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G.O.A.T.
Australian Open: 24
French Open: 26
Wimbledon: 30
U.S. Open: 25
Australian Open: 25
French Open: 27
Wimbledon: 26
U.S. Open: 27
Australian Open: 28
French Open: 28
Wimbledon: 27
Average age of 26.6
Wawrinka was almost 29 and Federer was almost 31. Stan became one of the oldest first time winners.
How does this compare to previous timelines? I decided to go back and look at some seasons where there were notable aged champions. Agassi immediately came to mind. Not long before his final Slam win in Australia, the likes of Albert Costa, Goran Ivanisevic and Thomas Johansson fit into the Top 10 oldest first time champions list. So I chose 2001 Aussie Open until 2003 Wimbledon and got this:
Australian: 30
French: 24
Wimbledon: 29
USO: 20
Australian: 26
French: 26
Wimbledon: 21
USO: 31
Australian: 32
French: 23
Wimbledon: 21
Leyton Hewitt's two titles along with Federer's first bring down the numbers a tad bit. I'll also point out guys like Costa were close to their next birthday.
That said, the average age of this timeline came out to 25.7
Now, I don't feel I need to pinpoint how many great players failed to win much past the age of 25 or 26, but there weren't many collections.
Pistol Pete won his 4th U.S. Open after turning 25 and proceeded to collection 4 consecutive Wimbledons and a total 7 Slams. However his competition has been questioned thoroughly (Cédric Pioline).
The point here would be that even when Sampras and Agassi were winning Majors in their 30s and guys like Goran and Johansson were getting their scraps, we still had the young champions like Hewitt and Rodgers (and Roddick won the 03 USO at 21).
French Open: 26
Wimbledon: 30
U.S. Open: 25
Australian Open: 25
French Open: 27
Wimbledon: 26
U.S. Open: 27
Australian Open: 28
French Open: 28
Wimbledon: 27
Average age of 26.6
Wawrinka was almost 29 and Federer was almost 31. Stan became one of the oldest first time winners.
How does this compare to previous timelines? I decided to go back and look at some seasons where there were notable aged champions. Agassi immediately came to mind. Not long before his final Slam win in Australia, the likes of Albert Costa, Goran Ivanisevic and Thomas Johansson fit into the Top 10 oldest first time champions list. So I chose 2001 Aussie Open until 2003 Wimbledon and got this:
Australian: 30
French: 24
Wimbledon: 29
USO: 20
Australian: 26
French: 26
Wimbledon: 21
USO: 31
Australian: 32
French: 23
Wimbledon: 21
Leyton Hewitt's two titles along with Federer's first bring down the numbers a tad bit. I'll also point out guys like Costa were close to their next birthday.
That said, the average age of this timeline came out to 25.7
Now, I don't feel I need to pinpoint how many great players failed to win much past the age of 25 or 26, but there weren't many collections.
Pistol Pete won his 4th U.S. Open after turning 25 and proceeded to collection 4 consecutive Wimbledons and a total 7 Slams. However his competition has been questioned thoroughly (Cédric Pioline).
The point here would be that even when Sampras and Agassi were winning Majors in their 30s and guys like Goran and Johansson were getting their scraps, we still had the young champions like Hewitt and Rodgers (and Roddick won the 03 USO at 21).
