Serena powers towards historic achievement

Serena Williams heads to Wimbledon aiming to complete another “Serena Slam” – four consecutive major titles in a non-calendar year – for the second time in her career. With 20 Grand Slams to her name, she is now just two behind Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22
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RECENT WIMBLEDON FINALS

2014 Petra Kvitova CZE Eugenie Bouchard CAN 6-3, 6-0

2013 Marion Bartoli FRA Sabine Lisicki GER 6-1, 6-4

2012 Serena Williams USA Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

2011 Petra Kvitova CZE Maria Sharapova RUS 6-3, 6-4

2010 Serena Williams USA Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-3, 6-2
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LEGENDS: Just four women have held all four Grand Slams at once since
Open Era began in 1969. Only Court and Graf won all four in same year*

Serena Williams 2002-03

Steffi Graf 1988, 1993-94

Martina Navratilova 1984-85

Margaret Court 1970

GRAND SLAM TITLES: Open Era

Steffi Graf 22

Serena Williams 20

Chris Evert 18

Martina Navratilova 18 

Margaret Court 11

Monica Seles 9
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Source: WTA

Pictures: Getty Images

*Maureen Connolly achieved feat in 1953, before Open Era

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