The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in the same calendar year, also referred to as the “Calendar-year Grand Slam” or “Calendar Slam”.
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In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a Career Grand Slam.
What are the 5 Grand Slams in tennis?
The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open in January, the French Open from late May to early June, Wimbledon in late June to early July, and the US Open in August–September, with each played over two weeks.
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The Australian and the United States tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on clay, and Wimbledon on grass.
What is the most famous Grand Slam?
Wimbledon is the oldest tournament and most famous Grand Slam, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905, but it wasn’t until 1925 that all four were held as officially sanctioned majors.
Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?
Steffi Graf has won all 4 Grand Slams.
In lieu of that, The Golden Slam, or Golden Grand Slam, was created in 1988 when Steffi Graf won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year.
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