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All 18 Players to Complete a Career Grand Slam – Tennis Now

This is the word on everyone’s lips after the Australian Open: the career Grand Slam. Achieving a career Grand Slam – winning at least one Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open – is one of the rarest feats in sports. So far, only 8 people and 10 women This has been done in singles matches.

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Here’s a chronological breakdown of the players joining this exclusive club.

Men, Pre-Kickoff Era

rank player year of completion completion event
1 Fred Perry (U.K) 1935 French championship
2 Don Badge (USA) 1938 French championship
3 Rod Laver (Australia) 1962 U.S. Championship
4 Roy Emerson (Australia) 1964 Wimbledon

men, open era

rank player year of completion completion event
1 Rod Laver (Australia) 1969 US Open
2 Andre Agassi (USA) 1999 French Open
3 roger federer (Sui) 2009 French Open
4 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2010 US Open
5 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2016 French Open
6 Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 2026 australian open

Women: Pre-Kickoff Era

rank player year of completion completion event
1 Maureen Connolly (USA) 1953 French championship
2 doris hart (USA) 1954 U.S. Championship
3 Shirley Fry Owen (USA) 1957 australian championship
4 Margaret Court (Australia) 1963 Wimbledon

Women: The Age of Openness

rank player year of completion completion event
1 billie jane king (USA) 1972 French Open
2 Chris Evert (USA) 1982 australian open
3 Martina Navratilova (USA) 1983 US Open
4 Steffi Graf (Germany) 1988 US Open
5 serena williams (USA) 2003 australian open
6 Maria Sharapova (Russia) 2012 French Open

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