What is the men's record for defeating most past/future champions of a Grand Slam at a single Grand Slam?

[McEnroeisanartist]

What is the men's record for defeating most past/future champions of a Grand Slam at a single Grand Slam?

For example: at the 1969 Wimbledon, Laver defeated 72 champ Smith in 4th Round, 75 champ Ashe in SF, and 67, 70-71 champion Newcombe in the finals

There are several examples of a player defeating 3 past/future champions of a Grand Slam at a single Grand Slam, has anyone ever defeated 4?

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

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[Deleted member 770948]

Rafa's FOUR US Open titles:
2010 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2013 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2017 = Rafa beat Del Potro
2019 = Rafa beat Cilic
All those guys have won the US Open.

 

[stringertom]

What is the men's record for defeating most past/future champions of a Grand Slam at a single Grand Slam?

For example: at the 1969 Wimbledon, Laver defeated 72 champ Smith in 4th Round, 75 champ Ashe in SF, and 67, 70-71 champion Newcombe in the finals

There are several examples of a player defeating 3 past/future champions of a Grand Slam at a single Grand Slam, has anyone ever defeated 4?

Ivanisevic 2001 Wimby...beat Moya, Roddick, Safin and Rafter.

 

[stringertom]

Rafa's FOUR US Open titles:
2010 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2013 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2017 = Rafa beat Del Potro
2019 = Rafa beat Cilic
All those guys have won the US Open.

Reading comprehension is nil...OP asks for beating past/future slam champions at the same tournament.

 

[daggerman]

Ivanisevic 2001 Wimby...beat Moya, Roddick, Safin and Rafter.

Reading comprehension is nil...OP asks for beating past/future slam champions at the same tournament.

Oh, the irony...

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

PETE beat three and played four USO champs in a row in 2001. Rafter (1997-98), Agassi (1994, 99), Safin (2000), Hewitt (2001).

 

[BlueB]

Ivanisevic 2001 Wimby...beat Moya, Roddick, Safin and Rafter.

Goran GOAT!

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[K-H]

Ivanisevic 2001 Wimby...beat Moya, Roddick, Safin and Rafter.

Reading comprehension is nil...OP was talking about champions at the Same slam.
Moya for example never won Wimbledon.

 

[daggerman]

Reading comprehension is nil...OP was talking about champions at the Same slam.
Moya for example never won Wimbledon.

None of those players won Wimbledon

 

[stringertom]

Reading comprehension is nil...OP was talking about champions at the Same slam.
Moya for example never won Wimbledon.

The question is ambiguous. I read it to be any slam champion but maybe @McEnroeisanartist will edit for clarification.

 

[daggerman]

The example given by OP disambiguates the question.

 

[Lew II]

Safin defeated 8 time champ Djokovic and 6 time champ Federer to win AO. Total 14 slams.

But Nole was baby.

 

[Fridge]

Delpo at 2009 Us open is probably up there

 

[tennistiger]

Not at the same event but 4, which ist Not often:

US Open 92 Edberg
Krajicek, Lendl, Chang, Sampras

French Open 96 Kafelnikov
Johansson, Krajicek, Sampras, Stich

US Open 90 Sampras
Muster, Lendl, McEnroe, Agassi

Australien Open 83 Wilander
Tanner, Kriek, McEnroe, Lendl

 

[stringertom]

Delpo at 2009 Us open is probably up there

He faced three but Cilic and The Nadal had yet to win yet. For a tougher trio, I favor teenage Sampras’ USO’90 route to taking the title...Lendl, JMac and Andre. 4R was also tough vs #6 seed Muster.

 

[McEnroeisanartist]

I meant that a player defeated a past or future champion of that same Grand Slam. For example: Player A defeated past or future U.S. Open champions at the U.S. Open in one tournament.

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

Not at the same event but 4, which ist Not often:

US Open 92 Edberg
Krajicek, Lendl, Chang, Sampras

French Open 96 Kafelnikov
Johansson, Krajicek, Sampras, Stich

US Open 90 Sampras
Muster, Lendl, McEnroe, Agassi

The Kafelnikov one isn’t impressive at all though. Three of the four are one slam champions and all four have clay as their worst surface, but good catch nevertheless.

 

[Mainad]

I meant that a player defeated a past or future champion of that same Grand Slam. For example: Player A defeated past or future U.S. Open champions at the U.S. Open in one tournament.

Murray defeated the defending champion, Djokovic and a future champion, Cilic at 2012 US Open.

 

[buscemi]

I meant that a player defeated a past or future champion of that same Grand Slam. For example: Player A defeated past or future U.S. Open champions at the U.S. Open in one tournament.

I didn't do an exhaustive search, but I didn't find any examples when looking at the likeliest candidates. Closest calls were the 1995 and 1997 French Opens:

1995: Muster beat Costa (QF), Kafelnikov (SF), and Chang (F). Also beat Medvedev in the R16.​

1997: Kuerten beat Muster (3R), Kafelnikov (QF), and Bruguera (F). Also beat Medvedev in the R16.​

If Medvedev held on to win after winning the first 2 sets against Agassi in the 1999 final, they'd each have 4 wins, but they each "only" have 3, like several others.

 

[tennistiger]

Not at the same event but 4, which ist Not often:

US Open 92 Edberg
Lendl, Chang, Sampras

US Open 90 Sampras
MLendl, McEnroe, Agassi

Australien Open 83 Wilander
Tanner, Kriek, McEnroe, Lendl

So 3 at the same:

US Open 90 Sampras
Lendl, McEnroe, Agassi

US Open 87 Lendl
McEnroe, Connors, Wilander

Australien Open 83 Wilander
Tanner, Kriek, Lendl

US Open 75 Orantes
Nastase, Vilas, Connors

 

[Phoenix1983]

Not at the same event but 4, which ist Not often:

US Open 92 Edberg
Krajicek, Lendl, Chang, Sampras

French Open 96 Kafelnikov
Johansson, Krajicek, Sampras, Stich

US Open 90 Sampras
Muster, Lendl, McEnroe, Agassi

Australien Open 83 Wilander
Tanner, Kriek, McEnroe, Lendl

I think the record in this category (which is not what the OP is asking for, but has been covered on this forum before) is Nadal with 5 at the 2007 FO: defeated Del Potro, Hewitt, Moya, Djokovic and Federer.

 

[buscemi]

Not what the thread asks, but Kuerten beat the three prior champions (Bruguera [1993 & 1994]; Muster [1995]; and Kafelnikov [1996]) to win the 1997 French Open. I wonder whether anyone else has beaten the three prior champs to win a Major.

 

[Enceladus]

So 3 at the same:

US Open 90 Sampras
Lendl, McEnroe, Agassi

US Open 87 Lendl
McEnroe, Connors, Wilander

Australien Open 83 Wilander
Tanner, Kriek, Lendl

US Open 75 Orantes
Nastase, Vilas, Connors

And also Agassi at Wimbledon 1992 - Becker, McEnroe, Ivanisevic.

 

[King No1e]

Rafa's FOUR US Open titles:
2010 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2013 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2017 = Rafa beat Del Potro
2019 = Rafa beat Cilic
All those guys have won the US Open.

2010 = Rafa beat Youzhny
2013 = Rafa beat Gasquet
2017 = Rafa beat Anderson
2019 = Rafa beat Berrettini
@tennis_pro

 

[Phoenix1983]

Not what the thread asks, but Kuerten beat the three prior champions (Bruguera [1993 & 1994]; Muster [1995]; and Kafelnikov [1996]) to win the 1997 French Open. I wonder whether anyone else has beaten the three prior champs to win a Major.

Not sure, but Sampras matched this feat when reaching the final of the US Open in 2001: defeating Rafter (1997 & 1998), Agassi (1994 & 1999) and Safin (2000), before losing to Hewitt in the final.

 

[jorjipy]

Has anyone mentioned Roscoe Tanner winning the 1977 (January) Australian Open beating 3 champs: Teacher, Rosewall, and Vilas?

 

[jorjipy]

Another one for Sampras is the 1994 Australian Open: Kafelnikov, Lendl, Courier

 

[jorjipy]

You can add Connors 1982 US Open ( Nastase, Vilas, Lendl) and McEnroe 1984 US Open ( Edberg, Connors, Lendl ) to the list.....

 

[jorjipy]

Since no one can come up with 4, the near misses are rather entertaining, and my favourite would be that if Kevin Curren had won the 1985 Wimbledon final, he would have beaten in consecutive matches the Wimbledon champions Edberg, McEnroe, Connors and Becker

 

[Lew II]

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[ibbi]

The idea that beating a future champion should be of any note is pretty ridiculous. I mean even past ones can be meaningless if they're wayyyyyyy over the hill, but still, they are in fact a champion of that event and always will be.

But a future one? Removed from any kind of context? Does the idea that Djokovic would go on to be the tournaments winningest champion give Safin's 2005 Australian Open win the slightest bit extra meaning?

Anyway, I think Guga's 97 Roland Garros and Sampras' 2001 US Open are always the go to ones for me.

 

[blablavla]

Safin defeated 8 time champ Djokovic and 6 time champ Federer to win AO. Total 14 slams.

But Nole was baby.

that would have been a great achievement from Novak, to qualify into AO main draw as a baby.
what would have been even more surprising, is to meet Safin in the period 1987 - 1991 in the AO main draw.

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[mike danny]

Since no one can come up with 4, the near misses are rather entertaining, and my favourite would be that if Kevin Curren had won the 1985 Wimbledon final, he would have beaten in consecutive matches the Wimbledon champions Edberg, McEnroe, Connors and Becker

Of course, in today's internet era, Curren would just be seen as another Baghdatis weak era player.

 

[Third Serve]

Since no one can come up with 4, the near misses are rather entertaining, and my favourite would be that if Kevin Curren had won the 1985 Wimbledon final, he would have beaten in consecutive matches the Wimbledon champions Edberg, McEnroe, Connors and Becker

Jesus...

 

[NoleFam]

Easiest to find on women's side...

Serena in 1999 USO defeated Clijsters, Seles, Davenport and Hingis. That's 3 former champs and a future 3 time champ.

On the men's side, Sampras and Guga are the ones who I know came closest.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Easiest to find on women's side...

Serena in 1999 USO defeated Clijsters, Seles, Davenport and Hingis. That's 3 former champs and a future 3 time champ.

On the men's side, Sampras and Guga are the ones who I know came closest.

I'm sure it can't have happened (at least in the Open Era) on the men's side, or someone would have found an example by now.

 

[Clay lover]

At USO2009 Del Potro also beat two future in Nadal and Cilic and one former in Federer. But agree that counting future champions is meaningless as they may not have established themselves yet. Safin beating 2005 Djokovic for example isn't that impressive at all.

So overall Guga's and Sampra's record of 3 is more amazing

 

[Clay lover]

Nadal beat Moya, Djokovic and Federer at FO2007

 

[jorjipy]

Has anyone mentioned Tanner on the 1977 AO? Teacher, Rosewall, Vilas…..

 

[jorjipy]

And will you guys allow Edmondson at the 76AO? He beat Newcombe and Rosewall, and Sedgman but he won the Aussie in the amateur era…..

 

[urban]

Laver at Wimledon 1969, also beat Pietrangeli in first round, which makes it 4 GS champions on his way to the title.

 

[jorjipy]

In 2000, at the French, Kuerten beats Chang, Kafelnikov and Ferrero

 

[jorjipy]

Forgive me, I thought this was about winning over either past or future champs at the 1 slam, not mixing slam winners from all the 4 majors…..

 

[jorjipy]

If you guys are just looking for someone to beat 4 slam winners at the one slam, I would suggest Connors at the US 76…..Borg, Vilas, Nastase, Gerulaitis, but I am sure there are more instances. I am really just interested in finding the 4 beaten opponents who were winners of that one particular slam…..for example above, Borg and Gerulaitis weren’t US winners

 

[jorjipy]

Borg did beat 4 varied slam winners at Wimbledon 77: Edmondson, Nastase, Gerulaitis, and Connors

 

[MichaelNadal]

 

[AgassiSuperSlam11]

If people are interested in varied winners for most past or future GS champs, then Serena and Nadal share the open era record (maybe one more?) Serena defeated 5 future or past GS champs in the 2010 Australian Open (Kvitova, Stosur, Azarenka, L.Na, and Henin) three of whom did win the Australian Open.

Nadal also defeated 5 future or past GS champs in the 2007 French Open (Hewitt, Delpo, Moya, Joker, Fed) and 3 of them did end up winning the FO. He also ended up winning 21 of the 22 sets in that tournament.

 

[T007]

Rafa's FOUR US Open titles:
2010 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2013 = Rafa beat Djokovic
2017 = Rafa beat Del Potro
2019 = Rafa beat Cilic
All those guys have won the US Open.

The question is about beating 4 champs in the same tourney