Becker even suffered an early loss and was out of the way for Lendl. The following year, he was presented with yet another opportunity to lay his hands on the coveted trophy. Lendl will never win the title at The Championships #Wimbledon #Wimbledon2019 #JoinTheStory Lendl's first quest for the Wimbledon trophy was foiled by the-then defending champion Boris Becker, who beat the top seed in straight sets.Ģ0 On this July 6, 1986:?? defeats ??Ivan Lendl in final. He made it to the final of the grasscourt Major in consecutive years in 19.
Three titles each at the French Open and the US Open, as well as two at the Australian Open constituted Lendl's Slam tally, but the Gentleman's Singles Trophy at SW19 remained elusive for the Czech-American. The Czech-born American went on to amass 94 career titles, out of which eight were Slams. 1 Ivan Lendl remains one of the greatest players not to have ever tasted Wimbledon glory. The southpaw returned to action after more than two years and could only add the 1996 Australian Open title to her kitty, swelling her Grand Slam tally to nine.īut the Venus Rosewater Dish remained out of bounds for the Yugoslav-born American until the end of her career.įormer World No. However, she was never the same player since suffering a horrific stabbing in 1993. Seles' exploits at such a young age propelled her to the pinnacle of the world rankings in 1991, setting her up for a phenomenal career in tennis. However, none were at Wimbledon, where her best performance was a runner-up finish to her nemesis Steffi Graf in 1992. Three of those came at each of the Australian Open and the French Open, with the remaining two coming at the US Open. The Swiss is still an active player but his glory days seem to be long over due to frequent injuries and loss of consistency.Ī tennis prodigy, Monica Seles went on to win eight Grand Slam titles before turning 20. The 37-year-old, however, could not replicate those efforts on the Wimbledon grasscourts, with his best performance being a couple of trips to the quarterfinals in 20.ġ51 Coming soon to The Championships: backhand ? #Wimbledon Both times he accounted for Novak Djokovic in the final, with his deadly single-handed backhand being too hot to handle for the Serb. The Lausanne-born player continued to dazzle in Slams, adding the French Open in 2015 and the US Open in 2016 to his resume. With statement-making wins over Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, Wawrinka announced himself as a contender for the biggest titles in the sport, climbing to a career-high No. He reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open and backed it up with his maiden Major title at the very next Slam in Australia in 2014. Having spent most of his career in the shawdows of his compatriot Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland came into his own in 2013. #2 Stan Wawrinka Stan Wawrinka with the 2016 US Open trophy But conquering the grass of Wimbledon remained a unfulfilled dream for the Belgian. Known for her single-handed backhand wizardry, Henin finished with seven Grand Slams, including four French Opens, and an Olympic women's singles gold. Midway through that, she suffered an elbow injury that ultimately forced her to wrap up her storied career the very next year.Ĥ0 #Wimbledon revisited: Remembering Justine Henin, and her final frontier: bit.ly/1q54E1u The quest ended prematurely in the fourth round at the hands of her compatriot Kim Clijsters.
Henin's comeback to the sport in 2010 after her initial retirement in 2008 was driven by her desire to conquer the hallowed lawns of Wimbledon. But once again, Henin had to end up on the losing side in three sets, this time to Amelie Mauresmo. By then, she had scaled the heights in tennis, with five Slam titles already on her resume as well as a prized World No. Henin reached yet another final at SW19 five years later. Incidentally, the grasscourt Major went on to elude the Belgian great until the end of her career, preventing her from completing a much-coveted Career Slam. The first-ever Slam final that Justine Henin reached, happens to be the Wimbledon Championships in 2001, where she endured a heartbreaking three-set defeat to Venus Williams just hours after losing her grandfather. #1 Justine Henin Justine Henin with the Roland Garros trophy With 2022 Wimbledon about to get under way next week, here's a look at six players who failed to complete the Career Slam by not winning the grasscourt Major: