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Jelena Ostapenko was 20 when she beat Simona Halep to win the French Open in 2017, but she was a teenager until the Roland Garros semi-finals. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
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Evonne Goolagong, 19, beat Helen Gourlay to win the French Open in 1971. Allsport
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Chris Evert, 19, beat Olga Morozova in the 1974 French Open final. Getty Images
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Bjorn Borg, 18, beat Manuel Orantes to win the French Open in 1974. AFP
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Tracy Austin, 16, beat Chris Evert to win the US Open in 1979. Fred R Conrad / Getty Images
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Hana Mandlikova, 18, beat Wendy Turnbull to win the Australian Open in 1980. Jean-Yves Ruszniewski / Getty Images
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Mats Wilander, 17, beat Guillermo Vilas to win the French Open in 1982. Joel Robine / AFP
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Boris Becker, 17, beat Kevin Curren to win Wimbledon in 1985. Bob Thomas / Getty Images
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Stefan Edberg, 19, beat Mats Wilander to win the Australian Open in 1985. Bob Dear / AP Photo
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Steffi Graf, 17, beat Martina Navratilova to win the French Open in 1987. AFP
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Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 17, beat Steffi Graf to win the French Open in 1989. Simon Bruty / Getty Images
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Michael Chang, 17, beat Stefan Edberg to win the French Open in 1989. AFP
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Monica Seles, 16, beat Steffi Graf to win the French Open in 1990. Jean-loup Gautreau / AFP
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Pete Sampras, 19, beat Andre Agassi to win the US Open in 1990. Carol Newsom / AFP
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Martina Hingis, 16, beat Mary Pierce to win the Australian Open in 1997. Clive Brunskill /Allsport
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Iva Majoli, 19, beat Martina Hingis to win the French Open in 1997. Jean-Yves Ruszniewski / Getty Images
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Serena Williams, 17, beat Martina Hingis to win the US Open in 1999. Timothy A Clary / AFP
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Maria Sharapova, 17, beat Serena Williams to win Wimbledon in 2004. Jeff Overs / Getty Images
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, 19, beat Elena Dementieva to win the US Open in 2004. Don Emmert / AFP
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Rafael Nadal, 19, beat Mariano Puerta to win the French Open in 2005. Clive Mason / Getty Images
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Jelena Ostapenko was 20 when she beat Simona Halep to win the French Open in 2017, but she was a teenager until the Roland Garros semi-finals. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
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Evonne Goolagong, 19, beat Helen Gourlay to win the French Open in 1971. Allsport
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Chris Evert, 19, beat Olga Morozova in the 1974 French Open final. Getty Images
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Bjorn Borg, 18, beat Manuel Orantes to win the French Open in 1974. AFP
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Tracy Austin, 16, beat Chris Evert to win the US Open in 1979. Fred R Conrad / Getty Images
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Hana Mandlikova, 18, beat Wendy Turnbull to win the Australian Open in 1980. Jean-Yves Ruszniewski / Getty Images
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Mats Wilander, 17, beat Guillermo Vilas to win the French Open in 1982. Joel Robine / AFP
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Boris Becker, 17, beat Kevin Curren to win Wimbledon in 1985. Bob Thomas / Getty Images
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Stefan Edberg, 19, beat Mats Wilander to win the Australian Open in 1985. Bob Dear / AP Photo
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Steffi Graf, 17, beat Martina Navratilova to win the French Open in 1987. AFP
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Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 17, beat Steffi Graf to win the French Open in 1989. Simon Bruty / Getty Images
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Michael Chang, 17, beat Stefan Edberg to win the French Open in 1989. AFP
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Monica Seles, 16, beat Steffi Graf to win the French Open in 1990. Jean-loup Gautreau / AFP
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Pete Sampras, 19, beat Andre Agassi to win the US Open in 1990. Carol Newsom / AFP
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Martina Hingis, 16, beat Mary Pierce to win the Australian Open in 1997. Clive Brunskill /Allsport
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Iva Majoli, 19, beat Martina Hingis to win the French Open in 1997. Jean-Yves Ruszniewski / Getty Images
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Serena Williams, 17, beat Martina Hingis to win the US Open in 1999. Timothy A Clary / AFP
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Maria Sharapova, 17, beat Serena Williams to win Wimbledon in 2004. Jeff Overs / Getty Images
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, 19, beat Elena Dementieva to win the US Open in 2004. Don Emmert / AFP
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Rafael Nadal, 19, beat Mariano Puerta to win the French Open in 2005. Clive Mason / Getty Images
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Jelena Ostapenko was 20 when she beat Simona Halep to win the French Open in 2017, but she was a teenager until the Roland Garros semi-finals. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
French Open: Can Marketa Vondrousova emulate Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams to become latest teenage major winner?
The 19-year-old Czech player takes on Ashleigh Barty in women's singles final at Roland Garros today
Jon Turner
08 June, 2019
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