Question

The term Grand Slam is associated with ______.
1. Tennis
2. Cricket
3. Carrom
4. Gymnastics

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Tennis

The correct answer is Tennis.

• The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.
• There are four Grand Slam tournaments in Tennis viz. Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
• Australian open started in 1905. French open started in 1891.
• Wimbledon started in 1877. US open started in 1881.
• Only Wimbledon was a major before 1924–25.

•  Below is the important facts related to the Grand Slams:

Tournament	Month held every year	Court	Present Winner (Women) - 2020	Present Winner (Men) - 2020
Australian Open	January	Plexicushion	Sofia Kenin	Novak Djokovic
French Open	May - June	Clay	Iga Swiatek	Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon Open	June - July	Grass	Cancelled	Cancelled
US Open	August - September	Deco Turf	Naomi Osaka	Dominic Thiem