Strictly, the Grand Slam means winning all four major championships — the Australian Open, Roland Garros (French Open), Wimbledon and the US Open — in a single calendar year. Only five singles players have ever done it: Don Budge (1938), Maureen Connolly (1953), Rod Laver (1962 and 1969, the only double), Margaret Court (1970) and Steffi Graf (1988, who added Olympic gold for the only 'Golden Slam').
Novak Djokovic and Margaret Court share the all-time record with 24 Grand Slam singles titles each. Djokovic reached 24 at the 2023 US Open, and all of his came in Open Era fields; Court won 13 of hers before the Open Era began in 1968, including 11 Australian titles in years when many top internationals skipped the trip — which is why many analysts treat Serena Williams's 23, all won in the professional era between
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Strictly, the Grand Slam means winning all four major championships — the Australian Open, Roland Garros (French Open), Wimbledon and the US Open — in a single calendar year. Only five singles players have ever done it: Don Budge (1938), Maureen Connolly (1953), Rod Laver (1962 and 1969, the only double), Margaret Court (1970) and Steffi Graf (1988, who added Olympic gold for the only 'Golden Slam').
Novak Djokovic and Margaret Court share the all-time record with 24 Grand Slam singles titles each. Djokovic reached 24 at the 2023 US Open, and all of his came in Open Era fields; Court won 13 of hers before the Open Era began in 1968, including 11 Australian titles in years when many top internationals skipped the trip — which is why many analysts treat Serena Williams's 23, all won in the professional era between
The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) runs the men's professional tour and the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) runs the women's tour; each operates its own tournaments, computer rankings and season-ending Finals.
Surface changes the physics of the bounce and therefore the tactics. Clay (Roland Garros) is slow and high-bouncing: rallies lengthen, heavy topspin is rewarded, players slide into shots, and big servers lose much of their edge — which is why clay specialists exist. Grass (Wimbledon) is the opposite: the ball skids low and fast, slice stays below the knees, serves dominate, and points are short.
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