US open, Australian open, french open, Wimbledon
because five would be too many
Before the advent of the open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four Grand Slams.
Rod Laver was the only Tennis player who won the Grand Slams in both amateur and open era.
a grand slam. it represents the four largest events of the season. wimbledon, us open and two others. to win a grand slam, you must win all four. so only 1 grand slam is available per year.
In professional mens tennis only the four majors, or grand slams, are best of 5 sets. All of the other tournaments throughout the year are best 2 of 3 sets
Very few players have won the Grand Slam; Donald Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969) are the only men to win all four tournaments in the same year!!!
He is famous for being a professional tennis player and more specifically for his success on clay. He was the world no 1 tennis player and has won numerous grand slams. He is also one of only a few tennis players who has won all 4 grand slam titles.
In the "open era" only 3 players have done this in a calendar year, considering Singles play Steffi Graf, Rod Laver and Margaret Court (Stefan Edberg did it as a junior)
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The Grand Slams originated, individually, as follows, in chronological order: * Wimbledon - 1877 * US - 1881 * French - 1891 (French players only) * Australian - 1905The term "Grand Slam" was first coined in 1938, when Don Budge won all four events.
In tennis only the grand slams have best of 5-set finals. Previouisly, ATP master series finals used to have 5 set finals but that is now diminished to 3 sets.