Grand Slam (tennis)

In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year:

The Career "Boxed Set"

Perhaps the greatest Grand Slam-related accomplishment of all is winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles in a calendar year—winning the singles, same-sex doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. Nobody has ever achieved this feat, but three women have completed the "boxed set" during their careers:

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• Doris Hart
• Margaret Smith Court
• Martina Navratilova