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Age of Grand Slam Players - Open Era |
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| Mean Age of GS Match |
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| Age Difference of GS Match |
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50 Youngest Players 1968-2007 (* won first match) | ||||
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| Rank | Player | Year | Tournament | Age |
| 1 | Tommy Ho | 1988 | US Open | 15y 2m 12d |
| 2 | Michael Chang* | 1987 | US Open | 15y 6m 10d |
| 3 | Billy Martin | 1972 | US Open | 15y 8m 6d |
| 4 | Francois Errard | 1983 | Roland Garros | 15y 8m 13d |
| 5 | Lleyton Hewitt | 1997 | Australian | 15y 10m 20d |
| 6 | Richard Gasquet | 2002 | Roland Garros | 15y 11m 9d |
| 7 | Jacques Thamin | 1968 | Roland Garros | 16y 0m 5d |
| 8 | Jimmy Arias* | 1980 | US Open | 16y 0m 10d |
| 9 | Aaron Krickstein* | 1983 | US Open | 16y 0m 28d |
| 10 | Donald Young | 2005 | US Open | 16y 1m 6d |
| 11 | Javier Soler | 1977 | Roland Garros | 16y 1m 26d |
| 12 | Bjorn Borg | 1972 | US Open | 16y 2m 24d |
| 13 | Johan Anderson | 1988 | Australian | 16y 3m 13d |
| 14 | Andre Agassi | 1986 | US Open | 16y 3m 28d |
| 15 | Jimmy Brown | 1981 | US Open | 16y 4m 4d |
| 16 | Kent Carlsson* | 1984 | Roland Garros | 16y 4m 25d |
| 17 | David MacPherson | 1983 | Australian | 16y 4m 26d |
| 18 | Fabrice Santoro | 1989 | Roland Garros | 16y 5m 20d |
| 19 | Mark Kratzmann | 1982 | Australian | 16y 6m 15d |
| 20 | Pat Cash | 1981 | Australian | 16y 6m 27d |
| 21 | Boris Becker* | 1984 | Wimbledon | 16y 7m 3d |
| 22 | Stephen Warboys | 1970 | Wimbledon | 16y 7m 28d |
| 23 | Roger Rasheed | 1985 | Australian | 16y 8m 15d |
| 24 | Larry Gottfried* | 1976 | US Open | 16y 8m 24d |
| 25 | Goran Ivanisevic | 1988 | Wimbledon | 16y 9m 7d |
| 26 | Jason Stoltenberg | 1987 | Australian | 16y 9m 8d |
| 27 | Todd Woodbridge* | 1988 | Australian | 16y 9m 9d |
| 28 | Mats Wilander* | 1981 | Wimbledon | 16y 10m 0d |
| 29 | Thierry Tulasne* | 1980 | Roland Garros | 16y 10m 11d |
| 30 | Henri Leconte | 1980 | Roland Garros | 16y 10m 19d |
| 31 | John Alexander* | 1968 | Roland Garros | 16y 10m 26d |
| 32 | Stephen Myers | 1972 | Australian | 16y 11m 12d |
| 33 | Jonathan Eysseric | 2007 | Roland Garros | 17y 0m 2d |
| 34 | Yannick Noah | 1977 | Roland Garros | 17y 0m 5d |
| 35 | Pete Sampras | 1988 | US Open | 17y 0m 17d |
| 36 | Rafael Nadal* | 2003 | Wimbledon | 17y 0m 20d |
| 37 | Paul Goldstein | 1993 | US Open | 17y 0m 26d |
| 38 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 1971 | US Open | 17y 1m 6d |
| 39 | Tim Wilkison | 1977 | Australian | 17y 1m 11d |
| 40 | Dinu Pescariu* | 1991 | Roland Garros | 17y 1m 15d |
| 41 | Nicolas Escude | 1993 | Roland Garros | 17y 1m 21d |
| 42 | Jared Palmer* | 1988 | US Open | 17y 1m 27d |
| 43 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 1980 | Roland Garros | 17y 1m 29d |
| 44 | Buster Mottram* | 1972 | Wimbledon | 17y 2m 1d |
| 45 | Craig Miller* | 1979 | Australian | 17y 2m 6d |
| 46 | Mark Philippoussis | 1994 | Australian | 17y 2m 10d |
| 47 | Ross Case | 1969 | Australian | 17y 2m 20d |
| 48 | Shane Barr* | 1987 | Australian | 17y 2m 22d |
| 49 | David Witt | 1990 | US Open | 17y 2m 25d |
| 50 | Paul Kronk | 1972 | Australian | 17y 3m 5d |
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50 Oldest Players 1968-2007 | ||||
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| Rank | Player | Year | Tournament | Age |
| 1 | Frank Parker | 1968 | US Open | 52y 6m 30d |
| 2 | Pancho Segura | 1970 | US Open | 49y 2m 15d |
| 3 | Frank Sedgman | 1976 | Australian | 48y 1m 29d |
| 4 | Vic Seixas | 1969 | US Open | 45y 11m 30d |
| 5 | Robert Howe | 1971 | Wimbledon | 45y 10m 18d |
| 6 | Pancho Gonzales | 1973 | US Open | 45y 3m 20d |
| 7 | Ken Rosewall | 1978 | Australian | 44y 1m 27d |
| 8 | Mal Anderson | 1977 | Australian | 42y 9m 16d |
| 9 | Mervyn Rose | 1972 | Australian | 41y 11m 5d |
| 10 | Torben Ulrich | 1974 | US Open | 41y 10m 23d |
| 11 | Neale Fraser | 1975 | Wimbledon | 41y 8m 20d |
| 12 | Istvan Gulyas | 1973 | Wimbledon | 41y 8m 11d |
| 13 | Giuseppe Merlo | 1969 | Roland Garros | 41y 7m 15d |
| 14 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 1978 | Roland Garros | 40y 10m 20d |
| 15 | Trevor Fancutt | 1975 | Australian | 40y 5m 7d |
| 16 | John Paish | 1980 | Wimbledon | 40y 3m 0d |
| 17 | Jimmy Connors | 1992 | US Open | 40y 0m 2d |
| 18 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 1973 | Wimbledon | 39y 9m 14d |
| 19 | Fred Stolle | 1978 | Wimbledon | 39y 8m 18d |
| 20 | Ion Tiriac | 1978 | Australian | 39y 7m 17d |
| 21 | Abe Segal | 1970 | Roland Garros | 39y 7m 2d |
| 22 | Bob Carmichael | 1979 | Australian | 39y 5m 20d |
| 23 | Manuel Santana | 1977 | US Open | 39y 3m 21d |
| 24 | Ilie Nastase | 1985 | US Open | 39y 1m 8d |
| 25 | Cliff Drysdale | 1980 | Wimbledon | 39y 1m 0d |
| 26 | Rod Laver | 1977 | Wimbledon | 38y 10m 13d |
| 27 | Nikola Pilic | 1978 | Roland Garros | 38y 9m 5d |
| 28 | Marty Riessen | 1980 | US Open | 38y 8m 22d |
| 29 | Roger Taylor | 1980 | Wimbledon | 38y 8m 9d |
| 30 | Bob Hewitt | 1978 | US Open | 38y 7m 16d |
| 31 | Francois Jauffret | 1980 | Roland Garros | 38y 3m 14d |
| 32 | John Barrett | 1969 | Wimbledon | 38y 2m 6d |
| 33 | Sammy Giammalva Sr. | 1972 | US Open | 38y 0m 29d |
| 34 | Sherwood Stewart | 1984 | Wimbledon | 38y 0m 19d |
| 35 | Mark Cox | 1981 | Wimbledon | 37y 11m 17d |
| 36 | Luis Ayala | 1970 | US Open | 37y 11m 15d |
| 37 | Robert Haillet | 1969 | Roland Garros | 37y 8m 0d |
| 38 | Eugene Scott | 1975 | US Open | 37y 7m 30d |
| 39 | Jaime Pinto-Bravo | 1977 | Roland Garros | 37y 7m 19d |
| 40 | Eduardo Zuleta | 1973 | Wimbledon | 37y 7m 6d |
| 41 | Lew Hoad | 1972 | Wimbledon | 37y 7m 3d |
| 42 | Tom Okker | 1981 | Wimbledon | 37y 4m 0d |
| 43 | Jaime Fillol Sr. | 1983 | US Open | 37y 2m 27d |
| 44 | Gordon Forbes | 1971 | Australian | 36y 10m 18d |
| 45 | Jorgen Ulrich | 1972 | Wimbledon | 36y 10m 5d |
| 46 | Guillermo Vilas | 1989 | Roland Garros | 36y 9m 12d |
| 47 | Jim McManus | 1977 | Wimbledon | 36y 9m 4d |
| 48 | Jean Claude Molinari | 1968 | Roland Garros | 36y 9m 0d |
| 49 | Stan Smith | 1983 | US Open | 36y 8m 16d |
| 50 | Vijay Amritraj | 1990 | Wimbledon | 36y 6m 11d |
| 25 Youngest Slam Matches 1968-2007 | ||||||
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| Rank | Year | Tournament | Round | Winner | Loser | Average Age |
| 1 | 1983 | US Open | R128 | Aaron Krickstein | Stefan Edberg | 16y 10m 4d |
| 2 | 1988 | Australian | R64 | Jason Stoltenberg | Todd Woodbridge | 17y 3m 12d |
| 3 | 1981 | Wimbledon | R64 | Mats Wilander | Henri Leconte | 17y 4m 28d |
| 4 | 1988 | US Open | R16 | Andre Agassi | Michael Chang | 17y 5m 10d |
| 5 | 1980 | Roland Garros | R128 | Hans Simonsson | Henri Leconte | 17y 5m 22d |
| 6 | 1989 | Roland Garros | R64 | Michael Chang | Pete Sampras | 17y 6m 15d |
| 7 | 1980 | US Open | R128 | Jimmy Arias | Freddie Sauer | 17y 6m 18d |
| 8 | 1969 | Australian | R64 | John Alexander | Alvin Gardiner | 17y 8m 28d |
| 9 | 1990 | US Open | R128 | Fabrice Santoro | Ivan Baron | 17y 9m 2d |
| 10 | 1983 | Roland Garros | R128 | Joakim Nystrom | Francois Errard | 17y 11m 22d |
| 11 | 1998 | US Open | R64 | Marat Safin | Taylor Dent | 17y 11m 26d |
| 12 | 1983 | Australian | R64 | Pat Cash | Mark Kratzmann | 18y 0m 11d |
| 13 | 1989 | Wimbledon | R128 | Todd Woodbridge | Pete Sampras | 18y 0m 19d |
| 14 | 1989 | Australian | R128 | Goran Ivanisevic | Magnus Larsson | 18y 0m 29d |
| 15 | 1982 | Roland Garros | R128 | Guy Forget | Slobodan Zivojinovic | 18y 1m 11d |
| 16 | 1984 | Roland Garros | R128 | Aaron Krickstein | Eduardo Oncins | 18y 1m 22d |
| 16 | 2003 | Wimbledon | R128 | Rafael Nadal | Mario Ancic | 18y 1m 22d |
| 18 | 2006 | US Open | R128 | Novak Djokovic | Donald Young | 18y 2m 7d |
| 19 | 1989 | Roland Garros | R128 | David Wheaton | Fabrice Santoro | 18y 2m 22d |
| 20 | 1988 | Roland Garros | QF | Andre Agassi | Guillermo Perez-Roldan | 18y 4m 9d |
| 21 | 1983 | Wimbledon | R64 | Henrik Sundstrom | Stefan Edberg | 18y 4m 15d |
| 22 | 1983 | Roland Garros | R128 | Jimmy Arias | Pat Cash | 18y 4m 18d |
| 23 | 1972 | US Open | R128 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Vijay Amritraj | 18y 4m 26d |
| 24 | 1988 | US Open | R128 | Jared Palmer | Jeff Tarango | 18y 5m 17d |
| 25 | 1984 | Australian | R16 | Boris Becker | Guy Forget | 18y 5m 19d |
| 25 Oldest Slam Matches 1968-2007 | ||||||
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| Rank | Year | Tournament | Round | Winner | Loser | Average Age |
| 1 | 1974 | Australian | R64 | Barry Phillips-Moore | Frank Sedgman | 41y 3m 24d |
| 2 | 1969 | Wimbledon | R128 | Luis Ayala | Robert Howe | 40y 3m 30d |
| 3 | 1973 | Australian | R64 | Barry Phillips-Moore | Frank Sedgman | 40y 3m 24d |
| 4 | 1977 | Australian | R32 | Ken Rosewall | Ion Tiriac | 39y 11m 1d |
| 5 | 1971 | Wimbledon | R128 | Rod Laver | Robert Howe | 39y 4m 16d |
| 6 | 1969 | US Open | R32 | Pancho Gonzales | Torben Ulrich | 39y 1m 11d |
| 7 | 1968 | US Open | R64 | Arthur Ashe | Frank Parker | 38y 10m 10d |
| 8 | 1977 | Australian | R16 | Ken Rosewall | Marty Riessen | 38y 7m 17d |
| 9 | 1968 | US Open | R32 | Rod Laver | Pancho Segura | 38y 7m 19d |
| 10 | 1978 | Australian | R32 | Ken Rosewall | Sherwood Stewart | 38y 4m 9d |
| 11 | 1968 | Roland Garros | R16 | Pancho Gonzales | Istvan Gulyas | 38y 4m 9d |
| 12 | 1974 | Wimbledon | R128 | Ken Rosewall | Barry Phillips-Moore | 38y 3m 18d |
| 13 | 1976 | Australian | R32 | Brian Fairlie | Frank Sedgman | 37y 10m 9d |
| 14 | 1971 | Australian | R32 | Fred Stolle | Frank Sedgman | 37y 8m 22d |
| 15 | 1977 | Australian | R16 | Ken Rosewall | Allan Stone | 37y 8m 1d |
| 16 | 1972 | Australian | R16 | Mal Anderson | Neale Fraser | 37y 6m 12d |
| 17 | 1973 | US Open | R128 | Tom Okker | Pancho Gonzales | 37y 4m 29d |
| 18 | 1968 | Roland Garros | R32 | Pancho Gonzales | Pierre Darmon | 37y 2m 19d |
| 19 | 1972 | Australian | F | Ken Rosewall | Mal Anderson | 37y 0m 2d |
| 20 | 1968 | US Open | R32 | Pancho Gonzales | Mal Anderson | 36y 10m 27d |
| 21 | 1969 | Wimbledon | R128 | Roger Taylor | Vic Seixas | 36y 9m 2d |
| 22 | 1970 | US Open | R32 | Nikola Pilic | Pancho Gonzales | 36y 8m 5d |
| 23 | 1978 | Australian | R64 | Tony Roche | Ion Tiriac | 36y 7m 13d |
| 24 | 1972 | Wimbledon | R128 | Alex Olmedo | Jorgen Ulrich | 36y 6m 19d |
| 25 | 1978 | Wimbledon | R128 | Ove Nils Bengtson | Fred Stolle | 36y 5m 21d |
| 15 Youngest Slam Fields 1968-2007 | |||
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| Rank | Year | Tournament | Average Age |
| 1 | 1989 | Australian | 23y 4m 24d |
| 2 | 1987 | Roland Garros | 23y 7m 13d |
| 3 | 1989 | Roland Garros | 23y 8m 15d |
| 4 | 1986 | Roland Garros | 23y 9m 0d |
| 5 | 1988 | Roland Garros | 23y 10m 7d |
| 6 | 1988 | US Open | 23y 11m 3d |
| 7 | 1991 | Roland Garros | 24y 0m 9d |
| 8 | 1988 | Australian | 24y 0m 10d |
| 9 | 1990 | Australian | 24y 0m 21d |
| 10 | 1987 | US Open | 24y 0m 22d |
| 11 | 1990 | Roland Garros | 24y 1m 18d |
| 12 | 1991 | Australian | 24y 1m 29d |
| 13 | 1988 | Wimbledon | 24y 2m 1d |
| 14 | 1986 | US Open | 24y 3m 3d |
| 15 | 1987 | Australian | 24y 3m 11d |
| 15 Oldest Slam Fields 1968-2007 | |||
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| Rank | Year | Tournament | Average Age |
| 1 | 1971 | Australian | 28y 0m 0d |
| 2 | 1972 | Roland Garros | 27y 2m 12d |
| 3 | 1969 | Wimbledon | 27y 0m 10d |
| 4 | 1968 | Wimbledon | 26y 10m 24d |
| 5 | 1978 | Wimbledon | 26y 10m 7d |
| 6 | 1977 | Australian (D) | 26y 9m 22d |
| 7 | 1971 | Wimbledon | 26y 9m 5d |
| 8 | 1978 | Australian | 26y 7m 26d |
| 9 | 1975 | Roland Garros | 26y 6m 27d |
| 10 | 1976 | Wimbledon | 26y 6m 24d |
| 11 | 1973 | Roland Garros | 26y 6m 14d |
| 12 | 1975 | US Open | 26y 6m 14d |
| 13 | 1977 | Australian (J) | 26y 6m 6d |
| 14 | 1975 | Wimbledon | 26y 6m 0d |
| 15 | 1974 | Wimbledon | 26y 5m 23d |
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25 Smallest Age Differences Slam Matches 1968-2007 (* = older player) | ||||||
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| Rank | Year | Tournament | Round | Winner | Loser | Age Difference |
| 1 | 1969 | Wimbledon | R128 | Butch Buchholz | Jim McManus | 0y 0m 0d |
| 1 | 1976 | US Open | R128 | Tom Okker | Nikola Spear | 0y 0m 0d |
| 1 | 1982 | US Open | R128 | Matt Doyle | Ricardo Acuna | 0y 0m 0d |
| 3 | 1972 | Australian | R16 | Dick Crealy* | Colin Dibley | 0y 0m 1d |
| 3 | 1994 | US Open | R128 | Nicklas Kulti* | Chuck Adams | 0y 0m 1d |
| 3 | 2003 | Australian | R128 | Sjeng Schalken* | Jack Brasington | 0y 0m 1d |
| 7 | 1985 | Wimbledon | R64 | Ivan Lendl* | Mike Leach | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 1991 | Australian | R128 | Omar Camporese* | Markus Zoecke | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 1992 | Australian | R64 | Emilio Sanchez | Pat Cash* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 1992 | Roland Garros | R32 | Marcelo Filippini | Aaron Krickstein* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 1993 | Roland Garros | R128 | Carlos Costa | Jozsef Krocsko* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 1997 | US Open | R64 | Gustavo Kuerten | Sjeng Schalken* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 1999 | Roland Garros | R32 | Gustavo Kuerten | Sjeng Schalken* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 2002 | Australian | SF | Thomas Johansson | Jiri Novak* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 2002 | US Open | R16 | Sjeng Schalken* | Gustavo Kuerten | 0y 0m 2d |
| 7 | 2003 | Roland Garros | R32 | Jarkko Nieminen | Victor Hanescu* | 0y 0m 2d |
| 17 | 1976 | Roland Garros | R32 | Jaime Fillol Sr.* | Sherwood Stewart | 0y 0m 3d |
| 17 | 1989 | Australian | R128 | Jason Stoltenberg* | Piet Norval | 0y 0m 3d |
| 17 | 1997 | Australian | R64 | Jim Courier | Slava Dosedel* | 0y 0m 3d |
| 17 | 1998 | Wimbledon | R128 | Daniele Bracciali* | Martin Lee | 0y 0m 3d |
| 17 | 1999 | US Open | R128 | Slava Dosedel* | Jim Courier | 0y 0m 3d |
| 17 | 2002 | US Open | R16 | Younes El Aynaoui* | Wayne Ferreira | 0y 0m 3d |
| 17 | 2003 | Wimbledon | QF | Mark Philippoussis | Alexander Popp* | 0y 0m 3d |
| 24 | 2001 | Roland Garros | R64 | Gustavo Kuerten* | Agustin Calleri | 0y 0m 4d |
| 25 | 1971 | Wimbledon | SF | Stan Smith* | Tom Gorman | 0y 0m 5d |
| 25 | 1971 | US Open | R32 | Arthur Ashe | Mark Cox* | 0y 0m 5d |
| 25 | 1973 | US Open | R16 | Stan Smith* | Tom Gorman | 0y 0m 5d |
| 25 | 2000 | US Open | R128 | Lleyton Hewitt | Andreas Vinciguerra* | 0y 0m 5d |
| 25 | 2003 | US Open | R128 | Hicham Arazi | Jeff Salzenstein* | 0y 0m 5d |
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25 Largest Age Differences Slam Matches 1968-2007 (* = older player) | ||||||
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| Rank | Year | Tournament | Round | Winner | Loser | Age Difference |
| 1 | 1970 | US Open | R128 | Pancho Segura* | Atet Wijono | 29y 8m 19d |
| 2 | 1970 | US Open | R64 | Modesto Tito Vazquez | Pancho Segura* | 27y 6m 12d |
| 3 | 1968 | US Open | R64 | Arthur Ashe | Frank Parker* | 27y 5m 9d |
| 3 | 1975 | Australian | R64 | Frank Sedgman* | Richard Lewis | 27y 1m 7d |
| 5 | 1972 | Australian | R64 | Frank Sedgman* | Robert Casey | 26y 10m 0d |
| 5 | 1971 | US Open | R128 | Pancho Gonzales* | Robert Kreiss | 24y 11m 21d |
| 7 | 1972 | Australian | R64 | Mervyn Rose* | Paul Kronk | 24y 7m 30d |
| 8 | 1978 | Australian | R64 | Ken Rosewall* | Cary Stansbury | 23y 11m 15d |
| 9 | 1976 | Australian | QF | Ken Rosewall* | Brad Drewett | 23y 8m 17d |
| 10 | 1976 | Australian | R16 | Brad Drewett | Mal Anderson* | 23y 4m 16d |
| 11 | 1968 | US Open | R128 | Vic Seixas* | Tom Gorman | 23y 3m 19d |
| 12 | 1973 | Wimbledon | R128 | Jiri Hrebec | Frank Sedgman* | 22y 10m 21d |
| 13 | 1975 | Australian | R32 | Geoff Masters | Frank Sedgman* | 22y 10m 21d |
| 14 | 1972 | Wimbledon | R128 | Pancho Gonzales* | Antonio Munoz | 22y 9m 20d |
| 15 | 1968 | US Open | R64 | Pancho Segura* | Ian Crookenden | 22y 5m 20d |
| 16 | 1969 | US Open | R128 | Ray Keldie | Vic Seixas* | 22y 4m 18d |
| 17 | 1971 | Roland Garros | R128 | Patrice Dominguez | Frank Sedgman* | 22y 2m 14d |
| 18 | 1971 | Wimbledon | R32 | Jeff Borowiak | Frank Sedgman* | 21y 10m 27d |
| 19 | 1968 | Wimbledon | R128 | Robert Howe* | Gerald Battrick | 21y 9m 24d |
| 20 | 1969 | Roland Garros | R128 | Piero Toci | Giuseppe Merlo* | 21y 8m 18d |
| 21 | 1972 | US Open | R128 | Patrice Dominguez | Pancho Gonzales* | 21y 8m 3d |
| 21 | 1969 | Australian | R64 | Pancho Gonzales* | Marc Bolle | 21y 1m 15d |
| 23 | 1977 | Australian | R64 | Ken Rosewall* | Dale Collings | 21y 1m 14d |
| 24 | 1968 | Roland Garros | R64 | Pancho Gonzales* | Bob Giltinan | 20y 10m 29d |
| 25 | 1976 | US Open | R128 | Barry Phillips-Moore* | Tony Giammalva | 20y 9m 12d |