Youngest Grand Slam Champions in Open Era

Discover the prodigious talents who made history by winning Grand Slam titles at exceptionally young ages in the Open Era of tennis.

The top 3

  1. Youngest Female US Open Singles Champions: Tracy Austin holds the record as the youngest female US Open singles champion at 16 years, 8 months, 28 days in 1979, followed by Martina Hingis (16 years, 11 months, 8 days) and Monica Seles (17 years, 9 months, 5 days).
  2. Youngest Female Grand Slam Singles Champions (Overall): Martina Hingis is the youngest female Grand Slam singles champion in the Open Era, winning the 1997 Australian Open at 16 years, 117 days. Monica Seles (1990 French Open) and Tracy Austin (1979 US Open) are also among the youngest.
  3. Youngest Male Grand Slam Singles Champions (Overall): Michael Chang became the youngest male Grand Slam singles champion in the Open Era, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years, 109 days. Boris Becker (1985 Wimbledon) and Mats Wilander (1983 Australian Open) are also notable young champions.

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