The following players have won four of the Grand Slam events (Australian
Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in the same calendar year.
Men
1938 -- Don Budge, United States
1962 -- Rod Laver, Australia
1969 -- Rod Laver, Australia
Women
1953 -- Maureen Connolly, United States
1970 -- Margaret Smith Court, Australia
1988 -- Steffi Graf, West Germany
In 1938, Budge defeated John Bromwich in the Australian final, Roderick
Menzel in the French, Henry Austin at Wimbledon and Gene Mako in the U.S.
Open to complete his Grand Slam.
In 1962, Laver defeated Roy Emerson in the Australian and French finals,
Marty Mulligan at Wimbledon and Emerson again in the U.S. Open to
complete his Grand Slam.
In 1969, Laver defeated Andres Gimeno in the Australian final, Ken Rosewall
in the French, John Newcombe at Wimbledon and Tony Roche in the U.S.
Open to complete his Grand Slam.
In 1953, Connolly defeated Julia Sampson in the Australian final and Doris Hart
in the French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals to complete her Grand Slam.
In 1970, Smith defeated Kerry Melville in the Australian final, Helga Niessen in
the French, Billie Jean King at Wimbledon and Rosie Casals at the U.S. Open
to complete her Grand Slam.
In 1988, Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert in the Australian final, Natalia Zvereva
in the French, Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon and Gabriela Sabatini at the
U.S. Open to complete her Grand Slam. Graf also defeated Gabriela Sabatini
to win the gold medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and complete the
golden slam.
The following players have won all four of the Grand Slam events (Australian
Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in their career.
Men
Fred Perry Australian: 1934
French: 1935
Wimbledon: 1934 1935-36
US: 1933-34 1936
Don Budge Australian: 1938
French: 1938
Wimbledon: 1937-38
US: 1937-38
Rod Laver Australian: 1960 1962 1969
French: 1962 1969
Wimbledon: 1961-62 1968-69
US: 1962 1969
Roy Emerson Australian: 1961 1963-67 (5)
French: 1963 1967
Wimbledon: 1964-65
US: 1961 1964
Andre Agassi Australian: 1995 2000-01 2003
French: 1999
Wimbledon: 1992
US: 1994 1999
Roger Federer Australian: 2004 2006-07
French: 2009
Wimbledon: 2003-07 (5)
US: 2004-08 (5)
Women
Maureen Connolly Australian: 1953
French: 1953 1954
Wimbledon: 1952 1953 1954
US: 1951 1952 1953
Doris Hart Australian: 1949
French: 1950 1952
Wimbledon: 1951
US: 1954 1955
Shirley Fry Australian: 1957
French: 1951
Wimbledon: 1956
US: 1956
Margaret Smith Court Australian: 1960-66 (7) 1969-71 (3) 1973
French: 1962 1964 1969-70 1973
Wimbledon: 1963 1965 1970
US: 1962 1965 1969-70 1973
Billie Jean King Australian: 1968
French: 1972
Wimbledon: 1966-68 (3) 1972-73 1975
US: 1967 1971-72 1974
Chris Evert Australian: 1982 1984
French: 1974-75 1979-80 1983 1985-86
Wimbledon: 1974 1976 1981
US: 1975-76 1977-78 1980 1982
Martina Navratilova Australian: 1981 1983 1985
French: 1982 1984
Wimbledon: 1978-79 1982-87 (6) 1990
US: 1983-84 1986-87
Steffi Graf Australian: 1988-90 (3) 1994
French: 1987-88 1993 1995-96 1999
Wimbledon: 1988-89 1991-93 (3) 1995-96
US: 1988-89 1993 1995-96
Serena Williams Australian: 2003 2005 2007 2009
French: 2002
Wimbledon: 2002-03
US: 1999 2002 2008
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