Golden Slam
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The Golden Slam is a rare tennis achievement in which a player wins all four major Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in a single calendar year.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calendar Golden Slam | 1 |
| Golden Slam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports record
ⓘ
tennis achievement ⓘ |
| achievementScope | individual player ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Golden Slam
ⓘ
surface form:
Calendar Golden Slam
|
| calendarYearRequirement | January to December ⓘ |
| category | singles tennis ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Australian Open title
ⓘ
French Open title ⓘ Olympic Games singles gold medal ⓘ US Open title ⓘ Wimbledon title ⓘ |
| difficultyFactors |
Olympic pressure and format
ⓘ
different continents and time zones ⓘ different court surfaces ⓘ |
| discipline | singles competition ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Career Grand Slam
ⓘ
non-calendar Golden Slam ⓘ |
| firstAchievedBy | Steffi Graf ⓘ |
| firstAchievedInYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| genderApplicability |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBodiesInvolved |
International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
International Tennis Federation ⓘ |
| GrandSlamFrequency | four tournaments per year ⓘ |
| GrandSlamTournamentsCount | 4 ⓘ |
| level | professional tennis ⓘ |
| measurementOf | player dominance in a single season ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Steffi Graf
ⓘ
surface form:
Steffi Graf 1988 season
|
| OlympicEventType |
Olympic Games
ⓘ
surface form:
Summer Olympics
|
| OlympicFrequency | every four years ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalsCount | 1 ⓘ |
| rarity | extremely rare ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Career Golden Slam
ⓘ
Grand Slam tennis tournaments ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Slam
|
| requires |
winning Olympic gold medal in same year
ⓘ
winning all four Grand Slam tournaments ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| status | unofficial but widely recognized term ⓘ |
| SteffiGraf1988Components |
1988 Australian Open singles title
ⓘ
1988 French Open singles title ⓘ 1988 Seoul Olympic Games women’s singles gold medal ⓘ 1988 US Open singles title ⓘ 1988 Wimbledon singles title ⓘ |
| surfaceVariety |
clay court
ⓘ
grass court ⓘ hard court ⓘ |
| timeFrame | single calendar year ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Calendar Golden Slam