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Tennis Grand Slam Winners 2001 to 2020 FREE eBOOK TENNIS GRAND SLAM WINNERS 2001 TO 2020 Tennis Grand Slam Winners – 2001 to 2020 Free static e-book Static GK is an integral part of the general awareness section. Questions related to Tennis Grand Slam Winners are common in the general awareness section of Bank and Government exams like SBI PO and Clerk, IBPS PO and Clerk, RBI Grade B and Assistant, SSC Exams, UPSC and more. Here are some Sample Questions: Q1) Who won the 2020 Australian Open? a. Novak Djokovic b. Marin Cilic c. Rafael Nadal d. Roger Federer Solution: a. Novak Djokovic Q2) How Many Times has Rafael Nadal Won the French Open? a. 11 b. 10 c. 12 d. 17 Solution: c. 12 In competitive exams, as little as 1 mark can make a lot of difference. For your assistance, we bring to you a Free eBook on Tennis Grand Slam Winners – 2001 to 2020. The following pages of the eBook lists down the all the details about all the Tennis Grand Slam Winners Tennis Grand Slam Winners – 2001 to 2020 Free static e-book Australian Open YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP 2001 Andre Agassi Arnaud Clement 2002 Thomas Johannson Marat Safin 2003 Andre Agassi Rainer Schuettler 2004 Roger Federer Marat Safin 2005 Marat Safin Lleyton Hewitt 2006 Roger Federer Marcos Baghdatis 2007 Roger Federer Fernando Gonzalez 2008 Novak Djokovic Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2009 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2010 Roger Federer Andy Murray 2011 Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 2012 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2013 Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 2014 Stanislas Wawrinka Rafael Nadal 2015 Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 2016 Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 2017 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 2018 Roger Federer Marin Cilic 2019 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2020 Novak Djokovic Dominic Thiem Tennis Grand Slam Winners – 2001 to 2020 Free static e-book French Open YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP 2001 Gustavo Kuerten Alex Corretja 2002 Albert Costa Juan Carlos Ferrero 2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero Martin Verkerk 2004 Gaston Gaudio Guillermo Coria 2005 Rafael Nadal Mariano Puerta 2006 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2007 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2008 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2009 Roger Federer Robin Soderling 2010 Rafael Nadal Robin Soderling 2011 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2012 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 2013 Rafael Nadal David Ferrer 2014 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 2015 Stanislas Wawrinka Novak Djokovic 2016 Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 2017 Rafael Nadal Stanislas Wawrinka 2018 Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem 2019 Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem 2020 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Tennis Grand Slam Winners – 2001 to 2020 Free static e-book Wimbledon YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP 2001 Goran Ivanisevic Patrick Rafter 2002 Lleyton Hewitt David Nalbandian 2003 Roger Federer Mark Philippoussis 2004 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 2005 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 2006 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 2007 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 2008 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2009 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 2010 Rafael Nadal Tomas Berdych 2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2012 Roger Federer Andy Murray 2013 Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 2014 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 2015 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 2016 Andy Murray Milos Raonic 2017 Roger Federer Marin Cilic 2018 Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson 2019 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 2020 Cancelled Cancelled Tennis Grand Slam Winners – 2001 to 2018 Free static e-book US Open YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP 2001 Lleyton Hewitt Pete Sampras 2002 Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 2003 Andy Roddick Juan Carlos Ferrero 2004 Roger Federer Lleyton Hewitt 2005 Roger Federer Andre Agassi 2006 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 2007 Roger Federer Novak Djokovic 2008 Roger Federer Andy Murray 2009 Juan Martin del Potro Roger Federer 2010 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2012 Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 2013 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 2014 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori 2015 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 2016 Stanislas Wawrinka Novak Djokovic 2017 Rafael Nadal Kevin Anderson 2018 Novak Djokovic Juan Martín del Potro 2019 Rafael Nadal Daniil Medvedev 2020 Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev FREE Ebooks Current Affairs Download Now Explore Now FREE MOCK TESTS + TOPIC TESTS + SECTIONAL TESTS For Banking, Insurance, SSC & Railways Exams Web APP BLOG FORUM Your one-stop destination Interact with peers & experts, for all exam related exchange scores information & preparation & improve your preparation. resources. Explore Now Explore Now www.oliveboard.in.
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