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GRAND SLAM TENNIS [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The rare feat of winning the four major singles championships, singles, doubles, or mixed doubles, in the same year, i.e. the Australian, U.S., French, and Wimbledon.

OBS

Often in the media we see and hear the shortened form "Grand Slam" when reference is made to a particular leg (tournament) rather than to the sum of all 4 major events (the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open) that make up the "package" called the "Grand Slam", formerly called the "Big Four".

OBS

The expression "grand slam" or "grand slam of tennis" is also found with being uppercased.

CONT

... seeking his first French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.

PHR

Doubles Grand Slam

PHR

A leg of the Grand Slam.

PHR

To achieve, complete, score a Grand Slam.

Key term(s)
  • Big Four
  • grand slam of tennis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

[Réalisation qui] consiste à gagner les quatre tournois majeurs (Australie, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, Flushing Meadows) au cours de la même année. Les «nouvelles normes» consistent à gagner les quatre de suite, sans que ce soit forcément dans la même saison.

OBS

Le terme «Grand» s'écrit souvent avec une «G» majuscule.

CONT

[Rod Laver] restera célèbre pour avoir réalisé deux grands chelems (remportant la même année les Internationaux de France, de Grande-Bretagne, des États-Unis et d'Australie), en 1962 (comme amateur) et en 1969 (comme professionnel).

PHR

Un grand chelem remporté sur deux ans.

PHR

Une étape du grand chelem.

PHR

Faire le grand chelem. Remporter un grand chelem.

PHR

Gagner les dernières levées du grand chelem.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
OBS

Para hacerse con el título de Gran Slam, un jugador individual tiene que ganar los cuatro torneos en el mismo año.

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Record 2 1995-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Rare in the annals of tennis has a player ever accomplished the feat of completing a true Grand Slam within a calendar year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] l'Américain avait signé un exploit en demi-finale en éliminant le Suédois Stefan Edberg, souvent surpris dans ses montées au filet par les retours de services de Todd Martin (vingt-neuf gagnants) [...]

Spanish

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