Serena Slam

noun

A type of grand slam in tennis, where a player is reigning champion of all the major tournaments at the same time, but not all the tournaments have occurred in the same tennis season/calendar year.

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Meanings

nounSerena Slam (plural Serena Slams)

plural Serena Slams

  1. hobbiesA type of grand slam in tennis, where a player is reigning champion of all the major tournaments at the same time, but not all the tournaments have occurred in the same tennis season/calendar year.

Origin

From Serena (“Serena Williams”) + slam (“grand slam”). From Serena Williams who achieved the feat (though she was not the first) and was greatly celebrated for it.

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APA

Serena Slam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serena%20Slam

MLA

“Serena Slam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serena%20Slam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Serena Slam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serena%20Slam.

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