Consider the following statements about Grand Slam tennis tournaments:

Question

Consider the following statements about Grand Slam tennis tournaments:

(i) There are four Grand Slam annual tennis tournaments.

(ii) The first Grand Slam of a year is the US Open.

(iii) The Australian and the US tournaments are played on clay courts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
2. B. (i) and (ii) only
3. C. (i) only (Correct answer)
4. D. (ii) and (iii) only

Correct Answer

Option C — (i) only

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is (i) only.

Key Points

• Only statement (i) is correct — there are exactly four Grand Slams annually.
• Statement (ii) is wrong: the first Grand Slam of the year is the Australian Open (January), not the US Open (August–September).
• Statement (iii) is wrong: both the Australian Open and US Open are played on hard courts, not clay.
• The French Open (Roland Garros) is played on clay.