Grand Slam (real tennis)

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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[]

Year Australia Australian Open United States US Open France French Open United Kingdom British Open
1966 United Kingdom James F.C. Bostwick
1967 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1968 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1969 United Kingdom James F.C. Bostwick
1970 United Kingdom James F.C. Bostwick
1971 United Kingdom G.H. Bostwick Jr.
1972 United Kingdom James F.C. Bostwick
1973 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1974 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1975 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1976 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1977 United Kingdom Eugene L. Scott
1978 United States James J. Burke Jr.
1979 Australia Barry Toates United Kingdom Howard R. Angus
1980 United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson
1981 Australia Graham Hyland United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson
1982 Australia United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson
1983 Australia United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson
1984 United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson
1985 Australia United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson
1986 United Kingdom Chris J. Ronaldson Australia
1987 Australia Graham Hyland Australia
1988 Australia Australia
1989 Australia Australia
1990 Australia Australia Australia Australia
1991 Australia Australia Australia Australia
1992 United Kingdom Julian Snow Australia United Kingdom Julian Snow United Kingdom Julian Snow
1993 Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom Julian Snow
1994 Australia Robert Fahey Australia United Kingdom United Kingdom Julian Snow
1995 Australia Australia United Kingdom Australia Robert Fahey
1996 Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom Julian Snow United Kingdom United Kingdom
1997 Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom Julian Snow United Kingdom United Kingdom
1998 Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom Julian Snow
1999 United Kingdom Australia Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom James Male
2000 Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2001 Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2002 Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey not held United States Tim Chisholm
2003 United States Tim Chisholm United States Tim Chisholm United States Tim Chisholm Australia Robert Fahey
2004 Australia Robert Fahey United States Tim Chisholm Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2005 Australia Steve Virgona Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2006 Australia Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2007 Australia Steve Virgona Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2008 Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2009 Australia Robert Fahey United States Camden Riviere Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2010 Australia Bermuda James Stout Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2011 Australia Steve Virgona Australia Steve Virgona Australia Robert Fahey Australia Robert Fahey
2012 Australia Robert Fahey United Kingdom United States Camden Riviere United Kingdom
2013 Australia Steve Virgona United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere Australia Steve Virgona
2014 Australia Robert Fahey United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere
2015 United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere Australia Robert Fahey Australia Steve Virgona
2016 Australia Robert Fahey United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere
2017 United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere
2018 Australia Robert Fahey United States Camden Riviere Australia Australia Robert Fahey
2019 United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere United States Camden Riviere
2020 Australia United States Camden Riviere Cancelled Cancelled
2021 TBC United States Camden Riviere Cancelled United Kingdom John Lumley

Men's doubles[]

Year Australia Australian Open United States US Open [2] France French Open United Kingdom British Open
2009
2010 Australia Robert Fahey
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Ben Matthews
Australia Steve Virgona
Australia Robert Fahey
Australia Steve Virgona
Australia Robert Fahey
Australia Steve Virgona
2011 Australia Robert Fahey
Australia Steve Virgona
Australia Robert Fahey
Australia Steve Virgona
United States Tim Chisholm
United States Camden Riviere
Australia Robert Fahey
Australia Steve Virgona
Legend
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[]

  1. ^ International Real Tennis Professionals Association. "Grand Slam". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. ^ url=http://www.uscourttennis.org/index.php?id=58
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