Who Has Won The Calendar Grand Slam In Tennis?

The Calendar Grand Slam in tennis is winning all four major singles tournaments in a row within the same calendar year. Here’s a list of the players who have accomplished this amazing feat.

Introduction

In tennis, a Grand Slam is when a player wins all four of the sport’s major tournaments in a single calendar year. Winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open in succession is considered one of the most prestigious accomplishments in all of tennis. So far, only two players have ever won the calendar year Grand Slam: Don Budge in 1938 and Margaret Court in 1970.

The Four Grand Slam Tournaments

The Grand Slam tournaments are the four most important annual tennis events. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. They are the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world and attract the largest audiences.

The Australian Open

The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year, and it is currently the largest annual sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere. Held in Melbourne, Australia, over two weeks in late January/early February, it is played on outdoor hard courts and attracts the highest quality field of any tennis tournament in the world. Winners of the Australian Open receive $2.88 million (AUD) in prize money and a trophy in the form of a miniature replica of one of Australia’s most famous landmarks, the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The French Open

The French Open (officially named Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis championship in the world. Roland-Garros is the only Grand Slam event still held on its original surface, Clay. Each year, the tournament begins on the last Sunday in May and continues for two weeks, ending on the second Sunday in June which coincides with Pentecost weekend. The venue is the Stade Roland-Garros, a stadium with a capacity of 14,840 spectators which was built in 1928 to host that year’s Davis Cup challenge rounds.

During World War II, from 1941 to 1945, the Germans occupied France and thus Roland Garros became an isolated spot in tennis history. As most European tournaments were cancelled during these years, this clay court classic continued to be held up high as one of tennis’ few truly international events. In 1946, after 5 years of war, normalcy resumed on the ATP World Tour and Roland Garros was back on the schedule.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam event of the year, is held in London, United Kingdom, and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass. First played in 1877, Wimbledon is considered the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It was also one of the first professional tennis tournaments. Famous Wimbledon champions include Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Björn Borg.

The US Open

The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern-day version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men’s singles was first played in 1881.

Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final tennis major comprising the Grand Slam each year; the other three are the Australian Open in mid-January, the French Open in May–June, and Wimbledon in June–July. From 2004 to 2017 it was played on acrylic hard courts at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York City. Since 2018 it has again been played on its original surface of natural grass at the same site.

The US Open is operated by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), a not-for-profit organization whose aim is to grow tennis at every level — from local communities to international prominence — while using revenue generated by hosting professional tennis events to support development programs for juniors and recreational players.

The US Open is organized into several tournaments: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles and juniors (players under 19 years of age). There are also wheelchair, senior (over 50 years old), and legends (over 60 years old) tournaments.

The Calendar Grand Slam

The Calendar Grand Slam is the term used to describe winning all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in the same calendar year. This has only been achieved twice in the history of tennis: first by Don Budge in 1938, and again by Maureen Connolly in 1953. Let’s take a look at the players who have come the closest to winning the Calendar Grand Slam.

Don Budge

Don Budge became the first man to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in a single year when he triumphed at Wimbledon, the U.S. Championships (now the U.S. Open), the French Championships and the Australian Championships in 1938. The only other player to achieve this feat is Maureen Connolly, who won all four women’s Slams in 1953. The Australian-American Budge was also the first player to win six major singles titles in a row, a sequence that included his victories at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 1937, as well as his 1938 success Down Under.

Maureen Connolly

In 1953, Maureen Connolly became the first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis. She accomplished this rare feat by winning all four major tennis tournaments in a single calendar year. These four tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Connolly is still the only American woman to have won the Calendar Grand Slam in tennis.

Rod Laver

In tennis, a Grand Slam is when a player wins all four of the sport’s major tournaments in a single calendar year. It is a rare feat that has only been accomplished by three men and three women in the Open Era of tennis (since 1968). In order to win a Grand Slam, a player must win the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same year.

Rod Laver is the only man to have ever won two calendar-year Grand Slams, accomplishing the feat in 1962 and 1969. In 1962, he won all four majors for the first time, becoming the first player to sweep the tournament schedule. He then repeated his success in 1969, winning each major tournament again. Laver is also one of only five players (male or female) to have won all four major tournaments at least once in their careers.

Margaret Court

Margaret Court is the only player in history to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single calendar year.

This incredible feat was accomplished in 1970, when Court won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. In addition to her impressive singles accomplishments, Court also won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon that year.

Court’s 1970 Grand Slam is often considered to be one of the greatest achievements in tennis history.

Conclusion

In conclusion, winning the Calendar Grand Slam in Tennis is an amazing accomplishment that has only been done by a handful of players throughout history. The Calendar Grand Slam is made up of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. To win all four of these tournaments in the same year is a difficult task and requires a lot of skill and talent. So far, only three players have been able to complete this incredible feat and they are Margaret Court, Steve Stevens and Serena Williams.