grand slam

Grand Slam has several meanings in competition:

• A grand slam in Whist is winning all the tricks
• A grand slam in Contract Bridge, is bidding for and winning all the tricks
• Grand slam (baseball), a home run with the bases loaded.
• Grand Slam (tennis) holding the titles of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open simultaneously.
• Grand Slam (golf), winning The Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship in one year
• Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
• Grand Slam Champion of professional wrestling
• Grand Slam (PBA) of the Philippine Basketball Association
• Grand Slam (curling): Masters of Curling, Canadian Open, The National and the Players' Championship (men's); Autumn Gold Classic, Women's Classic, Ladies Classic and Players' Championship (women's)
• In cyclo-cross, winning the World and National Championships, the Superprestige, the GvA Trophy, and holding the No. 1 spot on the UCI rakings in one year
• In NASCAR, the Daytona 500, Aaron's 499, Coca-Cola 600, and Southern 500 (1985-2004).
• The Grand Slam of Ultramarathons is the four oldest and most prestigious 100 mile races in the U.S. : Western States, Leadville, Wasatch and Vermont.
• In snooker, holding the Grand Prix, British Open, UK Championship, Irish Masters, Welsh Open, European Open, Players Championship and Embassy World Championship titles at the same time
• In ski jumping, winning the Four Hills Tournament
• In beauty pageantry, when a country wins more than one of the Big Four pageants in a single year
• In the Academy Awards, a film is said to win the "Grand Slam" if it is awarded Oscars in the following five categories (the "Big Five"): Best Picture, Directing, Actor, Actress, and Writing.
• Grand Slam of Eventing, consecutively winning 3 of the most prestigious three-day events in the world
• A Grand Slam City is a city which has at least one franchise in all four major professional sports leagues. See U.S. cities with teams from four major sports.

Grand Slam may also refer to:

• Grand Slam (band), a band formed by Thin Lizzy bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott
• Grand Slam bomb, a larger version of the Tallboy bunker buster bomb
• Grand Slam, a quiz show shown in the UK in 2003
  • Grand Slam, a US remake in 2007
• Grand Slam (G.I. Joe), a character from the G.I. Joe universe.
• Grand Slam (album), by Australian band Spiderbait
• Grand Slam (1967 film), A 1967 Italian Heist Movie
• Grand Slam (1978 film), A 1978 Welsh TV movie comedy
• Operation Grand Slam: A plan by Auric Goldfinger to "heist" Fort Knox in Goldfinger
• Grand Slam is the term for a Wendy's burger with four meat patties.
• Grand Slam, a large breakfast meal sold at Denny's restaurants

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