He became the youngest player ever to complete the career Grand Slam with his 2010 US Open win.
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After winning in Stuttgart last year, Sharapova went on to take the French Open title to complete her career Grand Slam.
Sharapova faced Errani in a rematch of last year's French Open final, which Sharapova won to complete a career Grand Slam.
The 33-year-old completed a career Grand Slam, and was the first woman to play on the US men's tour since 1945.
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He will also match Bjorg's record of 11 career grand slam titles.
The Dane topped the world rankings for 67 of 68 weeks between 2010 and 2012 despite still awaiting her first career grand slam.
Then there was the golden year of 2002 where she won all four major tournaments on her way to the career grand slam.
While she completed a career Grand Slam last year, she has never won Key Biscayne, losing the final in 2005, '06, '11 and '12.
The Scot, 23, made a disappointing third-round exit at the US Open, which Nadal went on to win and so complete the career Grand Slam.
The victory moves Federer onto 14 career grand slam titles, level with American Pete Sampras as the most successful grand slam player in men's tennis history.
Cowgill, batting leadoff after winning the center field job this spring, hit his first career grand slam off Brad Bach in the seventh to make it 11-2.
Only Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus had previously completed a career Grand Slam and at 24 Woods was the youngest player to do so.
Who could forget the tears of Andre Agassi and Roger Federer after they finally secured the French crown and completed a career grand slam in 1999 and 2009 respectively?
"I'm happy with the way I fought back and I found a way to win, " said Sharapova, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the Roland Garros title last year.
He won the US Open, Open and USPGA in 2000 to complete a career Grand Slam of all majors and then landed a second green jacket at the Masters the following April.
"I'm not a clay court specialist that's going to stand 10 feet behind the baseline and retrieve balls back, " said Sharapova, who needs a win in Paris to complete a career grand slam.
Saturday's victory ensured Sharapova became just the 10th female player to complete a career grand slam to emulate the the likes of greats such as Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert and Serena Williams.
The world No. 2 had to work hard for victory against Errani, who she defeated in last year's French Open to achieve her career grand slam, having previously won Wimbledon (2004), the U.S. Open (2006) and the Australian Open (2008).
If the Serb is to provide his perfect send-off for Gencic by winning Roland Garros for the first time - and thus become only the eighth man to achieve the career grand slam - he must first beat Tommy Haas, who is also chasing history.
Roger Federer is aiming to retain the title he won in 2009, a victory that gave him a much-coveted career grand slam, while his main rival Rafael Nadal will be looking to reassert his dominance on clay after lifting the trophy four times in a row between 2005 and 2008.
She went to New York this year determined to savor the occasion, playing in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions while also watching as a fan as Andy Roddick ended his career during the grand slam event.
Serena also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 grand slam titles.
Novak won the Belgrade event in its opening year and says on his website it is the most cherished title in a stellar career that now includes five grand slam wins.
The fiery Russian announced earlier this year he would be bringing to an end a 12-year career that has brought him two grand slam titles and the world number one ranking.
Even in women's tennis, a sport so often dominated by one superior star, it's rare for a player to win all four Grand Slam titles in her career.
Williams has won 66 singles and doubles titles in her career, but the 14-time grand slam champion was a little unsure about where Cincinnati featured in her resume.
Earlier this year, she suffered the heaviest Grand Slam defeat of her career when she was thrashed 6-0 6-1 by Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne in the Australian Open second round.
His first-round win at the French Open on Sunday against Pablo Carreno-Busta lasted just 80 minutes, the 46th completed Grand Slam win of his career not counting walkovers or retirements to be done in 90 minutes or fewer.
Louise Brough, Pauline Betz and Maureen Connolly vied for the title with 'Little Mo' winning three times, one coming in her 1953 Grand Slam, before her career was ended by a riding accident when she was 20.
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