Grand Slam (tennis)
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]
Yearly Logistics
Australian Open
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
Current Men's Single Champion: Juan Martin del 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.
Grand Slam (four majors in one calendar year)
Men's singles
- Don Budge (1938)
- Rod Laver (1962 • 1969)
Women's singles
- Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953)
- Margaret Court (1970)
- Steffi Graf (1988)
- Note: Graf also won the Olympic gold medal in 1988 (The "Golden" Grand Slam)
Men's doubles
- Frank Sedgman and 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 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
- Margaret Court and Ken Fletcher (1963)
- Margaret Court (1965), with: John Newcombe at the Australian Championships; Ken Fletcher at the French Championships and Wimbledon; and Fred Stolle at the U.S. Championships.
- Note: Australian Championships final was not played. The title is shared with Robyn Ebbern and Owen Davidson
- Owen Davidson (1967), with Lesley Turner Bowrey at the Australian Championships, then Billie Jean King at the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships.
- Note: In 1985, Martina Navratilova won every Grand Slam mixed doubles title available - the French Open and the US Open with Heinz Gunthardt and Wimbledon with Paul McNamee. She could not complete a Grand Slam because the Australian Open mixed doubles championships were not played from 1970 until 1987.
Boys' singles
- Stefan Edberg (1983)
Non-calendar year Grand Slam (four consecutive majors regardless of year)
In 1982, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) redefined the Grand Slam as four consecutive titles that could span two consecutive years and put up a US$1 million bonus for any player who accomplished the feat.[5] After Martina Navratilova won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam singles title at the 1984 French Open, she was awarded the $1 million bonus in recognition of her achievement. (Navratilova then won the next two Grand Slam singles titles, for a total of six consecutive, but did not complete the calendar-year Grand Slam.) This redefinition of the Grand Slam by the ITF was the source of great controversy in the tennis world and, in the years since, the ITF has distanced itself from the 1982 decision, seemingly reverting to the traditional calendar-year definition of the Grand Slam. No other sources consider this a true Grand Slam.
Women's singles
- Martina Navratilova (1983–84)
- Won six consecutive Grand Slam titles. Her streak was Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open in 1983, followed by French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open in 1984. (The Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985, returning to its original January date in 1987.)
- Steffi Graf (1993–94)
- Her streak was: 1993 French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, and the 1994 Australian Open.
- Serena Williams (2002–03)
- Her streak was: 2002 French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, and the 2003 Australian Open.
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.
Most consecutive Grand Slam tournament titles
Men's singles
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
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:
- 8: Martina Navratilova (1983 Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1984 French Open/Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1985 French Open)
- 8: Pam Shriver (1983 Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1984 French Open/Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1985 French Open)
Most consecutive Grand Slam singles finals
Note: minimum four consecutive finals.
Men
| Rank | Player | # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | 10 | 2005 Wimbledon – 2007 US Open |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 8 | 2008 French Open – 2010 Australian Open |
| 3 | Jack Crawford | 7 | 1934 Australian Championships – 1935 Wimbledon |
| 4 | Don Budge | 6 | 1937 Wimbledon – 1938 U.S. Championships |
| = | Rod Laver | 6 | 1961 Wimbledon – 1962 U.S. Championships |
| 6 | Fred Perry | 5 | 1934 Wimbledon – 1935 Wimbledon |
| = | Frank Sedgman | 5 | 1951 U.S. Championships – 1952 U.S. Championships |
| = | Fred Stolle | 5 | 1964 Wimbledon – 1965 Wimbledon |
| 9 | Lew Hoad | 4 | 1956 Australian Championships – 1956 U.S. Championships |
| = | Rod Laver | 4 | 1969 Australian Open – 1969 US Open |
| = | Andre Agassi | 4 | 1999 French Open – 2000 Australian Open |
Women
| Rank | Player | # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 13 | 1987 French Open – 1990 French Open |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 11 | 1985 French Open – 1987 US Open |
| 3 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 1983 Wimbledon Championships – 1984 US Open |
| = | Chris Evert | 6 | 1984 French Open – 1985 Wimbledon Championships |
| = | Monica Seles | 6 | 1991 US Open – 1993 Australian Open |
| = | Margaret Court | 6 | 1969 US Open – 1971 Australian Open |
| = | Maureen Connolly Brinker | 6 | 1952 Wimbledon Championships – 1953 US Championships |
| 8 | Steffi Graf | 5 | 1993 Australian Open – 1994 Australian Open |
| = | Martina Hingis | 5 | 1997 Australian Open – 1998 Australian Open |
| = | Margaret Court | 5 | 1963 Wimbledon Championships – 1964 Wimbledon Championships |
| = | Margaret Court | 5 | 1965 Australian Championships – 1966 Australian Championships |
| 12 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | 4 | 1915 U.S. Championships – 1918 U.S. Championships |
| = | Pauline Betz Addie | 4 | 1941 U.S. Championships – 1944 U.S. Championships |
| = | Maria Bueno | 4 | 1964 French Championships – 1965 Australian Championships |
| = | Hana Mandlíková | 4 | 1980 US Open – 1981 Wimbledon Championships |
| = | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 1981 US Open – 1982 Wimbledon Championships |
| = | Chris Evert | 4 | 1982 Wimbledon Championships – 1983 French Open |
| = | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 1994 US Open – 1995 Wimbledon |
| = | Serena Williams | 4 | 2002 French Open – 2003 Australian Open |
| = | Venus Williams | 4 | 2002 French Open – 2003 Australian Open |
| = | Justine Henin | 4 | 2006 Australian Open – 2006 US Open |
Most Grand Slam singles titles in a row (non-consecutive)
Helen Wills Moody won all 16 of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played beginning with the 1924 U.S. Championships and extending through the 1933 Wimbledon Championships (not counting her defaults in the 1926 French and Wimbledon Championships). The first 15 of those were won without losing a set. During this period, she won 6 Wimbledons, 4 French Championships, and 6 U.S. Championships. She also won the 1924 Summer Olympics during this period. Moody never entered the Australian Championships.
Most Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in a row (non-consecutive)
Doris Hart won all 13 of the Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments she played beginning with the 1951 French Championships and extending through the 1955 U.S. Championships. During this period, she won 5 Wimbledons, 3 French Championships, and 5 U.S. Championships.
Career Grand Slam
Winning all four Grand Slam tournaments during a career is termed a Career Grand Slam. Six men and nine women have accomplished this in singles play, but only three men (Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, and Roger Federer) and five women (Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Serena Williams) have won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments at least once since the beginning of the open era.
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.
- 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.
- Frank Sedgman & Ken McGregor (1951–52)
- Lew Hoad & Ken Rosewall (1953–56)
- Roy Emerson & Neale Fraser (1959-60-62)
- John Newcombe & Tony Roche (1965–67)
- Jacco Eltingh & Paul Haarhuis (1994-95-98)
- Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (1992–93-95-2000) — see also The Woodies
- Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2003-05-06)
Male doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam (7):
- Adrian Quist (1935-36-39)
- Neale Fraser (1957-58-59)
- Bob Hewitt (1962-64-67-77)
- John Fitzgerald (1982-84-86-89)
- Anders Järryd (1983-87-89)
- Jonas Björkman (1998-2002-03-05)
- Daniel Nestor (2002-04-07-08)
Women's doubles
- 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
Female doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam (13):
- Louise Brough Clapp (1942-46-50)
- Doris Hart (1947-48-50-51)
- Shirley Fry Irvin (1950-51-57)
- Althea Gibson (1956–1957)
- Maria Bueno (1958–60)
- Lesley Turner Bowrey (1961–64)
- Judy Tegart Dalton (1964-66-69-70)
- Gigi Fernández (1988-91-92-93)
- Natasha Zvereva (1989-91-93)
- Helena Suková (1989-90-93)
- Jana Novotná (1989-90-94)
- Martina Hingis (1996–97-98)
- Lisa Raymond (2000-01-06)
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.)
- Frank Sedgman & Doris Hart (1949–51)
- Ken Fletcher & Margaret Court (1964–65)
- Marty Riessen & Margaret Court (1969–75)
Male doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam:
- Owen Davidson (1965-66-67)
- Bob Hewitt (1961-70-77-79)
- Todd Woodbridge (1990-93-94-95)
- Mark Woodforde (1992–93)
- Mahesh Bhupathi (1997-99-2005-06)
Female doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam:
- Billie Jean King (1967–68)
- Martina Navratilova (1974-85-2003)
- Daniela Hantuchová (2001-02-05)
- Cara Black (2002-04-08-10)
Boys singles
- Stefan Edberg (1983)
Boys doubles
- Mark Kratzmann (1983–84)
Calendar Year Golden Slam
The term Golden Slam (initially "Golden Grand Slam") was coined in 1988 when Steffi Graf won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments and the singles gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year.[6]
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).
Career Golden Slam
A player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal during his or her career is said to have achieved a Career Golden Slam.
- 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)
- Individual doubles players who won a Career Golden Slam:
- Gigi Fernández: partnering Mary Joe Fernandez to win the 1992 and 1996 Olympic gold medal (women's doubles); partnering Robin White to win the 1988 US Open; partnering Jana Novotná to win the 1991 French Open; and partnering Natasha Zvereva to win the 1992 Wimbledon Championships and the 1993 Australian Open.
- Daniel Nestor: The 2002 Australian Open (partnering Mark Knowles), The 2007 French Open (partnering Mark Knowles), The 2010 French Open (partnering Nenad Zimonjić), The 2009 Wimbledon Championships (partnering Nenad Zimonjić), The 2004 US Open (partnering Mark Knowles), and the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2000 Olympic Games (partnering Sébastien Lareau).
Three Grand Slam tournament titles in a year
Players who have won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year.
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
- 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
- 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
- Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1946: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1949: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Louise Brough Clapp
- 1946: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1949: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1950: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Doris Hart
- 1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Shirley Fry Irvin
- 1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- 1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Althea Gibson
- 1957: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Darlene Hard
- 1962: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Lesley Turner Bowrey
- 1964: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
- Nancy Richey Gunter
- 1966: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
- Betty Stöve
- 1972: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
- Margaret Court
- 1973: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
- Virginia Wade
- 1973: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
- Helen Gourlay Cawley
- 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
- 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
- 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
Career "Boxed Set"
Another Grand Slam-related accomplishment is winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles – winning the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events.
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
- 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
References
- ↑ Fox Sports. "[1]"
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2356094
- ↑ Drucker, Joel (2008-10-16). "ESPN: Graf's Golden Slam". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=drucker_joel&id=3635576. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ Riley, Scott (2005). "The Sports Network". http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-m/misc/at_the_net/at_the_net_051705.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ Stratte-McClure, Joel (June 25, 1984). "Martina Navratilova Takes the Grand Slam and Nets a Cool Million While She's at It". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088137,00.html. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- ↑ Tandon, Kamakshi (January 5, 2009). "Gold Standard: Graf mints Golden Slam in 1988". tennis.com. http://www.tennis.com/features/general/features.aspx?id=153982. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
External links
- Official website of the Australian Open
- Official website of the French Open
- Official website of Wimbledon
- Official website of the US Open
- All-times Grand Slam tournaments finals - Reference book.
- Wimbledon Live Stream
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