At age 24, World No. 1 Rafael Nadal becomes the seventh member of the Career Grand Slam Club by winning the US Open the other night. He is also only the second man after Andre Agassi to achieve the Career "Golden" Slam by virtue of his 2008 Olympics gold medal in singles. He has nine majors to his name, seven fewer than Roger Federer's record of 16.
At next year's Australian Open, Nadal will attempt to win his fourth consecutive Grand Slam title (a.k.a. the "Rafa Slam")
Career Grand Slam Club
1. Fred Perry (1933 - 1935)
2. Don Budge (1937 - 1938)
3. Rod Laver (1960 - 1962)
4. Roy Emerson (1961 - 1964)
5. Andre Agassi (1992 - 1999)
6. Roger Federer (2003 - 2009)
7. Rafael Nadal (2005 - 2010)
Career "Golden" Slam Club
1. Andre Agassi (1992 - 1999)
2. Rafael Nadal (2005 - 2010)
Calendar Grand Slam Club
1. Don Budge (1938)
2. Rod Laver (1962, 1969)
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