A Grand Slam in the sport of real tennis is earned by a player who holds the following titles in the same calendar year: The concept was borrowed from lawn tennis's Grand Slam.
As not all events have been played in the same season, 1981 was the first year it was possible to attain all four major titles.
For women, Charlotte Cornwallis completed it in 2006,[1] while Claire Fahey has done so on seven occasions so in 2010, 2011, 2012 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2024.
Prior to 1979, the British Open Singles Championship was awarded to the winner of the Prince's Club Shield, including after the dissolution of the Prince's Club in 1940.
After the 1979 Championship between Howard Angus and Chris Ronaldson in a combined challenge for the World Championship, it was agreed that the British Open would continue as an annual event and that the World Championship would remain a challenge event.