--- title: Past Tennis Grand Slam Winners: See Photos of Them All description: As Serena Williams makes a play for the record books, take a look back at those who came before canonical: https://time.com/4026998/grand-slam-winners/ author: Lily Rothman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-10T21:00:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-14T02:23:25.000Z article:section: History og:title: Past Tennis Grand Slam Winners: See Photos of Them All og:description: As Serena Williams makes a play for the record books, take a look back at those who came before og:url: https://time.com/4026998/grand-slam-winners/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54c1ecfcf11355b8/698862c03c16391661459a29/150909-grand-slam-winners-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Don Budge 1938 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Past Tennis Grand Slam Winners: See Photos of Them All twitter:description: As Serena Williams makes a play for the record books, take a look back at those who came before twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54c1ecfcf11355b8/698862c03c16391661459a29/150909-grand-slam-winners-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Every Calendar-Year Grand Slam Winner in Tennis History > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) Updated: Dec 14, 2023 2:23 AM UTCPublished: Sep 10, 2015 9:00 PM UTC  Don Budge in the first round at Wimbledon. June 28, 1938. Don Budge in the first round at Wimbledon. June 28, 1938. Imagno—Getty Images by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) Updated: Dec 14, 2023 2:23 AM UTCPublished: Sep 10, 2015 9:00 PM UTC As Serena Williams enters the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday, following a rain delay, she’s making a run at tennis’ history books: if she successfully completes a calendar-year grand slam (consecutive wins at the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open) she’ll join the ranks of a handful of greats from the sport’s history. Just five other singles players have ever met the challenge—though one did so twice, and several doubles players have managed too. From Don Budge in 1938, to Maureen Connolly in 1953, to Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969, to Margaret Court in 1970, to Steffi Graf in 1988, a calendar-year grand slam has been a rare feat. Here’s a look back at those tennis titans.  Don Budge in the first round at Wimbledon. June 28, 1938. Imagno—Getty Images  In 1938, Don Budge became the first player to win the Grand Slam. Popperfoto—/Getty Images  Maureen Connolly at Wimbeldon, July 4, 1953. Keystone-France—Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images  American tennis player Maureen Connolly (Little Mo) with the women's singles trophy after beating Doris Hart in the final at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, July 1953. Central Press—Getty Images  Australian Wimbledon champion Rod Laver defending his title against Pierre Darmon. Laver won. June 30, 1962. Central Press—Getty Images  Australian tennis champion Rod Laver holds up the Wimbledon International tournament single men's trophy that he won, four-time consecutively, against his country fellow Tony Roche. Champion of the champions, Rod Laver is the one man to have won two grand slams, in 1962 and in 1969. AFP—Getty Images  Margaret Court of Australia in action at Wimbledon on June 30, 1970. Popperfoto—Getty Images  Margaret Court holds up the Ladies Singles plate at Wimbledon, July 3, 1970. Popperfoto—Popperfoto/Getty Images  Steffi Graf in action vs Argentina's Gabriela Sabatini during the Women's Final at USTA National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., on Sept. 10, 1988. Walter Iooss Jr.—Sports Illustrated/Getty Images  Steffi Graf during the 1988 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in Flushing, Queens. 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