Birthday special: Tennis stars who missed out on a Grand Slam

Updated On: 12 August, 2015 08:41 AM IST |

Tennis great Pete Sampras celebrates his birthday today. Besides his achievements, he is also known for missing out on winning the French Open. We look at other tennis legends who could never bag a Grand Slam on multiple occasions. (All Pics/ AFP)

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One of the biggest names in the tennis world - Sampras - is a 7-time Wimbledon champion. He has also won the the US Open five times and the Australian Open twice. He has reached the semis of the French Open but could never best it.

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The World no. 1 tennis star has five Australian Open titles, two Wimbledon titles and 1 US Open title to his name. He has appeared in the French Open finals on three occasions but has never won it.

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Edberg has on the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open twice each but has only managed to reach the French Open final on one occasion.

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McEnroe has won Wimbledon three times and US Open four times but has never lifted the French Open and Australian Open titles.

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Borg is a six-time French Open and five-time Wimbledon champion. However, he has reached the US Open four times but could never win.

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The former world no 1 Czech player is a two time Australian Open, 3 time French Open and 3 time US Open winner. Lendl has reached the Wimbledon finals twice but never won.

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The former no 1 player from Germany has won the Autralian Open twice and US Open once and has taken home the Wimbledon title on 3 occassions. Becker has managed to reach the semi finals of the French Open three times.

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Henman has reached the semi finals for the French Open and US Open once as well as Wimbledon four times but never went on to win a Grand Slam title.

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Connors is a five-time US Open champion. He has also bagged the Wimbledon title twice and Australian Open once. He has reached the French Open semi finals on four occasions but never progressed further.

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