Top five youngest men's singles players to achieve Career Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal is the youngest singles player to attain the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era.

The pathway to a Grand Slam title is guaranteed never to be easy, and the competition is stiff. Yet, there are players who, unsatisfied with one, go one to bag multiple Grand Slam trophies. Among the current generation of tennis players, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, and Jack Draper have either won majors or can be counted among serious contenders to do so.

Among them, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has been rewriting history at a considerable pace. He became the youngest man ever to win Grand Slam titles on clay, grass, and hard courts. When Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022, he became the second youngest player on the ATP Tour to win in Flushing Meadows. Alcaraz (19 years, 4 months) is the second youngest player after Pete Sampras (19 years) to win in New York. The Spaniard also completed the Channel Slam in 2024 by winning the French Open and Wimbledon titles in the same year.

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Alcaraz had an opportunity at the 2025 Australian to break the records of Don Budge (pre-Open era) and fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal (Open Era) as the youngest male player to complete the career Grand Slam. 

On that note, Let’s take a look at the top five youngest men’s singles players to achieve a Career Grand Slam in singles in the Open Era.

Rafael Nadal – 2010 US Open – 24 years, 3 months

Rafael Nadal headed into the 2010 US Open, having made the last four two years in a row in the previous two editions. The Spaniard already had five Roland Garros titles, including two at Wimbledon and an Australian Open.

Nadal made the finals in 2010 without dropping a set to set up a meeting with Novak Djokovic. It was the first face-off between the two players at the US Open. The Spaniard overcame Djokovic after dropping a set for the first time in the tournament. The 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 victory gave Nadal his fifth straight victory over the Serb on the Grand Slam stage.

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Roger Federer – 2009 French Open – 27 years, 9 months 

Despite Roger Federer dominating the other three Grand Slams, he was made to wait until 2009 to win the French Open and complete his career Grand Slam. The Rafael Nadal factor denied the Swiss maestro the title in Paris on four different occasions – three finals and one semifinal. In 2010, a shock exit of Nadal to Robin Soderling in the fourth round paved the way for Federer to complete the career Slam.

Federer overcame Soderling 6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4 in an hour and 55 minutes to record his name in the history books. The Swiss finally delivered on his eleventh visit to the French capital. It was to be Federer’s only French Open title.

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Novak Djokovic – 2016 French Open  – 29 years

Novak Djokovic was made to wait sometime before lifting the French Open trophy. The moment finally came in 2016 at age 29, marking the completion of the Serb’s career Grand Slam. It took Djokovic seven meetings with Rafael Nadal and two with Federer to solve the Roland Garros puzzle.

It was in his twelfth attempt at the trophy and fourth final in five years that the Serb finally got his hands on the French Open trophy with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 over Andy Murray. 

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Andre Agassi – 1999 French Open – 29 years, 1 month

Andre Agassi secured his career Grand Slam in the 1999 French Open with a win over Ukrainian Andrei Medvedev. The five-set win, 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, came on Agassi’s third trip to the title round. It was also the last of eight Grand Slam trophies won by the American. 

In 1990, Agassi lost to Andrez Gomez and in 1991 to fellow American Jim Courier. The 1999 win in Roland Garros made Agassi only the second man in the Open Era to achieve the Career Slam after Rod Laver in 1999. 

Rod Laver – 1969 US Open –  31 Years,  1 month

Rod Laver has the unique distinction of being the sole man to complete the Career and Calendar Grand Slams twice. The first time was in 1962 (Amateur Era), and the second was in 1969, a year after the Open Era began.

The Australian great swept all four majors in 1962 and 1969. Laver began 1969 by Andres Gimeno in the Australian Open final before beating Ken Rosewall at Roland Garros, earning payback for the loss in 1968. Laver then successfully defended his SW19 title by defeating John Newcombe and then defeated Roche at the US Open to complete both the calendar and career Slams once again.

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