Martina Hingis currently holds the record for the youngest woman or man to win a grand slam singles tournament after she won the 1997 Australian Open at the age of 16 years and 117 days.
Hingis is one of three women to win a major singles title before the age of 17, with the others being Monica Seles (1990 French Open) and Tracy Austin (1979 US Open).
The youngest male player to win a grand slam singles title is Michael Chang who won the 1989 French Open when he was 17 years and 110 days old.
Youngest Male Grand Slam Champions
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 is the youngest male tennis player to win the Australian Open. He was 19 years and 112 days old when he won the title in 1983.
| # | Player | Year Won | Years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mats Wilander | 1983 | 19 | 112 |
| 2 | Stefan Edberg | 1985 | 19 | 324 |
| 3 | Mats Wilander | 1984 | 20 | 109 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 2008 | 20 | 251 |
| 5 | Stefan Edberg | 1987 | 21 | 14 |
| 6 | Jimmy Connors | 1974 | 21 | 121 |
| 7 | Jim Courier | 1992 | 21 | 163 |
| 8 | Mark Edmondson | 1976 | 21 | 195 |
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.
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).
| # | Player | Year Won | Years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Chang | 1989 | 17 | 110 |
| 2 | Mats Wilander | 1982 | 17 | 293 |
| 3 | Bjorn Borg | 1974 | 18 | 10 |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 2005 | 19 | 3 |
| 5 | Björn Borg | 1975 | 19 | 10 |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal | 2006 | 20 | 9 |
| 7 | Gustavo Kuerten | 1997 | 20 | 272 |
| 8 | Mats Wilander | 1985 | 20 | 292 |
| 9 | Jim Courier | 1991 | 20 | 297 |
| 10 | Rafael Nadal | 2007 | 21 | 8 |
| 11 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2024 | 21 | 36 |
| 12 | Carlos Moyá | 1998 | 21 | 285 |
| 13 | Jim Courier | 1992 | 21 | 296 |
Wimbledon
Boris Becker is the youngest male tennis player to win the Wimbledon Championships. He was 17 years and 228 days old when he won his first Wimbledon singles title in 1985.
| # | Player | Year Won | Years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Becker | 1985 | 17 | 228 |
| 2 | Boris Becker | 1986 | 18 | 198 |
| 3 | Bjorn Borg | 1976 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2023 | 20 | 73 |
| 5 | Boris Becker | 1989 | 20 | 201 |
| 6 | Björn Borg | 1977 | 21 | 7 |
| 7 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2024 | 21 | 71 |
| 8 | Lleyton Hewitt | 2002 | 21 | 134 |
| 9 | Jimmy Connors | 1974 | 21 | 308 |
| 10 | Pete Sampras | 1993 | 21 | 327 |
| 11 | Roger Federer | 2003 | 21 | 333 |
US Open
Pete Sampras is the youngest male tennis player to win the US Open tennis tournament. He was 19 years and 29 days old when he won the title in 1990.
| # | Player | Year Won | Years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 1990 | 19 | 29 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2022 | 19 | 129 |
| 3 | Lleyton Hewitt | 2001 | 20 | 198 |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 1979 | 20 | 205 |
| 5 | Marat Safin | 2000 | 20 | 228 |
| 6 | Boris Becker | 1989 | 20 | 264 |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 2009 | 20 | 356 |
| 8 | Andy Roddick | 2003 | 21 | 8 |
| 9 | John McEnroe | 1980 | 21 | 205 |
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 became the youngest female tennis player to win the Australian Open, when she won in 1997, at the age of 16 years and 117 days.
| # | Player | Winning Year | Years | Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 1997 | 16 | 117 |
| 2 | Monica Seles | 1991 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Martina Hingis | 1998 | 17 | 124 |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 1992 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Martina Hingis | 1999 | 18 | 123 |
| 6 | Steffi Graf | 1988 | 18 | 224 |
| 7 | Hana Mandlikova | 1980 | 18 | 329 |
| 8 | M.Seles | 1993 | 19 | 60 |
| 9 | Steffi Graf | 1989 | 19 | 229 |
French Open (Roland Garros)
Monica Seles became the youngest female tennis player to win the French Open, when she won in 1990, at the age of 16 years and 189 days.
| # | Player | Winning Year | Years | Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monica Seles | 1990 | 16 | 189 |
| 2 | Arantxa S. Vicario | 1989 | 17 | 174 |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 1991 | 17 | 189 |
| 4 | Steffi Graf | 1987 | 17 | 357 |
| 5 | Monica Seles | 1992 | 18 | 188 |
| 6 | Steffi Graf | 1988 | 18 | 357 |
| 7 | Iga Swiatek | 2020 | 19 | 132 |
| 8 | Chris Evert | 1974 | 19 | 176 |
| 9 | Iva Majoli | 1997 | 19 | 299 |
| 10 | Evonne Goolagong | 1971 | 19 | 309 |
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.
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.
| # | Player | Winning Year | Years | Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 1997 | 16 | 278 |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 2004 | 17 | 75 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 1988 | 19 | 19 |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 1974 | 19 | 197 |
US Open
Tracy Austin became the youngest female tennis player to win the US Open Tennis, when she won in 1979, at the age of 16 years and 270 days.
| # | Player | Winning Year | Years | Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Austin | 1979 | 16 | 270 |
| 2 | Martina Hingis | 1997 | 16 | 342 |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 1991 | 17 | 280 |
| 4 | Serena Williams | 1999 | 17 | 350 |
| 5 | Tracy Austin | 1981 | 18 | 275 |
| 6 | M.Seles | 1992 | 18 | 286 |
| 7 | Emma Raducanu | 2021 | 18 | 302 |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2004 | 19 | 76 |
| 9 | Bianca Andreescu | 2019 | 19 | 83 |
| 10 | Steffi Graf | 1988 | 19 | 89 |
| 11 | Coco Gauff | 2023 | 19 | 181 |
| 12 | Maria Sharapova | 2006 | 19 | 275 |