Question: On 29 January 2017; in the Australian Open, Serena Williams won her 23rd major title, breaking the record of which of the following player?
(a) Chris Evert
(b) Helen Wills
(c) Steffi Graf
(d) Martina Navratilova
Ans:(c)
Related facts:
- The 2017 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park from 16 to 29 January 2017.
- It was the 105th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year 2017.
- Result of the competition:
- Men’s Singles:
- Winner-Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- Runner-Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- Women’s Singles:
- Winner-Serena Williams (US)
- Runner-Venus Williams (US)
- Men’s Doubles:
- Winner-Henri Kontinen (Finland) and John Pearce (Australia)
- Runner-Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (Both are of USA)
- Women’s Doubles:
- Winner-Bethanie Mattek Sands(USA) and Lucy Safarov (Czech Republic)
- Runner- Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) and Peng Shuai (China)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Winner-Abigail Spears (USA) and Juan Sebastian cabal (Colombia)
- Runner- Sania Mirza(India) and Ivan Dodig(Croatia)
- Serena Williams won the Australian Open-2017 and also her 23rd major title, breaking the record she had shared with Steffi Gra (22 titles).
- Venus Williams became the oldest Australian Open finalist in Open Era history when she captured the 50th Australian Open.
- The oldest player to become finalist of any grand slam is Martina Navratilova, then 37 and 258 days, at Wimbledon in 1994.
- This was Roger Federer’s record 18th (the most men’s singles) Grand Slam title. Federer the previously won Wimbledon in 2012.
- Roger Federer became the second oldest (35 years, 05 months, 22 days) to win Australian Open in Open Era.
Reference:
http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/index.html
http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2017-01-28/serena_stands_tallest.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/26/tennis/venus-serena-williams-australian-open/
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/29/tennis/federer-nadal-australian-open-final-tennis/