Who is the greatest teenage star in tennis history?

Major titles before a first car, world No. 1 before finishing school. Some prodigies built long careers; a couple burned bright and early.

1. 1
   Mats Wilander

   Won the 1982 French Open at 17 as an unseeded Swede.
   1000pts
2. 2
   John McEnroe

   Came through qualifying to reach the 1977 Wimbledon semifinals at 18, then won the US Open at 20.
   777pts
3. 3
   Boris Becker

   Unseeded 17-year-old who won Wimbledon in 1985, still the youngest men's champion there.
   678pts
4. 4
   Carlos Alcaraz

   Won the 2022 US Open and became world No. 1 at 19.
   678pts
5. 5
   Björn Borg

   Won the 1974 French Open at 18 and was a Wimbledon champion by 20.
   555pts
6. 6
   Rafael Nadal

   Won the French Open on his debut in 2005, two days after turning 19.
   555pts
7. 7
   Chris Evert

   Reached the US Open semifinals at 16 in 1971 as an amateur.
   555pts
8. 8
   Coco Gauff

   Beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon at 15 and won the 2023 US Open at 19.
   555pts
9. 9
   Tracy Austin

   Won the 1979 US Open at 16, beating Chris Evert in the final.
   555pts
10. 10
    Monica Seles

    Won eight Grand Slam titles before her 20th birthday.
    0pts
11. 11
    Martina Hingis

    Became world No. 1 at 16 and won three majors in 1997.
    0pts
12. 12
    Michael Chang

    Won the 1989 French Open at 17, the youngest men's major champion ever.
    0pts
13. 13
    Steffi Graf

    Won the 1987 French Open at 17 and the Golden Slam at 19.
    0pts
14. 14
    Serena Williams

    Won the 1999 US Open at 17, the first of her 23 majors.
    0pts
15. 15
    Maria Sharapova

    Beat Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final at 17.
    0pts
16. 16
    Emma Raducanu

    Won the 2021 US Open at 18 as a qualifier without dropping a set.
    0pts
17. 17
    Jennifer Capriati

    Reached the French Open semifinals at 14 and won Olympic gold at 16.
    0pts

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