Stat of the Day: Ashleigh Barty joins rare company by winning first three Grand Slam finals

Ashleigh Barty has been rock solid in finals over the last few years, and that form has carried over to the biggest finals—with her 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory over Danielle Collins in the final of the Australian Open, she improved to 3-0 in her career in Grand Slam finals, having also won her first two at Roland Garros in 2019 and Wimbledon in 2021.

Barty has joined rare company with the achievement: she’s just the sixth woman in the Open Era to win their first three Grand Slam finals.

WOMEN TO WIN THEIR FIRST 3 GRAND SLAM FINALS (Open Era)
~ Virginia Wade: won first 3 at 1968 US Open, 1972 Australian Open and 1977 Wimbledon (finished career 3-0)
~ Monica Seles: won first 6 at 1990 Roland Garros, 1991 Australian Open, 1991 Roland Garros, 1991 US Open, 1992 Australian Open and 1992 Roland Garros (finished career 9-4)
~ Lindsay Davenport: won first 3 at 1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon and 2000 Australian Open (finished career 3-4)
~ Jennifer Capriati: won first 3 at 2001 Australian Open, 2001 Roland Garros and 2002 Australian Open (finished career 3-0)
~ Naomi Osaka: won first 4 at 2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open, 2020 US Open and 2021 Australian Open (still 4-0)
~ Ashleigh Barty: won first 3 at 2019 Roland Garros, 2021 Wimbledon and 2022 Australian Open (still 3-0)

Note: Margaret Court won her first eight Grand Slam finals in the Open Era, but had lost some finals prior to the Open Era.