Calendar-year Grand Slam
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
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
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
September 7, 1953: The day Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly became the first woman to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1953 to witness how 18-year-old became the first woman and only the second player in tennis history to sweep all the four Majors in the same year