The four Grand Slam tournaments are also called the Majors which are the most important tennis events of the year. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
A singles player or doubles team those are won all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year is called the “Grand Slam” for achieving this. If the player or team those are won all the four repeatedly, but it is not the same calendar year, called them a “Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam”. Winning all four at some point in a career, though it is not happen repeatedly, is referred to as a “Career Grand Slam”. Winning the four Majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics, it has been being called a “Golden Slam” since 1988 while Steff Graf who became the only person to achieve that deed in a single calendar year. Andre Agassi who is the only other player to achieve a “Golden Slam” but he did not do that in one calendar year. That’s why to call his as a “Career Golden Slam”. (help from wikikpedia)
A singles player or doubles team those are won all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year is called the “Grand Slam” for achieving this. If the player or team those are won all the four repeatedly, but it is not the same calendar year, called them a “Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam”. Winning all four at some point in a career, though it is not happen repeatedly, is referred to as a “Career Grand Slam”. Winning the four Majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics, it has been being called a “Golden Slam” since 1988 while Steff Graf who became the only person to achieve that deed in a single calendar year. Andre Agassi who is the only other player to achieve a “Golden Slam” but he did not do that in one calendar year. That’s why to call his as a “Career Golden Slam”. (help from wikikpedia)
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