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No man has won all four tennis majors in one year since 1969.

Rod Laver won all four major singles titles in 1969, a calendar Grand Slam. The US Open site says Laver in 1969 is still the last man to do it. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all won many majors, but never all four in one year.

More than 50 years of greats have tried. None has done it.

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Source: US Open. The official US Open site says Steffi Graf in 1988 was the last player, and Laver in 1969 the last man, to claim the calendar Grand Slam.

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Last man to win the calendar Grand Slam tennis?

Rod Laver won all four major singles titles in 1969, a calendar Grand Slam. The US Open site says Laver in 1969 is still the last man to do it. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all won many majors, but never all four in one year. More than 50 years of greats have tried. None has done it. Source: US Open. The official US Open site says Steffi Graf in 1988 was the last player, and Laver in 1969 the last man, to claim the calendar Grand Slam.

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