Who has won all Grand Slams in a year?

In the modern era, there have been three women and one man to win three consecutive Grand Slam events in a single calendar year. These players include Martina Navratilova (1984), Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Graf was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 total weeks: the longest period for which any player, female or male, has held a singles number-one ranking since the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals, respectively, began issuing rankings.
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(1993, 1995, 1996), Serena Williams (2002) and Rafael Nadal (2010)
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Has any man won all 4 Grand Slams a year?

Only five players in history have won all four Grand Slams in the same year, and the last to do it was Steffi Graf in 1988. The only men to achieve the feat are Don Budge (in 1938) and Rod Laver (in 1962 and 1969). The pressure on Djokovic at the US Open when he tries to complete the set for the year will be immense.
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Who has won every Grand Slam in a year?

#1 Steffi Graf, 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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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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Who has won 3 Grand Slams a year?

At the US Open, Djokovic beat Federer in the semifinals to reach his third Major final, but he lost there to Nadal, who completed his career Grand Slam. With the win, Nadal became the first player to win Majors on three different surfaces in a single calendar year, known as the Surface Slam.
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Has anyone won all 4 Grand Slams a year?



Who are the big 4 in tennis?

This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the 21st century. The Big Four consist of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.
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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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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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Has Novak Djokovic won all four Grand Slams in one year?

Technically, Djokovic already has won “four out of four” over two seasons in 2015 and 2016. Though that was rare and remarkable, it was not a Grand Slam, which by tradition and the constitution of the International Tennis Federation requires that the four titles be won “in one calendar year.”
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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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Has Roger Federer won all 4 Grand Slams?

He is one of eight men to have won a career Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slams at least once) and one of four players to have won a career Grand Slam on three different surfaces, hard, grass and clay courts. Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record.
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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 has won the most Grand Slam matches?

1. Roger Federer (369 wins) Roger Federer holds the record for the most number of Grand Slam single matches wins. A Wimbledon junior champion in 1998, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21.
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Who has beaten Djokovic the most?

But Nadal has won the most of their 18 Grand Slam meetings. He has triumphed 11 times, losing seven times. Nadal most recently defeated Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) in the quarter-finals of the 2022 French Open. Out of these 59 matches, 27 were played on hard courts, 28 on clay, and four on grass.
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Who is the goat of tennis?

Answer: Roger Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles as of the end of 2019. He has won 8 Wimbledon Championships, 6 Australian Open titles, 5 US Open titles, and 1 French Open Championship.
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Which is the best Grand Slam?

1. Wimbledon. Where else to start but with the most prestigious tennis tournament of all: Wimbledon. Of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon attracts the most attention and remains the favourite of fans and professional tennis players alike.
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Is Federer retired?

Federer has shared his recovery process on Instagram. He seems to be staying positive and is patiently preparing for his return to competitive action. There have been many doubts as to whether Federer will play again, but he has made it clear that he has not retired.
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Who has beaten Federer the most?

To date, Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer at all four majors and likewise Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic at all four of them. Initially, Federer dominated the rivalry, leading 13–6 by the end of 2010.
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Who is the oldest tennis player to win a major?

Roger Federer

His comebacks and impressive form later into his career has been nothing short of astonishing. Federer was 36 years, 5 months and 7 days old when he claimed the 2018 Australian Open by beating Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-1.
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Who won Golden Slam three times?

In 1988, a then 19-year-old Steffi Graf won the Golden Slam, and till today, remains the only player in tennis history - male or female - to achieve the feat.
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