Top 10 Winners of the French Open & Wimbledon Double

The Hardest Month In Tennis:

WINNING THECHANNEL SLAM

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A closer look into the two Grand Slams that are weeks apart and on completely different surfaces. First the French Open, on the red, slow terre battue and then, on the fast grass at Wimbledon.

Only 10 players in the Open era have won the Channel Slam.

founded

1928 founded

1877

FRENCH OPEN WIMBLEDONoldest tennis tournament in the world

also known as Roland Garros

2 Avenue Gordon Bennett, 75016

PARIS FRANCE

Church Rd. Wimbledon, London, SW19 5AE

LONDON ENGLAND

L O C A T I O N

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100% RYE GRASSTERRE BATTUERed crush brick and particles

8mm high blades

P L A Y I N G S T Y L E

S U R F A C E M A T E R I A L

Terre battue allows the ball to move slower and bounce higher, making points longer.

Grass allows the ball to bounce lower and skid off the court, making points quicker.

FRENCH OPEN WIMBLEDON

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£1.76 MILLION££9.21 MILLION€

P R I Z E M O N E Y F O R 2 0 1 4 S I N G L E S C H A M P I O N S

€15.38% increase

from 2013

£10% increase

from 2013

women’s trophy(singles)

men’s trophy(singles)

women’s trophy(singles)

men’s trophy(singles)



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F O O D C O N S U M P T I O N

“STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM”

FRENCH FRIES9.5 TONS of 28,000 KG of

(on average, during the two week tournament)

(During the 2011 French Open)


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FRENCH OPEN WIMBLEDONL O N G E S T M A T C H

11HOURS

5MIN.

6HOURS

33MIN.

3 DAY DURATION2 DAY DURATION

20102004

FabriceSantoroFRANCE

Arnaud ClementFRANCE

DEF.

John IsnerUSA

Nicolas MahutFRANCE

DEF.

Longest match in Open era


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S H O R T E S T M A T C H

32MIN.

19221988

Steffi GrafGERMANY

Natasha ZverevaBELARUS

DEF.

Suzanne LenglenFRANCE

Molla MalloryUSA

DEF.

23MIN.


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M A I N C O U R T S

CENTRE COURT15,000 SEATS

PHILIPPE CHATRIER15,059 SEATS

430,093 SPECTATORS

Record attendance (2012):

511,043 SPECTATORS

Record attendance (2009):


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M O S T T I T L E S

male

female

Rafael Nadal Spain8

Chris Evert USA7

male

female

Pete Sampras USARoger Federer Switzerland7

Martina Navratilova USA9


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BILLIE JEAN KINGUSA

MARGARET COURTAUSTRAILIA

ROD LAVERAUSTRAILIA

During the Open era (1968-present)

channel slamwinners

1969

1970

1972

CHRIS EVERTUSA

Won all four Grand

Slams in 1970

1974


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BJORN BORGSWEDEN

1978, 1979, 1980

1982, 1984

MARTINA NAVRATILOVAUSA/CZECH REPUBLIC

2002

SERENA WILLIAMSUSA (Active player)

2009

ROGER FEDERERSWITZERLAND (Active player)

2008, 2010

RAFAEL NADALSPAIN (Active player)

STEFFI GRAFGERMANY

1988, 1993, 1995, 1996

Only man to win the Channel

Slam three times

Holds the record for the most Channel

Slams


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