Well, clinching a grand slam title is often hailed as one of the most decorated achievements for the majority of professional tennis players out there. The glorious history of tennis has witnessed numerous legendary tennis players, including Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic and many others who have successfully clinched Grand Slam titles in their star-studded professional tennis careers.
While a majority of these legendary tennis players have successfully clinched prestigious Grand Slam titles, only a few of them have succeeded in maintaining their form on court and in winning Grand Slam titles across three decades. Have you ever wondered about the top-notch tennis players who have won grand slams across three decades? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the top four tennis players who have clinched Grand Slam titles across three decades.
Top 4 Tennis Players Who Won Grand Slams Across Three Decades
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Serena Williams
Often regarded as one of the most successful female professional tennis players in the world, the legendary American former professional tennis player Serena Williams is at the first spot in our list of the top four tennis players who have clinched the prestigious grand slam titles across three decades. Throughout her glorious career, Serena Williams managed to clinch a record total of 73 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including 23 major women’s singles titles and undoubtedly dominated women’s tennis for over two decades. Serena Williams clinched her maiden U.S. Open title in 1999 and clinched her career’s last major in 2017 at the Australian Open.
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Roger Federer
At the second spot on our list of the top four tennis players who have clinched grand slam titles across three decades, we have the trailblazing Swiss former professional tennis player Roger Federer, who was ranked as the world No. 1in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks which continues to be the second-highest number of weeks speaking volumes about his unwavering dominance in the game.
Throughout his star-studded professional tennis career, Roger Federer clinched a record total of 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour. Moreover, Roger Federer won a phenomenal total of twenty Grand Slam singles titles with his first major victory at Wimbledon in 2003 and his career’s final Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2018. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all-time, Roger Federer undoubtedly dominated the world of tennis in the era of 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
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Rafael Nadal
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four tennis players who have clinched the prestigious grand slam titles across three decades, we have the legendary Spanish former professional tennis player Rafael Nadal, who has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) for 209 weeks.
Throughout his glorious professional tennis career, Rafael Nadal has clinched a record total of 92 ATP Toursingles titles, with 22 major titles—including a record 14 French Open titles—as well as 36 Masters titles and an Olympic gold medal, making him one of the most dominant professional tennis players in the world. Moreover, Rafael Nadal clinched his first major at the French Open in 2005 and continued clinching grand slam titles in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s decades.
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Novak Djokovic
Finally, at the fourth spot on our list of the top four tennis players who have clinched grand slam titles across three decades, we have the legendary Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic, who is widely regarded as one of the most successful professional tennis players of all-time. Novak Djokovic has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for a record 428 weeks, speaking volumes about his dominance in the world of professional tennis.
Throughout his star-studded tennis career so far, Novak Djokovic has successfully clinched a record total of 100 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including a record 24 majors, a record 10 Australian Open titles, a record 40 Masters, a record seven year-end championships. Novak Djokovic clinched his first major at the 2008 Australian Open and has proved to be unstoppable ever since dominating the era of the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s and clinching a record total of 24 majors, ranking him at the fourth spot on our list.
