Records are meant to be broken. Especially tennis records. Few would have believed that Roger Federer would one day outperform the record of most Grand Slam titles in men’s tennis, which was held by Pete Sampras. Furthermore, when Roger Federer won his fifteenth Grand Slam title at 2009 Wimbledon, there weren’t many individuals who might have envisioned Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic taking outperforming the count within 10 years. But there are few records that might never be broken. Here is a look at them.
1. Multiple Calendar-year Grand Slam
Winning each of the four Grand Slam titles throughout a player’s career, a term called the ‘Career Grand Slam’ is a great accomplishment. Only five players have achieved this feat so far. Going one step further is the ‘Calendar Slam’ – winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year. Just two men have at any point accomplished this amazing accomplishment – Don Budge and Rod Laver. Don Budge was the first to win the Calendar Slam in the year 1938. The incomparable Rod Laver won the Calendar Slam – in 1962 during the Amateur Era. Only Roger Federer (2006-07, 2009) and Novak Djokovic (2015) came close when they managed to play all four Grand Slam finals in the same year.
2. Most titles at a single Grand Slam tournament
95 matches played at Roland Garros, 93 matches and 12 titles won. No prizes for speculating the name of the individual who holds this surprising record. Since the time he debuted in 2005, Rafael Nadal has made winning a propensity at the celebrated Court Philippe Chatrier. Such has been the Spaniard’s craving for greatness on the Parisian soil that only two men have figured out how to beat him at the competition in 15 years. Also, what is significantly more amazing is the way that Nadal holds an ideal 12-0 record in Roland Garros finals, with none of these titles matches going the distance.
3. Longest winning streak
Dominance in outright terms is the point at which a player sets out on an unbeaten streak when winning nearly appears to be standard. One player who consummately typified that dominance was Martina Navratilova. Martina Navratilova’s record-winning binge started on 20 February 1984 at the US Indoor Championships in New Jersey. Over the course of the following 10 months, up to 7 December 1984, Navratilova won 74 continuous matches in the best single-season exploits by any major part throughout the entire existence of the game. This is one tennis record that is impossible to break.
4. Multiple boxed set
The ‘Boxed Set’ is the accomplishment of winning every one of the 12 titles – singles, doubles, and mixed doubles – across four Grand Slam tournaments. It is a lot more extraordinary than a Career Grand Slam. The first player to win the Boxed Set was American Doris Hart. The tale of Hart is one of determination, grit, and remarkable perseverance, one that has inspired generations of tennis players. She experienced osteomyelitis, a condition that left her correct leg for all time disabled since youth. Hart extraordinarily won every one of the three titles at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships. It was all around the same time, which stays a first for any player. Afterward, Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova likewise accomplished the Boxed Set. But, unbelievably, Court has accomplished the Boxed Set twice. This tennis record can never be broken.
5. The Calendar-year Golden Slam
The unbelievable Steffi Graf holds plenty of tennis records in the game. Perhaps the best player to at any point take the court, the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion was positioned World No. 1 for a record 377 weeks. It is a number that remains the gold standard to beat, over twenty years after her retirement. Graf is one of four players to have won every one of the four Grand Slam titles. Also, the Olympic singles gold, an accomplishment called the professional Golden Slam. But, what makes the German legend’s accomplishment unbelievable is that she is the solitary player to win each of the five titles around the same time.
