Stats Corner: 30-Something Slam Winners
Published September 07, 2012 06:08
NEW YORK, NY, USA - It had been 22 years since a player 30 or older had won a major, but then at Wimbledon earlier this summer, Serena Williams ended that drought in becoming the seventh player of the Open Era to accomplish the feat. And with two more wins at the US Open, she would make it two straight Grand Slam titles for 30-somethings.
Here are the 13 instances of victorious 30-somethings at majors:
| Major | Champ | Age |
| '90 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | 33 yrs, 263 days |
| '77 Wimbledon | Virginia Wade | 31 yrs, 357 days |
| '75 Wimbledon | Billie Jean King | 31 yrs, 225 days |
| '86 French Open | Chris Evert | 31 yrs, 169 days |
| '73 US Open | Margaret Court | 31 yrs, 155 days |
| '87 US Open | Martina Navratilova | 30 yrs, 331 days |
| '73 French Open | Margaret Court | 30 yrs, 322 days |
| '74 US Open | Billie Jean King | 30 yrs, 290 days |
| '12 Wimbledon | Serena Williams | 30 yrs, 285 days |
| '69 Wimbledon | Ann Jones | 30 yrs, 261 days |
| '87 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | 30 yrs, 260 days |
| '85 French Open | Chris Evert | 30 yrs, 170 days |
| '73 Australian Open | Margaret Court | 30 yrs, 169 days |
Notes: If she goes on to win the US Open title on Saturday, Williams will be 30 years, 348 days old - putting her in sixth place on the above list.
