On this day
January 26, 2000: The day Don Budge, tennis’ first Grand Slam winner, passed away
On this day, January 26, 2000, Donald Budge, the man who completed the first Grand Slam in tennis history, passed away at the age of 84
January 25, 2003: The day Serena Williams completed the “Serena slam”
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 25, 2003, Serena Williams beat Venus Williams in a fourth consecutive Grand Slam final to win the "Serena Slam".
January 24, 1995: The day a heartbroken Pete Sampras burst into tears on court at the Australian Open
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1995 to witness how Pete Sampras couldn't control his tears during his quarter-final clash against Jim Courier after an emotional fortnight
January 23, 2011: The day Schiavone and Kuznetsova played the longest women’s Grand Slam match in history
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2011 to witness how Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova set up an all-time Grand Slam record, fighting for four hours and 44 minutes before the Italian finally prevailed (6-4, 1-6, 16-14)
January 21, 1990: The day John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 21, 1990, former world No 1 John McEnroe became the first man in the Open era to be defaulted at a Slam when he was thrown out of the Australian Open
January 15, 2002: The day Hewitt became the first-ever top seed to be defeated in the Australian Open opening round
January 14, 2002: The day Stefan Koubek came back from match point and 6-0, 6-1, 4-1 down
January 13, 1997: The day Carlos Moya upset defending champ Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open
January 11, 1998: The day 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP title
January 4, 1976: The day Edmondson won the Australian Open to become the lowest-ranked player to win a Grand Slam
January 1, 1973: The day Margaret Court won a record 11th Australian Open title and became the first mother to win a Major
January 1, 1998: The day tennis legend Helen Wills passed away at the age of 92
December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia
December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted world No 1 status after a 31-year wait
December 16, 1984: The day Sweden upended John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on the way to Davis Cup glory
December 12, 1993: Korda edges home favourite Stich to win Grand Slam Cup in Germany
December 7, 1987: The day Lendl won the Masters Grand Prix for the fifth time
December 5, 1982: The day Chris Evert won the Australian Open to complete the career Grand Slam
December 3, 1995: The day Pete Sampras found his feet on clay and won the Davis Cup
December 1, 1991: The day Forget stunned Sampras to give France its first Davis Cup title since 1932