Davis Cup
August 8, 1900: The day the Davis Cup was born
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back as far as 1900 to witness Dwight Davis himself win the very first match of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, later known as the Davis Cup
August 4, 1973: The day the United States and Chile played one set for three hours and 45 minutes (the longest in Davis Cup history)
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1973 to recall the longest set ever played in Davis Cup history
July 30, 1928: The day “The Four Musketeers” inaugurated Roland-Garros with a Davis Cup title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1928, the Four Musketeers led France to the second of its six consecutive titles in the Davis Cup
July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1987, Boris Becker edged John McEnroe in a Davis Cup rubber that was just one minute short of the longest tennis match in history at the time
July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day, July 22, 1989, Boris Becker won two matches in the same day to put Germany in charge against USA in a Davis Cup semi-final
July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away
July 11, 1982: The day McEnroe and Wilander battled in what was the longest tennis match in history at the time
July 10, 1981: The day Flushing Meadows hosted its first Davis Cup tie
May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay
April 16, 1977: The day a USA-South Africa Davis Cup tie was interrupted by anti-apartheid protestors
April 9, 2000: The day Pete Sampras played his first deciding fifth rubber in a Davis Cup tie
April 6, 2001: The day France’s Arnaud Clement defeated Swiss Marc Rosset in a marathon Davis Cup clash
April 4, 1999: The day Jim Courier followed up his five-set win over Henman with a five-set win over Rusedski
April 2, 1999: The day Roger Federer made his Davis Cup debut
ITF and Kosmos settle Davis Cup dispute
March 9, 1980: The day John McEnroe lost for the second time to Argentina in a Davis Cup tie
March 8, 1980: The day Jose-Luis Clerc got the better of John McEnroe in Davis Cup epic
March 8, 2015: the day Leonardo Mayer defeated Joao Souza in the longest Davis Cup singles match of all time
February 27, 2005: The day Wayne Arthurs became the oldest first-time winner on the ATP Tour
February 24, 1984: The day Connors and McEnroe finally joined forces for the Davis Cup