Stats Corner: Doubles Finalists From Same Country
Published January 26, 2012 03:58
MELBOURNE, Australia - For the first time in over a decade, the Australian Open doubles final will be contested by two pairs of players from the same country, with Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci taking on Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva on Friday.
Here is a list of all the times this has occurred in the Open Era at Grand Slams:
| Event | Countries Represented In Doubles Final |
| '69 Australian Open | AUS, USA |
| '69 Wimbledon | AUS, USA |
| '70 Australian Open | AUS (both teams) |
| '70 French Open | FRA, USA |
| '71 Australian Open | AUS (both teams) |
| '71 French Open | AUS, FRA |
| '71 Wimbledon | AUS, USA |
| '72 Australian Open | AUS (both teams) |
| '80 French Open | ARG, USA |
| '81 French Open | RSA, USA |
| '81 Wimbledon | USA (both teams) |
| '81 Australian Open | USA (both teams) |
| '82 Wimbledon | USA (both teams) |
| '84 Wimbledon | USA (both teams) |
| '87 Australian Open | USA (both teams) |
| '89 Wimbledon | CZE, URS |
| '90 Australian Open | CZE, USA |
| '90 US Open | CZE, USA |
| '01 Australian Open | USA (both teams) |
| '09 Wimbledon | AUS, USA |
| '12 Australian Open | ITA, RUS |
Notes: If Errani and Vinci are victorious, they will join Flavia Pennetta ('11 Australian Open doubles), Raffaella Reggi ('86 US Open mixed doubles), Mara Santangelo ('07 French Open doubles) and Francesca Schiavone ('10 French Open singles) as the only Italian female Grand Slam champions.
