본선1회전부터 시작한다해도 2주동안 슬램대회를 치뤄 결승까지 간다는 것은 엄청난 체력을 요하는 일일 것이다.
그런데 여기에 몇회의 예선전을 추가한다면?
올 US Open에서 선전을 하고 있는 뮐러 선수가 qualifier라는 점이 세인들이 찬탄을 금치 못하는 가장 큰 이유일 것이다.
문득 테니스 역사에서(Open Era) 예선통과자 중 그랜드 슬램 대회 우승자가 있었을까?하는 의문이 떠올랐다.
어설프게 인터넷 검색을 하니 예선통과자였던 도키치가 1999년 윔블던 준준결승까지 진출했고
뮐러선수와 마찬가지로 에스쿠드가 역시 1999년 US Open에서 준준결승에 진출했다고.
예선통과자로 윔블던 준결승에까지 오른 인물로는 맥켄로(1977) Voltchkov(2000) 여자선수인 Stevenson(1999)가 있었다고.
As a qualifier, Jelena Dokic caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament during the open era. She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to Alexandra Stevenson in the quarterfinals.
Muller joined Nicolas Escude in 1999 as the only qualifiers in the Open era to make the quarters at the U.S. Open
No qualifier has won either the Gentlemen's Singles or the Ladies' Singles tournaments. The furthest that any qualifier has progressed in the main draw of a Singles tournament is the semi-final round: John McEnroe in 1977, Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000 (Gentlemen's Singles), and Alexandra Stevenson in 1999 (Ladies' Singles).
Only three unseeded players have ever won the Gentlemen's Singles Championship: Boris Becker in 1985, Richard Krajicek in 1996 and Goran Ivanišević in 2001. (In 1985 and 1996 there were only sixteen seeds - Becker was ranked 20th at the time, Krajicek was ranked in the world's top 16, but missed out on the seedings; Ivanišević, however, was as low as 125th.) No unseeded player has captured the Ladies' Singles title;
그런데 여기에 몇회의 예선전을 추가한다면?
올 US Open에서 선전을 하고 있는 뮐러 선수가 qualifier라는 점이 세인들이 찬탄을 금치 못하는 가장 큰 이유일 것이다.
문득 테니스 역사에서(Open Era) 예선통과자 중 그랜드 슬램 대회 우승자가 있었을까?하는 의문이 떠올랐다.
어설프게 인터넷 검색을 하니 예선통과자였던 도키치가 1999년 윔블던 준준결승까지 진출했고
뮐러선수와 마찬가지로 에스쿠드가 역시 1999년 US Open에서 준준결승에 진출했다고.
예선통과자로 윔블던 준결승에까지 오른 인물로는 맥켄로(1977) Voltchkov(2000) 여자선수인 Stevenson(1999)가 있었다고.
As a qualifier, Jelena Dokic caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament during the open era. She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to Alexandra Stevenson in the quarterfinals.
Muller joined Nicolas Escude in 1999 as the only qualifiers in the Open era to make the quarters at the U.S. Open
No qualifier has won either the Gentlemen's Singles or the Ladies' Singles tournaments. The furthest that any qualifier has progressed in the main draw of a Singles tournament is the semi-final round: John McEnroe in 1977, Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000 (Gentlemen's Singles), and Alexandra Stevenson in 1999 (Ladies' Singles).
Only three unseeded players have ever won the Gentlemen's Singles Championship: Boris Becker in 1985, Richard Krajicek in 1996 and Goran Ivanišević in 2001. (In 1985 and 1996 there were only sixteen seeds - Becker was ranked 20th at the time, Krajicek was ranked in the world's top 16, but missed out on the seedings; Ivanišević, however, was as low as 125th.) No unseeded player has captured the Ladies' Singles title;
