Grand Slam Tournaments

The four Grand Slam tournaments are also known under the name of Majors. All in all, there are four tournaments that are considered to take the premier place in the world of tennis. You can bet on any of these tournaments. Check out top bookies reviews via a betting service to choose the most proper one for you.

The Majors offer the most ranking points and the most luring prize pool. Besides that, the Grand Slam tournaments are held on the best and biggest fields and attract thousands of tennis fans from all over the world. Not only that, but Grand Slam betting is also extremely popular among tennis fans who like a thrill.

The tournaments are held separately, each in its time. At first, there is the Australian Open in January; it is followed by the French Open in May/June, then comes Wimbledon in June/July, and the last but not the least is the US Open in August/September. Each of the tournaments lasts for two weeks and is played on a specific surface: the US and Australian Tournaments are held on hard courts, Wimbledon on grass, and the French on clay.

Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious of the Majors, it is followed by the US Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open. Check the best Grand Slam odds at Betfair. If you still don’t know the best exchange and all its characteristics, take a look at our Betfair exchange review now!

Historical review

The name of the tournament originates from a family card game, where the «grand slam» means winning all of the tricks. The possibility of being an absolute champion of all the Majors appeared approximately in 1924-1925 when the members of the International Lawn Tennis Federation claimed that the Australian, French, British, and American tournaments are the four Majors. Before it finally happened, there were only three events of utmost importance in the world of tennis: the World Covered Court Championships, the World Hard Court Championships, and Wimbledon. It is worth noting that from 1940 to 1945 the four Majors were interrupted because of the Second World War.

The first Grand Slam of all the four Majors was accomplished by Don Budge, who managed to win all the four men’s singles in 1938. By the year 2011, only 14 players have completed the Grand Slam. Rod Laver and Margaret Court are among them.

Chronological list of completed Grand Slams

#	Year	Player	Discipline	Notes
1	1938	Don Budge	Men’s singles	Part of a total of 6 consecutive titles
2	1951	Ken McGregor & Frank Sedgman	Men’s doubles
3	1953	Maureen Connolly Brinker	Women’s singles	Part of 6 consecutive titles
4	1960	Maria Bueno	Women’s doubles	With Christine Truman Janes and Darlene Hard
5	1962	Rod Laver	Men’s singles
6	1963	Margaret Court & Ken Fletcher	Mixed doubles	Part of consecutive titles (Margaret Court 7, Ken Fletcher 6)
7	1965	Margaret Court	Mixed doubles	With Roy Emerson, Ken Fletcher and Fred Stolle – part of 5 consecutive titles
8	1967	Owen Davidson	Mixed doubles	With Lesley Turner Bowrey and Billie Jean King
9	1969	Rod Laver	Men’s singles	Only player to complete the singles’ Grand Slam twice
10	1970	Margaret Court	Women’s singles	Six consecutive titles
11	1983	Stefan Edberg (in junior tennis)	Boys’ singles	Only Junior to complete a Grand Slam
12	1984	Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver	Women’s doubles	Eight consecutive titles
13	1988	Steffi Graf	Women’s singles	Five consecutive titles
14	1998	Martina Hingis	Women’s doubles	With Mirjana Lučić and Jana Novotná
15	2009	Esther Vergeer & Korie Homan	Women’s wheelchair doubles	Part of 14 consecutive titles for Vergeer with Jiske Griffioen and Maaike Smit
16	2011	Esther Vergeer & Sharon Walraven	Women’s wheelchair doubles	Part of consecutive titles (Vergeer 8, Walraven 7)