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For other uses, see Grand Slam.

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. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Statistics play an important role in summarizing Tennis performance and evaluating players in the sport both present and past 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. If a player wins all four at some point in his or her career, even if not consecutively, it is called a Career Grand Slam. Winning three of the four tournaments is called a Small 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:

In recent years, it is also considered notable to win


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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. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Tennis (lawn tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 John F Kieran ( August 2[[ 892]]&mdash December 9[[ 981]] was an American writer amateur naturalist and radio and television Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr (born June 17, 1929 in Lima Ohio) is an American Journalist and television Sportscaster 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. John Herbert ("Jack" Crawford ( March 22, 1908 - September 10, 1991) was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s 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. Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking Card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depending " 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. Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis

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. The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year

Calendar Year Grand Slam (four majors in one calendar year)

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Boys' Singles

Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam (four consecutive majors regardless of year)

Though the term was originally defined as winning all four tournaments in the same calendar year, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) declared the official term as a player holding all four titles simultaneously, regardless of the calendar year. Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) According to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. The International Tennis Federation (ITF is the governing body of world Tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations After Martina Navratilova won four consecutive major championships, holding all four at once, the ITF awarded her the Grand Slam US$1 million bonus, as she held all four titles at once. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Bud Collins sarcastically called her accomplishment the "Grand Snap" because Playtex was the sponsor of the bonus. Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr (born June 17, 1929 in Lima Ohio) is an American Journalist and television Sportscaster

In doubles:

Most Grand Slam singles titles in a row (consecutive)

Men

Women

Most Grand Slam singles finals in a row (consecutive)

Men

Women

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. Helen Newington Wills Roark ( October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998) also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American Tennis 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. The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Moody never entered the Australian Championships.

Career Grand Slam

Winning all four Grand Slam tournaments during a career is termed a Career Grand Slam. (The players who won all four Grand Slam tournaments during a single calendar year are also listed elsewhere in this article. ) Since the beginning of the open era in 1968, only five women and one man have achieved a Career Grand Slam. This article describes the History A number of players have failed to achieve the Career Grand Slam because they did not have long careers or because a particular tournament was ill-suited to the player's game. Bjorn Borg never won the US Open or the Australian Open. (bjœɳ bɔrj born 6 June 1956) is a former World No 1 Tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year John McEnroe never won the Australian Open or the French Open. John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Ken Rosewall, Guillermo Vilas, Ivan Lendl, Monica Seles, Justine Henin, and Mats Wilander failed to win Wimbledon. Kenneth Robert ("Ken" Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934, in Sydney, Australia) is a former amateur Guillermo Vilas (born August 17 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine professional Tennis player Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No 1 professional Tennis player of Czech origin Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No Mats Wilander (born August 22 1964, in Växjö, Sweden) is a former World No The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious John Newcombe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis and (thus far) Roger Federer, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, and Maria Sharapova failed to win the French Open. John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944 in Sydney Australia) is a former World No James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2 1952 in East St Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967 in Leimen, West Germany) is a former World No Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17 1980 is a former World No Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( Mariya Yur’evna Sharapova; born April 19 1987 is a Russian professional Tennis player

The following lists the players who won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments during their careers. The year in which they won their first Grand Slam singles tournament is listed first. The years in which the tournaments needed to complete the Career Grand Slam were won are then listed. The ages of the players when the Career Grand Slam was completed are listed between the square brackets.

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

In the following, the teams and individual players who won all four Grand Slam doubles tournaments during their careers are listed. Maureen Catherine ("Little Mo" Connolly (born September 17 1934 &ndash died June 21 1969 was an American Tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 51 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Shirley June Fry Irvin ( June 30, 1927) was an American female Tennis player who was born in Akron Ohio, United States. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billie Jean King ( née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired Tennis Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (Evert-Lloyd 1979–1987 (born December 21, 1954) is a former World No Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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.

Male doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam (20):

Women's Doubles

Female doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam (19):

Mixed doubles

In the following, the players who won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments during their careers are listed. Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927 in Mont Albert a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was a Tennis player Ken McGregor (2 June 1929 – 1 December 2007 was a former Tennis player from Australia who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships (now Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lewis Alan ("Lew" Hoad (born November 23, 1934 in Glebe New South Wales, Australia, died July 3, 1994 in Kenneth Robert ("Ken" Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934, in Sydney, Australia) is a former amateur Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Stanley Emerson (born November 3 1936) is a former Australian Tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE (born on 3 October 1933 is a former tennis player from Australia born in Melbourne, Victoria. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944 in Sydney Australia) is a former World No See also Tony Roche (writer Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche (born May 17, 1945) is a former professional Australian tennis player Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born August 29, 1970 in Heerde) is a former professional male tennis player and former world number one doubles player from Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born February 19, 1966) is a Dutch former professional Tennis player Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney is an Australian former professional Tennis player Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965 is a retired professional Tennis player from Australia 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Bob and Mike Bryan Robert ("Bob" Charles Bryan (born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male Bob and Mike Bryan Michael ("Mike" Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American professional Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Adrian Karl Quist (4 August 1913 in Medindie, South Australia – 17 November 1991 in Sydney NSW) was an Australian male Tennis player Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927 in Mont Albert a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was a Tennis player Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ken McGregor (2 June 1929 – 1 December 2007 was a former Tennis player from Australia who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships (now Lewis Alan ("Lew" Hoad (born November 23, 1934 in Glebe New South Wales, Australia, died July 3, 1994 in Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Robert ("Ken" Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934, in Sydney, Australia) is a former amateur Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE (born on 3 October 1933 is a former tennis player from Australia born in Melbourne, Victoria. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Stanley Emerson (born November 3 1936) is a former Australian Tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle ( October 8, 1938) is an Australian male tennis player Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944 in Sydney Australia) is a former World No Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. See also Tony Roche (writer Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche (born May 17, 1945) is a former professional Australian tennis player Robert ("Bob" Anthony John Hewitt (born January 12, 1940 in Dubbo New South Wales) was a professional male Tennis player from Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays John Basil Fitzgerald (born December 28, 1960, in Cummins South Australia, Australia) is a former professional Tennis player from Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Anders Per Järryd (born July 13, 1961 in Lidköping, Västra Götaland) is a former professional Tennis player from Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born August 29, 1970 in Heerde) is a former professional male tennis player and former world number one doubles player from Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born February 19, 1966) is a Dutch former professional Tennis player Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965 is a retired professional Tennis player from Australia Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney is an Australian former professional Tennis player Jonas Lars Björkman (pronounced YO-nas BYERK-mann (born March 23 1972 Alvesta, Sweden is a Swedish professional male tennis player and former World No See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob and Mike Bryan Robert ("Bob" Charles Bryan (born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bob and Mike Bryan Michael ("Mike" Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American professional Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No Judy Tegart Dalton (born December 12, 1937) was an Australian tennis player who won nine Grand Slam doubles titles during her career Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kathy Jordan (born December 3, 1959, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania, USA is a former American Tennis player who won seven Grand Slam titles Anne Smith (born July 1, 1959, in Dallas Texas, US) is a female former professional Tennis player from the United States Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby (born July 4 1962, in Baltimore Maryland) is a former professional Tennis player and current sports broadcaster Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22 1964, in San Juan) is a former professional Puerto Rican / American Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Наталля Зверава Наташа Зверева born April 16 1971 is a retired Tennis player from Belarus. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17 1980 is a former World No Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Althea Louise Brough Clapp (born March 11, 1923) was an American female tennis player who was born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Shirley June Fry Irvin ( June 30, 1927) was an American female Tennis player who was born in Akron Ohio, United States. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11 1939 in São Paulo Brazil, is a female Tennis player who won nineteen Grand Slam titles (7 singles 11 women's Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lesley Turner Bowrey (born August 16, 1942) is an Australian female tennis player Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judy Tegart Dalton (born December 12, 1937) was an Australian tennis player who won nine Grand Slam doubles titles during her career Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kathy Jordan (born December 3, 1959, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania, USA is a former American Tennis player who won seven Grand Slam titles Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Anne Smith (born July 1, 1959, in Dallas Texas, US) is a female former professional Tennis player from the United States Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby (born July 4 1962, in Baltimore Maryland) is a former professional Tennis player and current sports broadcaster Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22 1964, in San Juan) is a former professional Puerto Rican / American Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Наталля Зверава Наташа Зверева born April 16 1971 is a retired Tennis player from Belarus. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Helena Suková (born February 23, 1965, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jana Novotna (Jana Novotná (b October 2 1968 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17 1980 is a former World No Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (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. )

Male doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam:

Female doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam:

Boys Singles

Boys Doubles

Calendar Year Golden Slam

The "Golden Slam" is a term created 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. Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927 in Mont Albert a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was a Tennis player Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Kenneth Norman Fletcher ( June 15 1940 &ndash February 11 2006) was an Australian tennis player who won numerous doubles and mixed doubles Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941 in Hinsdale Illinois) played amateur and professional Tennis in the 1960s and 1970s Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927 in Mont Albert a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was a Tennis player Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Kenneth Norman Fletcher ( June 15 1940 &ndash February 11 2006) was an Australian tennis player who won numerous doubles and mixed doubles Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born October 4, 1943 in Melbourne) was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s Partnering Billie Jean King Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941 in Hinsdale Illinois) played amateur and professional Tennis in the 1960s and 1970s Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert ("Bob" Anthony John Hewitt (born January 12, 1940 in Dubbo New South Wales) was a professional male Tennis player from Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney is an Australian former professional Tennis player Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965 is a retired professional Tennis player from Australia Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi ( Kannada: ಮಹೇಶ್ ಭೂಪತಿ (born June 7 1974 Chennai, India is a professional Tennis player. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billie Jean King ( née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired Tennis Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Daniela Hantuchová (ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː roughly HAHN-too-koh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mark Edward Kratzmann (born 17 May 1966 in Murgon, Queensland Australia) is a former Australian professional tennis player Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International

Tennis was not an Olympic medal sport from 1928 through 1984; therefore, many top tennis players from the past never had the chance to complete a Golden Slam. The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles,

Career Golden Slam

A player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal during the player's career has achieved a Career Golden Slam.

Small Slam

Players who have won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year, are sometimes said to have achieved a Small Slam.

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Boys' Singles

Boys' Doubles

Girls' Singles

Girls' Doubles

The career "Boxed Set"

Another imaginable 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. Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941 in Hinsdale Illinois) played amateur and professional Tennis in the 1960s and 1970s Robert ("Bob" Anthony John Hewitt (born January 12, 1940 in Dubbo New South Wales) was a professional male Tennis player from Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965 is a retired professional Tennis player from Australia Mark Edward Kratzmann (born 17 May 1966 in Murgon, Queensland Australia) is a former Australian professional tennis player Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970 in Salto, Uruguay) is a former Tennis player from Venezuela, who became Gaël Monfils (ɡaɛl mɔ̃'fis (born on September 1, 1986 in Bobigny (near Paris) France) is a professional male Tennis Mark Edward Kratzmann (born 17 May 1966 in Murgon, Queensland Australia) is a former Australian professional tennis player Jason Stoltenberg (born April 4 1970 in Narrabri, Australia) is a former professional Tennis player from Australia. Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney is an Australian former professional Tennis player Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Наталля Зверава Наташа Зверева born April 16 1971 is a retired Tennis player from Belarus. Magdalena Maleeva (Магдалена Малеева (born April 1, 1975) is a Bulgarian former Tennis player Beth Herr (born 1964 is an American Tennis player She became the number 1 junior tennis player in the world at age 16 Corina Marie Morariu (born January 26, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American female professional Tennis player of Romanian Victoria Azarenka ( Belarusian: Вікторыя Азарэнка Азаранка, Russian: Виктория Азаренко; born Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova ( Russian: Анастасия Сергеевна Павлюченкова (born July 3, 1991) is a professional

The top men's singles players have played comparatively little doubles, and very little mixed doubles. Three women have completed the "boxed set" during their careers:

Serena Williams has come closer than any other currently active player to joining this elite group. Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No 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). The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over

See also

List of Men's Singles Grand Slam tournaments Tennis champions List of pre- and post- Open era Grand Slam tennis tournament champions in women's singles Champions by year This list is also available in reverse chronological List of Men's Doubles Grand Slam tournaments champions in tennis Champions by year See also List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions List of Women's Doubles Grand Slam tournaments champions Champions by year See also List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions List of Mixed Doubles Grand Slam tournaments champions in tennis Champions by year See also List of Grand Slam Men's Doubles champions List of Boys' Singles Junior Grand Slam tournament Tennis champions Champions by year See also List of Grand Slam Girls' Singles List of Girls' Singles Junior Grand Slam tournaments Tennis champions Champions by year See also List of Grand Slam Boys' Singles tournaments Tennis champions Champions by Year See also List of Grand Slam Girls' Singles champions List of Grand Statistics play an important role in summarizing Tennis performance and evaluating players in the sport both present and past
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