Grand Slam (tennis) is all about is like a baseball player believing that he 'hit for the cycle' after slugging a single, double and triple in the first game of a doubleheader and a home run in his first time at bat in the second game." Despite seeming clarity from the ITF, some journalists suggested that the sport's organizing body had turned its back on history and changed the "rules" of tennis by redefining a Grand Slam. Such confusion continued for years. For instance, when Steffi Graf completed the Grand Slam in 1988, George Vecsey wrote, "Even the International Tennis Federation, which should
Tennis tournament records and statistics Tennis tournament records and statistics This is a list of individual tennis records, statistics and milestones other than Grand Slam tournaments. This includes the Olympics, Davis Cup, secondary events on the ATP and WTA tours, and earlier ITLF tournaments. For records of the grand slam tournaments please see: List of Grand Slam related tennis records. The following are tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least five times. Note: Grand Slam tournaments in boldface Note: Grand Slam tournaments in boldface The following are tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least five times in a row.