Tennis Records That Will Likely Never Be Broken
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GabeT
G.O.A.T.
Silly comment. All records are there to be broken sooner or later. If Nole hadn't been around Nadal would have already likely broken this record.
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BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Wrong. Don Budge won 6 straight majors, something no other player has done.
I think all the tennis records will eventually be broken. The safest one now looks to be Nadal's 9 RG's, but none of us knows what tremendous player will appear in the future. That record will also eventually be broken, they always are.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Ifs and Buts don't count finally.
There are tennis players and tennis greats and then there is Federer.
Fiero425
Legend
OTTH Vilas had one about 50+, but stopped when Nastase implored a "spaghetti" string racket; soon after made illegal! ;-)
GabeT
G.O.A.T.
Agree on Federer. But that doesn't mean his records can't be beat.
mavsman149
Hall of Fame
Fed will soon tie Santoro's record of 70 singles Grand Slam entrances at the US Open 2016 barring any setbacks, and hopefully surpass it at the Australian Open in 2017. How long will that record last? I assume not that long with most players career length extending these days.
pc1
G.O.A.T.
Nadal's nine look tough but I think Laver's 200 is tougher. You have to win ten tournaments a year for twenty years! Some guys have won I believe as many or close in one tournaments. Pancho Gonzalez I believe won eight US Pros for example.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
All those records are amazing in their own right, but none of them look unbeatable to me. Even Rafa's 9 French Opens. I feel like I'm one of hardly any here, who think that that particular record would or even could be broken sometime in the distant future. Even if it takes a couple hundred years. People say we won't see another like Rafa again, but who knows?....
mattosgrant
Banned
To the person who said nobody will ever break 17 slams IMO that is silly. That is an impressive mark but in no way is it unapproachable like some other marks seem to be. Heck it is unlikely it would even be the slam record today had Open tennis been in place sooner. Nadal looked on his way to breaking it at one point, now no longer. Some are speculating on Djokovic, right not it is probably unlikely, but there are still some who think he can. This alone shows at some point someone will break that mark. It is far from an untouchable mark. Whether it is 5 years, 20 years, or 50 years, it is almost100% for sure going down at some point, especialy with the homogenized playing conditions. 8 Wimbledons is Federer can somehow get there would be a far harder mark than 18 slams (should he win a 8th Wimbledon).
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Nathaniel_Near
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The era has seen 3 amazing players reach 10 or more Slams.
Let's suppose another future time sees 2 players on the level of Federer and Nadal, but the next player down isn't quite GOAT level.. well one of those players would probably break the Slam record.
Even with 3 unusually good ATG players getting in each other's way, they've reached 10+. Not every era will have such profound resistance at the very top.
mattosgrant
Banned
Yeah very likely, and even more likely we have a player the caliber of those 3 (one will emerge at some point) and not another like him playing as even a partial contemporary, and even more certainly he breaks the record there unless there is great depth. 3 players the caliber of Fedalovic at once is very rare.
If he hadn't lost that second set tie break....in 1981 he would have been up 2 sets to love...different outcome I think
mattosgrant
Banned
and who wants to bet if he wins atleast 1 of the Wimbledon or U.S Open finals with McEnroe that year the burnout doesnt happen and he is playing full time tennis in 82.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Players like Fed and Nadal will not come every decade. Even if they did, they are not going to get to 13-14 mark , which is a 8 year peak career. Sports will see constant improvement and my prediction is it is going to be harder to even win double digit majors in future.
They are like Newton or Einstein.
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Nachiket Nolefam
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Only record that seems relatively unassisable is 9 Roland Garros titles. In men's its unheard of winning 9 titles at same major. Your window for winning majors it at max 12/13 years so to a slam 9 times out of them is pretty astonishing.
Even in WTA where parity at the top is distorted, we have Navaratilova record lasting for past 20 years and no one is even close to beating it. Certianly not Serena.
Even in WTA where parity at the top is distorted, we have Navaratilova record lasting for past 20 years and no one is even close to beating it. Certianly not Serena.
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
And before Navratilova I think it was Wills Moody 60+ years before.
Evert's record of 125 matches on clay without loss seems pretty untouchable.
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Nachiket Nolefam
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Wow, I didn't know that. I know Court won 12 AO and everyone, not INTERNET LEGENDs, but former champs question her competition so I would not like to get into open/pre-open era mess.
With that, we are left with Navaratilova (who took time to mature and still won 9) and Nadal (who matured very early and can still win 1/2 more RG).
Fiero425
Legend
I was screaming at the TV for him to miss his 1st serve in finals of '80 & '81; so horrible S & V against John! He was getting set up for easy passes! I played with those tight strings in a wood racket and you don't have the feel you would with some "give" in that "pain of glass" Borg played with! ;-)
duaneeo
Legend
Nadal will break his RG record, and (I still have hope) Federer will break his slam record.
moonballs
Hall of Fame
I think five in a row including 4 in a calendar year breaks the CYGS.
Or two CYGS should definitely break one cygs as a record.
Man of steel
Hall of Fame
Everts: 125 consecutive clay court wins. In this day and age no one will even come close.
13 consecutive years winning at least 1 major a year.
Navratilova: 9 wimbies although if serena wasn't around to stop venus, then that record would have been broken or at least matched by venus.
Most career wins. And matches played. Not in this new day and age
13 consecutive years winning at least 1 major a year.
Navratilova: 9 wimbies although if serena wasn't around to stop venus, then that record would have been broken or at least matched by venus.
Most career wins. And matches played. Not in this new day and age
Fiero425
Legend
Like Federer, she has some records that will never be touched due to her 20+ year singles career; adding to it with a return to doubles, winning majors after 6 years off the tour! At the time, it didn't say much for the tour, but you have to give all due credit to Martina for a number of unattainable records in longevity, streaks at multiple tournaments, and an iconic rivalry with Evert! ;-) I'm no fan of Connors, but his records will endure as well; for excellence and for hanging around longer than he should'of! His 109 titles, winning 3 USO's on 3 different surfaces, and his rivalries with Borg and McEnroe! ;-)
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Rod Laver's 2 Grand Slams. 53 & 46 years. Generations of tennis history, yet the zenith of tennis still stands.
Anything else can be matched.
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nowhereman
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Nadal's 9 RGs, Borg's 3 consecutive channel slams, and Laver's two calendar slams are the ones that stand out for me.
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Nachiket Nolefam
Guest
For me she is the GOAT, some records are against her, like grand slams and calendar slams etc. I don't care.
She had not easy start to her career, with playing under Czehcoslovakia national team, defection and just not being motivated. She had 1 slam at age of 25 and Graf had 9 atm but when she decided to get in shape, there is no one more dominant than her, except recently Serena.
Graf won 5 French opens, 5. She was not able to beat Seles monster at FO and in the 4 years since Seles got injured, she won 3. I don't want if games but in this case its completely FAIR for ME to play it. I don't respect Graf as GOAT, ever. She could be 2nd best or 3rd best after Martina and Serena for ME.
And yeah, I too see a lot of Martina like attitude in Roger. Both are super confident in their abilities.
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Nachiket Nolefam
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6 wow.
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
7 RG for Evert. The most won by a woman in the Open Era.
Laver has one CYGS in the open era, not two.
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
He is not a 'man'
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
How many weeks is he on at the moment?
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
Laver won a Grand Slam as an amateur. Then again when tennis went open.
He has two legitimate Grand Slams. Impressive.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
First thing you've said that made sense in a long time.
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
Go play on the highway, oiled men in Lycra-loving boy
Don't you have some soapies to catch-up on? latest Glee season?
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Why so serious?
1. I couldn't care any less what they're wearing or how wet they are. But it's good to see you're still missing the point.
2. And no, I wouldn't be caught dead watching Glee.
6august
Hall of Fame
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
Grey's Anatomy - nailed on
smoledman
G.O.A.T.
This is THE most unbreakable record along with Nadal's 9 FO titles.
smoledman
G.O.A.T.
IF IF IF. If Nadal had not been around Federer would be sitting on 23 majors. There is always some newer guy coming around that will prevent the #1 from "running away with things".
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Ah yes, he (or it???) is T1000. No wonder why he can fake everything
Perfect
his hair doesn't move.
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Not close to Laver's 2 Grand Slams. 53 & 46 years. Generations of tennis history, yet the zenith of tennis still stands.
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