Also grand-slammer. Baseball. a home run with three runners on base. Sports. the winning by a single player of several designated major championship contests in one season, as in golf or tennis.

What does Grand Slam mean in slang?

b : a clean sweep or total success. 3 : the winning of all the tricks in one hand of a card game (such as bridge) Once, looking over Grace's shoulder, I saw her make a grand slam in clubs when the highest trump card in her hand was the nine.—

What does a Grand Slam mean in a relationship?

In the dating world, a grand slam refers to refer to having anal intercourse.

What are the 5 Grand Slams in tennis?

The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open (also known as Roland Garros) from around late May to early June, Wimbledon in June–July, and the US Open in August–September. Each tournament is played over a two-week period.

Who won 4 Grand Slams in a year?

Past Winners

In order to find a player in the men's category, we have to go way back in 1969 when Australian Rod Laver won all the four majors in a single year. The player who started it all was an American tennis player John Budge who won the honour of being the first Grand Slam winner in 1938.

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Who is the youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam?

Martina Hingis, (born September 30, 1980, Košice, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia]), Swiss professional tennis player who became the youngest person in the “open” era to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest to be ranked world number one.

Why is it called the Grand Slam?

The term 'Grand Slam' originates from the card game contract bridge, where it is used for winning all the possible tricks, and entered tennis via golf where it had been first used in sports to describe Bobby Jones' achievement of winning the four major golf tournaments three years earlier in 1930.

Why do they call it a Grand Slam?

The term originated in the card game Bridge, referring to a player winning every trick. It carried over into baseball because it refers to a team scoring as many runs as possible in one at-bat.

Who first said Grand Slam?

The term Grand Slam was first applied to Bobby Jones' achievement of winning the four major golf events of 1930: The Open Championship, the U.S. Open, the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur. When Jones won all four, the sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment.

Is Wimbledon a Grand Slam?

The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon or The Championships, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. ... Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open.

What is a Grand Slam in f1?

Grand Slam (Formula One), winning from pole position, leading every lap, and setting the fastest lap in a Grand Prix.

How do you use Grand Slam in a sentence?

In his next at bat he hit a towering grand slam to deep center. Despite her late run, she played her best tennis over the last few years and qualified for several grand slam events. He has won 17 grand slam titles, the most for any male player.

Has Novak Djokovic won all four Grand Slams?

Djokovic has won 7 titles on grass courts, including six Wimbledon titles. ... Djokovic is the only player to defeat Federer and Nadal in all four Grand Slams. He's also the only one to beat both in multiple Grand Slam finals, multiple Masters finals and in the final of Year-End Championship.

What men's tennis players have won all 4 Grand Slams?

They are:

• Don Budge, United States, 1938.
• Maureen Connolly, United States, 1953.
• Rod Laver, Australia, 1962 and 1969. Laver is the only male player to have completed the Grand Slam twice.
• Margaret Smith Court, Australia, 1970.
• Steffi Graf, Germany, 1988.

How many majors does Djokovic have?

Historic achievements. Djokovic has won 20 Grand Slams (major) titles, tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, third male player to achieve this feat after Federer (1st) and Nadal (2nd). He is one of eight players all-time to achieve the Career Grand Slam in men's singles.

Who is the oldest person to win Wimbledon?

In 2004 Martina Navratilova, the nine-time Wimbledon winner, at 47 years and 246 days became the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the modern era. She was once asked how she was able to maintain her high standard of playing well into her forties.

Who holds the record for most Wimbledon titles?

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of professional tennis players in 1968, Roger Federer (2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with eight.

Who is the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam?

Serena Williams won a sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday as the world number one became the oldest woman to win a grand slam crown with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Garbine Muguruza in the final.

Is the US Open a Grand Slam?

U.S. Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, international tennis tournament, the fourth and final of the major events that make up the annual Grand Slam of tennis (the other tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships).

How old is Djokovic?

Novak Djokovic, (born May 22, 1987, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]), Serbian tennis player who was one of the game's premier performers in the early 21st century, when he won a record (shared with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal) 20 Grand Slam titles.