On this day
October 9, 2019: The day Spanish tennis legend Andres Gimeno passed away
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2019 to pay a tribute to the oldest-ever Roland-Garros champion, Andres Gimeno
October 5, 1918: The day French aviator Roland Garros was killed during World War I
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1918, when Roland Garros, after whom the French Open venue was famously named, was shot down
October 4, 2007: The day Austrian Stefan Koubek was disqualified for a third time
Every day Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On October 4, 2007, Stefan Koubek lost his temper and got disqualified against Sébastien Grosjean in Metz
October 1, 1988: The day Steffi Graf won the “Golden Grand Slam”
On October 1, 1988, Steffi Graf added an Olympic Gold to her calendar Grand Slam to accomplish something no one had ever done before or has done since
September, 28, 2003: The day Althea Gibson, the first African-American player to ever win a Grand Slam tournament, passed away
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2003 to pay a tribute to the first African-American tennis star, Althea Gibson, who died on this day at the age of 76
September 11, 1999: The day Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam title at the US Open
September 9, 1979: Tracy Austin becomes the youngest woman to win the US Open
September 9, 1990: The day Pete Sampras became the youngest US Open champion in history
September 9, 1969: The day Rod Laver became the first man to win the coveted calendar-year Grand Slam twice
September 7, 1953: The day Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly became the first woman to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam
September 1, 1987: the day 15-year-old Michael Chang became the youngest male in the Open era to win a match at the US Open
August 18, 2004: When six Americans lost in one day at the Olympic Games in Athens
June 16, 1974: Teenagers Borg and Evert stun Roland-Garros and usher in new era
BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Tomova makes last four
May 23, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova broke her racquet as she bid farewell to Roland-Garros
May 21, 1881: The day the United States Tennis Association (USTA) was founded
May 13, 1973: The day Bobby Riggs “massacred” Margaret Court in a Battle of the Sexes prequel
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
April 23, 2000: The day Cedric Pioline won his only ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo
April 22, 2012: The day Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo title