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The Serena Slam is a term self coined by the American tennis player Serena Williams on her achievment when she was the reigning champion of all four Grand Slam tournaments, although she did not win them all in the same calendar year.

The "Serena Slam" had previously been accomplished by Martina Navratilova, who won six consecutive Grand Slam titles: the 1983 Wimbledon, U.S. Open, and Australian Open (which at that time was held in December), and the 1984 French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open. It has also been achieved by Steffi Graf, who won the 1993 French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open, and the 1994 Australian Open.

The term is often cited as a Grand Slam but is in contrast to the True Grand Slam; a player winning all four major's within the same calendar year.

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