What are the 5 Grand Slams in tennis?

The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open (also known as Roland Garros) from around late May to early June, Wimbledon in June–July, and the US Open in August–September. Each tournament is played over a two-week period.
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Are there 4 or 5 tennis Grand Slams?

There are four grand slam tournaments that take place annually. These tournaments include the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Summer Olympic Games are often considered a "fifth" Grand Slam tournament, but tennis players need only win the main four in a year to achieve a Grand Slam.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...
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What is it called when you win all 4 Grand Slams in one year?

Calendar Year Golden Slam

The Golden Slam, or Golden Grand Slam, is a term 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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What is the 4 Grand Slams in tennis?

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).
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Is Wimbledon a Grand Slam?

The four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis —the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open—are recognised as the premier events in the sport.
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What is an f1 Grand Slam?

A Grand Chelem (preferred term) or Grand Slam (alternative term) is scored in motor racing if a driver scores pole position in qualifying, the fastest lap in the race and then winning while leading every lap of the race in the same weekend.
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Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?

Roger Federer

There was a time when Roger Federer was miles ahead of the competition. We had absolutely no doubt in our mind that we were watching the greatest tennis player of all time. At the tennisbros.com we love Roger Federer, and he's held onto the number one spot in this list for a very long time.
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Why is a Grand Slam so called?

The term 'grand slam' originated in whist-type card games, when it referred to winning all of the tricks, and it was subsequently used in contract bridge. The term was next adopted by the sport of golf to refer to the winning of all four major titles, and this in turn led to its use in tennis for a similar achievement.
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Did Nadal won all 4 Grand Slams?

Nadal has won 92 ATP titles in his career, including 36 Masters titles. By the age of 24 years, 3 months and 10 days, Nadal had won all four majors in singles (Career Grand Slam) and the Olympic singles gold medal (Career Golden Slam) in his career, and is the youngest player to achieve both feats in the Open Era.
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Who won all Grand Slams twice?

Roy Emerson was the first male player in history to win each major twice, and the only male player to have won a career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles. Rod Laver is the only man in history to win all four majors in the same calendar year, "The Grand Slam", twice (1962 and 1969).
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Who has won the most Wimbledon titles ever?

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of professional tennis players in 1968, Roger Federer (2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with eight.
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Which Grand Slam has the highest prize money?

It's clear that US Open is the most well paying of all grand slams for the winners by a whooping margin (more than half a million US Dollars more than any other event). However, when it comes to players who fail to make it past Round 1, Wimbledon is the most well paying with 46,112 USD.
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Who won all 5 Grand Slams?

#1 Steffi Graf, 1988

She also completed her Career Slam at the young age of 19 in 1988. 1988 was also her golden year, as she completed a Super Slam, the only player to have achieved that in a period of 12 months, winning all four Grand Slam Titles, the Olympic Gold Medal and the WTA Tour Championships.
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Has Novak Djokovic won all four Grand Slams?

He is the only player in tennis history to hold all four major titles on three different surfaces at once. He is also the only player to win all four majors, all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and the ATP Tour Finals in their career, with him winning each at least twice.
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Is Australian Open 3 or 5 sets?

In Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open), men play best-of-five sets, which means that players need to win 3 sets to win the match.
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What is a Tiger Slam?

Tiger used the clubs for the four consecutive major victories that make up the “Tiger Slam” – the 2000 U.S. Open, Open Championship, PGA Championship and 2001 Masters – before switching to a new set seven weeks after the '01 Masters.
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Has Serena Williams won a Grand Slam?

Female tennis players by number of Grand Slam tournament titles won 1968-2022. Serena Williams has won the most Grand Slam titles of all time during her career, with a total of 23 Grand Slam tournament victories.
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Who is the only player to have won the Golden Slam?

What is the Golden Slam? Steffi Graf is the only player to win the Golden Slam. She did so in 1988 when she added gold at the Seoul Olympics to her trophy case, alongside the four tennis majors that year.
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Who is the goat in tennis?

1. Novak Djokovic. At 35 years of age and in the late prime years of his career, Djokovic certainly has the potential to win more Grand Slam titles. With 20 Grand Slam titles already under his belt he trails just Rafael Nadal who stands at 22.
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Who has been number 1 in tennis the longest?

Roger Federer has the record of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1.
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How many Grand Slams has Hamilton got?

F1 Driver with Six Grand Slams

Boasting a record seven world titles and 98 wins till date, Hamilton holds some of the most illustrious Formula One records. Even though he won his first championship in 2008, Hamilton didn't score his first Grand Slam until 2014, with the turbo-hybrid era being kind to the Brit.
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How many Grand Slams does Federer have?

Federer has won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, tied with Novak Djokovic for 2nd most behind Nadal's 22 in men's tennis. He is first male player to win more than 14 grand slams.
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