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Martina Hingis In 1996, Hingis became the youngest Grand Slam champion of all time, when she teamed with Helena Suková at Wimbledon to win the women's doubles title at age 15 years and 9 months. She also won her first professional singles title that year at Filderstadt, Germany.
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Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win first French Open title World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain's Andy Murray to win his first French Open title and complete the career Grand Slam. The Serb, 29, won 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 to win his 12th major title and become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slams at once. Murray had hoped to secure the third leg of his own career Slam, having already won Wimbledon and the US Open.
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NBA Salary Cap 101: The Rose Rule The goal of the Salary Cap 101 series is to explain the NBA’s financial side in a way that is simple and easy to comprehend. In this edition of the NBA Salary Cap 101, we’ll break down “The Derrick Rose Rule.”. In 2011, Derrick Rose became the youngest player in NBA history to win the MVP at the astounding age of 22. In his MVP season, Rose was still on his rookie contract that had him making only $5,546,160.
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Oldest Woman To Win A Grand Slam + 5 Other Records Serena Williams Broke With Wimbledon Title Oldest Woman To Win A Grand Slam + 5 Other Records Serena Williams Broke With Wimbledon Title. Serena Williams created history by lifting her 21st Grand Slam title after beating Spanish challenger Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. Here are some of the major landmarks she achieved after the glorious win. 1. World number one Serena is now the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title. This year's Wimbledon title is her first since 2012. 2. At 33 years and 289 days, Serena surpasses Martina Navratilova as the oldest player to win Wimbledon, and any of the other three Grand Slams, in the Open era.
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Here's How Jordan Spieth Can Win the Grand Slam There are two reasons why he’s going to win the Grand Slam this year, even though it seems ridiculous that a 21-year-old would win four majors in one calendar year (something Tiger or Jack Nicklaus never did) and they would be the first four major titles of his career. One, Jordan Spieth has the clutch gene.
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- Michelle Wie. Michelle Sung Wie (/ˈwiː/; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event.
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Rafa Nadal Nadal after winning the third set in his match against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, Wimbledon, June 2011. That was his 13th grand slam win, four short of the record held by Federer. Nadal won his first major, the French Open, in 2005, aged 19. He has since added seven more French wins, two Wimbledons, two US Opens and one Australian Open. But his is not the rags-to-riches story people tend to associate with sporting superstars.
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Youngest Golfers to Win Major Championship (Men) Here is the list of the youngest male golfers to win one of the four professional majors: Young Tom Morris: 1868 British Open, 17 years 5 months. Young Tom Morris: 1869 British Open, 18 years, 4 months. Young Tom Morris: 1870 British Open, 19 years, 4 months.
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In MLB, Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number This also made Osuna the youngest pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history. He was born Feb. 7, 1995; on that date, Rodriguez was planning for his second Major League season after going 11-for-54 with no homers and two RBIs in 1994. So there was a lot going on.
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Tara Lipinski In early 1997, Lipinski unexpectedly won the U.S. Championships and, at 14, became the youngest person to win the title ahead of Sonya Klopfer who won it in 1951 at the age of 15. Lipinski also won the 1997 Champion Series Final, again becoming the youngest female ever to win the title.
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- Youngest Winners on the LPGA Tour. Lydia Ko - 15 years, 4 months, 3 day (2012 Canadian Women's Open) Lydia Ko - 16 years, 4 months, 1 day (2013 Canadian Women's Open) Lexi Thompson - 16 years, 7 months, 8 days (2011 Navistar LPGA Classic)
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Andy Murray Grand Slam Record Andy Murray Grand Slam Record. Andy Murray’s Grand Slam career started back at Wimbledon 2005, when the then Scrawny 18 year old from Dunblane burst onto the grand slam stage. Since then he has competed in many more grand slams.
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LeBron James of Cleveland Cavaliers becomes youngest player to score 25,000 points The 30-year-old James became the youngest player to reach 25,000 career points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers past the winless Philadelphia 76ers 107-100 on Monday night. “It just means I’ve played with a lot of great teammates, a lot of great coaches,” James said.
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Daniela HantuchovÃ¡ She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first WTA tournament, the Indian Wells Masters, defeating Martina Hingis in the final and becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever win the tournament.
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- In his first full year on the tour, at age 21, Kelly Slater solidified the hype by claiming the world title -- the youngest ever to do so. But more than that, he ignited a revolution. Exposed by videographer Taylor Steele's Momentum flicks, Slater ushered in the New School of surfing.
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Rafael Nadal In April 2002, at 15 years and 10 months, the world No. 762 Nadal won his first ATP match, defeating Ramón Delgado, and became the ninth player in the Open Era to do so before the age of 16. The following year, Nadal won two Challenger titles and finished the year in the top 50.
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Bryce Harper He became the youngest player to homer twice on Opening Day, breaking Don Money's 44-year-old mark (Money was 21 years, 305 days old; Harper 20 years, 167 days). He went on to have a terrific opening month, during which he hit .344 with 9 homers and 18 RBI, finishing just behind the Atlanta Braves' Justin Upton for National League Player of the Month honors.
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Derrick Rose He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted first overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft. After being named the NBA Rookie of the Year, Rose, at age 22, became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011. In 2009, an NCAA investigation revealed that Rose's SAT scores had been invalidated, making him retroactively ineligible to play for Memphis.
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Michael Chang Seven days later, after beating Stefan Edberg in five sets, Chang went on to lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires, becoming the youngest male champion in Grand Slam history. The match was played on June 5, 1989, just one day after the height of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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Wilander: Djokovic will complete calendar-year Grand Slam in 2016 I just don't see a player that can threaten him. Every tournament he'd go through the best players, get to the final, and usually win.. Djokovic, who has won in Melbourne five times, will be the favorite Down Under. Rod Laver is the last men’s player to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam.
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How Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam success compares to Federer, Nadal Djokovic, 28, is third among active players in terms of Grand Slam titles with eight, behind Roger Federer (17) and Rafael Nadal (14). Djokovic is in just his 13th season as a professional, while Federer is in his 18th year and Nadal is in his 15th.
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Lexi Thompson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexis Lexi Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. On September 18, 2011, Thompson set a new record as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament, at age 16 years, seven months, and eight days, when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic.
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LeBron James - Youngest To Reach 24,000 Points LeBron James - Youngest To Reach 24,000 Points. LeBron is now the youngest player in NBA History to reach 24,000 points with his performance Friday night in L.A. VIDEO ARCHIVES.
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Novak Djokovic is closing in on Roger Federer's Grand Slam record With the win at the French Open, Djokovic has now won four straight Grand Slams and six of the last eight. He also has one Grand Slam title after turning 29 in May. That is the same number of titles after turning 29 won by Federer and and just one fewer than the number won by Pete Sampras. If Djokovic can stay healthy, he will likely reach 17 career titles in the next 2-3 years. Cork Gaines/Business Insider.
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Sania Mirza Sania Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father. Mirza won 10 singles and 13 doubles titles as a junior player. She won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, partnering Alisa Kleybanova.
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- Breaking scholastic records is a habit for Gabrielle Turnquest. The youngest person to graduate from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, at 16, Turnquest, at age 18, is now the youngest person to pass the Bar of England and Wales exam.