Grand Slam (real tennis)
Appearance
A Grand Slam in the sport of real tennis is earned by a player who holds the following titles in the same calendar year:
- Australian Open
- U.S. Open
- French Open
- British Open
The concept was borrowed from lawn tennis's Grand Slam. In 1984 Chris Ronaldson, then in 2000 and 2001 Robert Fahey earned back-to-back Grand Slams, and Fahey earned his third Grand Slam again in 2008. For ladies, Charlotte Cornwallis made it twice.[1]
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Year | Australian Open | US Open [2] | French Open | British Open |
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2009 | ||||
2010 | Robert Fahey Ruaraidh Gunn |
Ben Matthews Steve Virgona |
Robert Fahey Steve Virgona |
Robert Fahey Steve Virgona |
2011 | Robert Fahey Steve Virgona |
Robert Fahey Steve Virgona |
Tim Chisholm Camden Riviere |
Robert Fahey Steve Virgona |
Legend |
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Player won all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
Player won 3 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
Player won 2 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
See also
References
- ^ International Real Tennis Professionals Association. "Grand Slam". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ url=http://www.uscourttennis.org/index.php?id=58