Mary Pierce

January 25, 1997: The day Swiss Miss Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1997 to witness how Martina Hingis, aged 16 years, 3 months, and 26 days, defeated Mary Pierce in the Australian Open to become the youngest Grand Slam champion of the Open era.

Alexandre Sokolowski

January 25, 2026

December 25, 1942: The day Francoise Durr was born

On December 25, 1942, Francoise Durr, one of the greatest French tennis players in history, was born. Discover a little more about her and particularly the unorthodox technique she had

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 25, 2025

November 13, 2005: The day Amelie Mauresmo won her first major title at the WTA Finals

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2005 to witness how Amelie Mauresmo beat Mary Pierce to win the first all-French final in the history of the WTA Finals

Alexandre Sokolowski

November 13, 2025

October 26, 2006: The day Mary Pierce’s career was brought to an end by a horrifying injury

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to one of the key moments in tennis history. On this day in 2006, Mary Pierce was taken off the court on a stretcher and would never return to compete on the Tour again

Alexandre Sokolowski

October 26, 2025