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Grand Slam Men * * the Grand Slam Tournaments, Also Called Majors, Are the Four Most Important Annual Tennis Events TRY -- TRUE -- TRUST NUMBER ONE SITE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM SELF LEARNING AT ANY TIME ANY WHERE Grand Slam Men * * * * The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and greater number of "best of" sets for men Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open (Started in 1905) (Started in 1891) (Started in 1877) (Started in 1881) 1966 Roy Emerson Tony Roche Manuel Santana Fred Stolle 1967 Roy Emerson Roy Emerson John Newcombe John Newcombe 1968 William Bowrey Ken Rosewall Rod Laver Arthur Ashe 1969 Rod Laver Rod Laver Rod Laver Rod Laver 1970 Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš John Newcombe Ken Rosewall 1971 Ken Rosewall Jan Kodeš John Newcombe Stan Smith 1972 Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno Stan Smith Ilie Năstase 1973 John Newcombe Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš John Newcombe 1974 Jimmy Connors Björn Borg Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors 1975 John Newcombe Björn Borg Arthur Ashe Manuel Orantes 1976 Mark Edmondson Adriano Panatta Björn Borg Jimmy Connors 1977 Roscoe Tanner Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 1978 Guillermo Vilas ( Björn Borg Björn Borg Jimmy Connors 1979 Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Björn Borg John McEnroe 1980 Brian Teacher Björn Borg Björn Borg John McEnroe 1981 Johan Kriek Björn Borg John McEnroe John McEnroe 1982 Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors 1983 Mats Wilander Yannick Noah John McEnroe Jimmy Connors 1984 Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl John McEnroe John McEnroe 1985 Stefan Edberg Mats Wilander Boris Becker Ivan Lendl 1986 No Competition Ivan Lendl Boris Becker Ivan Lendl 1987 Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Pat Cash Ivan Lendl 1988 Mats Wilander Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Mats Wilander 1989 Ivan Lendl Michael Chang Boris Becker Boris Becker 1990 Ivan Lendl Andrés Gómez Stefan Edberg Pete Sampras 1991 Boris Becker Jim Courier Michael Stich Stefan Edberg 1992 Jim Courier Jim Courier Andre Agassi Stefan Edberg 1993 Jim Courier Sergi Bruguera Pete Sampras Pete Sampras 1994 Pete Sampras Sergi Bruguera Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 1995 Andre Agassi Thomas Muster Pete Sampras Pete Sampras 1996 Boris Becker Yevgeny Kafelnikov Richard Krajicek Pete Sampras 1997 Pete Sampras Gustavo Kuerten Pete Sampras Patrick Rafter 1998 Petr Korda Carlos Moyá Pete Sampras Patrick Rafter 1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andre Agassi Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 2000 Andre Agassi Gustavo Kuerten Pete Sampras Marat Safin www.sirssolutions.in 91+9830842272 Email: [email protected] Please Post Your Comment at Our Website PAGE And our Sirs Solutions Face book Page Page 1 of 2 TRY -- TRUE -- TRUST NUMBER ONE SITE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM SELF LEARNING AT ANY TIME ANY WHERE Grand Slam Men * * * * Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open 2001 Andre Agassi Gustavo Kuerten Goran Ivanišević Lleyton Hewitt 2002 Thomas Johansson Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt Pete Sampras 2003 Andre Agassi Juan Carlos Ferrero Roger Federer Andy Roddick 2004 Roger Federer Gastón Gaudio Roger Federer Roger Federer 2005 Marat Safin Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer 2006 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer 2007 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer 2008 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2009 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer Juan Martín del Potro 2010 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal 2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic 2012 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Andy Murray 2013 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Rafael Nadal 2014 Stan Wawrinka Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Marin Čili ć 2015 Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic 2016 Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Andy Murray Stan Wawrinka www.sirssolutions.in 91+9830842272 Email: [email protected] Please Post Your Comment at Our Website PAGE And our Sirs Solutions Face book Page Page 2 of 2 .
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