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Which among the Following is NOT a Tennis Grand Slam Tournament?
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 25th, 2023
- US Open
- South African Open
- French Open
- Wimbledon
South African Open is not a tennis grand slam tournament. It is the golf championship which was played first in 1903.
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Tennis Grand Slams
South African Open Championship is the oldest golf championships at national level, which was played first in 1903, which is the principal tournament on the Sunshine Tour which was Southern-Africa-based. From 1997 it was sanctioned by European Tour.
In 1903, the formal event was first organised, in exhibition matches which were held in the preceding years. The championship was contested initially over 36 holes till 1908, and it was extended to become 72-hole tournament. Non-whites participated in the South African Open, mostly when Papwa Sewgolum completed the second in 1963, and till 1972 that black golfers were permitted to compete.
Grand Slam |
Duration |
Court Type |
Australian open |
Mid-January |
Hard Court |
French open |
May and June |
Clay |
Wimbledon |
June-July |
Grass |
US Open |
August-September |
Hard court |
Terminologies used in Tennis are
- Deuce, Service, Grandslam, Breakpoint, Advantage, Game Point, Smash, Shot, Grass Court. Break, Baseline, Drop shot, Netplay, etc.
Trophies in tennis are
- Thant Cup, Edgbaston Cup, Davis Cup, Wightman Cup.
Summary:-
Which among the following is NOT a Tennis Grand Slam Tournament? 1. US Open 2. South African Open 3. French Open 4. Wimbledon
Among the following, South African Open is NOT a tennis grand slam tournament. It was played in the year 1903 for golf championship.
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