MELBOURNE, Australia - With both Petra Kvitova and Ekaterina Makarova into the Australian Open quarters, at least two lefties have made the final eight of the same major for just the fourth time this century.
Here is the list of Grand Slams in the last 30 years in which multiple lefties have advanced to the quarterfinals:
| Major |
Lefties In QFs |
| '82 Wimbledon |
Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter |
| '83 Wimbledon |
Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold, Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter |
| '83 US Open |
Sylvia Hanika, Martina Navratilova |
| '83 Australian Open |
Sylvia Hanika, Martina Navratilova |
| '84 French Open |
Camille Benjamin, Martina Navratilova |
| '84 US Open |
Sylvia Hanika, Martina Navratilova |
| '84 Australian Open |
Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter |
| '85 Wimbledon |
Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter |
| '87 Wimbledon |
Dianne Balestrat, Martina Navratilova |
| '89 Australian Open |
Belinda Cordwell, Martina Navratilova |
| '90 Wimbledon |
Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles |
| '91 US Open |
Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles |
| '92 Wimbledon |
Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles |
| '98 French Open |
Monica Seles, Patty Schnyder |
| '98 US Open |
Monica Seles, Patty Schnyder |
| '99 French Open |
Barbara Schwartz, Monica Seles |
| '00 Wimbledon |
Monica Seles, Magui Serna |
| '02 French Open |
Clarisa Fernández, Monica Seles |
| '08 US Open |
Patty Schnyder, Sybille Bammer |
| '12 Australian Open |
Petra Kvitova, Ekaterina Makarova |
