Leander Paes and Swiss Martina Hingis became the first team since 1969
to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in the same season at the
US Open
Leander Paes and Swiss Martina Hingis,the fourth seeds defeated American duo Sam Querrey and Bethanie
Mattek-Sands 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 to add the New York crown to their wins at
the Australian Open and Wimbledon in the year 2015
The only other team to win three majors in the same year were Marty Riessen and Margaret Court 46 years ago.
Leander Paes(42)has also surpassed his former doubles partner, Mahesh Bhupathi, as the most
successful mixed doubles champion in the Open Era with nine Grand Slam
titles
The victory at the 2015 US Open was 17th title in total for Leander Paes(42) while Martina Hingis(34) now has 19 from five singles, 10 women's doubles and four mixed.
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