Grand Slam Tennis
1. Grand Slam Tournaments: Month-wise & Ground Difference
| Tournament | Month(s) | Location | Surface | Key Characteristics |
| Australian Open | January | Melbourne, Australia | Hard (Plexicushion) | – First Grand Slam of the year. & it is Known for potential extreme heat. & Features retractable roofs for weather conditions. |
| French Open | Late May – Early June | Paris, France | Clay (Red Clay) | – Only Grand Slam played on clay. & Physically demanding due to slower ball speed and high bounce. & Requires excellent stamina and strategic play. |
| Wimbledon | Late June – Early July | London, England | Grass | – Oldest and most traditional Grand Slam (founded 1877). & Fastest surface, leading to lower bounces and quicker points. & Strict all-white dress code. |
| US Open | Late August – Early September | New York City, USA | Hard (DecoTurf) | – Known for its energetic atmosphere and night matches. & Slightly faster than the Australian Open hard courts. & Features a unique final set tie-breaker. |
2. Latest Grand Slam Winners (2024 Season)
| Tournament | Category | Winner | Nationality |
| Australian Open 2024 | Men’s Singles | Jannik Sinner | (Italy) |
| Women’s Singles | Aryna Sabalenka | (Belarus) | |
| French Open 2024 (Roland Garros) | Men’s Singles | Carlos Alcaraz | (Spain) |
| Women’s Singles | Iga Świątek | (Poland) | |
| Wimbledon 2024 | Men’s Singles | Carlos Alcaraz | (Spain) |
| Women’s Singles | Barbora Krejčíková | (Czech Republic) | |
| US Open 2024 | Men’s Singles | Jannik Sinner | (Italy) |
| Women’s Singles | Aryna Sabalenka | (Belarus) |
3. Players with Maximum Grand Slam Titles (Singles)
Men’s Singles (Overall & Open Era):
- Novak Djokovic: 24 titles (All-time record in men’s singles)
- Fact: He is the only male player to achieve a “triple Career Grand Slam,” meaning he’s won each Grand Slam tournament at least three times. He also held all four major titles simultaneously across three different surfaces (2015-2016).
Women’s Singles (Overall & Open Era):
- Margaret Court: 24 titles (All-time record in women’s singles)
- Serena Williams: 23 titles (Most in the Open Era)
- Fact: Serena Williams holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.
4. Other Interesting Facts about Grand Slam Winners
- “Grand Slam”: The term “Grand Slam” originates from the card game contract bridge. In tennis, it refers to winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year.
- “Career Grand Slam”: This means winning all four major championships at any point during a player’s career, not necessarily in the same year.
- “Golden Slam”: This is an even rarer achievement, where a player wins all four Grand Slams AND the Olympic singles gold medal in the same calendar year. Only Steffi Graf has achieved a Calendar Golden Slam (1988).
- Don Budge (1938) was the first male player to achieve a calendar-year Grand Slam.
- Rod Laver is the only male player to achieve a calendar-year Grand Slam twice (1962 and 1969).
- Maureen Connolly (1953) was the first female player to achieve a calendar-year Grand Slam.
- Rafael Nadal holds an all-time record of 14 French Open titles, the most at any single Grand Slam tournament in tennis history.
- Roger Federer holds an all-time record of 8 Wimbledon titles.