A player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal during his or her career is said to have achieved a Career Golden Slam.
- Singles players who've won a Career Golden Slam
- Steffi Graf (1987 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 Wimbledon, 1988 Olympic gold medal, & 1988 US Open). Since Graf also won the French Open in 1988, her Career Golden Slam advanced to became a Golden Slam proper.
- Andre Agassi (1992 Wimbledon, 1994 US Open, 1995 Australian Open, 1996 Olympic gold medal, & 1999 French Open)
- Rafael Nadal (2005 French Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2008 Olympic gold medal, 2009 Australian Open, & 2010 US Open)
- Serena Williams (1999 US Open, 2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon, 2003 Australian Open, & 2012 Olympic gold medal)
- Doubles partners that have together won a Career Golden Slam
- Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (1992 Australian Open, 1992 US Open, 1993 Wimbledon, 1996 Olympic gold medal, & 2000 French Open)
- Serena Williams & Venus Williams (1999 French Open, 1999 US Open, 2000 Wimbledon, 2000 Olympic gold medal, & 2001 Australian Open)
- Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2003 French Open, 2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open, 2006 Wimbledon, & 2012 Olympic gold medal)
- Individual doubles players with a Career Golden Slam
- Pam Shriver (1981 Wimbledon, 1982 Australian Open, 1983 US Open & 1984 French Open partnering Martina Navratilova; 1988 Olympic Gold Medal partnering Zina Garrison)
- Gigi Fernández (1988 US Open partnering Robin White; 1991 French Open partnering Jana Novotná; 1992 Wimbledon & 1993 Australian Open partnering Natasha Zvereva; 1992 Olympic gold partnering Mary Joe Fernandez)
- Daniel Nestor (2000 Olympic Gold Medal partnering Sébastien Lareau; 2002 Australian Open, 2004 US Open and 2007 French Open partnering Mark Knowles; 2009 Wimbledon partnering Nenad Zimonjić)
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