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Hall of Fame
Some notes for context:
1969: Rod Laver won the Grand Slam when 3 of the 4 majors were on grass and the Austrlian Open had byes in this era.
1974: Jimmy Connors won all 3 majors that he played. He did not play the French due to the Team Tennis ban. Connors beat Ken Rosewall 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 to win the U.S. Open in the most lopsided major final victory ever.
1979: Bjorn Borg won 2 of the 3 majors he played, losing the U.S. Open quarterfinal to Tanner. As usual, he did not play the Australian Open.
1984: John McEnroe won 2 majors, having lost the French final to Lendl after a 2-0 set lead. He did not play the Australian Open (which was on grass at the time) due to a wrist injury. His 82-3 record is the best for a single season in the Open Era and he started the year with a 42-match win streak.
1986: Ivan Lendl won the French and U.S. Open and lost to Boris Becker in the Wimbledon final and did not play Australia. Lendl won the YEC without dropping a set while beating #4 Edberg, #3 Wilander, and #2 Becker in a row.
2005: Roger Federer won 2 majors and lost in the semifinals in the Australia Open and French Open to Safin and Nadal, respectively.
2006: Roger Federer won 3 majors and lost the French to Nadal. In his 92-5 record, 4 losses were to Nadal and 1 loss was to Murray.
2010: Nadal won 3 majors and went out to Murray in the Australian Open quarterfinals. He swept the clay Masters 1000s for the only time in his career.
2011: Novak Djokovic won 3 majors and lost the French semifinal to Federer. He had a 43-match win streak, the third longest among men in the Open Era, and went 10-1 against Federer and Nadal combined.
2015: Novak Djokovic won 3 majors and lost the French Open final to Wawrinka. He won the World Tour Final for the 4th consecutive season, and reached 15 finals in 16 tournaments played. Djokovic is the only player ever to beat every player in the top 10 in a single year going 31-5 against the top 10 (86%).
1969: Rod Laver won the Grand Slam when 3 of the 4 majors were on grass and the Austrlian Open had byes in this era.
1974: Jimmy Connors won all 3 majors that he played. He did not play the French due to the Team Tennis ban. Connors beat Ken Rosewall 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 to win the U.S. Open in the most lopsided major final victory ever.
1979: Bjorn Borg won 2 of the 3 majors he played, losing the U.S. Open quarterfinal to Tanner. As usual, he did not play the Australian Open.
1984: John McEnroe won 2 majors, having lost the French final to Lendl after a 2-0 set lead. He did not play the Australian Open (which was on grass at the time) due to a wrist injury. His 82-3 record is the best for a single season in the Open Era and he started the year with a 42-match win streak.
1986: Ivan Lendl won the French and U.S. Open and lost to Boris Becker in the Wimbledon final and did not play Australia. Lendl won the YEC without dropping a set while beating #4 Edberg, #3 Wilander, and #2 Becker in a row.
2005: Roger Federer won 2 majors and lost in the semifinals in the Australia Open and French Open to Safin and Nadal, respectively.
2006: Roger Federer won 3 majors and lost the French to Nadal. In his 92-5 record, 4 losses were to Nadal and 1 loss was to Murray.
2010: Nadal won 3 majors and went out to Murray in the Australian Open quarterfinals. He swept the clay Masters 1000s for the only time in his career.
2011: Novak Djokovic won 3 majors and lost the French semifinal to Federer. He had a 43-match win streak, the third longest among men in the Open Era, and went 10-1 against Federer and Nadal combined.
2015: Novak Djokovic won 3 majors and lost the French Open final to Wawrinka. He won the World Tour Final for the 4th consecutive season, and reached 15 finals in 16 tournaments played. Djokovic is the only player ever to beat every player in the top 10 in a single year going 31-5 against the top 10 (86%).
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