On this day
May 21, 1881: The day the United States Tennis Association (USTA) was founded
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 21, 1881, the USTA was founded thanks to James Dwight. It remains one of the most important governing bodies in tennis to date
May 13, 1973: The day Bobby Riggs “massacred” Margaret Court in a Battle of the Sexes prequel
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 13th, 1973, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs thrashed Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the "Mother's Day Massacre". It was an event that would lead to the famous "Battle of the Sexes" a few months later
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
On this day in 1979, a pig-tailed 16-year-old named Tracy Austin shocked the most dominant clay-courter in tennis history, ending Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay in Rome
April 23, 2000: The day Cedric Pioline won his only ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo
Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 23, 2000, Frenchman Cedric Pioline took out Dominik Hrbaty at the Monte-Carlo Masters to claim his only ATP Masters 1000 title
April 22, 2012: The day Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo title
Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 22, 2012, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win the Monte-Carlo Masters for the eighth year in a row
January 29, 2017: The day Roger Federer stunned Rafael Nadal in Melbourne to win his first Grand Slam title for five years
December 18, 1982: The day Chris Evert double-bagelled Tracy Austin
December 18, 1995: Stefan Edberg announces his retirement and farewell tour
December 17, 1984: The day McEnroe and Fleming were defeated for the first time in the Davis Cup
December 17, 1989: The day Becker won Germany its second consecutive Davis Cup
December 14, 1988: The day unheralded Carl Uwe Steeb shocked world No 1 Wilander in the Davis Cup final
December 13, 1982: The day Johan Kriek achieved an unprecedented Australian Open double
December 4, 1985: The day John McEnroe was enraged by Zivojinovic’s sandwich break
November 30, 2003: The day Philippoussis fought through injury to help Australia triumph in Davis Cup
November 22, 2015: The day Novak Djokovic won a record fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals in London
November 22, 1992: The day Seles took down Navratilova for her third straight WTA Finals title
October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory
October 1, 1983: The day John McEnroe became the most successful Davis Cup player in the history of the United States
September, 11, 1988: The day Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the longest US Open final of all-time
September 4, 1993, 2:26 am: The day Mats Wilander and Mikael Pernfors combined for the latest finish in US Open history