calendar-year grand slam

/ˌkælɪndər ˌjɪr ɡrænd ˈslæm/

noun

  1. The achievement of winning all four major championships in a sport during the same calendar year, especially in tennis.

    B2

    countable noun phrasesports

    • "She is trying to win a calendar-year Grand Slam."B1
    • "Only a few players in tennis history have completed a calendar-year Grand Slam."B2
    • "A calendar-year Grand Slam is more difficult than winning the four major titles over the course of a career."C1

Common mistakes

  • a career calendar-year Grand Slam→a career Grand Slam

    A calendar-year Grand Slam is completed in one year; a career Grand Slam means winning all four major titles at any point during a career.

Collocations

win a calendar-year Grand Slamcomplete a calendar-year Grand Slamcalendar-year Grand Slam champion

Word family

Grand Slamcareer Grand Slam