Grand Slam Cup
December 16, 1990: The day Pete Sampras won the first Grand Slam Cup to earn a record prize money of $2 million
Every day Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On December 16, 1990, Pete Sampras beat Brad Gilbert in the final of the newly established Grand Slam Cup, in Munich, to earn no less than $2 million prize money, a record at the time.
Alexandre Sokolowski
December 16, 2023
December 15, 1990: The day Gilbert and Wheaton had to be separated by an official in the midst of a heated match
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1990, Brad Gilbert and David Wheaton almost came to blows in the semi-final of the inaugural Grand Slam Cup after a heated exchange set off by a line call being overruled
Alexandre Sokolowski
December 15, 2023
December 12, 1993: Korda edges home favourite Stich to win Grand Slam Cup
A day after he saved match points to beat then No 1 Pete Sampras, Petr Korda wouldn't be denied in the final of the lucrative, short-lived Grand Slam Cup
Alexandre Sokolowski
December 12, 2023