On this day
May 16, 1999 : The day Gustavo Kuerten prevented Patrick Rafter from becoming world No. 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 16th, 1999, Pat Rafter missed the opportunity to become World No1.
May 15th, 1994: The day Pete Sampras achieved his best ever result on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 15th, 1994, Pete Sampras achieved his best ever result on clay.
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 14th, 2008, Justine Henin, then the world No 1, shocked the tennis world with the sudden announcement that she was to retire.
May 14, 2006: The longest match of Nadal and Federer’s amazing rivalry
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event that happened on this specific day. On May 14, 2006, two of the greatest of all time played out the longest match in their rivalry on the Roman clay. Find out how it unfolded
May 13, 2012: The day when Federer won the only tournament ever played on blue clay
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event that happened on this specific day. On May 13, 2012, Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych to win the Madrid Masters, when the tournament was played on blue clay - making it the first and only tournament to use this surface
May 12, 1984: The day Ivan Lendl thrashed Jimmy Connors 6-0, 6-0
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
May 11, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf
May 8, 2005: The day Rafa Nadal won a five-hour thriller against Coria for first Rome title
May 7 2008: The day Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal in Rome
May 6 2007: The day Kim Clijsters retired for the first time at the age of 23
May 5, 2005 : The day Andy Roddick’s sportsmanship cost him a win
April 17, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal officially started his Monte-Carlo reign
Feb 3, 2021: The day US legend Tony Trabert passed away, aged 90
January 4, 1981: The day unheralded Brian Teacher won his first and only Grand Slam title
January 1, 1973: The day Margaret Court won a record 11th Australian Open title and became the first mother to win a major
December 31, 1977: The day Vitas Gerulaitis won his first and only Grand Slam
December 30, 1977: The day John Lloyd became the first British-born man to reach a Grand Slam final since 1938
December 27, 1985: The day legendary Australian coach Harry Hopman passed away