on this day in tennis
December 20, 1994: Lendl bids sad farewell to tennis
Ivan Lendl was 34 years old when a severe back injury forced him to retire from the sport that he still very much loved. On this day in 1994, the great Czech called it quits for good
December 14, 1988: The day unheralded Carl Uwe Steeb shocked world No 1 Wilander in the Davis Cup final
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1988, West Germany's Carl-Uwe Steeb, who had never beaten a top 10 player, before, came back from two-sets-to-love down to beat world No 1 Mats Wilander
December 10, 1978: The day a 19-year old John McEnroe single-handedly crushed Great Britain in the Davis Cup final
On this day, December 10, 1978, John McEnroe clinched the Davis Cup title for the United States. Still just a teenager at that point, McEnroe completely overwhelmed Great Britain's team from start to finish
December 9, 1985: The day Stefan Edberg claimed his first Grand Slam title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day in 1985, 19-year-old, and future world No 1, Stefan Edberg and Mats Wilander faced off in the Australian Open final, just days before teaming up to play the Davis Cup final
November 17, 1991: The day Pete Sampras claimed his first season-ending ATP Masters Cup
On this day in tennis history, one young American beat a compatriot to win his first ATP Masters Cup. Look back on how he did it
November 15, 1981: The day Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe misbehaved at Wembley
November 14, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova retired from the Tour
November 12, 1978: The day John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg for the first time
November 12, 2007: The day Roger Federer suffered a second consecutive loss for the first time in four years
November 10, 1997: The day Andre Agassi slumped to No 141, his lowest ranking in a decade
November 7, 1999: The day Andre Agassi achieved an unprecedented Parisian double
November 7, 1993: The day the Paris crowd booed Goran Ivanisevic for serving too well
November 5, 2006: The day Davydenko won the shortest ever Paris Masters final
November 4, 1984: The day John McEnroe threw one of his most famous tantrums in Stockholm
November 3, 2003: The day Andy Roddick reached the top of the world rankings
October 30, 1994: The day Boris Becker became the first man in the Open Era to beat the world’s top 3 at the same event
October 30, 1996: The day Cedric Pioline showed the Paris public the finger, 26 years before being named tournament director
October 29, 2006: The day Roger Federer won the first of his 10 Basel titles
October 28, 1990: The day 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati won her first WTA singles title
October 27, 1996: The day Boris Becker beat Pete Sampras in an epic Stuttgart final