Iga Swiatek and her dream of completing the Career Grand Slam

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Iga Swiatek is an all-around tennis player. With her triumph at Wimbledon in 2025, the number two in the WTA ranking has shown that she is capable of performing on any court. In fact, she has won a Grand Slam on every surface, with the only one missing being the Australian Open. If she accomplishes this, she would become the eleventh woman to complete the Career Grand Slam, and the first since Maria Sharapova.

In an interview with CLAY, Iga has talked about the pressure that this incentive entails. Swiatek has experienced a challenging year, and yet has won a WTA 1000 and a Grand Slam, allowing her to remain 2,500 points behind Aryna Sabalenka. At this year's Australian Open, the Polish player suffered a tough defeat against Madison Keys in the semifinals (7-5 1-6 6-7), where she had a match point, so looking ahead to 2026, she aims to redeem herself.

However, Iga does not want to burden herself further, and amidst her preparation for the new season, she confessed that she does not envision herself with the trophy at this stage. "Most of the incredible things I've achieved have come when I wasn't expecting them and wasn't focusing on them. I'm not one to picture myself with a trophy; I don't think it gives me much discipline in my work, so I prefer to focus on the process," she stated.

The notion of making history is present, but considering the mental struggles she faced in 2025, she prefers to approach it with a different mindset so that results come naturally. "Obviously, it's something I dream about and something I want to happen someday, but I'm not going to come to Melbourne and think about it every day. The key is to focus well on the preseason. But yes, undoubtedly, it would be a dream come true," she concluded.

Iga Swiatek could be the eleventh player on a historic list

If she emerges as the champion of the first Grand Slam of the year, Swiatek would not only complete the Career Grand Slam but also join a prestigious list reserved for a few select players. To date, only ten female players on the tour can boast of having won the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

During the early stages of the tennis circuit, prior to the Open era, Doris Hart, Mauren Connolly, and Shirley Fry were the first to achieve this feat. Later came an era of rivalries that overshadowed the rest of the circuit, such as Margaret Court and Billie Jean-King and, subsequently, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. All four attained the Career Grand Slam by pushing each other towards success.

Then came the figure of Steffi Graf, who not only won all four Grand Slams but also became the first person to achieve this in a single year. Finally, the two most recent successes belong to Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, with Sharapova being the last to achieve it in 2012. 14 years later, Iga will have the opportunity to make history, although she must overcome the barrier of the semifinals, as she has never reached the final in the 'Australian Major.'

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