Youngest men/women champions of the Australian Open title (Singles, doubles and mixed doubles)
by MairaS on January 15, 2011
in Grand-Slam: Australian Open
Not everyone enjoys fame and popularity in their earlier years. However, sports have been one of the platforms where many players set records being the youngest champions. The same goes for tennis tournaments where the young tennis players defeated the greatest tennis players and shocked the world. The Australian Open has been a platform for many famous tennis players that made their names prominent in the tennis world. The Australian Open provided opportunities for young talent to set records in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. The youngest male/female tennis champions of the Australian Open title in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events are:
Youngest male tennis champion of the Australian Open Men’s Singles Title:
- Youngest male tennis champion of the Australian Open men’s singles title is Ken Rosewall ( 18 years, two months) in 1953
Youngest female tennis champion of the Australian Open Women’s Singles Title:
- Youngest female tennis champion of the Australian Open women’s singles title is Martine Hingis (16 years, three months) in 1997
- Youngest male tennis champion of the Australian Open men’s doubles title is Lew Hoad (18 years, two months) in 1953
- Youngest woman tennis champion of the Australian Open women’s doubles title is Mirjana Lucic (15 years, 10 months) in 1998
- Youngest woman tennis champion of the Australian Open mix doubles title is Venus Williams (17 years, seven months) in 1998