Iga Swiatek moves closer to career grand slam after historic Wimbledon finals match

With the victory, the 24-year-old moved an Australian Open championship away from becoming the first woman since Maria Sharapova (2012) and 11th all-time to secure the career grand slam with wins at the Aussie Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open.

Swiatek became the first Wimbledon champion of the Open Era (since 1968) to avoid dropping a game in the final. According to BBC Sport, Steffi Graf is the only other player to accomplish the feat within the same period, doing so during the 1988 French Open final against Natasha Zvereva.

In 1911, Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Dora Boothby, 6-0, 6-0 during the Wimbledon ladies' singles final.

Swiatek moved to a fitting 6-0 in major finals, also winning four French Open trophies (2020, 2022-24) and the 2023 U.S. Open.

Swiatek, the No. 4 player in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, only dropped one set at 2025 Wimbledon — in the second round against Caty McNally — and didn't lose a game in her last three sets, closing out her semifinal win over 2020 Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic 6-0.

In January, she'll get her first crack at the career grand slam at the 2026 Australian Open. Swiatek is coming off a semifinal loss at this year's tournament, falling in a three-set tiebreak to Madison Keys. 

One of the sport's brightest young stars, it should be the first of many attempts that Swiatek gets to accomplish the feat. And as dominant as she was during Saturday's Wimbledon final, it might only be a matter of time before she does.