On this day
October, 28, 1995: The day tennis legend Serena Williams made her professional debut
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 14-year-old Serena Williams made her debut on the WTA Tour with a first-round loss in qualifying at a low-key WTA Tier III event
October 27, 1996: The day Boris Becker beat Pete Sampras in an epic Stuttgart final
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in 1996, Boris Becker won his final ATP Masters 1000 title after a five-set win over his American rival
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
October 25, 1981: The day Gerulaitis was disqualified in Melbourne
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1981,Vitas Gerulaitis got into trouble with the umpires and was defaulted in a match against Aussie Peter McNamara
October 24, 1999: The day Amélie Mauresmo claimed her first WTA singles title
On this day in tennis history, two young budding superstars faced off and it was Mauresmo who won her maiden crown
October 22, 1985: The day Arthur Ashe resigned as the US Davis Cup captain
October 21, 1989: The day Jimmy Connors claimed the last of his 109 ATP titles
October 20, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Henri Leconte had their match interrupted by a religious fanatic
October 20, 2006: The day Tomas Berdych shocked Rafael Nadal.. and an entire nation!!
October 20, 2003: The day Justine Henin became world No 1 for the first time
October 18, 1993: The day Ivan Lendl won his 94th and last ATP title
October 17, 1975: The day Jimmy Connors finally made his Davis Cup debut
October 16, 1833: The day the man who invented lawn tennis – Walter Clopton Wingfield – was born
October 15, 2001: The day Jennifer Capriati became world No 1 for the first time
October 15, 1972: The day Stan Smith led USA to victory over a “cheating” Romania side in the Davis Cup
October 14, 2001: The day Andy Roddick kept USA in the Davis Cup World Group
October, 12, 1994: The day Jeff Tarango pulled his shorts down on court in Tokyo
October 12, 1998: The day Lindsay Davenport became world No 1 for the first time
October 11, 1940: The day Wimbledon was bombed during World War II
October 10, 1971: The day Stan Smith and the United States won the last ever Davis Cup to use the “Challenge Round”