List of Grand Slam singles champions in Open Era with age of first title

This is a list of all Open Era tennis Grand Slam singles champions and how old they were when winning their first title.[1]

Players who won a title before the Open Era are designated with an asterisk (*), but those results do not factor into these lists.

Men

AgeNameTournamentDate of birthDate of first titleNotes
33 years, 220 days Ken Rosewall * 1968 French Open 2 November 1934 9 June 1968 1st of 4
29 years, 332 days Rod Laver * 1968 Wimbledon 9 August 1938 6 July 1968 1st of 5
25 years, 60 days Arthur Ashe 1968 US Open 10 July 1943 8 September 1968 1st of 3
24 years, 98 days Jan Kodeš 1970 French Open 1 March 1946 7 June 1970 1st of 3
26 years, 42 days John Newcombe * 1970 Wimbledon 23 May 1944 4 July 1970 1st of 5
24 years, 241 days Stan Smith 1971 US Open 14 December 1946 12 August 1971 1st of 2
34 years, 306 days Andrés Gimeno 1972 French Open 3 August 1937 4 June 1972
26 years, 53 days Ilie Năstase 1972 US Open 19 July 1946 10 September 1972 1st of 2
21 years, 121 days Jimmy Connors 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 Adriano Panatta 1976 French Open 9 July 1950 14 June 1976
25 years, 87 days Roscoe Tanner 1977 Australian Open (January) 15 October 1951 10 January 1977
24 years, 292 days Guillermo Vilas 1977 French Open 17 August 1952 5 June 1977 1st of 4
23 years, 159 days Vitas Gerulaitis 1977 Australian Open (December) 26 July 1954 1 January 1978
20 years, 205 days John McEnroe 1979 US Open 16 February 1959 9 September 1979 1st of 7
26 years, 13 days Brian Teacher 1980 Australian Open 23 December 1954 5 January 1981
23 years, 273 days Johan Kriek 1981 Australian Open 5 April 1958 2 January 1982 1st of 2
17 years, 293 days Mats Wilander 1982 French Open 22 August 1964 11 June 1982 1st of 7
23 years, 29 days Yannick Noah 1983 French Open 18 May 1960 16 June 1983
24 years, 97 days Ivan Lendl 1984 French Open 7 March 1960 12 June 1984 1st of 8
17 years, 228 days Boris Becker 1985 Wimbledon 22 November 1967 8 July 1985 1st of 6
19 years, 324 days Stefan Edberg 1985 Australian Open 19 January 1966 9 December 1985 1st of 6
22 years, 40 days Pat Cash 1987 Wimbledon 27 May 1965 6 July 1987
17 years, 110 days Michael Chang 1989 French Open 22 February 1972 12 June 1989
30 years, 103 days Andrés Gómez 1990 French Open 27 February 1960 10 June 1990
19 years, 29 days Pete Sampras 1990 US Open 12 August 1971 10 September 1990 1st of 14
20 years, 297 days Jim Courier 1991 French Open 17 August 1970 10 June 1991 1st of 4
22 years, 263 days Michael Stich 1991 Wimbledon 18 October 1968 8 July 1991
22 years, 68 days Andre Agassi 1992 Wimbledon 29 April 1970 6 July 1992 1st of 8
22 years, 142 days Sergi Bruguera 1993 French Open 16 January 1971 7 June 1993 1st of 2
27 years, 253 days Thomas Muster 1995 French Open 2 October 1967 12 June 1995
22 years, 113 days Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996 French Open 18 February 1974 10 June 1996 1st of 2
24 years, 215 days Richard Krajicek 1996 Wimbledon 6 December 1971 8 July 1996
20 years, 272 days Gustavo Kuerten 1997 French Open 10 September 1976 9 June 1997 1st of 3
24 years, 254 days Patrick Rafter 1997 US Open 28 December 1972 8 September 1997 1st of 2
30 years, 9 days Petr Korda 1998 Australian Open 23 January 1968 1 February 1998
21 years, 285 days Carlos Moyá 1998 French Open 27 August 1976 8 June 1998
20 years, 228 days Marat Safin 2000 US Open 27 January 1980 11 September 2000 1st of 2
29 years, 299 days Goran Ivanišević 2001 Wimbledon 13 September 1971 9 July 2001
20 years, 198 days Lleyton Hewitt 2001 US Open 24 February 1981 10 September 2001 1st of 2
26 years, 310 days Thomas Johansson 2002 Australian Open 24 March 1975 28 January 2002
26 years, 350 days Albert Costa 2002 French Open 25 June 1975 10 June 2002
23 years, 117 days Juan Carlos Ferrero 2003 French Open 12 February 1980 9 June 2003
21 years, 333 days Roger Federer 2003 Wimbledon 8 August 1981 7 July 2003 1st of 20
21 years, 8 days Andy Roddick 2003 US Open 30 August 1982 7 September 2003
25 years, 181 days Gastón Gaudio 2004 French Open 9 December 1978 7 June 2004
19 years, 3 days Rafael Nadal 2005 French Open 3 June 1986 6 June 2005 1st of 19
20 years, 251 days Novak Djokovic 2008 Australian Open 22 May 1987 28 January 2008 1st of 17
20 years, 356 days Juan Martín del Potro 2009 US Open 23 September 1988 14 September 2009
25 years, 118 days Andy Murray 2012 US Open 15 May 1987 10 September 2012 1st of 3
28 years, 304 days Stan Wawrinka 2014 Australian Open 28 March 1985 26 January 2014 1st of 3
25 years, 345 days Marin Čilić 2014 US Open 28 September 1988 8 September 2014

Women

AgeNameTournamentDate of birthDate of first title °Notes
25 years, 290 days Nancy Richey * 1968 French Open 23 August 1942 8 June 1968
23 years, 59 days Virginia Wade 1968 US Open 10 July 1945 7 September 1968 1st of 3
24 years, 226 days Billie Jean King * 1968 Wimbledon 22 November 1943 5 July 1968 1st of 8
26 years, 194 days Margaret Court * 1969 Australian Open 16 July 1942 26 January 1969 1st of 11
19 years, 309 days E. Goolagong Cawley 1971 French Open 31 July 1951 5 June 1971 1st of 7
19 years, 176 days Chris Evert 1974 French Open 21 December 1954 15 June 1974 1st of 18
20 years, 55 days Sue Barker 1976 French Open 19 April 1956 13 June 1976
29 years, 154 days Kerry Reid 1977 Australian Open (Jan.) 7 August 1947 8 January 1977
20 years, 319 days Mima Jaušovec 1977 French Open 20 July 1956 4 June 1977
23 years, 130 days Virginia Ruzici 1978 French Open 31 January 1955 10 June 1978
21 years, 262 days Martina Navratilova 1978 Wimbledon 18 October 1956 7 July 1978 1st of 18
22 years, 274 days Barbara Jordan 1979 Australian Open 2 April 1957 1 January 1980
16 years, 270 days Tracy Austin 1979 US Open 12 December 1962 8 September 1979 1st of 2
18 years, 329 days Hana Mandlíková 1980 Australian Open 19 February 1962 3 January 1981 1st of 4
17 years, 357 days Steffi Graf 1987 French Open 14 June 1969 6 June 1987 1st of 22
17 years, 174 days A. Sánchez Vicario 1989 French Open 18 December 1971 10 June 1989 1st of 4
16 years, 189 days Monica Seles 1990 French Open 2 December 1973 9 June 1990 1st of 9
20 years, 115 days Gabriela Sabatini 1990 US Open 16 May 1970 8 September 1990
22 years, 77 days Conchita Martínez 1994 Wimbledon 16 April 1972 2 July 1994
20 years, 13 days Mary Pierce 1995 Australian Open 15 January 1975 28 January 1995 1st of 2
16 years, 117 days Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open 30 September 1980 25 January 1997 1st of 5
19 years, 299 days Iva Majoli 1997 French Open 12 August 1977 7 June 1997
29 years, 275 days Jana Novotná 1998 Wimbledon 2 October 1968 4 July 1998
22 years, 96 days Lindsay Davenport 1998 US Open 8 June 1976 12 September 1998 1st of 3
17 years, 350 days Serena Williams 1999 US Open 26 September 1981 11 September 1999 1st of 23
20 years, 21 days Venus Williams 2000 Wimbledon 17 June 1980 8 July 2000 1st of 7
24 years, 304 days Jennifer Capriati 2001 Australian Open 29 March 1976 27 January 2001 1st of 3
21 years, 6 days Justine Henin 2003 French Open 1 June 1982 7 June 2003 1st of 7
22 years, 333 days Anastasia Myskina 2004 French Open 8 July 1981 5 June 2004
17 years, 75 days Maria Sharapova 2004 Wimbledon 19 April 1987 3 July 2004 1st of 5
19 years, 76 days Svetlana Kuznetsova 2004 US Open 27 June 1985 11 September 2004 1st of 2
22 years, 94 days Kim Clijsters 2005 US Open 8 June 1983 10 September 2005 1st of 4
26 years, 207 days Amélie Mauresmo 2006 Australian Open 5 July 1979 28 January 2006 1st of 2
20 years, 214 days Ana Ivanovic 2008 French Open 6 November 1987 7 June 2008
29 years, 346 days Francesca Schiavone 2010 French Open 23 June 1980 5 June 2010
29 years, 98 days Li Na 2011 French Open 26 February 1982 4 June 2011 1st of 2
21 years, 116 days Petra Kvitová 2011 Wimbledon 8 March 1990 2 July 2011 1st of 2
27 years, 165 days Samantha Stosur 2011 US Open 30 March 1984 11 September 2011
22 years, 181 days Victoria Azarenka 2012 Australian Open 31 July 1989 28 January 2012 1st of 2
28 years, 277 days Marion Bartoli 2013 Wimbledon 2 October 1984 6 July 2013
33 years, 199 days Flavia Pennetta 2015 US Open 25 February 1982 12 September 2015
28 years, 12 days Angelique Kerber 2016 Australian Open 18 January 1988 30 January 2016 1st of 3
22 years, 240 days Garbiñe Muguruza 2016 French Open 8 October 1993 4 June 2016 1st of 2
20 years, 2 days Jeļena Ostapenko 2017 French Open 8 June 1997 10 June 2017
24 years, 173 days Sloane Stephens 2017 US Open 20 March 1993 9 September 2017
27 years, 200 days Caroline Wozniacki 2018 Australian Open 11 July 1990 27 January 2018
26 years, 255 days Simona Halep 2018 French Open 27 September 1991 9 June 2018 1st of 2
20 years, 327 days Naomi Osaka 2018 US Open 16 October 1997 8 September 2018 1st of 2
23 years, 45 days Ashleigh Barty 2019 French Open 24 April 1996 8 June 2019
19 years, 83 days Bianca Andreescu 2019 US Open 16 June 2000 7 September 2019
21 years, 79 days Sofia Kenin 2020 Australian Open 14 November 1998 1 February 2020

° Note that women's finals occur on the penultimate day of each event.

Career evolution (by age)

  • Updated after Maria Sharapova's retirement.
  • * = active record.
  • Only players with three or more singles titles (won during the Open Era) are included.
  • A yellow background (and ^) indicates the record number of titles for that age.
  • Blue and red font colors, in boldface, indicate the age of a player's first and last title, respectively.

Grand Slam titles

Men

#Age (end of season)151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
1Federer0000000146912^13^15^16^16^17^17^17171719^20^20^20*^
2Nadal0000123569101113^1414141617^19^19*^
3Djokovic0000001114567101212141617*
4Sampras00001113578101112131314
5Borg0001^2^3^4^6^8^10^11^
6Laver0000000126Pro7111111111111111111
7Lendl00000000012466788888
8Connors00000003344555578888888888
9Agassi0000000112333356778888
10Rosewall00002^234Pro56778888888
11Wilander0001^2^3^4^44777777777
12McEnroe0000012445777777777
13Newcombe00000000222344667777
14Edberg0000112334566666
15Becker0001^2^2244555556666
16Courier0000001344444444
17Vilas00000000002344444444444
18Kuerten000000100233333333
19Kodes000000000122333333
20Murray0000000000122233333*
21Wawrinka000000000000001233333*
22Ashe0000000000112222233333

Women

#Age (end of season)151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
1Court0001257912^131313162021^2124^24^24^
2S.Williams0001114667789111313151718212223232323*
3Graf000158^9^10^1114^15^18^21^21^21^22^
4Evert0000024678911121415161718181818
5Navratilova00000001223581113151717171818181818retired18
6King0000000013555691011121212121212121212
7Seles0014^7^8^8899999999
8Henin000000234577777
9V.Williams00000244445567777777777777*
10Goolagong000002223456667777
11Hingis003^4^555555555
12Sharapova0011223333445555555
13Mandlikova00012222334444
14Sanchez Vicario00011111333344444
15Clijsters000000011112344
16Davenport000000012333333333
17Capriati00000000002333
18Wade00000000111122222333333333
19Kerber000000000000022333*

References

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