australian Open; 2009-Roland Garros; 2003-07, 09-Wimbledon; 2004-08-US Open |
2. Pete Sampras (USA) |
14 |
1994, 97-Australian Open; 1993-95, 97-2000 Wimbledon; 1990, 93, 95-96, 2000-US Open |
3. Roy Emerson (AUS) |
12 |
1961, 63-67-Australian Championships; 1963, 67-Roland Garros; 1964-65-Wimbledon; 1961, 64-US Championships |
T4. Rod Laver (AUS) |
11 |
1960, 62, 69-Australian Championships; 1962, 69-Roland Garros; 1961-62, 1968-69-Wimbledon |
T4. Bjorn Borg (SWE) |
11 |
1974, 75, 78-81-Roland Garros; 1976-80 Wimbledon |
6. Bill Tilden (USA) |
10 |
1920-21, 30-Wimbledon; 1920-25, 29 US Championships |
7. Rafael Nadal (ESP) |
9 |
2009-Australian Open; 2005-2008, 2010-Roland Garros; 2008, 2010-Wimbledon; 2010-US Open |
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