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Current Affairs Sports : Tennis Tournaments and Winners for Various Examinations like PSC, SSC and More

The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.
The Grand Slam itinerary consists of :

The Australian Open in mid January
The French Openin May and June
Wimbledon in July
The US Openin August and September

Each tournament is played over a period of two weeks.

The Australian played on hard courts
The United States on hard courts
The French on clay courts
Wimbledon on grass courts

Wimbledon is the oldest, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905.

Australian Open Venue - Melbourne Park, Melbourne
French Open Venue -  Stade Roland Garros, Paris
Wimbledon Venue - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
US Open Venue - USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City


List of Grand Slam Champions

2018

Wimbledon Mens singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
French Open Mens singles - Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Australian Mens singles -  Roger Federer (Switzerland)
Wimbledon  Womens singles - Angelique Kerber (Germany)
French Womens singles  - Simona Halep (Romania)

Australian Womens Singles - Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

2017

Australian Mens singles -  Roger Federer (Switzerland)
Australian Womens Singles -  Serena Williams (USA)
French Mens singles -  Rafael Nadal (Spain)
French Womens singles -  Jeļena Ostapenko (Latvia)
Wimbledon Mens singles -  Roger Federer (Switzerland)
Wimbledon  Womens singles -  Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain)
US Mens singles -  Rafael Nadal (Spain)
US  Womens singles - Sloane Stephens (USA)

2016

Australian Mens singles -  Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Australian Womens Singles -  Angelique Kerber (Germany)
French Mens singles -  Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
French Womens singles -  Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain)
Wimbledon Mens singles -   Andy Murray (UK)
Wimbledon  Womens singles -  Serena Williams(USA)
US Mens singles -  Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
US  Womens singles -  Angelique Kerber (Germany)

2015

Australian Mens singles -  Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Australian Womens Singles -  Serena Williams (USA)
French Mens singles -  Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
French Womens singles -  Serena Williams (USA)
Wimbledon Mens singles -  Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Wimbledon  Womens singles -   Serena Williams (USA)
US Mens singles -  Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
US  Womens singles - Flavia Pennetta (Italy)

2014

Australian Mens singles -  Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
Australian Womens Singles -  Li Na (China)
French Mens singles -  Rafael Nadal (Spain)
French Womens singles -  Maria Sharapova (Russia)
Wimbledon Mens singles -  Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Wimbledon  Womens singles -  Petra Kvitová (Czech)
US Mens singles -  Marin Čilić (Croatia)
US  Womens singles -  Serena Williams (USA)