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Tennis Grand Slam
Events > Grand Slam > History
History of the Tennis Grand Slam
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The term Grand Slam was first used in 1933, by the American journalist John Kieran when describing the attempt that year by player Jack Crawford to win all four titles: the Australian, French, US and Wimbledon tournaments. The term came from his comparing it with "a countered and vulnerable grand slam in bridge".
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These four titles were selected as being the biggest in tennis because, at the time they were the main international championships held in the only four countries who had won the Davis Cup.
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Crawford failed to achieve the Grand Slam that year as he lost in the US Championships final to Fred Perry.
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It was not until 1938 that Donald Budge became the first person to achieve the Grand Slam (see list of winners).
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