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Is Roger Federer's 65 consecutive Grand Slams a record?
Roger Federer's 65 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (2001 US Open - 2016 Australian Open) was indeed a record at the time of posting this question. Since then he was surpassed by Feliciano López ...
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Last tennis players to win Grand Slam on home soil
As of end 2022 US Open this is the list of last tennis players who won grand slam championships on home soil:
Men's:
Australian Open: Mark Edmondson - 1976
French Open: Yannick Noah - 1983
Wimbledon: ...
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How many times all Grand slams of a calendar year were won by players 30 and older?
Men's side
Since the Open Era began in 1968, and until 2013, this only happened in 1969.
That year, Rod Laver (born 1938) won the Grand Slam, which means he won all of them: Wimbledon, Australian ...
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US Open 2017 - draw movements after Murray's withdrawal
It has to do with the tournament trying to keep competitive balanced opponents for as long as possible throughout the duration of the tournament. It's the same reason why the tournament distributes ...
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Tennis Grand Slam winner who didn't lose a set
Despite the difficulty this event had already occurred several times in the past: 9 times for men events and 40 times in women events in modern era.
men records for modern era:
Bjorn Borg and Rafael ...
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How many times tennis majors champions played in the qualifiers round?
After winning 2021 US Open, Emma Raducanu has become the first person to win a Grand Slam tournament as a qualifier.
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What's the fastest grand slam tennis singles won
For male players (only champions that played 7 full matches (no retirements or walkovers) are considered). data is by Jeff Sackmann, but it's not entirely complete. Time (last column) is in minutes.
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How many tennis players have finished the year as Slam-less World No. 1?
There is an answer summarizing the situation at the time when the question was posted. Here is a CW answer which can be updated when there are more players with No. 1 position without Grand Slam title....
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How many times tennis majors champions played in the qualifiers round?
No qualifier to one of the four major championships singles main draw has ever won that year's tournament. The farthest a qualifier has reached at a major is the semifinals with John McEnroe reaching ...
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What is the record for the longest 5-set winning streak by a player across tournaments?
According to tennisabstract data, Björn Borg holds the male record in winning 5 set matches in a row. He won 13 over the course of 1976 to 1980.
Patrick Rafter won 12 in a row between 1995 and 2000 ...
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Most 5 set matches at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era?
According to the data provided by Jeff Sackmann, these are the Grand Slams with the most 5 setters since 1969:
Year
Grand Slam
5 set matches
1969
Wimbledon
34
1983
US Open
34
2004
US Open
34
1992
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How are unseeded players, players with PR, qualifiers and wildcard positions determined in a Grand Slam singles main draw?
Yes, random allocation.
See the following section in the official ITF Grand Slam rulebook (note that Wild Cards may be seeded):
Z. ENTRY PROCEDURES / 2. Singles Main Draw / g. Method of Draw
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What was the smaller trophy that Djokovic received after winning the 2023 French Open?
According to an article, the small trophy commemorated his 3 French Open victories:
Novak Djokovic grabs a special trophy given for his 3 victories at Roland Garros.
It included a photo of the ...
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2020 US Open theme music
The song is "Kings and Queens" by Ava Max. It was released in 2020, and is featured before and after matches.
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Has a top seed tennis player been disqualified from a grand slam tournament before?
At least in reasonably recent history, the answer is no.
The highest seed to have been defaulted (as opposed to retired voluntarily) was John McEnroe (1990 Australian Open, 4th seed). This Sydney ...
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Who can qualify for the Australian Open?
128 players compete in the singles main draw of Australian Open.
104 spots are given to players with highest ATP/WTA ranking at that moment. If some of the 104 top players will not participate, next ...
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Schedule-wise, is it possible to win a Triple Crown in today's Tennis?
Considering only the schedule of the matches is it possible to win the Triple Crown
There are several examples of schedule modified to give the possibility to tennis players to play in two different ...
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