Tennis Channel asks, are these the One Hit Wonders?

Only Rybakina and Sabalenka will win more Slams out of those players listed.

WilliamsOhanian said:

The graphic was broadcast on Tennis Channel before their match in the Rome SF.

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Almost identical graphic was used over a year ago by TC and it included Iga Swiatek as a "one hit wonder" as well. Of course, this was just before she picked up Grand Slam #2 and #3 in 2022. Mmm, I wonder if you detectives can find that thread? It was posted somewhere on this big forum.

Nobody has ever gone five years in between slam wins, so Ostapenko and Stephens are out by that metric.

I guess young Coco is not a wonder yet.

WeakEra Vulture said:

I guess young Coco is not a wonder yet.

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Living rent free

mckyle. said:

Nobody has ever gone five years in between slam wins, so Ostapenko and Stephens are out by that metric.

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Kuznetsova was close

2004 USO —> 2009 Roland Garros

Putting "?" at the end of title in the media is a basic method of manipulation and provocation.
The other one using by media is "people saying / I've heard".

Disgusting.

mckyle. said:

Nobody has ever gone five years in between slam wins, so Ostapenko and Stephens are out by that metric.

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Penko's fashion sense would suggest she feels rules are made to be broken.

StupidDraw said:

Whoever won multiple M1000/900s is not a "one-time wonder" by any means.

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Therefore Kerber must be a "three-time wonders"

Marcus1979 said:

Kuznetsova was close

2004 USO —> 2009 Roland Garros

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Mary won her second Slam five years and five months after her first: 1995 Australian Open (Jan 1995) --> 2000 French Open (June 2000)

Arantxa took exactly five years to win her second Slam: 1989 French Open --> 1994 French Open.

mckyle. said:

Nobody has ever gone five years in between slam wins, so Ostapenko and Stephens are out by that metric.

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ASV went exactly 5 years, Pierce went a month short of 5.5, and Virginia Wade went almost exactly 5.5. That said, Ostapenko and Stephens would break that span were they to win again.

However, IMO the current likeliest candidate to win a major with a huge gap between titles is Kvitova. She last won Wimbledon in 2014, and she's a Top 5 contender for it this season.