Youngest Grand Slam Winners in Tennis (Male & Female Records)

The youngest player to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era is Martina Hingis, who won the 1997 Australian Open at just 16 years and 117 days old.

In men’s tennis, the youngest Grand Slam champion is Michael Chang, who won the 1989 French Open aged 17 years and 110 days.

Several other legendary players have won major titles as teenagers, including Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg, Monica Seles, and Tracy Austin.

Youngest Winners by Grand Slam

The four Grand Slam tournaments each have their own youngest champion in the Open Era. These records highlight some of the most remarkable early achievements in tennis history, with several players winning major titles while still in their teenage years.

The table below shows the youngest singles champion at each Grand Slam tournament, including the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, along with the age at which they won the title.

Youngest Male Grand Slam Winners

Michael Chang (1989 Roland Garros), Boris Becker (1985 Wimbledon), and Mats Wilander (1982 Roland Garros) all won major titles before they turned eighteen.

More recently, Carlos Alcaraz became the 10th youngest male player to win a major singles title and the 2nd youngest male player to win the US Open singles title, when he won the 2022 US Open.

Australian Open

Mats Wilander holds the record as the youngest male tennis player to win the Australian Open in the Open Era.

He won the title in 1983 at the age of 19 years and 112 days, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final.

Several other players have also won the Australian Open at a young age, including Stefan Edberg and Novak Djokovic, both of whom captured the title before turning 21.

The table below lists the youngest men’s singles champions in Australian Open history and the age at which they won the tournament.

French Open (Roland Garros)

Michael Chang is the youngest male tennis player to win the French Open. He was 17 years and 110 days old when he won the title in 1989. See the full list of French Open champions here.

Other teenagers to win the singles title at Roland Garros include Mats Wilander (1982), Bjorn Borg (1974 and 1975), and the king of clay Rafael Nadal (2005).

Wimbledon

Wimbledon has historically been difficult for young players to win due to the experience required on grass courts.

However, Boris Becker shocked the tennis world in 1985 when he won the title as a 17-year-old qualifier.

Boris Becker is still the youngest male tennis player to win the Wimbledon Championships.

He was just 17 years and 228 days old when he won his first Wimbledon singles title in 1985. Becker was also the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon.

US Open

Pete Sampras holds the record as the youngest male tennis player to win the US Open in the Open Era.

He won the title in 1990 at the age of 19 years and 29 days, defeating Andre Agassi in the final to claim his first Grand Slam singles title.

Several other players have also won the US Open at a young age, including Carlos Alcaraz, who lifted the trophy in 2022 as a teenager, and Lleyton Hewitt, who won the tournament in 2001 at the age of 20.

The table below lists the youngest men’s singles champions in US Open history and the age at which they won the title.

Youngest Female Grand Slam Winners

The youngest female player to win a grand slam singles title is Martina Hingis who won the 1997 Australian Open when she was just 16 years and 117 days old.

In more recent years, Coco Gauff, Emma Raducanu, Bianca Andreescu, and Iga Swiatek have all claimed major singles titles before the age of 20.

Australian Open

Martina Hingis holds the record as the youngest female tennis player to win the Australian Open in the Open Era.

She won the title in 1997 at just 16 years and 117 days old, defeating Mary Pierce in the final.

Hingis went on to dominate the tournament in the late 1990s, winning three consecutive Australian Open titles between 1997 and 1999.

Other young champions at the tournament include Monica Seles and Steffi Graf, who also won the Australian Open before turning 19.

The table below lists the youngest women’s singles champions in Australian Open history and the age at which they won the title.

French Open (Roland Garros)

Monica Seles holds the record as the youngest female tennis player to win the French Open in the Open Era.

She won the title in 1990 at the age of 16 years and 189 days, defeating Steffi Graf in the final.

Seles went on to dominate the tournament in the early 1990s, winning the French Open three times between 1990 and 1992.

Other young champions at Roland Garros include Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, who won the title in 1989 as a teenager, and Steffi Graf, who captured the championship at the age of 17.

The table below lists the youngest women’s singles champions in French Open history and the age at which they won the tournament.

Wimbledon

Martina Hingis became the youngest female tennis player to win the Wimbledon Championships, when she won in 1997, at the age of 16 years and 278 days.

Hingis reached the Wimbledon final again in 1998 but was defeated by Jana Novotná.

The only other player to win the Wimbledon ladies singles title before the age of 18 was Maria Sharapova, who won in 2004 at the age of 17 years and 75 days.

US Open

Tracy Austin holds the record as the youngest female tennis player to win the US Open in the Open Era.

She won the title in 1979 at the age of 16 years and 270 days, defeating Chris Evert in the final.

Austin’s victory made her one of the youngest Grand Slam champions in tennis history.

Other players who have won the US Open at a young age include Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, and Serena Williams, all of whom captured the title before turning 18.

The table below lists the youngest women’s singles champions in US Open history and the age at which they won the tournament.

Teenage Grand Slam Winners in Tennis

Winning a Grand Slam as a teenager is extremely rare. Some of the most notable players to achieve this include:

• Michael Chang – 1989 French Open
• Boris Becker – 1985 Wimbledon
• Bjorn Borg – 1974 French Open
• Monica Seles – 1990 French Open
• Martina Hingis – 1997 Australian Open
• Coco Gauff – 2023 US Open

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