7 teenagers to have won a Grand Slam title in the Open Era

#5 Rafael Nadal: 19 years 2 days (2005 French Open)

Nadal lifts his first Grand Slam title at the 2005 French Open

Rafael Nadal made his much awaited Roland Garros debut in 2005 after missing the 2004 edition of the tournament owing to a stress fracture. The Spaniard would live up to his pre-tournament billing.

Having ascended from No. 56 to No. 4 in the world rankings, Nadal did not drop a set against Lars Burgsmuller, Xavier Malisse and Richard Gasquet in the first three rounds, before going past Sebastian Grosjean in four sets to reach the quarterfinals.

Following a straight-sets win over compatriot David Ferrer, Nadal booked a first Grand Slam meeting with Roger Federer in the semifinals. The left-hander won the opening set against the world's No.1 player before Federer took the second. Nadal then assumed control of the match by taking the next two sets for the loss of just seven games to reach his first Major final.

In the first all-lefty Grand Slam final since Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Rios at the 1998 Australian Open, Nadal took on little known Argentine Mariano Puerta. After Puerta took the opener on a tiebreak, the younger left-hander reeled off the next three sets to become the youngest Grand Slam winner in 25 years.

In the process, Nadal became the third teenager to win the French Open and the first to do so on his tournament debut since Mats Wilander in 1982.

Since Nadal's triumph in 2005, no other teenager has won a Grand Slam tournament in men's tennis.

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