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Used in golf since 1930, the term Grand Slam was first applied to tennis by New York Times columnist John Kieran according to Total Tennis, The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia by Bud Collins. In the chapter about 1933, Collins writes that after the Australian player Jack Crawford had won the Australian, French, and Wimbledon Championships, speculation arose about his chances in the U.S. Championships. Kieran, who was a bridge player, wrote: "If Crawford wins, it would be something like scoring a grand slam on the courts, doubled and vulnerable." Crawford, an asthmatic, won two of the first three sets of his finals match against Fred Perry, then tired in the heat and lost the last two sets and the match.

 Grand Slam (four majors in one calendar year)

Men's singles

• Don Budge (1938)
• Rod Laver (1962 • 1969)

 Women's singles

• Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953)
• Margaret Court (1970)
• Steffi Graf (1988)
  • Note: Graf also won the Olympic gold medal in 1988 (The "Golden" Grand Slam)

 Men's doubles

• Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor (1951)

 Women's doubles

• Maria Bueno (1960), with Christine Truman Janes at the Australian Championships, then Darlene Hard at the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships.
• Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (1984)
• Martina Navratilova (1986), with Andrea Temesvari at the French Championships, then Pam Shriver at Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships.
  • Note: Australian Championships were not played in 1986 but Navratilova won both the December 1985 and the January 1987 tournaments.
• Martina Hingis (1998), with Mirjana Lucic at the Australian Open, then Jana Novotna at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

 Mixed doubles

• Margaret Court (as Margaret Smith) and Ken Fletcher (1963)
• Margaret Court (1965; as Margaret Smith), with: John Newcombe at the Australian Championships; Ken Fletcher at the French Championships and Wimbledon; and Fred Stolle at the U.S. Championships.
  • Note: Australian Championships final was not played. The title is shared with Robyn Ebbern and Owen Davidson
• Owen Davidson (1967), with Lesley Turner Bowrey at the Australian Championships, then Billie Jean King at the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships.
• Martina Navratilova (1985), with Heinz Gunthardt at the French Championships, then Paul McNamee at Wimbledon and Gunthardt again at the U.S. Championships.
  • Note: Australian Championships mixed doubles event was not played from 1970 to 1985.

Boys' singles

• Stefan Edberg (1983)

 Non-Calendar year Grand Slam (four consecutive majors regardless of year)

After Martina Navratilova won four consecutive major championships there was some controversy. Though it was a non-calendar Grand Slam the ITF decided to award her the Grand Slam US$1 million bonus, as she held all four titles at once. No other sources consider this a true Grand Slam.

 Women's singles

• Martina Navratilova (1983-84)
  • Won six consecutive Grand Slam titles. Her streak was Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open in 1983, followed by French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open in 1984. (The Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985, returning to its original January date in 1987.)
• Steffi Graf (1993-94)
  • Her streak was: 1993 French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and the 1994 Australian Open.
  • Graf also won a Grand Slam in 1988.
• Serena Williams (2002-03)
  • The "Serena Slam" — a reference to the Tiger Slam won by Tiger Woods between 2000 and 2001. Her streak was: 2002 French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and the 2003 Australian Open.

 Women's doubles

• Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva (1992-93)
  • Six consecutive titles from the 1992 French Open through 1993 Wimbledon.

 Most Grand Slam titles in a row (consecutive)

 Men's singles

• Don Budge (6): (1937 Wimbledon through the 1938 U.S. Championships).

 Women's singles

• Maureen Connolly Brinker (6): (1952 Wimbledon through the 1953 U.S. Championships).
• Margaret Court (6): (1969 US Open through the 1971 Australian Open).
• Martina Navratilova (6): (1983 Wimbledon through the 1984 US Open).

] Men's doubles

Team:

• 7: Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman (from the 1951 Australian Championships through the 1952 Wimbledon Championships)

Player:

• 8: Frank Sedgman (from the 1950 US Championships through the 1952 Wimbledon Championships)

 Women's doubles

Team:

• 8: Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (1983 Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1984 French Open/Wimbledon Championships/US Open/Australian Open, 1985 French Open)
• 6: Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva (1992 French Open/Wimbledon Championships/US Open, 1993 Australian Open/French Open/Wimbledon Championships)

 Most Grand Slam singles finals in a row (consecutive)

 Men

• 10: Roger Federer (2005 Wimbledon through the 2007 US Open).

 Women

• 13: Steffi Graf (1987 French Open through the 1990 French Open).

 Most Grand Slam singles titles in a row (non-consecutive)

Helen Wills Moody won all 16 of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played beginning with the 1924 U.S. Championships and extending through the 1933 Wimbledon Championships (not counting her defaults in the 1926 French and Wimbledon Championships). The first 15 of those were won without losing a set. During this period, she won 6 Wimbledons, 4 French Championships, and 6 U.S. Championships. She also won the 1924 Summer Olympics during this period. Moody never entered the Australian Championships.

Most Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in a row (non-consecutive)

Doris Hart won all 13 of the Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments she played beginning with the 1951 French Championships and extending through the 1955 U.S. Championships. During this period, she won 5 Wimbledons, 3 French Championships, and 5 U.S. Championships.

 Career Grand Slam

Winning all four Grand Slam tournaments during a career is termed a Career Grand Slam. Six men and nine women have accomplished this in singles play, but only three men (Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer) and five women (Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Serena Williams) have won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments at least once since the beginning of the open era. A number of players have failed to achieve the Career Grand Slam because they did not have long careers or because particular tournaments were ill-suited to the players' game. Björn Borg never won the US Open or the Australian Open. John McEnroe never won the Australian Open or the French Open. Ken Rosewall, Guillermo Vilas, Ivan Lendl, Monica Seles, Justine Henin, and Mats Wilander failed to win Wimbledon. John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis, and Lindsay Davenport failed to win the French Open, and Althea Gibson never won the Australian Open. Venus Williams thus far has failed to win the Australian Open or the French Open, and Maria Sharapova has not yet won the French Open. Rafael Nadal has yet to win the US Open.

The following lists the players who won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments during their careers. The year in which they won their first Grand Slam singles tournament is listed first. The tournaments (or years) needed to complete their first Career Grand Slam were won are then listed. The ages of the players when their Career Grand Slam was completed are listed between the square brackets.

Men's singles

• Fred Perry (1933 US Championships, 1934 Australian Championships, 1934 Wimbledon Championships & 1935 French Championships) [26]
• Don Budge (1937 Wimbledon Championships, 1937 US Championships, 1938 Australian Championships & 1938 French Championships) [23]
• Rod Laver (1960 Australian Championships, 1961 Wimbledon Championships, 1962 French Championships & 1962 US Championships) [24]
• Roy Emerson (1961 Australian Championships, 1961 US Championships, 1963 French Championships & 1964 Wimbledon Championships) [27]
• Andre Agassi (1992 Wimbledon, 1994 US Open, 1995 Australian Open & 1999 French Open) [29]
  • Agassi is the only two male Tennis players to accomplish a Career Golden Slam by winning the Singles Olympic Gold Medal at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games to go with his career Grand Slam. This is due to the fact that tennis was absent from the Olympics for 64 years, from 1924–1988.
• Roger Federer (2003 Wimbledon, 2004 Australian Open, 2004 US Open & 2009 French Open) [27]

 Women's singles

• Maureen Connolly Brinker (1951-52-53) [18]
• Doris Hart (1949-50-51-54) [29]
• Shirley Fry Irvin (1951-56-57) [29]
• Margaret Court (1960-62-63; as Margaret Smith) [20]
• Billie Jean King (1966-67-68-72) [28]
• Chris Evert (1974-75-82) [28]
• Martina Navratilova (1978-81-82-83) [26]
• Steffi Graf (1987 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 Wimbledon & 1988 US Open) [19]
  • Graf also is the only Player to complete the Calendar year Golden Slam winning all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold medal in 1988.
• Serena Williams (1999 US Open, 2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon & 2003 Australian Open) [21]
  • Serena Williams also won the Olympic Gold Medal (in Doubles) at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games to go with her career Grand Slam thus accomplishing a Career Golden Slam making her only the second woman in Tennis history to accomplish this after Steffi Graf.

Men's doubles

The teams and individual players who won all four Grand Slam doubles tournaments during their careers are listed. The year in which they won their first Grand Slam doubles tournament is listed first. The years in which the tournaments needed to complete the Career Grand Slam were won are then listed.

• Frank Sedgman & Ken McGregor (1951-52)
• Lew Hoad & Ken Rosewall (1953-56)
• Roy Emerson & Neale Fraser (1959-60-62)
• John Newcombe & Tony Roche (1965-67)
• Jacco Eltingh & Paul Haarhuis (1994-95-98)
• Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (1992-93-95-2000)
• Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2003-05-06)

Male doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam (21):

• Adrian Quist (1935-36-39)
• Frank Sedgman (1950-51-52)
• Ken McGregor (1951-52)
• Lew Hoad (1953-56)
• Ken Rosewall (1953-56)
• Neale Fraser (1957-58-59)
• Roy Emerson (1959-60-62)
• Fred Stolle (1962-63-65)
• John Newcombe (1965-67)
• Tony Roche (1965-67)
• Bob Hewitt (1962-64-67-77)
• John Fitzgerald (1982-84-86-89)
• Anders Jarryd (1983-87-89)
• Jacco Eltingh (1994-95-98)
• Paul Haarhuis (1994-95-98)
• Mark Woodforde (1989-92-93-2000)
• Todd Woodbridge (1992-93-95-00)
• Jonas Bjorkman (1998-2002-03-05)
• Bob Bryan (2003-05-06)
• Mike Bryan (2003-05-06)
• Daniel Nestor (2002-04-07-08)

Women's doubles

• Margaret Court & Judy Tegart Dalton (1966-69-70)
• Kathy Jordan & Anne Smith (1980-81)
• Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver (1981-82-83-84)
• Gigi Fernandez & Natasha Zvereva (1992-93)
• Serena Williams & Venus Williams (1999-2000-01)

Female doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam (20):

• Louise Brough Clapp (1942-46-50)
• Doris Hart (1947-48-50-51)
• Shirley Fry Irvin (1950-51-57)
• Althea Gibson (1956-1957)
• Maria Bueno (1958-60)
• Lesley Turner Bowrey (1961-64)
• Margaret Court (1961-63-64; as Margaret Smith)
• Judy Tegart Dalton (1964-66-69-70)
• Martina Navratilova (1975-76-77-80)
• Kathy Jordan (1980-81)
• Anne Smith (1980-81)
• Pam Shriver (1981-82-83-84)
• Gigi Fernandez (1988-91-92-93)
• Natasha Zvereva (1989-91-93)
• Helena Sukova (1989-90-93)
• Jana Novotna (1989-90-94)
• Martina Hingis (1996-97-98)
• Venus Williams (1999-2000-01)
• Serena Williams (1999-2000-01)
• Lisa Raymond (2000-01-06)

 Mixed doubles

In the following, the players who won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments during their careers are listed. (The year in which they won their first Grand Slam mixed doubles tournament is listed first. The years in which the tournaments needed to complete the Career Grand Slam were won are then listed.)

• Frank Sedgman & Doris Hart (1949-51)
• Ken Fletcher & Margaret Court (1964-65)
• Marty Riessen & Margaret Court (1969-75)

Male doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam:

• Frank Sedgman (1949-51)
• Ken Fletcher (1963)
• Owen Davidson (1965-66-67)
• Marty Riessen (1969-75)
• Bob Hewitt (1961-70-77-79)
• Todd Woodbridge (1990-93-94-95)
• Mark Woodforde (1992-93)
• Mahesh Bhupathi (1997-99-2005-06)

Female doubles players who won a Career Grand Slam:

• Doris Hart (1949-51)
• Margaret Court (1961-63)
• Billie Jean King (1967-68)
• Martina Navratilova (1974-85-2003)
• Daniela Hantuchová (2001-02-05)

 Boys singles

• Stefan Edberg (1983)

 Boys doubles

• Mark Kratzmann (1983-84)

 Calendar Year Golden Slam

The "Golden Slam" is a term created in 1988 when Steffi Graf won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments and the singles gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year.

Tennis was not an Olympic sport from 1928 through 1984 (except as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984); therefore, many top tennis players from the past never had the chance to complete a Golden Slam. Nevertheless, even with tennis on the Olympics, a Calendar Year Golden Slam could not have been accomplished by any player except Maria Bueno (1960) and Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver (1984).

 Career Golden Slam

A player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic Gold Medal during the player's career has achieved a Career Golden Slam.

• Singles players who won a Career Golden Slam (A Singles Career Grand Slam plus the Olympic Gold Medal in Singles):
  • Steffi Graf (1988 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 Wimbledon, 1988 Olympic Gold Medal (Women's Singles) & 1988 US Open)
    • Steffi Graf's Golden Slam is also a Calender Year Golden Slam as she won all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold Medal all in the same calendar year of 1988.
  • Andre Agassi (1992 Wimbledon, 1994 US Open, 1995 Australian Open, 1996 Olympic Gold Medal (Men's Singles) & 1999 French Open)

• Doubles teams that won a Career Golden Slam (A Doubles Team Career Grand Slam & the Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles):
  • Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (1992 Australian Open, 1992 US Open, 1993 Wimbledon, 1996 Olympic Gold Medal (Men's Doubles) & 2000 French Open)
  • Serena Williams & Venus Williams (1999 French Open, 1999 US Open, 2000 Wimbledon, 2000 Olympic Gold Medal (Women's Doubles) & 2001 Australian Open)

• Individual doubles players who won a Career Golden Slam:
  • Gigi Fernandez: partnering Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Gold Medal (Doubles); partnering Robin White to win the 1988 US Open; partnering Jana Novotná to win the 1991 French Open; and partnering Natasha Zvereva to win the 1992 Wimbledon and the 1993 Australian Open.
  • Daniel Nestor (2000-02-04-07-08): Partnering Sebastien Lareau to win the 2000 Olympic Gold Medal (Doubles); partnering Mark Knowles to win the 2002 Australian Open, the 2004 US Open and the 2007 French Open; partnering Nenad Zimonjić to win the 2008 Wimbledon.

• Combined Career Golden Slam (A Singles Career Grand Slam and an Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles):
  • Serena Williams (1999 US Open, 2000 Olympic Gold Medal (Women's Doubles), 2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon & 2003 Australian Open)
  • Roger Federer (2003 Wimbledon, 2004 Australian Open, 2004 US Open, 2008 Olympic Gold Medal (Men's Doubles) & 2009 French Open)

 Small slam

Players who have won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year, are sometimes said to have achieved a Small Slam.

Men's singles

• Jack Crawford
  • 1933: Australian, French & Wimbledon Championships
• Fred Perry
  • 1934: Australian, Wimbledon & U.S. Championships
• Tony Trabert
  • 1955: French, Wimbledon & U.S. Championships
• Lew Hoad
  • 1956: Australian, French & Wimbledon Championships
• Ashley Cooper
  • 1958: Australian, Wimbledon & U.S. Championships
• Roy Emerson
  • 1964: Australian, Wimbledon & U.S. Championships
• Jimmy Connors
  • 1974: Australian, Wimbledon & US Open
• Mats Wilander
  • 1988: Australian, French & US Open
• Roger Federer
  • 2004: Australian, Wimbledon & US Open
  • 2006: Australian, Wimbledon & US Open
  • 2007: Australian, Wimbledon & US Open

 Women's singles

• Helen Wills
  • 1928: French Championships, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
  • 1929: French Championships, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
• Margaret Court - also winner of a Calendar Year Grand Slam in 1970
  • 1962: Australian, French, & U.S. Championships
  • 1965: Australian, Wimbledon, & U.S. Championships
  • 1969: Australian, French, & US Open
  • 1973: Australian, French, & US Open
• Billie Jean King
  • 1972: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
• Martina Navratilova - won six consecutive Grand Slam titles in 1983-84
  • 1983: Wimbledon, US Open, & Australian Open
  • 1984: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
• Steffi Graf - also winner of a Calendar Year Grand Slam in 1988, a Calendar Year Golden Slam in 1988, and a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam (ending with the 1994 Australian Open)
  • 1989: Australian Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
  • 1993: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
  • 1995: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
  • 1996: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
• Monica Seles
  • 1991: Australian Open, French Open, & US Open
  • 1992: Australian Open, French Open, & US Open
• Martina Hingis
  • 1997: Australian Open, Wimbledon, & US Open
• Serena Williams - winner of a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam after winning the 2003 Australian Open
  • 2002: French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open

 Men's doubles

• Jacques Brugnon
  • 1928: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
• John Van Ryn
  • 1931: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Jack Crawford
  • 1935: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
• John Bromwich
  • 1950: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Ken McGregor
  • 1952: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
• Frank Sedgman
  • 1952: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
• Ken Rosewall
  • 1953: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
  • 1956: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Lew Hoad
  • 1953: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
  • 1956: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Tony Roche
  • 1967: Australian Championships, French Championships, U.S. Championships
• John Newcombe
  • 1967: Australian Championships, French Championships, U.S. Championships
  • 1973: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Anders Jarryd
  • 1987: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
  • 1991: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• John Fitzgerald
  • 1991: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Jacco Eltingh
  • 1998: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon

Women's doubles

• Margaret Osborne duPont
  • 1946: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1949: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Louise Brough Clapp
  • 1946: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1949: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1950: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Doris Hart
  • 1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Shirley Fry Irvin
  • 1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Althea Gibson
  • 1957: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Darlene Hard
  • 1962: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Lesley Turner Bowrey
  • 1964: Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon
• Nancy Richey Gunter
  • 1966: Australian Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Betty Stove
  • 1972: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Margaret Court
  • 1973: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Virginia Wade
  • 1973: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Helen Gourlay Cawley
  • 1977: Australian Open (January), Wimbledon, Australian Open (December)
• Martina Navratilova
  • 1982: French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open
  • 1983: Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open
  • 1986: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
  • 1987: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Pam Shriver
  • 1983: Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open
  • 1987: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Helena Sukova
  • 1990: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
• Gigi Fernandez
  • 1992: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
  • 1993: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
  • 1994: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
• Natasha Zvereva
  • 1992: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
  • 1993: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
  • 1994: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
  • 1997: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
• Jana Novotna
  • 1990: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
  • 1998: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Virginia Ruano Pascual
  • 2004: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Paola Suarez
  • 2004: Australian Open, French Open, US Open

 Mixed doubles

• Eric Sturgess
  • 1949: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Frank Sedgman
  • 1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Doris Hart
  • 1951: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1952: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
  • 1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Vic Seixas
  • 1953: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Margaret Court
  • 1964: Australian Championships, French Championships, U.S. Championships
  • 1969: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Billie Jean King
  • 1967: French Championships, Wimbledon, U.S. Championships
• Marty Riessen
  • 1969: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Bob Hewitt
  • 1979: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Martina Navratilova
  • 1985: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Mark Woodforde
  • 1992: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open

 Boys' singles

• Mark Kratzman
  • 1984: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Nicolas Pereira
  • 1988: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Gaël Monfils
  • 2004: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon

Boys' doubles

• Mark Kratzmann & Simon Youl
  • 1983: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Jason Stoltenberg & Todd Woodbridge
  • 1988: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
• Ben Ellwood
  • 1994: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Brendan Evans & Scott Oudsema
  • 2004: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open

 Girls' singles

• Natalia Zvereva
  • 1987: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Magdalena Maleeva
  • 1990: Australian Open, French Open, US Open

 Girls' doubles

• Beth Herr
  • 1982: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
• Corina Morariu & Ludmilla Varmuzova
  • 1995: Australian Open, French Open, US Open
• Viktoria Azarenka
  • 2005: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  • 2006: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon
• Urszula Radwanska
  • 2007: French Open, Wimbledon, US Open

 The career "Boxed Set"

Another imaginable Grand Slam-related accomplishment is winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles – winning the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events.

The top men's singles players have played comparatively little doubles, and very little mixed doubles. Three women have completed the "boxed set" during their careers:

• Doris Hart
• Margaret Court
• Martina Navratilova

Serena Williams has come closer than any other currently active player to joining this elite group. She has yet to win the mixed doubles at the Australian and French opens (finishing as the runner-up at the 1999 Australian Open and 1998 French Open)

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