Saturday, January 20, 2018
The Top Three Grand Slam Winners in Tennis
Roger Clarke is a Chicago-based tennis instructor who has worked at the Hinsdale Racquet Club since 2011. Beyond his role at Hinsdale, Roger Clarke enjoys playing and watching tennis in his free time.
Roger Federer leads all professional male tennis players with 19 Grand Slam wins, but the three most decorated players of all-time are women.
1. Margaret Court - A native of Perth, Australia, Court won a record 24 Grand Slams, including 11 Australian Opens. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1979.
2. Serena Williams - This American won her 23rd Grand Slam in 2017, when she won the Australian Open for a seventh time, despite being two months pregnant. She has also won Wimbledon seven times and earned six U.S. Open and three French Open titles.
3. Steffi Graf - A native of Germany, Graf won 22 Grand Slams over her career. She's a seven-time winner of Wimbledon and six-time winner of the French Open. She also spent a total of 377 weeks as the top-ranked female player in the world.
