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February 14, 1988: World No 453 Yahiya Doumbia stuns Tour by winning Lyon title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day, February 14, 1988, Yahiya Doumbia, from Senegal, claimed the title in Lyon to general astonishment
Alexandre Sokolowski
February 14, 2024
Svitolina, junior star, France: Everything you always wanted to know about Gael Monfils (but never had time to find out) – updated after UTS Grand Final
A phenomenon in juniors and an established top 10 player in pros, Gaël Monfils is one of the best players from his generation never to win a Grand Slam. Here is all you need to know about the Frenchman.
Tennis Majors
February 9, 2024
Instagram, French, UTS: Everything you always wanted to know about Benoit Paire (but never had the time to find out) – updated ahead of UTS Oslo
Benoît Paire is one of the funniest and craziest players on the Tour. Here are the answers to some questions you may ask yourself about the Frenchman.
Paul Bonnaud
February 9, 2024
February 6, 1995: The day Arantxa Sanchez Vicario became world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On February 6, 1995, Aranxta Sanchez Vicario became only the seventh woman to top the WTA world rankings
Alexandre Sokolowski
February 6, 2024
February 6, 1993: The day the great Arthur Ashe passed away, aged just 49
Every day Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1993 to pay tribute to one of the few tennis champions whose impact went beyond his sport: Arthur Ashe, the first black man to ever win a Grand Slam tournament
Alexandre Sokolowski
February 6, 2024
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February 5, 1985: The day Mary Joe Fernandez, aged 13, became the youngest player to win a WTA Tour match
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great...
Simon Cambers
3 months ago
February 4, 2001: The day Roger Federer won his first ATP Tour title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
Alexandre Sokolowski
3 months ago
February 3, 1989: Teenager Chang bursts onto Davis Cup scene
On this day in tennis history, a teenager made his Davis Cup debut...
Alexandre Sokolowski
3 months ago
February 2, 2013: The day Berdych and Rosol won the longest Davis Cup match in history
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
Alexandre Sokolowski
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February 1, 2004: Federer begins record reign on top of the world with Australian Open triumph
On this day in tennis history, a record-breaking reign on top of the...
Alexandre Sokolowski
3 months ago
Olympics, Monfils, Ukraine: All you ever wanted to know about Elina Svitolina (but didn’t have time to find out) – updated after Australian Open 2024
A WTA Finals champion in 2018, Elina Svitolina is yet to win a...
Tennis Majors
3 months ago
Petr Korda, Agassi, Nadal: Everything you ever wanted to know about Sebastian Korda (but never had time to find out) – updated after 2024 Australian Open
As the son of a former Grand Slam champion, Sebastian Korda has big...
Lucas Morlier
3 months ago
Popy, Australia, Fritz: Everything you always wanted to know about Alexei Popyrin (but never had the time to find out) – updated after 2024 Australian Open
Alexei Popyrin has just won his second singles title in Umag. Here are...
Paul Bonnaud
5 months ago
Roland-Garros, Doubles, Novotna: Everything you always wanted to know about Barbora Krejcikova (but never had time to find out) – updated with Siniakova split
Barbora Krejcikova is a Czech tennis player who won her first Grand Slam...
Carrie Dunn
6 months ago
Djokovic vs Tsitsipas: head-to-head, stats, all you need to know about their rivalry – updated ahead of 2023 ATP Finals
Everything you need to know about the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos...
Haresh Ramchandani
6 months ago
Roland-Garros, Australian Open, Czech: Everything you always wanted to know about Karolina Muchova (but never had time to find out) – updated after WTA Finals withdrawal
Karolina Muchova has reached at least the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slam...
Ricky Dimon
7 months ago
“King”, Nadal, South Africa, surgery: Everything you wanted to know about Lloyd Harris (but never had the time to find out) – updated as of October 2023
Lloyd Harris is one of leading tennis stars from South Africa on the...
Simon Cambers
8 months ago
Djokovic vs. Medvedev: Match-up, stats, track record, everything you need to know – updated ahead of ATP Finals
All you need to know about the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Daniil...
Iris Chartreau
8 months ago
Grand Slams, Stanimal, Magnus Norman: Everything you always wanted to know about Stan Wawrinka (but never had time to find out) – updated during 2023 US Open
Stan Wawrinka is one of the best tennis players in the world. Here...
Jérémy Baudu
8 months ago
Grand Slam, Romania, Halep – Everything you always wanted to know about Bianca Andreescu (but never had time to find out) – updated after withdrawal from 2023 US Open
Bianca Andreescu has been troubled by injury since her break-out year in 2019...
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