Grand Slam (tennis) Grand Slam (tennis) The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and greater number of "best of" sets for men. The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open around late May through early June, Wimbledon in June-July, and the US Open in August-September. Each tournament is played over a period of two weeks. The Australian and United States tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on
Tennis at the 2014 South American Games – Women's singles Matches took place between 10 and 16 March 2014. Tennis at the 2014 South American Games – Women's singles The women's singles tennis tournament at the 2014 South American Games in Santiago was held from 10 to 16 March on the clay courts of the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Ñuñoa. All matches were the best of three sets, with tie-breaks used in every set. Chilean Cecilia Costa was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Paraguayan Montserrat González. Brazilian Paula Cristina Gonçalves defeated Paraguayan Verónica Cepede Royg 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 in the final to claim the