Saturday, June 6, 2009

Tennis Grand Slam Dates

The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of public attention, world ranking points, tradition and prize-money awarded. Here are their dates:

Tournament

Surface

Date

Australian Open

Hard Courts

January

French Open

Clay

Mid-May and early June

Wimbledon

Grass

Late June and early July

US Open

Acrylic hard courts

August and September


Just to keep you up-to-date, here are some current rankings:

1Rafael NadalSpain
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14960.0
2Roger FedererSwitzerland
0
10470.0
3Andy MurrayGreat Britain
0
9020.0
4Novak DjokovicSerbia & Montenegro
0
8830.0
5Juan Martin Del PotroArgentina
0
4830.0