Laws of Sets
The commutative, associative, distributive, identity, and complement laws encompass all of set algebra.
Tennis Grand Slams
Players Who Won All Four Grand Slams in the Same Year
- Steffi Graf in 1988
- Don Budge in 1938
- Rod Laver
Golden Slam
The term "Golden Slam" was coined in 1988 when Steffi Graf achieved all four Grand Slam victories and the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in the same year.
Top Male Tennis Players by Grand Slam Titles
| Player | Number of Grand Slam Victories |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 21 |
| Roger Federer (SUI) | 20 |
| Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 20 |
| Pete Sampras (USA) | 14 |
History of Tennis Scoring
Most historians attribute the odd scoring in tennis to an early French game called Jeu de Paume, where players moved forward a fixed distance for every point scored.
Wimbledon Format
Matches in the Gentlemen’s Singles and Gentlemen’s Doubles at Wimbledon are best-of-five sets; all other events are best-of-three sets.