10 instances when a player survived a bagel in a Grand Slam final

#7. Sue Barker vs Renata Tomanova, 1976 French Open final

Barker won her first and only Grand Slam final after surviving a bagel in the final

Sue Barker has been one of Great Britain’s top tennis players and was one of the finest players during her era. Barker attained a career-high world ranking of No.3 and also won a Grand Slam. However, this Grand Slam did not come in the easiest of fashions.The tournament was the 1976 French Open and Barker reached her first Grand Slam final after battling through three consecutive gruelling three-setters. In the final, Barker would face the then Australian open runner-up Renata Tomanova and had a good start to the match by taking the first set 6-2, thus making it the third consecutive time that Tomanova lost a set in a Grand Slam final by the score of 6-2.However, Tomanova fought back hard and staged a remarkable fightback to bagel Barker in the second set. Barker eventually took the third set 6-2 to defeat Tomanova and clinch her first and only Grand Slam title.