Who Has the Most Grand Slams in Tennis?
We take a look at the tennis players with the most Grand Slam wins in history.
Introduction
In tennis, a Grand Slam is when a player wins all four major tournaments in a calendar year. The four majors are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. To date, there have been six men and five women who have accomplished this feat. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 10 men and women with the most Grand Slams in tennis.
The Men
There is no single answer to this question as it depends on how you are defining a “grand slam.” For our purposes, we will consider a grand slam to be any of the following:
-Winning all four major tennis tournaments in a single year (the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open). This has only been accomplished twice in the history of tennis, by Don Budge in 1938 and by Maureen Connolly in 1953.
-Winning all four major tennis tournaments over the course of a career. This has been accomplished by many players, but the record holder is Roger Federer, with 20 grand slam titles.
-Winning a total of 12 major tennis tournaments over the course of a career (including non-calendar year grand slams). This is sometimes referred to as a “super grand slam” and has only been done by two players in tennis history: Margaret Court, with 24 major titles, and Serena Williams, with 23 major titles.
The Women
The Women:
Serena Williams – 23
Margaret Court – 24
Steffi Graf – 22
Helen Wills Moody – 19
Chris Evert – 18
Martina Navratilova – 18
Maureen Connolly – 9
Billie Jean King – 12
The Men:
Rafael Nadal – 19
Roger Federer – 20
Pete Sampras – 14
Rod Laver – 11
Conclusion
In conclusion, we can see that Federer has the most Grand Slams in tennis with 20, followed by Nadal with 19, Djokovic with 16, and Pete Sampras with 14.
