List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions by age at first win

This is a list of Grand Slam men's singles champions in tennis by age at their first win.

List of winners (Open Era)

Name	Tournament	Date of birth	Date of first Open title	Notes
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam... *	1968 French Open 1968 French Open The 1968 French Open was a tennis tournament that was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris in France from May 27 through June 9, 1968. It was the 67th edition of the French Open, the 38th to be open to foreign competitors, and the second Grand Slam of the year...	2 November 1934	9 June 1968	1st of 4
Rod Laver Rod Laver Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970... *	1968 Wimbledon 1968 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1968 Wimbledon Champions. This tournament marked the dawn of a new era for Wimbledon, as it became the second Grand Slam to allow professionals to compete. Champions Laver and King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era...	9 August 1938	6 July 1968	1st of 5
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...	1968 U.S. Open 1968 US Open (tennis) List of the 1968 US Open champions:-Men's singles: Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3*It was Ashe's 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles:...	10 July 1943	5 September 1968	1st of 3
Jan Kodeš Jan Kodeš Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...	1970 French Open 1970 French Open List of the 1970 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Jan Kodeš def. Željko Franulović, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0*It was Kodeš's 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles: Margaret Court def...	1 March 1946	1 May 1970	1st of 3
John Newcombe John Newcombe John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of... *	1970 Wimbledon 1970 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1970 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles: John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1*It was Newcombe's 3rd career Grand Slam title , and his 2nd Wimbledon title.-Women's singles:...	23 May 1944	22 June 1970	1st of 5
Stan Smith Stan Smith Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...	1971 U.S. Open	14 December 1946	1 August 1971	1st of 2
Andrés Gimeno Andrés Gimeno Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open....	1972 French Open 1972 French Open List of the 1972 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Andrés Gimeno def. Patrick Proisy, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1*It was Gimeno's 1st Grand Slam title.-Women's singles: Billie Jean King def...	3 August 1937	22 May 1972
Ilie Năstase Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...	1972 U.S. Open	19 July 1946	10 September 1972	1st of 2
Björn Borg Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...	1974 French Open 1974 French Open List of the 1974 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Björn Borg def. Manuel Orantes, 2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1*It was Borg's 1st career Grand Slam title.- Women's singles : Chris Evert def. Olga Morozova, 6–1, 6–2...	6 June 1956	3 June 1974	1st of 11
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....	1974 Wimbledon 1974 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1974 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: Jimmy Connors def. Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4*It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Chris Evert def...	2 September 1952	6 July 1974	1st of 8
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...	1975 U.S. Open	5 February 1949	07 September 1975
Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....	1976 Australian Open 1976 Australian Open List of the 1976 Australian Open champions:-Men's singles: Mark Edmondson def. John Newcombe, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1*It was Edmondson's 1st career Grand Slam title. Edmondson holds the distinction of being the lowest ranked player ever to win a Grand Slam event.-Women's singles: Evonne Goolagong...	24 June 1954	5 January 1976
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...	1977 French Open 1977 French Open List of the 1977 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Guillermo Vilas def. Brian Gottfried, 6–0, 6–3, 6–0*It was Vilas's 1st career Grand Slam title.- Women's singles : Mima Jaušovec def. Florenţa Mihai, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1...	17 August 1952	5 June 1977	1st of 4
John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	1979 U.S. Open	16 February 1959	9 September 1979	1st of 7
Johan Kriek Johan Kriek Johan Kriek is a South African American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek has won two Australian Opens and has reached the semi-finals at the French...	1981 Australian Open 1981 Australian Open The 1981 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 70th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 24 December 1981 through 3 January 1982.-Men's Singles:...	5 April 1958	2 January 1982	1st of 2
Mats Wilander Mats Wilander Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...	1982 French Open 1982 French Open The 1982 French Open was a tennis tournament played on Clay courts in Paris, France. It was held from May 24 to June 6, 1982.-Men's singles: Mats Wilander def. Guillermo Vilas, 1–6, 7–6, 6–0, 6–4.*It was Wilander's 1st career title.-Women's singles:...	22 August 1964	11 June 1982	1st of 7
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...	1983 French Open 1983 French Open List of the 1983 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Yannick Noah def. Mats Wilander, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6*It was Noah's 3rd title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles: Chris Evert def...	18 May 1960	16 June 1983
Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...	1984 French Open 1984 French Open The 1984 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Paris, France the event was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix and 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from May 26 to June 10, 1984....	7 March 1960	12 June 1984	1st of 8
Boris Becker Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...	1985 Wimbledon 1985 Wimbledon Championships The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...	22 November 1967	8 July 1985	1st of 6
Stefan Edberg Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...	1985 Australian Open 1985 Australian Open The 1985 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 74th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 28 November through 8 December 1985.-Men's Singles:...	19 January 1966	9 December 1985	1st of 6
Pat Cash Pat Cash Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...	1987 Wimbledon 1987 Wimbledon Championships The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...	27 May 1965	6 July 1987
Michael Chang Michael Chang Michael Te-Pei Chang is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....	1989 French Open 1989 French Open List of the 1989 French Open Champions. For the first time in French Open history the Singles championships were won by two teenagers – Michael Chang and Arantxa Sánchez . Chang still holds the record for youngest ever male Grand Slam singles title winner. He gained many admirers for his audacious...	22 February 1972	12 June 1989
Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...	1990 French Open 1990 French Open List of the 1990 French Open Champions.-Men's singles: Andrés Gómez def. Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4*It was Gómez's 3rd title of the year, and his 20th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title....	27 February 1960	10 June 1990
Pete Sampras Pete Sampras Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....	1990 U.S. Open	12 August 1971	10 September 1990	1st of 14
Jim Courier Jim Courier James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...	1991 French Open 1991 French Open List of the 1991 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Jim Courier def. Andre Agassi, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4*It was Courier's 3rd title of the year, and his 4th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles:...	17 August 1970	10 June 1991	1st of 4
Michael Stich Michael Stich Michael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991...	1991 Wimbledon 1991 Wimbledon Championships The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...	18 October 1968	8 July 1991
Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...	1992 Wimbledon 1992 Wimbledon Championships The 1992 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...	29 April 1970	6 July 1992	1st of 8
Sergi Bruguera Sergi Bruguera Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...	1993 French Open 1993 French Open List of the 1993 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Sergi Bruguera def. Jim Courier, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3*It was Bruguera's 2nd title of the year, and his 8th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title....	16 January 1971	7 June 1993	1st of 2
Thomas Muster Thomas Muster Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list...	1995 French Open 1995 French Open List of the 1995 French Open champions:-Men's Singles: Thomas Muster def. Michael Chang, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4*It was Muster's 6th title of the year, and his 29th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's Singles:...	2 October 1967	12 June 1995
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...	1996 French Open 1996 French Open List of the 1996 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Michael Stich, 7–6, 7–5, 7–6*It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.- Women's singles :...	18 February 1974	10 June 1996	1st of 2
Richard Krajicek Richard Krajicek Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between...	1996 Wimbledon 1996 Wimbledon Championships The 1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...	6 December 1971	8 July 1996
Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...	1997 French Open 1997 French Open List of the 1997 French Open champions:-Men's Singles: Gustavo Kuerten def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2*It was Kuerten's 1st overall title.-Women's Singles: Iva Majoli def. Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2...	10 September 1976	9 June 1997	1st of 3
Patrick Rafter Patrick Rafter Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of...	1997 U.S. Open	28 December 1972	8 September 1997	1st of 2
Carlos Moyá Carlos Moyá Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...	1998 French Open 1998 French Open List of the 1998 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Carlos Moyá def. Àlex Corretja, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3*It was Moyá's 2nd title of the year, and his 5th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles:...	27 August 1976	8 June 1998
Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...	2000 U.S. Open	27 January 1980	11 September 2000	1st of 2
Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivaniševic Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...	2001 Wimbledon 2001 Wimbledon Championships The 2001 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom the event was part of the 2001 ATP Tour and 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 25 to July 9, 2001...	13 September 1971	9 July 2001
Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...	2001 U.S. Open	24 February 1981	10 September 2001	1st of 2
Thomas Johansson Thomas Johansson Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...	2002 Australian Open 2002 Australian Open List of the 2002 Australian Open champions:-Men's Singles: Thomas Johansson def. Marat Safin, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6...	24 March 1975	28 January 2002
Albert Costa Albert Costa Albert Costa i Casals is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002.-Tennis career:...	2002 French Open 2002 French Open The 2002 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2002 and the 101st edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002.-Men's singles:...	25 June 1975	10 June 2002
Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...	2003 French Open 2003 French Open The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 102nd edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.-Men's singles:...	12 February 1980	9 June 2003
Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...	2003 Wimbledon 2003 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2003 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Mark Philippoussis, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6*It was Federer's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. He became the first Swiss male player to win a Grand Slam singles...	8 August 1981	7 July 2003	1st of 16
Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....	2003 U.S. Open	30 August 1982	8 September 2003
Gastón Gaudio Gastón Gaudio Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...	2004 French Open 2004 French Open The 2004 French Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament. Gastón Gaudio became the first men's Open Era Grand Slam title winner to save match points in the final; the last time that had happened was 70 years earlier. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas to win a...	9 December 1978	7 June 2004
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...	2005 French Open 2005 French Open The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament. Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth in his first French Open, was a strong favorite after winning the Rome and Monte Carlo Masters, with Guillermo Coria, a 2004 finalist and runner-up in Monaco, calling Nadal the best clay-court player in the...	3 June 1986	6 June 2005	1st of 10
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...	2008 Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...	22 May 1987	28 January 2008	1st of 4
Juan Martín del Potro Juan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...	2009 U.S. Open 2009 US Open (tennis) The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...	23 September 1988	14 September 2009

* Won his first Grand Slam tournament title in the pre-Open era.

List of winners (Open Era)

See also