The Masters Champion receives the first place prize money (2009- $1.35 million). They also receive the famous green jacket. A life time exemption to The Masters. A 5 year exemption to all majors. As well as a 5 year exemption to the PGA Tour.
Rafael Nadal won the US Open for men's singles.
Nickname for every Major tournament. The title 'Grand Slam' in tennis once meant winning all 4 major tennis tournaments in one calender year. The four majors are The Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and The US Open. This has now been changed to holding all 4 titles at once, regardless of the order of winning them.
328 at the 1918 us open
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Winning the Davis Cup for Australia, winning the US Open and Wimbledon and finalist at Aus Open, being world number 1 for more than 2 years straight and winning numerous ATP titles.
By eating his Racquet
They are named majors or grand slams because they are the most prestigious and important tournaments that are held. Although, an actual grand slam can also refer to winning all four consecutively.
pete sampras
It doesn't have a name. There is a thing called the grand slam which is winning Wimbledon, French open, Australian open and the US open in a single year.
2000 total points for a winning the tournament but players have to defend the points they won last year to accumulate additional poiints. See: http://www.atpworldtour.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1830.asp
Pete Sampras
41 matches on all courts from the US Open in 2006 to ATP Masters event in Dubai in 2007. Federer also has a number of other similar records, such as the longet winning streak on grass (65) and on hard courts (56).