Every Golden Slam Winner in Tennis History.
Steffi Graf
1988
When she wasn’t busy turning down proposals at Wimbledon, Steffi Graf was a dominant trailblazer in women’s tennis. In total, the German won 22 Grand Slam titles, but her finest year was undoubtedly in 1988.
Having won her first major in the form of the French Open the year before, Graf would go on to win every single Grand Slam available, dropping just two sets across the four finals.
1988 also saw the Olympics make its debut in Korea. At just 19 years old, the teenager swept aside the competition with ease as she had done throughout the year, to take home the gold medal and complete the set.
Andrei Agassi
1999
Graf wouldn’t have known this at the time, but 11 years after becoming the first person to complete the Golden Slam, her future husband would become the second. What a successful household that is. In his own right, Andrei Agassi was one of the finest players of his generation. He won his first Grand Slam in 1992, winning Wimbledon. US Open and Australian Open wins followed over the next couple of years.
Pushed by his father, who had previously represented Iran as an amateur boxer at the Olympics, Agassi took home the gold medal in 1996, this time as an American representative. Three years later, he would get his hands on the French Open title to join his soon-to-be spouse in the record books.
Rafael Nadal
2010
It would take another 11 years for a third golden champion to be crowned. In this era of tennis, it was always going to be either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, as the two GOATs of the game could barely be separated. However, the Swiss legend only ever got his hands on a silver medal, whereas Nadal was able to bring home gold in 2008 and complete the Golden Slam two years later when he won the US Open for the very first time.
Interestingly, this wouldn’t be the last victory at the greatest sporting event that the Spaniard would collect. While he would never regain his singles title, he would pick up doubles gold alongside compatriot Marc Lopez.
Serena Williams
2012
One of the greatest athletes in all sports that has ever been seen, Serena Williams is perhaps the least surprising name on this list given the stranglehold she had over tennis during her illustrious career. The American had already won all four Grand Slams in 2002 after sweeping them that very year. However, she would have to wait a decade to add a singles Olympic gold medal.
Williams did procure doubles titles in both 2000 and 2008, but the Golden Slam accounts for only singles victories. For that, she had to wait until the London games.
The icon dominated Russia’s Maria Sharapova in the final, dropping just a single game on the way to winning 6-0, 6-1. She would go on to win a third doubles gold alongside her sister Venus that year too.
Novak Djokovic
2024
The latest entrant into the club. Welcome, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian was able to get revenge on Carlos Alcaraz in Paris after being beaten in three sets earlier in the summer during the Wimbledon final. The veteran returned the favour to bring home the gold and the 37-year-old spoke of becoming a member of a very illustrious group:
