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The first open tournament was the 1968 British Hard Court Championships held in April, [1] followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament, the 1968 French Open, a month later. [2] Unless otherwise sourced, all records are based on data from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), [ 3 ] the International Tennis Federation (ITF), [ 4 ...
The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis.It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century.
In the history of men's tennis, only two players have won the calendar Grand Slam, Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969). [13] Budge remains the sole player to have won six majors in a row (1937–1938). In the Open Era, only one player has achieved the non-calendar year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic (2015–2016). This is followed by a ...
This article lists the tennis players who have won the most tour-level professional tournament titles since the Open Era began in 1968. The current top-level events are on the ATP Tour for men and the WTA Tour for women.
All-time tennis records – Women's singles; Open Era tennis records – Women's singles; World number 1 ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of Billie Jean King Cup champions; WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics; WTA 1000 Series doubles records ...
Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era).
These are records for Grand Slam tournaments, also known as majors, which are the four most prestigious annual tennis events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. All records are based on official data from the majors.
1974 Australian Open: 2 September 1952: 1 January 1974: 1st of 8 18 years, 10 days Björn Borg: 1974 French Open: 6 June 1956: 16 June 1974: 1st of 11 26 years, 214 days Manuel Orantes: 1975 US Open: 5 February 1949: 7 September 1975: 21 years, 195 days Mark Edmondson: 1976 Australian Open: 24 June 1954: 5 January 1976: 25 years, 340 days ...