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Apr 2, 2020

[CA] Wimbledon 2020 Cancelled


Wimbledon was cancelled due to the threats of Corona Virus. This is the first time the tournament is being cancelled since the World War II. Wimbledon was scheduled between June 29, 2020 and July 12, 2020 in the outskirts of London. Wimbledon Tennis Tournament was first held in 1877. Since then it has been contested every year. However, it was cancelled during two stretches. Once during the first world war between 1915 and 1918 and it was cancelled another time during the second world war between 1940 and 1945.
The Wimbledon is also known as The Championships. It is the oldest Tennis Tournament in the world. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The other three include French Open, US open and Australian Open. Wimbledon is the only tournament that is still played on grass. Playing on grass is considered as traditional and is also a classic tennis court.

Jun 11, 2018

[CA] Maximum Grandslam Winners

Maximum Grand Slam Winners
#
Player
Total
Au. Open
Fr. Open
Wimbledon
US Open
1
Margaret Court
24
11
5
3
5
2
Serena Williams
23
7
3
7
6
3
Steffi Graf
22
4
6
7
5
4
Roger Federer
20
6
1
8
5
5
Helen Wills
19
--
4
8
7
6
Chris Evert
18
2
7
3
6
7
M. Navratilova
18
3
2
9
4
8
Rafael Nadal
17
1
11
2
3
9
Pete Sampras
14
2
0
7
5
10
Novak Djokovic
12
6
1
3
2
With the end of French Open 2018

[CA] French Open 2018


Category
Winner
Runner
Men’s Singles
Rafael Nadal*
(Spain)
Dominic Thiem
(Austria)
Women’s Singles
Simona Halep^
(Romania)
Sloane Stephens
(USA)
Men’s Doubles
Pierre – Hugues Herbert
(France)
Oliver Marach
(Austria)
Nicolas Mahut
(France)
Mate Pavic
(Croatia)
Women’s Doubles
Barbora Krejcikova
(Czech Republic)
Eri Hozumi
(Japan)
Katerina Siniakova
(Czech Republic)
Makoto Ninomiya
(Japan)
Mixed Doubles
Latisha Chan
(Chinese Taipei)
Gabriela Dabrowski
(Canada)
Ivan Dodig
(Chinese Taipei)
Mate Pavic
(Croatia)

* à Rafael Nadal’s 11th French Open title and 17th grand slam win
^ à Halpe’s first Grand Slam title