Who is the first player in the last 52 years to win all four Grand Slams twice?

Notes: Ace Tennis player Novak Djokovic made history with his 19th Grand Slam Title in the final of French Open Tournament 2021. In a 5-set thriller, Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic also became the first in 52 years to win all 4 Grand Slams twice.
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Who is the first player in last 52 years to win all 4 Grand Slams twice?

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 become the first man to win all four major Grand Slams twice?

Novak Djokovic, the first man in the Open Era to win all 4 Grand Slam titles at least twice.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams in the same 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 Grand Slam twice?

Rafael Nadal wins his men's record extending 22nd Grand Slam title by winning his FOURTEENTH #RolandGarros title, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 over Casper Ruud in a comfortable final. Following Australia, this is Nadal's first time winning two Slams in a row since 2010!
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Which tennis players have won all 4 Grand Slams twice?

Rod Laver, Australia, 1962 and 1969. Laver is the only male player to have completed the Grand Slam twice. Margaret Smith Court, Australia, 1970.
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How many players have won all 4 majors in golf?

The Career Grand Slam in golf is an achievement that only five players have accomplished. It is, without a doubt, one of the game's "white whales." Golf's four major championships, the Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship (British Open), and PGA Championship, make up the grand slam.
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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 anyone won 4 majors in a year tennis?

In 1938, Don Budge became the first tennis player to win the four major championships in one year and, thus, capture the Grand Slam.
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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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Which man has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Although Roger Federer has the record for most Grand Slam titles with a total of 17 titles to his name, Laver still remains the last male singles player to have all won all four titles together. Maureen Connolly won her Calendar Slam in 1953, and won nine singles titles in total.
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Who is the only tennis player to have won each of the four Grand Slam events at least four times?

Two names stand out: André Agassi and Steffi Graf. André triumphed in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York. Steffi achieved the only Golden Slam in the history of this sport: she won all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold in the same season. She was relieved by Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.
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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 won 21 Grand Slams?

Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, to win a historic 21st Grand Slam title to go one clear of both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on the all-time list.
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Who has won 21 Grand Slams female?

Navratilova won titles with several different partners, but her most successful doubles pairing was with Pam Shriver, with whom she won 21 Grand Slam titles between 1981 and 1989.
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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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How long is the longest tennis match ever played?

The longest tennis match in history: When even the scoreboard stopped working! The longest tennis match lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes and was contested over three days between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at 2010 Wimbledon.
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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 all Grand Slams 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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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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