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In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year 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.
The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are:
- Australian Open
- French Open
- Wimbledon
- U.S. Open
History
The term Grand Slam, as applied to tennis, was first used 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.
The expression Grand Slam, initially used to describe the winning of the tennis major events in one calendar year, was later incorporated by other sports, notably golf, to describe a similar accomplishment.
Calendar Year Grand Slam (four majors in one calendar year)
Men’s Singles
- Don Budge ( 1938)
- Rod Laver ( 1962 • 1969)
- Note: Laver is the only player ever to achieve this twice.
Women’s Singles
- Maureen Connolly ( 1953)
- Margaret Smith Court ( 1970)
- Steffi Graf ( 1988)
- Note: Graf also won the Olympic gold medal in 1988
Men’s Doubles
- Frank Sedgman & Ken McGregor ( 1951)
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 Navrátilová & Pam Shriver ( 1984)
- Martina Hingis ( 1998), with Mirjana Lucic at the Australian Open, then Jana Novotná at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.
All-time majors list after Nadal makes most of golden opportunity in GOAT race
Rafael Nadal made history by becoming the first man to win 21 grand slam singles titles with an incredible come-from-behind victory over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday night.
With Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both absent in Melbourne, Nadal made the most of a golden chance to break clear of his rivals — also equal on 20 grand slams — and he’ll be favourite to add another at the French Open.
With Djokovic and Federer’s futures clouded by vaccination drama and injury respectively, it means Sunday’s final could be a massive moment in the race to be crowned men’s tennis’ greatest player of all-time. Here’s how the last currently stands of most grand slam singles titles won by a male.
Grand Slam All-Time Champions
GRAND SLAM
In tennis, the term Grand Slam refers to the accomplishment of winning all four major championships-the championships of Australia, France, Britain (Wimbledon), and the United States-in the same calendar season. The feat has been achieved six times (by five different players). Grand Slam is commonly misused to describe any one of the four major tournaments.
In 1938, Don Budge became the first tennis player to win the four major championships in one year and, thus, capture the Grand Slam. Championships. It was on the eve of the match that the big four were christened with the term Grand Slam. ‘If Crawford beats Perry today,’ wrote John Kieran of The New York Times, a keen bridge player, ‘it would be something like scoring a Grand Slam on the courts, doubled and vulnerable.’ As it turned out, Crawford, fatigued after almost five months on the road, came within one set of achieving the first Grand Slam before falling to Perry.”
In 1970, Margaret Smith Court made the second female Slam, and Steffi Graf became the fifth player to claim a Grand Slam in 1988. Graf’s accomplishment is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Slam” since she also won the gold medal in women’s singles at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
In doubles, the Grand Slam was first achieved by Australians Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor in 1951; by Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver of the United States in 1984; and in mixed doubles by Australians Margaret Smith (Court) and Ken Fletcher in 1963. Maria Bueno (1960), Owen Davidson (1967) and Martina Hingis (1988) each won a personal Slam in doubles with two partners.
Australian Lew Hoad and American Serena Williams are the only other singles players besides Crawford to have had the opportunity to win the Grand Slam at the US Open and fail to do so. In 1956, after winning the Australian, French and Wimbledon championships, Hoad entered the U.S. National Championships, but lost to Ken Rosewall, the No. 2 seed, in the final, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. And in 2015, after claiming the first three Slam singles titles of the year, Williams fell to unseeded Roberta Vinci, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.
GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS
Singles
1938 Don Budge, United States
1953 Maureen Connolly, United States
1962 Rod Laver, Australia
1969 Rod Laver, Australia
1970 Margaret Smith Court, Australia
1988 Steffi Graf, Germany
Doubles
1951 Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor, Australia
1984 Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver, United States
1960 Maria Bueno (with two partners), Brazil
1998 Martina Hingis (with two partners), Switzerland
Mixed Doubles
1963 Margaret Smith and Ken Fletcher, Australia
1967 Owen Davidson, Australia (with two partners)
CAREER GRAND SLAM
The term “Career Grand Slam” has been used to refer to the accomplishment of winning each of the four major championships during a player’s career. Below is the list of seven men and nine women who have achieved the “Career Grand Slam” and the last major they won to complete the set.
Men’s Singles (8)
Fred Perry, England (1935 French Championships)
Don Budge, United States (1938 French Championships)
Rod Laver, Australia (1962 U.S. Championships)
Roy Emerson, Australia (1964 Wimbledon)
Andre Agassi, United States (1999 French Open)
Roger Federer, Switzerland (2009 French Open)
Rafael Nadal, Spain (2010 US Open)
Novak Djokovic, Serbia (2016 French Open)
Women’s Singles (10)
Maureen Connolly Brinker, United States (1953 French Championships)
Doris Hart, United States (1954 U.S. Championships)
Shirley Fry Irvin, United States (1957 Australian Championships)
Margaret Smith Court, Australia (1963 Wimbledon)
Billie Jean King, United States (1972 French Open)
Chris Evert, United States (1982 Australian Open)
Martina Navratilova, United States (1983 US Open)
Steffi Graf, Germany (1988 US Open)
Serena Williams, United States (2003 Australian Open)
Maria Sharapova (2012 French Open)
THREE-QUARTER SLAMS
While there have been only two occasions where a player attempted to capture the Grand Slam at the US Open and failed, several players won the US Open to claim three of the four major championships in the same calendar year. Below is a list of times when a player won three Grand Slam events in a season:
Men’s Singles (14 times by 11 men)
1933 Jack Crawford, Australia (Australian, French, Wimbledon)
1934 Fred Perry, England (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1955 Tony Trabert, United States (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1956 Lew Hoad, Australia (Australian, French, Wimbledon)
1958 Ashley Cooper, Australia (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1964 Roy Emerson, Australia (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1974 Jimmy Connors, United States (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1988 Mats Wilander, Sweden (Australian, French, U.S.)
2004 Roger Federer, Switzerland (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
2006 Roger Federer, Switzerland (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
2007 Roger Federer, Switzerland (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
2010 Rafael Nadal, Spain (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
2011 Novak Djokovic, Serbia (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)
2015 Novak Djokovic, Serbia (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)
Women’s Singles (17 times by 8 women)
1928 Helen Wills Moody, United States (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1962 Margaret Smith, Australia (Australian, French, U.S.)
1965 Margaret Smith, Australia (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1969 Margaret Smith Court, Australia (Australian, French, U.S.)
1972 Billie Jean King, United States (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1973 Margaret Smith Court, Australia (Australian, French, U.S.)
1983 Martina Navratilova, United States (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1984 Martina Navratilova, United States (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1989 Steffi Graf, Germany (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1991 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia (Australian, French, U.S.)
1992 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia (Australian, French, U.S.)
1993 Steffi Graf, Germany (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1995 Steffi Graf, Germany (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1996 Steffi Graf, Germany (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
1997 Martina Hingis, Switzerland (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.)
2002 Serena Williams, United States (French, Wimbledon, U.S.)
2015 Serena Williams, United States (Australian, French, Wimbledon)
Career in Review
– Won 18 Grand Slam titles, including all-time record 9 at Wimbledon (also 4 US Opens, 3 Australian Opens and 2 French Opens); completed career Grand Slam at 1983 US Open (held all four Grand Slams at same time when winning 1984 French Open); fell two matches short of completing calendar-year Grand Slam in 1984 (l. to Sukova in SFs of Australian Open); won 6 straight Grand Slam titles in 1983/84 (equalled record of Connolly & Court).
– Won 31 Grand Slam doubles titles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
– 1 of 3 women to win singles, doubles and mixed at least once at every Grand Slam (also Court & Hart); won all three titles at 1987 US Open.
– 167 singles titles and 177 doubles titles are all-time records for any player, male or female; also swept singles and doubles at same events a record 84 times.
– Rose to No.1 on July 10, 1978 after winning first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (332 weeks at No.1 is second all-time to Graf).
