Calendar-year Grand Slam

September 9, 1969: The day Rod Laver became the first man to win the coveted calendar-year Grand Slam twice

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On September 9, 1969, Rod Laver beat Tony Roche to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam for the second time

Alexandre Sokolowski

September 9, 2023

August 9, 1938 : The day Australian legend Rod ‘Rocket’ Laver was born

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1938, a little boy who would go on to script tennis history was born in the Australian town of Rockhampton

Alexandre Sokolowski

August 9, 2023

July 20, 1954: The day teen star Maureen Connolly suffered a tragic, career-ending injury

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest events in tennis history. On this day, July 20, 1954, Maureen Connolly, who had won nine Grand Slams in a row while she was still in her teens, broke her leg in a horse-riding accident, an injury which ended her career

Alexandre Sokolowski

July 20, 2022