4 Tennis Tournament as Grand Slams

Tennis Tournament as Grand Slams are:

Australian Open

Austrailan Open is a tennis Grand Slam tournament that takes place at Melbourne Park,  Australia.This year’s championship was held between 18th -31stJanuary, 2016. It was the 104th edition of Australian Open. The tournament is played on hard courts including the main show courts Rod Laver Arena and Hisene Arena .The director of Australian Open is Craig Tiley.

2016 Champions

Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in Men’s Singles

Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams in Women’s Singles.

Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares defeated Daniel Nestor/Steppanek in Men’s Doubles.

Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza defeated Andrea Hlavackova Lucie Hradecka in Women’s Doubles.

Elena Hingis/Bruno Soares defeated Coco Vandeweghe/Horia Tecaue in Mixed Doubles.

French open

French Open is often referred as Roland Garros. It is a tennis tournament that  takes place at Roland Garros (Paris, France). This year’s event is going to be held between 22ndMay-5th June 2016.It will be 115th edition of French Open. The Tournament is played on clay courts and held at Court Phillipe Chartier and Court Suzzane Lenglen Stadium.

2015 Champions

Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic in Men’s Singles.

Serena Williams defeated Lucie Safarova in Women’s Singles.

Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo defeated Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan in Men’s Doubles.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Safarova defeated Casey Dellacqua/Yaroslava Shvedova in Women’s Doubles.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Mike Bryan defeated Lucie Hradecka/Marcin matkowski in Mixed Doubles.

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Wimbledon

Wimbledon is a grand slam tournament that is held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (London,England). The next championship is going to be held between 27thJune-10thJuly 2016. It will be the 130thedition of championship. The tournament is played on grass courts and takes place at Centre and number 1 court stadium.

2015 Champions

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Fedrer in Men’s Singles.

Serena Williiams defeated Garbine Muguruza in Women’s Singles.

Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau defeated Jamie Murray/John Peers in Men’s Doubles.

Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza defeated Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina in Women’s Doubles.

Leander Paes/Martina Hingis defeated Alexander Peya/Timea Babosin.

US Open

US Open tournament will be held at Flushing Meadows (New York, USA) between 29th August-11thSeptember 2016. It will be the 135th edition of US Open. US Open Tournament is played on hard courts. It takes place at Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.

2015 Champions

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in Men’s Singles.

Flavia Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci in Women’s Singles.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicholas Mahut defeated Jamie Murray/John Peers in Men’s Doubles.

Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza defeated Casey Dellacqua/Yaroslava Shvedova in Women’s Doubles.

Martina Hingis/Leander Paes defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands/ Sam Querrey in Mixed Doubles.

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