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With her 6-2, 7-6 (5) championship victory over Ons Jabeur in the final of the US Open on Saturday, Iga Swiatek joined some very, very rare company—she’s now one of only two women in the entire Open Era to win her first three Grand Slam finals in straight sets, alongside American legend Lindsay Davenport.

IGA SWIATEK IN GRAND SLAM FINALS: 3-0

  • 2020 Roland Garros final: d. Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 6-1
  • 2022 Roland Garros final: d. Coco Gauff, 6-1, 6-3
  • 2022 US Open final: d. Ons Jabeur, 6-2, 7-6 (5)

LINDSAY DAVENPORT IN GRAND SLAM FINALS: 3-4

  • 1998 US Open final: d. Martina Hingis, 6-3, 7-5
  • 1999 Wimbledon final: d. Steffi Graf, 6-4, 7-5
  • 2000 Australian Open final: d. Martina Hingis, 6-1, 7-5
  • 2000 Wimbledon final: l. to Venus Williams, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
  • 2000 US Open final: l. to Venus Williams, 6-4, 7-5
  • 2005 Australian Open final: l. to Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
  • 2005 Wimbledon final: l. to Venus Williams, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7

Swiatek is one of just seven women in the Open Era to win their first three (or more) Grand Slam finals in straight sets or not, joining Virginia Wade, Monica Seles, Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty.