Who is the most Grand Slam winner in tennis?

Who is the most Grand Slam winner in tennis?

Roger Federer
Male tennis players with the most Grand Slam tournament titles won as of September 2021

Who has won calendar Grand Slam?

Margaret Court won the most Grand Slam titles (24). Serena Williams has won 23 and Steffi Graf, who is also the last player to win the calendar Grand Slam, has 22.

Has anyone won a tennis match without losing a game?

Yaroslava Shvedova had a golden first set in her win over Sara Errani at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. A golden match is when a player does not lose a single point in the entire match.

What is it called when you win all 4 Grand Slams in a year?

The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in the same calendar year, also referred to as the “Calendar-year Grand Slam” or “Calendar Grand Slam”.

Has Serena Williams won a calendar slam?

Her three consecutive Grand Slam titles to close 2002 also made Williams only the third player in tennis history to win the “Surface Slam”, three Slam titles on three surfaces in the same calendar year, after Navratilova (1984) and Graf (1993, 1995, 1996). This feat was dubbed the “Serena Slam” by the press.

Who is the only tennis player to have won the calendar Grand Slam?

In the history of tennis, only five players have won the calendar Grand Slam. On the men’s side of the game, there are two who can claim this achievement: Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969).

Are there any women who have won all four Grand Slams?

Together, all four majors in all three disciplines (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) have been called a “complete boxed set” of Grand Slam titles. To date, no player, male or female, has ever won all twelve events in one calendar year, though a career “boxed set” has been achieved by three women.

What’s the difference between a grand slam and a Golden Slam?

Winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in addition to the four majors in one calendar year is known as a “golden Grand Slam” or “Golden Slam”. Winning the year-end championship (known as ATP Finals for men’s singles and doubles disciplines, and WTA Finals for both women’s disciplines) in the same period is known as a “Super Slam”.

When was the last time a tennis player won three different surfaces?

From 1978-87, a player could win three Slams on three different surfaces through two different combinations: in non-consecutive order (Australian, grass; French, clay; US Open, hard court) and in consecutive order (French, clay; Wimbledon, grass; US Open, hard court).