Winning a Grand Slam title is one of the greatest achievements for a tennis player. Margaret Court are the two players who have won the most Grand Slam titles (24). While many players have won at least one major in their career, there are very few players who have completed all four Grand Slams.
This shows how difficult it is to achieve a Career Golden Slam. A Career Golden Slam is when a player wins an Olympic gold medal in each of the four Grand Slam events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open). German legend Steffi Graf is the first player to achieve the milestone, while Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the latest.
Here are the five players who have completed Career Golden Slam in singles:
5. Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is the latest to make this list. He completed the Career Golden Slam by winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, perhaps in his last chance. The Serbian has started his journey with a win at the 2008 Australian Open. He won the Wimbledon Open and US Open for the first time in 2011 and completed his Career Slam by winning his maiden French Open title in 2016.
4. Serena Williams
Serena Williams entered into the list when she defeated Maria Sharapova in the gold medal match at the 2012 London Olympics. She won her maiden title at the Australian Open in 2003, the French Open in 2002, the Wimbledon Championship in 2002 and the US Open in 1999. It is noteworthy that, Williams is the only player to complete a Career Golden Slam in singles as well as doubles.
3. Rafael Nadal
Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal is the youngest player to complete a Career Golden Slam. He started the campaign with a win at the 2005 French Open. His maiden Wimbledon win came in 2008 and in the same year, he clinched the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Nadal continued his scintillating form and won his first Australian Open title in 2009. At the age of 24, Nadal defeated Djokovic in the final of the US Open to complete the Golden Slam.
2. Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi is the first man to achieve a Career Golden Slam. He started his journey with the Wimbledon Championships in 1992. He went on to win the 1994 US Open and 1995 Australian Open. The very next year, Agassi became the first and only American man to win the singles gold medal at the Olympics. He completed the Golden Slam after winning his first and only French Open title in 1999.
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1. Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf was the first player on the planet to achieve the career Golden Slam feat. The German legend won all four major titles and an Olympic gold medal in the 1988 season, becoming the only player to win the Calendar Golden Slam. Notably, she won her second Olympic medal, silver, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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