#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 in a calendar 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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Has anyone ever won all 4 tennis Grand Slams in one year?

In 1938, Don Budge became the first tennis player to win the four major championships in one year and, thus, capture the Grand Slam.

Has Roger Federer won all 4 Grand Slams in one year?

Federer did complete a career slam as he finally won the French Open, but prior to that Rafa Nadal defeated him at the 2009 Australian Open. Federer won the Wimbledon in 2009 but fell short to a 20-year-old Juan Martin del Potro. This was the last year Federer reached all the Grand Slam finals in a calendar year.

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Who won all Grand Slams in one 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 (1993, 1995, 1996), Serena Williams (2002) and Rafael Nadal (2010).

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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams twice?

Novak Djokovic now is the first tennis player to win the Career Grand Slam twice in the Open Era and is halfway to the calendar year Grand Slam. With 19 Grand Slam titles, the Serb is now just one title short of what Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have achieved.

Who won all four 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).

Has Novak Djokovic won all four Grand Slams?

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.”

Who has beaten Djokovic 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. Later, Djokovic has been in control of the rivalry, leading 21–10 since 2011.

Who has Federer lost to?

Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, Federer advanced to his 29th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam tournament match after winning the first two sets.

Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?

1. Roger Federer. We hear Roger Federer talked about as the greatest tennis player of all time (G.O.A.T) so often that you might think it was easy to put the great Swiss at the top of this list. However, it was only by the slenderest of margins that Federer earned his place as our top tennis player of all time.

Who has Federer lost to the most?

Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Haas and Djokovic are the only players to have beaten Federer more than once with the latter claiming wins at Wimbledon in 2014, 2015 and 2019. Federer's record on grass after his Halle exit stands at 188-28 with an 87% success rate.

How many Australian Open won by Djokovic?

Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open a record nine times.

Who is the youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam?

At the 1997 Australian Open, Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion, winning the tournament aged 16. On March 31, 1997, the Swiss became the youngest player ever to attain the WTA World No.

Has Serena Williams won all four Grand Slams?

From the 2002 French Open to the 2003 Australian Open, she was dominant, winning all four major singles titles (each time over Venus in the final) to achieve a non-calendar year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam, known as the "Serena Slam".

Who is the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam?

She has won 23-Grand Slam titles so far in her magnificent career and is undoubtedly an inspiration to a lot of youngsters. However, is she the oldest female player who won a Grand Slam title? Indeed, Serena Williams is the oldest female tennis player who won a major.

Who won Wimbledon five times?

Björn Borg, in full Björn Rune Borg, (born June 6, 1956, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish tennis player who was one of the finest competitors of the modern era. He was the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976–80) since Laurie Doherty (1902–06).

Who has won most French Open titles?

Rafael Nadal is simply the king of the French Open. No other player has won as many Grand Slam titles on the clay surface at Roland-Garros - with the 35-year-old's 21 majors across the four Slams a current record in the sport's history.