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| 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. According to Bud Collins' Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, "The closest anyone had come to a sweep had occurred five years earlier, when Australian Jack Crawford won the first three and faced Fred Perry in the final of the U.S. 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." Since Budge, four other singles players have accomplished the Grand Slam. Maureen Connolly of San Diego became the second-ever-and first woman-in 1953, and Australian Rod Laver followed in 1962 as an amateur and again in 1969 when the Slams first became open to all competitors. 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 is the only other singles player besides Jack 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. 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 five men and nine women who have achieved the "Career Grand Slam" and the last major they won to complete the set. Men's Singles (5) 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) Women's Singles (9) 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) 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 (10 times by 9 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, Wimbledon, U.S.) 2004 Roger Federer, Switzerland (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.) 2006 Roger Federer, Switzerland (Australian, Wimbledon, U.S.) Women's Singles (16 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.) |
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