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The 17 active tennis players who are Grand Slam champions

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 12 Jul 2026 | 17.32
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Linda Noskova, active Grand Slam champion. Photo: gettyimages
Linda Noskova, active Grand Slam champion. Photo: gettyimages

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The triumph of Linda Noskova at Wimbledon 2026 has revealed a significant fact about the current reality of tennis. While the women's circuit already boasts 17 active players who have clinched a Grand Slam title, in the men's circuit, that exclusive group is made up of just six players.

In the ATP, the only active Grand Slam champions are Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Stan Wawrinka, and Marin Cilic. This number is surprisingly small when compared to the WTA, where the list continues to grow and has just added Noskova after her historic success in London.

The explanation for this huge difference is closely related to the almost absolute dominance that men's tennis has experienced over the past two decades. Between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, they monopolized the major titles for nearly twenty years, leaving very little room for other players to claim a Grand Slam. In recent times, that shift seems to have fallen on Sinner and Alcaraz, who are poised to extend this streak of successes.

Noskova, with her Wimbledon title, further expands the list of active Grand Slam champions

On the other hand, the scene in the WTA has been completely different. The gradual retirement of Serena Williams ushered in a period of immense parity where each Grand Slam has become an opportunity for different contenders. The rotation of champions has been constant, and Wimbledon is the prime example, with ten different winners in its last ten editions.

The higher volatility in the women's circuit explains how players like Andreescu, Raducanu, Kenin, Ostapenko, Keys, Andreeva, or now Noskova have managed to rise to glory, expanding a list of champions that continues to grow. Marketa Vondrousova could also be mentioned, though her suspension for breaching anti-doping rules prevents her from being considered active.

This isn't necessarily a matter of skill level but rather very different competitive models. While the ATP continues under the dominance of a few figures capable of consistently accumulating Grand Slams, the WTA presents a much more open landscape where equality turns every major tournament into an opportunity to script a new narrative. This contrast has never been as evident as it is today.

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