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Organized by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), previously known as the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) until 1920, and as United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) until 1975, it is the only Grand Slam tournament to have been played every year since its inception.
The Grand Slam tournaments are the annual four major tennis events played in the Open Era, which began in 1968, superseding the Amateur Era. The Australian and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, and the French Championships followed a year later in 1925 when it became open to all international players.
- What Are The Four Grand Slam Tournaments?
- Who Has Won The Most Grand Slam Titles?
- Who Has Won All Four Grand Slams in The Same Year?
- What Is A Golden Slam and Who Has Completed It?
In running order, the four grand slam events held each year are the: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. The French Open is played on clay, Wimbledon on grass and the remaining two are competed on hard courts. Wimbledon is the oldest grand slam event, founded in 1877, followed by the US Open four years later, the French Open in 189...
Novak Djokovic and Margaret Court currently hold the record for most grand slam singles titles. Djokovic took the lead outright in the men's game by winning his third Roland-Garros title at the 2023 French Open when Rafael Nadal was ruled out of his title defence by injury. Nadal had taken sole ownership of the men's singles record after edging pas...
The term 'Grand Slam' actually relates to the achievement of winning all four tournaments in the same year. Winning one title is hard enough, but winning all four straight is extremely difficult. American Don Budge was the first to achieve a Grand Slam in 1938, with Australian Rod Laver the only other men's singles player to repeat the feat. Mauree...
If a Grand Slam wasn't rare enough, a Golden Slam requires players to also win Olympic gold on top of the four grand slam events in the same year. Steffi Graf was the first to complete a Golden Slam in 1988, with only wheelchair players Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott managing to replicate the feat since.
- Joshua Mayne
This is a list of all the men's Grand Slam singles finals in tennis. From the 1877 Wimbledon Championship up to and including the 2023 US Open, there have been 483 finals contested between 273 different men, with 152 champions emerging.
Find out every men's tennis Grand Slam winner throughout history, here at ESPN.com.
The four Grand Slam tournaments — the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open — are the pinnacle of professional tennis and all have a rich history and legacy.
12 hours ago · Tennis has four Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. The Australian Open takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne and began in 1905. The French Open ...
