Brian Greenspoon has practiced law in Florida for nearly a decade. When he is not managing the activities of his law firm, Greenspoon Dougherty, PLLC, he enjoys staying active by playing tennis.
On the professional tennis tour, four major tournaments award more points and prize money than all others. The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open are known as grand slams, or the majors, and represent the pinnacle of the sport. Mark Edmondson is the last Australian male to win the Australian Open. Ranked 212 in the world at the time, he is also the lowest-ranked player ever to win a major tournament. Two years later, Chris O’Neil became the first unseeded woman to win the title. She remains the most recent homegrown female to win the Australian Open.
Other majors have seen native champions more recently. Andy Murray ended an extensive British title drought at the All England Club in 2013, becoming the first Englishman to win the Wimbledon tournament since Fred Perry in 1936. Virginia Wade won the title in 1977. At the U.S. Open, Serena Williams took the title as recently as 2014, while Andy Roddick won the event on the men’s side in 2003. At Roland Garros Stadium, Frenchman Yannick Noah took home the French Open trophy in 1983, while Mary Pierce accomplished the feat in 2000.
On the professional tennis tour, four major tournaments award more points and prize money than all others. The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open are known as grand slams, or the majors, and represent the pinnacle of the sport. Mark Edmondson is the last Australian male to win the Australian Open. Ranked 212 in the world at the time, he is also the lowest-ranked player ever to win a major tournament. Two years later, Chris O’Neil became the first unseeded woman to win the title. She remains the most recent homegrown female to win the Australian Open.
Other majors have seen native champions more recently. Andy Murray ended an extensive British title drought at the All England Club in 2013, becoming the first Englishman to win the Wimbledon tournament since Fred Perry in 1936. Virginia Wade won the title in 1977. At the U.S. Open, Serena Williams took the title as recently as 2014, while Andy Roddick won the event on the men’s side in 2003. At Roland Garros Stadium, Frenchman Yannick Noah took home the French Open trophy in 1983, while Mary Pierce accomplished the feat in 2000.
