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The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors,[1] are the most important tennis events of the year in
terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are the Australian Open,
the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, played in that order. Both the Australian Open and the US Open
are played on hard courts, while the French Open is played on clay, and the Wimbledon is played on grass.
The Open Era of tennis began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments agreed to allow professional players to
compete. Wimbledon, the first of Grand Slams, began in 1877, followed by the US Open (1881), the French Open
(1891), and the Australian Open (1905). Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four grand slams
have been played yearly, with the exception of the 1st and 2nd World Wars and 1986 for the Australian Open. The
Australian Open is the 1st Grand Slam of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May-June),
Wimbledon (June-July), and US Open (August-September). Winning both Wimbledon (on grass) and the French
Open (on clay), back-to-back, is quite an achievement considering the traditional difference between the court
surfaces and the fast turn-a-round time between the tournaments.
In modern years, the Grand Slams have begun to add instant replay, giving the players the ability to challenge calls.
The US Open was to the first to allow this in 2006.[2] Both the US Open and Australian Open also feature night
matches played under the lights. The US Open was the first to feature night matches and also features the most night
matches of any Grand Slam. The US Open is the only Grand Slam to have a tie-breaker in the 5th set of Men's
Single's play, whereas in all the other Grand Slams players play out the 5th set (until one player leads by 2 games)
A singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year is said to have
achieved the "Grand Slam". If the player or team wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is
called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is
referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four Majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics
has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988,[3] when Steffi Graf became the only person to accomplish that feat in
a single calendar year. Andre Agassi is the only other player to achieve a "Golden Slam", but Agassi did not do it in
one calendar year, so his is called a "Career Golden Slam".[4]
Contents
1 Yearly Logistics
2 History
3 Grand Slam (four majors in one calendar year)
3.1 Men's singles
3.2 Women's singles
3.3 Men's doubles
3.4 Women's doubles
3.5 Mixed doubles
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3.6 Boys' singles
4 Non-calendar year Grand Slam (four consecutive majors regardless of year)
4.1 Women's singles
4.2 Women's doubles
5 Most consecutive Grand Slam tournament titles
5.1 Men's singles
5.2 Women's singles
5.3 Men's doubles
5.4 Women's doubles
6 Most consecutive Grand Slam singles finals
6.1 Men
6.2 Women
7 Most Grand Slam singles titles in a row (non-consecutive)
8 Most Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in a row (non-consecutive)
9 Career Grand Slam
9.1 Men's singles
9.2 Women's singles
9.3 Men's doubles
9.4 Women's doubles
9.5 Mixed doubles
9.6 Boys singles
9.7 Boys doubles
10 Calendar Year Golden Slam
11 Career Golden Slam
12 Three Grand Slam tournament titles in a year
12.1 Men's singles
12.2 Women's singles
12.3 Men's doubles
12.4 Women's doubles
12.5 Mixed doubles
12.6 Boys' singles
12.7 Girls' singles
12.8 Boys' doubles
12.9 Girls' doubles
13 Career "Boxed Set"
14 See also
15 References
16 External links
Yearly Logistics
Australian Open
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Tournament Dates: 18 January – 31 January
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Current Men's Single Champion: Roger Federer
Current Women's Single Champion: Serena
Williams
French Open
Tournament Dates: 23 May – 6 June
Venue: Roland Garros, Paris
Current Men's Single Champion: Rafael Nadal
Current Women's Single Champion: Francesca
Schiavone
Wimbledon Championship
Tournament Dates: 21 June – 4 July
Venue: All England Tennis Club, London
Current Men's Single Champion: Rafael Nadal
Current Women's Single Champion: Serena
Williams
US Open
Tournament Dates: 30 August - 12 September
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Yearly Grand Slam (tennis) Calendar- the dates that each
Current Men's Single Champion: Juan Martin del tournament takes place
Potro
Current Women's Single Champion: Kim Clijsters
History
Used in golf since 1930, the term Grand Slam was first applied to tennis by New York Times columnist John
Kieran according to Total Tennis, The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia by Bud Collins. In the chapter about
1933, Collins writes that after the Australian player Jack Crawford had won the Australian, French, and
Wimbledon Championships, speculation arose about his chances in the U.S. Championships. Kieran, who was a
bridge player, wrote: "If Crawford wins, it would be something like scoring a grand slam on the courts, doubled and
vulnerable." Crawford, an asthmatic, won two of the first three sets of his finals match against Fred Perry, then tired
in the heat and lost the last two sets and the match.
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Maria Bueno (1960), with Christine Truman Janes at the Australian Championships, then Darlene Hard at
the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (1984)
Note: Navratilova and Shriver won 8 consecutive Grand Slam titles from 1983 Wimbledon to the
1985 French Open.
Martina Navratilova (1986), with Andrea Temesvári at the French Championships, then Pam Shriver at
Wimbledon and the US Open.
Note: Australian Championships were not played in 1986 but Navratilova won both the December
1985 and the January 1987 tournaments.
Martina Hingis (1998), with Mirjana Lučić at the Australian Open, then Jana Novotná at the French Open,
Wimbledon, and the US Open.
Mixed doubles
Boys' singles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Pam Shriver and Martina Navratilova(1986–87)
Four consecutive titles from 1986 Wimbledon through the 1987 French Open (all with Navratilova).
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva (1992–93)
Six consecutive titles from the 1992 French Open through 1993 Wimbledon.
Natasha Zvereva (1996–97)
Four consecutive titles from the 1996 US Open through 1997 Wimbledon (all with Gigi Fernández
with the exception of 1997 Australian Open won with Martina Hingis).
Serena Williams and Venus Williams (2009–2010)
Four consecutive titles from 2009 Wimbledon through the 2010 French Open.
Don Budge (6): (1937 Wimbledon through the 1938 U.S. Championships).
Women's singles
Maureen Connolly Brinker (6): (1952 Wimbledon through the 1953 U.S. Championships).
Margaret Court (6): (1969 US Open through the 1971 Australian Open).
Martina Navratilova (6): (1983 Wimbledon through the 1984 US Open).
Men's doubles
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Team:
7: Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman (from the 1951 Australian Championships through the 1952
Wimbledon Championships)
Player:
8: Frank Sedgman (from the 1950 US Championships through the 1952 Wimbledon Championships)
Women's doubles
Team:
8: Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (1983 Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open,
1984 French Open/Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1985 French Open)
6: Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva (1992 French Open/Wimbledon Championships/US Open, 1993
Australian Open/French Open/Wimbledon Championships)
Player:
Men
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= Rod Laver 4 1969 Australian Open – 1969 US Open
= Andre Agassi 4 1999 French Open – 2000 Australian Open
Women
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Olympics during this period. Moody never entered the Australian Championships.
A number of high-achievement players have failed to achieve the Career Grand Slam because they did not have
long careers or because particular tournaments were ill-suited to their games. Björn Borg never won the US Open
or the Australian Open. John McEnroe never won the Australian Open or the French Open. Ken Rosewall,
Guillermo Vilas, Ivan Lendl, Monica Seles, and Mats Wilander failed to win Wimbledon. John Newcombe, Arthur
Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis, and Lindsay Davenport failed
to win the French Open. Evonne Goolagong Cawley never won the US Open, and Althea Gibson never won the
Australian Open.
Venus Williams thus far has failed to win either the Australian Open or the French Open, Justine Henin has not yet
won Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal has not yet won the US Open, and Maria Sharapova has not yet won the French
Open.
The following lists the players who have won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments. The year in which they won
their first Grand Slam singles tournament is listed first. The tournaments (or years) needed to complete their first
Career Grand Slam were won are then listed. The ages of the players when their Career Grand Slam was
completed are shown in square brackets.
Men's singles
Fred Perry (1933 US Championships, 1934 Australian Championships, 1934 Wimbledon Championships &
1935 French Championships) [26]
Don Budge (1937 Wimbledon Championships, 1937 US Championships, 1938 Australian Championships
& 1938 French Championships) [23]
Rod Laver (1960 Australian Championships, 1961 Wimbledon Championships, 1962 French
Championships & 1962 US Championships) [24]
Roy Emerson (1961 Australian Championships, 1961 US Championships, 1963 French Championships &
1964 Wimbledon Championships) [27]
Andre Agassi (1992 Wimbledon, 1994 US Open, 1995 Australian Open & 1999 French Open) [29]
Agassi also accomplished a Career Golden Slam by winning the Singles Olympic Gold Medal at the
Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games to go with his career Grand Slam. However, tennis was absent from the
Olympics for 60 years, from 1924–1984.
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Roger Federer (2003 Wimbledon, 2004 Australian Open, 2004 US Open & 2009 French Open) [27]
Women's singles
Maureen Connolly Brinker (1951 US Championships, 1952 Wimbledon Championships, 1953 Australian
Championships & 1953 French Championships) [18]
Doris Hart (1949 Australian Championships, 1950 French Championships, 1951 Wimbledon
Championships & 1954 US Championships) [29]
Shirley Fry Irvin (1951 French Championships, 1956 Wimbledon Championships, 1956 US Championships
& 1957 Australian Championships) [29]
Margaret Court (1960 Australian Championships, 1962 French Championships, 1962 US Championships &
1963 Wimbledon Championships; as Margaret Smith) [20]
Billie Jean King (1966 Wimbledon Championships, 1967 US Championships, 1968 Australian
Championships & 1972 French Open) [28]
Chris Evert (1974 French Open, 1974 Wimbledon Championships, 1975 US Open & 1982 Australian
Open) [28]
Martina Navratilova (1978 Wimbledon Championships, 1981 Australian Open, 1982 French Open & 1983
US Open) [26]
Steffi Graf (1987 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 Wimbledon & 1988 US Open) [19]
Serena Williams (1999 US Open, 2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon & 2003 Australian Open) [21]
Men's doubles
The teams and individual players who won all four Grand Slam doubles tournaments during their careers are listed.
The year in which they won their first Grand Slam doubles tournament is listed first. The years in which the
tournaments needed to complete the Career Grand Slam were won are then listed.
Women's doubles
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Margaret Court & Judy Tegart Dalton (1966-69-70)
Kathy Jordan & Anne Smith (1980–81)
Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver (1981-82-83-84)
Gigi Fernández & Natasha Zvereva (1992–93)
Serena Williams & Venus Williams (1999-2000-01) — see also Williams sisters
Mixed doubles
In the following, the players who won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments during their careers are
listed. (The year in which they won their first Grand Slam mixed doubles tournament is listed first. The years in
which the tournaments needed to complete the Career Grand Slam were won are then listed.)
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Boys singles
Boys doubles
Tennis was not an Olympic sport from 1928 through 1984 (except as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984);
therefore, many top tennis players from the past never had the chance to complete a Golden Slam. Nevertheless,
even with tennis on the Olympics, a Calendar Year Golden Slam could not have been accomplished by any player
except Maria Bueno (1960) and Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver (1984).
Singles players who won a Career Golden Slam (a singles Career Grand Slam plus the Olympic gold
medal in singles):
Steffi Graf (1988 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 Wimbledon Championships, 1988
Olympic gold medal (women's singles), & 1988 US Open)
Andre Agassi (1992 Wimbledon, 1994 US Open, 1995 Australian Open, 1996 Olympic gold medal
(men's singles), & 1999 French Open)
Doubles teams that won a Career Golden Slam (a doubles team Career Grand Slam & the Olympic
gold medal in doubles):
Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (1992 Australian Open, 1992 US Open, 1993 Wimbledon,
1996 Olympic gold medal (men's doubles), & 2000 French Open)
Serena Williams & Venus Williams (1999 French Open, 1999 US Open, 2000 Wimbledon, 2000
Olympic gold medal (women's doubles), & 2001 Australian Open)
Men's singles
Jack Crawford
1933: Australian, French, & Wimbledon Championships
Fred Perry
1934: Australian, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
Tony Trabert
1955: French, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
Lew Hoad
1956: Australian, French, & Wimbledon Championships
Ashley Cooper
1958: Australian, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
Roy Emerson
1964: Australian, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
Jimmy Connors
1974: Australian, Wimbledon, & US Open
Mats Wilander
1988: Australian, French, & US Open
Roger Federer
2004: Australian, Wimbledon, & US Open
2006: Australian, Wimbledon, & US Open
2007: Australian, Wimbledon, & US Open
Women's singles
Helen Wills
1928: French Championships, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
1929: French Championships, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
Margaret Court - also winner of a Calendar Year Grand Slam in 1970
1962: Australian, French, & U.S. Championships
1965: Australian, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
1969: Australian, French, & US Open
1973: Australian, French, & US Open
Billie Jean King
1972: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
Martina Navratilova - won six consecutive Grand Slam titles in 1983-84
1983: Wimbledon, US Open, & Australian Open
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1984: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
Steffi Graf - also winner of a Grand Slam in 1988, a Golden Slam in 1988, and a Non-Calendar Year
Grand Slam (ending with the 1994 Australian Open)
1989: Australian Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
1993: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
1995: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
1996: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
Monica Seles
1991: Australian Open, French Open, & US Open
1992: Australian Open, French Open, & US Open
Martina Hingis
1997: Australian Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
Serena Williams - winner of a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam after winning the 2003 Australian Open
2002: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
Men's doubles
Jacques Brugnon
1928: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
John Van Ryn
1931: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Jack Crawford
1935: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
John Bromwich
1950: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Ken McGregor
1952: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
Frank Sedgman
1952: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
Ken Rosewall
1953: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
1956: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Lew Hoad
1953: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
1956: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Tony Roche
1967: Australian Championships, French Championships, U.S. Championships
John Newcombe
1967: Australian Championships, French Championships, U.S. Championships
1973: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
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Anders Järryd
1987: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
1991: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
John Fitzgerald
1991: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Jacco Eltingh
1998: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Women's doubles
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1977: Australian Open (January), Wimbledon, Australian Open (December)
Martina Navratilova
1982: French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open
1983: Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open
1986: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
1987: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Pam Shriver
1983: Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open
1987: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Helena Suková
1990: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Gigi Fernández
1992: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
1993: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
1994: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Natasha Zvereva
1992: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
1993: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
1994: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
1997: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Jana Novotná
1990: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
1998: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Virginia Ruano Pascual
2004: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Paola Suárez
2004: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Serena Williams
2009: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Venus Williams
2009: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Mixed doubles
Eric Sturgess
1949: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Frank Sedgman
1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Doris Hart
1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
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1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Vic Seixas
1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Margaret Court
1964: Australian Championships, French Championships, U.S. Championships
1969: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Billie Jean King
1967: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
Marty Riessen
1969: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Bob Hewitt
1979: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Martina Navratilova
1985: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Mark Woodforde
1992: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Boys' singles
Mark Kratzman
1984: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Nicolas Pereira
1988: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Gaël Monfils
2004: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Girls' singles
Natalia Zvereva
1987: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Magdalena Maleeva
1990: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Boys' doubles
Mark Kratzmann & Simon Youl
1983: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Jason Stoltenberg & Todd Woodbridge
1988: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Ben Ellwood
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1994: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Brendan Evans & Scott Oudsema
2004: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Girls' doubles
Beth Herr
1982: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Corina Morariu & Ludmilla Varmuzova
1995: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
Victoria Azarenka
2005: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2006: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
Urszula Radwańska
2007: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
The top men's singles players have played comparatively few doubles, and very few mixed doubles. Three women
have completed the "boxed set" during their careers:
Doris Hart
Margaret Court
Martina Navratilova
Serena Williams has come closer than any other currently active player to joining this elite group. She has yet to win
the mixed doubles at the Australian and French opens (finishing as the runner-up at the 1999 Australian Open and
1998 French Open)
See also
List of Australian Open champions
List of French Open champions
List of Wimbledon Open Era champions
List of US Open (tennis) champions
List of Grand Slam related tennis records
List of Grand Slam Men's Singles Champions
List of Grand Slam Women's Singles champions
List of Grand Slam Men's Doubles champions
List of Grand Slam Women's Doubles champions
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List of Grand Slam Mixed Doubles champions
List of Grand Slam Boys' Singles champions
List of Grand Slam Boys Doubles Champions
List of Grand Slam Girls' Singles champions
List of Grand Slam Girls' Doubles champions
Tennis statistics
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External links
Official website of the Australian Open (http://www.australianopen.com/)
Official website of the French Open (http://www.rolandgarros.org/)
Official website of Wimbledon (http://www.wimbledon.org/)
Official website of the US Open (http://www.usopen.org/)
All-times Grand Slam tournaments finals - Reference book. (http://www.grandslamhistory.com/)
Wimbledon Live Stream (http://wimbledonlivestreaming.com/)
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