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Grand Slam Winners 2021
The Grand Slam tournaments are the world’s four most important annual professional tennis events.
The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open in January, the French Open from late May to early June, Wimbledon in late June to early July, and the US Open in August–September, with each played over a two-week period.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
- First of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year
- Australian Open was founded in 1905
- It is held annually over the last fortnight of January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia
- It is played on hard court
| Winners | Runner ups | |
| Men’s singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Daniil Medvedev (Russia) |
| Women’s singles | Naomi Osaka (Japan) | Jennifer Brady (US) |
| Men’s doubles | Filip Polášek (Slovakia) Ivan Dodig (Croatian) | Rajeev Ram (US) Joe Salisbury (UK) |
| Women’s doubles | Elise Mertens (Belgian) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarusian) | Barbora Krejčíková (Czech) Kateřina Siniaková (Czech) |
| Mixed double | BarboraKrejčíková (Czech Republic) Rajeev Ram (US) | Matthew Ebden (Australian) Samantha Stosur (Australian) |
FRENCH OPEN
- French Open was founded in 1891
- Held in late May each year
- It is played on clay
- It is held over two weeks at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France
| Winners | Runner ups | |
| Men’s singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) |
| Women’s singles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) |
| Men’s doubles | Nicolas Mahut (France) Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) | Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan) Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) |
| Women’s doubles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | Iga Świątek (Poland) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) |
| Mixed double | Desirae Krawczyk (US) Joe Salisbury (UK) | Elena Vesnina (Russia) Aslan Karatsev (Russia) |
WIMBLEDON OPEN
- It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious
- It was founded in 1877
- It is held at the All-England Club in Wimbledon, London
- It is played on grass
| Winners | Runner ups | ||||
| Men’s singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Matteo Berrettini (Italian) | |||
| Women’s singles | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) | Karolína Plíšková (Czech Republic) | |||
| Men’s doubles | Nikola Mektić (Croatia) Mate Pavić (Croatia) | Marcel Granollers (Spain) Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) | |||
| Women’s doubles | Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan) | Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) | |||
| Elise Mertens (Belgium) | Elena Vesnina (Russia) | ||||
| Mixed double | Neal Skupski (Britain) Desirae Krawczyk (USA) | Joe Salisbury (Britain) Harriet Dart (Britain) | |||
US OPEN
- The US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
- It starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks.
- It was founded in 1881
- It is played on hard court
| Winners | Runner ups | |
| Men’s singles | Daniiel Medvedev (Russia) | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) |
| Women’s singles | Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) | Leylah Fernandez (Canada) |
| Men’s doubles | Rajeev Ram (USA) Joe Sailsbury (Great Britain) | Jamie Murray (Great Britain) Bruno Soares (Brazil) |
| Women’s doubles | Samantha Stosur (Australia) and Zhang Shuai (China) | Coco Gauff (USA) Caty McNally (USA) |
| Mixed double | Desirae Krawczyk (USA) and Joe Sailsbury (Great Britain) | Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) |
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Grand Slam Winners 2021 – FAQs
1.When is US Open held?
A. US Open is held for 2 weeks starting the last Monday of August
2. Who is the women’s singles winner of Wimbledon 2021?
A. Ashleigh Barty is the women’s singles winner of Wimbledon 2021
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