What is a grand slam in tennis?

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What is a grand slam in tennis?

Answer 1

The 4 major events in tennis.

Answer 2

the grand slam in tennis are 4 sanctioned events by the wtf-world tennis federation...each event is played within 1 calendar year on 4 different court surfaces,in each of 4 countries events are always in the same order to my knowledge..and can be further checked out in tennis history ie . the TENNIS HALL OF FAME,located in NEWPORT,R.I.#1.Australian Open#2.French Open#3 Wimbledon#4 U.S. Open..there are requirement and prerequisites for getting into each tourney...the U.ST.A.=UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION should supply those answers..you might email the captains of the U.S TEAMS.ZINA GARRISON AND PATRICK MCENROE...BYE,GL

Answer 3

Winning the Australian, French, US Opens, and Wimbledon, in a calendar year.

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Answer 4

The four Grand Slam tournaments are considered to be the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world. They are held annually and include, in chronological order, the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Apart from Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and Hopman Cup, they are the only tournaments regulated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).The ITF's national associations, Tennis Australia (Australian Open), the French Tennis Federation (French Open), the United States Tennis Association (US Open), and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and Lawn Tennis Association (Wimbledon), are delegated the responsibility to organize these events.

Aside from the historical significance of these events, they also carry larger prize funds than any other tour event and are worth double the number of ranking points to the champion than in the next echelon of tournaments, the Tennis Masters Series (men) and Tier I events (women). Another distinguishing feature is the number of players in the singles draw, 128, more than any other professional tennis tournament. This draw is composed of 32 seeded players, other players ranked in the world's top 100, qualifiers, and players who receive invitations through wild cards. Grand Slam men's tournaments have best-of-five set matches throughout. Grand Slam tournaments are among the small number of events that last two weeks, the others being the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California and the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. Currently, the Grand Slam tournaments are the only tour events that have mixed doubles contests. Grand Slam tournaments are held in conjunction with wheelchair tennis tournaments (with the exception being Wimbledon, where the grass surface prevents this) and junior tennis competitions. Grand Slam tournaments are often seen as the culmination of a particular season, such as the US Open Series. These tournaments also contain their own idiosyncrasies. For example, players at Wimbledon are required to wear predominantly white, a rule that has made certain players, such as Andre Agassi, skip the tournament

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