At Wimbledon 2025, tennis's glittering quartet of leading players increased their stranglehold over the sport.
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka produced feats during those two weeks that recalled some of the greatest names to step on a tennis court.
Sinner, Alcaraz and Swiatek were Wimbledon finalists, making it 12 straight Grand Slams where at least one of the quartet has reached a major final.
Sinner and Swiatek claimed their first Wimbledon titles, meaning both are three-quarters of the way to achieving the career Grand Slam. Swiatek will aim to complete her Slam set at Australian Open 2026 – as will Alcaraz – with Sinner targeting Roland Garros 2026 to complete his.
Only 11 players have won all four Grand Slams in the Open Era.
Sinner is the defending champion at three of the four Grand Slams, with his Wimbledon crown adding to previous hard-court victories at the Australian and US Opens.
The Italian joins Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal as the only men to simultaneously hold three of the four majors in the Open Era before turning 24.
Meanwhile, Swiatek officially certified herself as an all-surface threat, becoming just the 15th player of the Open Era to complete the ‘Surface Slam’ – the feat of winning major titles on all three surfaces.
CAREER SURFACE SLAM WINNERS
(Listed chronologically, with no. of majors won on each surface)
| Player | Hard | Clay | Grass |
| Chris Evert | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Jimmy Connors | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Martina Navratilova | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Hana Mandlikova | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mats Wilander | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Steffi Graf | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Andre Agassi | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Serena Williams | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| Rafael Nadal | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Roger Federer | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Novak Djokovic | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| Ash Barty | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Iga Swiatek | 1 | 4 | 1 |
It was an extraordinary tournament from Swiatek, who only dropped 35 games over the two weeks, the fewest since Martina Navratilova in 1990.
However, she saved her best performance for last. The 24-year-old became the first player since Steffi Graf at Roland Garros 1988 to beat an opponent 6-0 6-0 in a Grand Slam final – something which has not occurred in a Wimbledon final in 114 years.
Swiatek emulated Roger Federer and Monica Seles as the only players to win their first six Grand Slam finals in the Open Era.
Despite missing out on his third consecutive Wimbledon title, Alcaraz nevertheless added to his impressive grasscourt resume.
An 11-1 record on grass this season improved his career record on the surface to 35-4, meaning he holds the best winning percentage on the surface of any male in the Open Era (minimum 30 matches) at 89.7 per cent.
The 22-year-old is winning grasscourt matches at a record pace. By beating Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round at Wimbledon, Alcaraz became the fastest to 30 ATP grasscourt wins in the Open Era, doing so in 33 matches – overtaking the previous record of 34 set by Australian legends Rod Laver and Tony Roche.
In the match prior, Alcaraz secured his 20th victory in 22 matches at the All England Club, the second-fastest man in the Open Era to reach 20 behind Laver, who did it in 21 matches.
Sabalenka also emulated several women’s tennis legends at Wimbledon thanks to her consistency at the majors.
The world No.1 progressed to her 11th-straight Grand Slam quarterfinal, a number matching Seles and Martina Hingis and trailing only Graf (17), Serena Williams (16) and Gabriela Sabatini (15) in the Open Era.
Although Sabalenka bowed out to Anisimova in the semifinals, she fell 6-4 in the third set, meaning she has not suffered a straight-sets loss in her past 100 Grand Slam matches.
Only nine-time Wimbledon champion Navratilova has a longer streak, at 172 matches.
To put it simply, the quartet of Sinner, Alcaraz, Swiatek and Sabalenka are recalling some legendary names in the sport.
And with every achievement, they are beginning to build their own impactful era.