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A wooden spoon, also known as the "anti-slam", is sometimes spoken about in tennis. It is described as the worst possible outcome in a tournament, won by the player who is defeated in the first round by a player who is defeated in the second round, who is defeated in the third round and so forth, until the final of the tournament.

Some notable Grand Slam "wooden spooners" include, among others, Goran Ivanišević (1995 Australian Open), Mary Pierce (2002 Australian Open), Marat Safin (2004 US Open), Caroline Wozniacki (2007 French Open), Ana Ivanovic (2010 Wimbledon Championships), Karolína Plíšková (2015 US Open), Rafael Nadal (2016 Australian Open), Jelena Janković (2016 French Open), Naomi Osaka (2017 French Open), and Jeļena Ostapenko (2018 French Open - she was the defending champion, having won in 2017).

Greg Rusedski (1994 and 1995 US Open, 2006 Wimbledon Championships), Nicolás Lapentti (1996 French Open, 1997 and 2009 Wimbledon Championships) and Julien Benneteau (2014 and 2016 US Open, 2016 French Open) have claimed three wooden spoons throughout their career.[1]

Men's Singles Wooden Spoons

Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open
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1881 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom George Montgomerie (1/2) United States Pruyn
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1883 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom Otway Woodhouse United States L Bosnal
1884 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom WT Ryves United States W Gammell
1885 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom Ernest Meers United States CE Garrett
1886 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom Oswald Milne United States WR Weeden
1887 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom George Montgomerie (2/2) United States WH Barnes
1888 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom AG Ziffo United States A Rives
1889 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom TS Campion United States SC Fox
1890 tournament not created tournament not created United Kingdom Archibald Thomson United States C Bentley
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