Alexandre Sokolowski

Alexandre Sokolowski

Born in Paris, Alexandre fell in love with tennis at the age of 6, watching countryman Henri Leconte reach the semi-finals of the 1992 French Open as a wild card. Although he’s far from being as gifted as Leconte, his journey in tennis still led him to visit the four Grand Slam tournaments, as a coach or a sparring-partner. In 2009, he was the co-founder of a fan blog which became one of the main French tennis websites, Tennis Legend, while teaching tennis in several clubs in Paris area. He joined the Tennis Majors team in April 2020.

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Leconte OTD 11_29
November 29, 2022

November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century

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Pete Sampras, O,
November 26, 2022

November 26, 1998: The day Sampras secured a record consecutive sixth year-end No 1 ranking

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Amélie Mauresmo, WTA Finals 2005
November 13, 2022

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

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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert
November 13, 2022

November 13, 1988: The day Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert played for the 80th and final time

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Mary Joe Fernandez, On This Day
August 27, 2022

August 27, 1985: The day Mary Joe Fernandez became the youngest ever player to win a match at the US Open

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OTD 08/08 - Coupe Davis
August 8, 2022

August 8, 1900: The day the Davis Cup was born

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Patrick Rafter
July 26, 2022

July 26, 1999: The day Pat Rafter began the shortest stint as world No 1

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July 20, 2022

July 20, 1954: The day teen star Maureen Connolly suffered a tragic, career-ending injury

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On this day Venus - Davenport 2/07/2021
July 2, 2022

July 2, 2005: The day Venus beat Davenport in the longest Wimbledon women’s singles final

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Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 2021
July 1, 2022

July 1, 1977: The day Virginia Wade won the centennial Wimbledon ladies singles title

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Tim Henman On This Day 06_28
June 28, 2022

June 28, 2007: The day Tim Henman played his last match at Wimbledon

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Althea Gibson
June 26, 2022

June 26, 1951: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to compete at Wimbledon

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McEnroe
June 22, 2022

June 22, 1981: The day John McEnroe wrote his name in history with his “You cannot be serious” outburst at Wimbledon

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Greg Rusedski, On this day 6/14
June 14, 2022

June 14, 1997: The day Ivanisevic and Rusedski tied the record for the longest tiebreak on the ATP tour

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Jim Courier - On this day 9/5
May 9, 2022

May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis

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May 9, 2022

May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I

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Miloslav Mecir
April 12, 2022

April 12, 1987: The day McEnroe’s antics proved no distraction for Mecir in Dallas

On this day in tennis history, a much-loved Czech withstood a barrage of...
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Pete Sampras On this day
April 11, 2022

April 11, 1993: The day Sampras celebrated his ascent to the world No 1 spot with a title

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Tracy Austin, On this day
April 7, 2022

April 7, 1980: The day 17-year-old Tracy Austin became the youngest world No 1 (at the time)

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Arnaud Clement
April 6, 2022

April 6, 2001: The day France’s Arnaud Clement defeated Swiss Marc Rosset in a marathon Davis Cup clash

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Ilie Nastase
April 5, 2022

April 5, 1975: The day Ilie Nastase nearly forfeited a match but resumed to beat Ken Rosewall

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