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June 27:  Wimbledon

5/30/2016

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What: The All England Lawn and Tennis Club Championships

Where: Wimbledon, England

When: June 27 - July 10, 2016

More: Serbian Novak Djokovic and American Serena Williams are the defending champions of the singles competitions.

Fun Fact: 2015 set the total attendance record for for the 13 days of The Championships at 484,391

​Official: http://www.wimbledon.com
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May 22: The French Open

5/2/2016

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What: Roland Garros 2016

Where: Paris, France

When: May 22 - June 05, 2016

More: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and Serena Williams of the U.S. are the defending singles champions.

Fun Fact: This is the 115th edition of the annual clay court tennis tournament.

​Official: http://www.rolandgarros.com
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January 18:  The Australian Open

1/3/2016

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What: The 2016 Australian Open

Where: Melbourne, Australia

When: January 18 - 31, 2016

More: 16 events across men's and women's singles, doubles, legends, youth, and wheelchair categories.

Fun Fact: This will be the 104th edition of the Open, the annual first Grand Slam event on the tennis calendar. 

​​Official: http://www.ausopen.com
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August 31:  The US Open

8/8/2015

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What: The US Open

Where: Flushing Meadows, NY

When: August 31 - September 13, 23015

More: The US Championships started with men's competition in 1881, and added women's in 1887. 2014 champions are the U.S' Serena Williams with her sixth title, and Marin Cilic of Croatia with his first ever win at a major.

Fun Fact: Through 2014, 36 different U.S. men - and 36 different U.S. women - have won singles titles at the Open / Championships.

Official: http://www.usopen.org
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May 24:  The French Open

5/1/2015

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What: Les Internationaux de France de Tennis, Roland Garros

Where: Paris, France

When: May 24 - June 07, 2015

More: The French Open is the second tennis Grand Slam event in the calendar year.  The first 'French Open' was in 1891, with women's competition added in 1897 and invitations to non-French in 1925. The current Roland-Garros site was first used in 1928.

Fun Fact: The use of the site in 1928 was provided on the condition that the new stadium be named after a celebrated Stade Francais former member; the honor fell onto Roland Garros, most widely known as an aviator who died in combat in 1918.

Official: http://www.rolandgarros.com
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January 19:  The Australian Open

12/23/2014

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What: The Australian Open 

Where: Melbourne, Australia

When: January 19 - February 1, 2015

More: The first Grand Slam on the tennis calendar, this event has been held annually since 1905 (with women's play starting in 1922). As with other slams, there are men's women's, doubles (of each), mixed doubles, junior boys and girls, masters, and wheelchair events.

Fun Fact: A hard court surface tournament, the Australian Open started as a grass event, through 1987 before switching to hard court.

Official: http://www.ausopen.com
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August 25:  US Open

8/25/2014

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What:  The United States Open Tennis Championship

Where:  New York City, USA

When:  August 25 - September 8, 2014

More:  The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was dedicated in 2006, and includes the main Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium, in a total of 33 courts.

Fun Fact:  The 1st US Open was held in Newport, Rhode Island on grass courts in 1881.

Official:  http://www.usopen.org/
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