Tennis Grand Slam Schedule and Details

The four biggest tournaments in professional tennis are called the Grand Slams. These include the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Every year they bring in the best players, the biggest prize money, the most fans, and the largest amount of media attention. The four tournaments span almost the duration of a calendar year. Find out where, when, and the history of these four Grand Slams.

Tennis Grand Slam Schedule for 2025

1. Australian Open: 12 – 26 January 2025

• Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
• Hard courts (acrylic)

Australian Open Details

Colloquially called the “Happy Slam”, a term invented by Roger Federer, the Australian Open is remembered for having a vibrant and friendly atmosphere. This venue set records year after year, bringing over 1 million fans in 2024. This record made it the first Grand Slam to bring over a million spectators to a single tournament. Because of the time of year in Australia, this tournament gets incredibly hot, often reaching over 100 degrees fahrenheit on the court. Melbourne Park is known for being a fun, cultural melting pot, with the venue holding live music, entertainment, food trucks, and more.

Australian Open Historical Facts

• This is the youngest tournament out of the Grand Slams, first held in 1905
• Since 1988, the tournament has been situated in Melbourne Park. Before then, the tournament was played at different venues in both Australia and New Zealand
• This tournament has a special heat policy since Melbourne can become dangerously hot for players and spectators.
• Novak Djokovic holds the record for most men’s singles titles with 9. Serena Williams holds the record for women in the Open Era at a whopping 7 titles.
• The longest match in the tournament’s history occurred in 2012 between Djokovic and Nadal, when Djokovic prevailed in 5 hours and 53 minutes.
• In 2023, the prize money total for the tournament was AUD 76,5 million, or 54 million in US dollars
• In 2002, the Australian Open became the first Grand Slam to include wheelchair tennis into the official program

2. French Open Roland-Garros: 25 May – 8 June 2024

• Roland Garros, Paris
• Red clay

French Open Details

As the only Grand Slam played on clay, the French Open has gained prestige for its unique difficulty that benefits clay specialists. Building the clay courts requires five layers: stones, gravel, volcanic residue, limestone, and crushed brick. Even though Roland Garros is the smallest in terms of size, the 21 courts are super close to the city center, making it an appealing slam destination for spectators.

French Open Historical Facts

• The tournament was first held in 1891 as a men’s only event.
• Women could not compete til 1897
• In 1956, Althea Gibson won the women’s singles title, making her the first African American player to win a Grand Slam event
• The name Roland Garros comes from the French World War I aviator, the first-ever man to fly solo over the Mediterranean
• The tournament was first played on sand and eventually grass
• It was only in 1925 that the event opened itself up to international participants. Until then, it was a French-only tournament
• Rafa Nadal holds the most men’s singles title with 13 wins, leading to his nickname, “The King of Clay”
• The French Open didn’t have any night matches until 2021
• The longest clay court match at Roland Garros was in 2004, at a whopping 6 hours and 33 minutes. Fabrice Santoro beat Arnaud Clement in the 1st round after 2 days of play
• The Musketeers’ Cup, or the prize for winning men’s singles, comes from four legendary French tennis stars who ruled the tournament until 1933
• The tournament halted from 1939-1945 due to World War II
• This was the first tournament to go “open”, or let amateurs and professionals compete, beginning in 1968
• In 2007, the French Open decided to provide equal prize money for men and women

3. Wimbledon: 30 June – 13 July 2025

• All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
• Grass

Wimbledon Details

The Slam with the notoriously strict dress code, Wimbledon requires its players to be dressed head-to-toe in white. The world’s oldest tennis tournament, it dates back to 1877. For fans, Wimbledon offers the unique “queuing” experience, where fans will set up tents 10 days before the tournament to get tickets. In fact, there’s over 30-pages of documented etiquette for queuing. Most recently, Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic, facing off in a three set battle that ended with Alcaraz winning a tiebreak 7-4. This led to significant media attention for Alcaraz to be back in the Wimbledon finals against Djokovic for a second year in a row and win

Wimbledon Historical Facts

• The longest match at this tournament went over 11 hours! For 11 hours and five minutes, over the span of three days, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut battled it out.
• Strawberries and cream are a huge historical tradition at the Slams. Nearly 200,000 portions are served throughout the tournament
• The loudest tennis grunt at this tournament came from Maria Sharapova in 2009 at 105 decibels
• The tournament dates back to 1877
• The grass on the courts must be 8mm long for the best play
• John Isner holds the record for men’s aces at 214, with Serena Williams holding the most all-time aces for women at 102
• Rufus the Hawk, a hawk that circles the skies above Wimbledon to scare away pigeons, has become a fan favorite, garnering over 10,000 followers on Instagram
• In 1884, the tournament introduced doubles and Ladies Singles
• Roger Federer’s footwear was ousted from the tournament for violating the dress code, due to an orange undersole, requiring him to change before his next match
• Billie Jean King won her first doubles title at Wimbledon at only 17
• During World War II, Wimbledon was completely transformed, with the grass used as grazing grounds for rabbits, pigs, and hens.
• Part of Center Court was struck by bombs in World War II.
• Arthur Ashe is the first and only black man to win Wimbledon in 1975

4. US Open: 25 August – 6 September 2025

• USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, New York, NY
• Hard court

US Open Details

Founded nearly 150 years ago, the US Open is one of the two hard court slams and is hosted in Queens, New York. This tournament always coincides with Labor Day every year, making it a super popular tournament for many American fans who are ending their summer vacations and New Yorkers on holiday. At the US Open, like its counterparts, there are five championships–Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.  The US Open has been praised for trying to make the tournament more accessible for players by introducing travel vouchers worth $1000 for participants as well as an increase in the players’ hotel allowance. Interestingly, this tournament was once held on grass courts in Rhode Island. However, since 1978, the tournament has been held on hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

US Open Historical Facts

• This is the second-oldest major sporting event in the US
• The US Open is the only Grand Slam that was not altered or affected in any way by World War I or II, or Covid-19
• Arthur Ashe won the US Open as an amateur
• 2023 prize money for the tournament reached a new financial record with $65,000,020
• In the Open Era,  tennis star Roger Federer holds the most consecutive singles titles
• Unlike other Slams, the US Open doesn’t allow video on demand
• This tournament is remembered for its classic night matches, which began in 1975
• For over 20 years, from 1984 to 2008, the US Open had “Super Saturdays” which included the men’s semi finals and women’s final all on the same day
• This tournament was the first to use the Hawk-Eye line calling system in 2006, which let players challenge calls
• The Williams sisters were the first sisters to meet in the U.Sf Open final in 2001

Tennis Grand Slams Compared

Grand Slam	Date	Location	Court Type
Australian Open	Mid-January	Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia	Hard courts
Roland Garros, French Open	May-June	Roland Garros, Paris	Clay
Wimbledon	June-July	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London	Grass
U.S. Open	August-September	USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, New York City	Hard courts