Grand Slams
The Grand Slams are the four most prestigious competitions in tennis.
To win all four events in one calendar year is known as completing the ‘Grand Slam’. Very few players have done this, Donald Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969) are the only men to have achieved it, Margaret Court (1970), Maureen Connelly (1953) and Steffi Graf (1988) the only women.
Andre Agassi is the last player to have won a career Grand Slam (all 4 titles but in different years).
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam event of the year. The event is played at Melbourne Park, Melbourne on Rebound Ace.
January 19th – February 3rd 2009
| 2009 | Rafael Nadal (Spa) | Serena Williams (USA) |  |
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| 2008 | Novak Djokovic (Srb) | Maria Sharapova (Rus) | ||||
| 2007 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2006 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) | ||||
| 2005 | Marat Safin (Rus) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2004 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Justine Henin (Bel) | ||||
| 2003 | Andre Agassi (USA) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2002 | Thomas Johansson (Swe) | Jennifer Capriati (USA) | ||||
| 2001 | Andre Agassi (USA) | Jennifer Capriati (USA) | ||||
| 2000 | Andre Agassi (USA) | Lindsay Davenport (USA) |
French Open
The French Open is the second Grand Slam event of the year. The event is played at Roland Garros, Paris on Clay.
May 25th – June 7th 2009
| 2009 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) |  |
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| 2008 | Rafael Nadal (Spa) | Ana Ivanovic (Srb) | ||||
| 2007 | Rafael Nadal (Spa) | Justine Henin (Bel) | ||||
| 2006 | Rafael Nadal (Spa) | Justine Henin (Bel) | ||||
| 2005 | Rafael Nadal (Spa) | Justine Henin (Bel) | ||||
| 2004 | Gaston Gaudio (Arg) | Anastasia Myskina (Rus) | ||||
| 2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) | Justine Henin (Bel) | ||||
| 2002 | Albert Costa (Spa) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2001 | Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) | Jennifer Capriati (USA) | ||||
| 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) | Mary Pierce (Fra) |
Wimbledon
Wimbledon is widely recognised as the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. First staged in 1877 it is the oldest and most traditional tennis tournament of all.
June 22nd – July 5th 2009
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal (Spa) | Venus Williams (USA) |  |
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| 2007 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Venus Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2006 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) | ||||
| 2005 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Venus Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2004 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Maria Sharapova (Rus) | ||||
| 2003 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2001 | Goran Ivanisevic (Cro) | Venus Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2000 | Pete Sampras (USA) | Venus Williams (USA) | ||||
| 1999 | Pete Sampras (USA) | Lindsay Davenport (USA) |
U.S. Open
The US Open is the last Grand Slam in the tennis calendar. It’s held at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York and played on Decoturf. The US Open boasts the largest tennis stadium in the world, opened in 1997 the Arthur Ashe stadium seats 23,000 fans.
August 31st – September 13th 2009
| 2008 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Serena Williams (USA) |  |
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| 2007 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Justine Henin (Bel) | ||||
| 2006 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Maria Sharapova (Rus) | ||||
| 2005 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Kim Clijsters (Bel) | ||||
| 2004 | Roger Federer (Sui) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) | ||||
| 2003 | Andy Roddick (USA) | Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel) | ||||
| 2002 | Pete Sampras (USA) | Serena Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) | Venus Williams (USA) | ||||
| 2000 | Marat Safin (Rus) | Venus Williams (USA) | ||||
| 1999 | Andre Agassi (USA) | Serena Williams (USA) |