Who Has Won The Career Grand Slam In Tennis?

A Career Grand Slam in tennis is winning all four major tournaments-the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

Introduction

In tennis, a Grand Slam is when a player wins all four of the major tournaments in a single calendar year. These tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. If a player wins all four of these tournaments at any point in their career, it is called a Career Grand Slam. Winning all four tournaments in a row in the same year is called a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam, or more commonly, just a Grand Slam.

The Career Grand Slam

The Career Grand Slam in tennis is winning all four of the sport’s major tournaments in a single career. Winning all four majors in a single calendar year is known as a “calendar-year Grand Slam”. Both achievements are rare; to date, there have been eight men who have won all four major tournaments in their careers (known as a “true” Grand Slam), and only three men who have won all four majors in a single calendar year.

The term Grand Slam was first used to describe winning all major tennis tournaments in a single season, including the amateur and professional championships. Winning all four majors in the same year became known as a calendar-year Grand Slam. This feat has only been accomplished three times: by Don Budge in 1938, Maureen Connolly in 1953, and Margaret Court in 1970.

The first player to win the Career Grand Slam was Australia’s Rod Laver, who accomplished the feat twice: once as an amateur before the open era of tennis began in 1968, and again after turning professional following that year’s Wimbledon Championships. Laver remains the only player to have won two Career Grand Slams. American Player Andre Agassi was the next man to win all four major tournaments, doing so between 1995 Wimbledon and the 1999 US Open. Spaniard Rafael Nadal joined this select group when he won his fourth French Open title at Roland Garros in 2010. In 2012, Novak Djokovic became only the second player ever (after Rod Laver) to hold all four major titles at once, by winning his third Wimbledon crown. Swiss great Roger Federer joined this trio when he won his seventh Wimbledon title later that same year; Federer also holds the record for most major singles titles with 20 (seven Wimbledon, five US Open, six Australian Open titles, and two French Open crowns).

Players Who Have Won the Career Grand Slam

The Career Grand Slam in tennis is winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year. This has only been done a handful of times in tennis history. Let’s take a look at the players who have accomplished this amazing feat.

Margaret Court

Margaret Court is the only player in tennis history to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles in a single calendar year, a feat she accomplished in 1970. She is also the only player to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces (clay, grass, hard court) in her career. In total, Court has won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player in history.

Steffi Graf

Graf is one of only five tennis players (male or female) to have won all four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold medal in singles, known as the Career Golden Slam. She achieved the Career Golden Slam in 1988. In total, Graf won 107 singles titles including 22 Grand Slam titles.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams has won the Career Grand Slam in tennis. This includes winning all four of the major tennis tournaments: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. She has won a total of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, which is the most of any female tennis player in history.

Conclusion

In conclusion, there have been many great tennis players who have won all four of the major tournaments. However, only a handful of players have been able to do it in their careers. The most recent player to achieve this feat was Rafael Nadal, who did it in 2010.