Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments

The Grand Slam tournaments (majors) four most important annual tennis events:

1. Australian Open - January
2. French Open - May and June
3. Wimbledon - June and July
4. US Open - August and September

The Australian and United States tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on clay, and Wimbledon on grass.

Wimbledon is the oldest, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905.

Winning the four majors in consecutive tournaments but not in the same year is known as a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam, while winning all four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a Career Grand Slam.