The Past, Present and Future of tennis

Chris Evert

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Monte-Carlo 2026

Incredible dominance of Alcaraz and Sinner may not be the best thing for tennis, or them

The top two are almost 8,000 points ahead of No 3 Alexander Zverev and are mopping up every tile, but is it becoming too boring?

Steffi Graf, 1986, On This Day for Tennis Majors

April 13, 1986: The day Steffi Graf won her first WTA Tour title

On this day in 1986, Steffi Graf won her first-ever WTA singles title, beating American Chris Evert in the final of the Family Circle Cup

Alexandre Sokolowski

April 10, 1982: The day Chris Evert lost on clay for the third time in nine years

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1982 to witness how, in the semi-finals of the Family Circle Cup, 17-year-old Andrea Jaeger gave the great Chris Evert her only third clay-court loss since 1973

Alexandre Sokolowski

Tracy Austin, On this day

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

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to an important moment in the sport's history. On this day in 1980, Tracy Austin spent the first of her 21 weeks on top of the rankings becoming the youngest world No 1 at that time in tennis history

Alexandre Sokolowski

Steffi Graf at the 1988 Australian Open

January 23, 1988: The day Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert in the first indoor Australian Open final

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 23, 1988, Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert to win the first leg of her Golden Slam

Alexandre Sokolowski

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Tracy Austin, On this day 07.01.2021

January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....

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Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors, 1974

January 1, 1974: The day engaged couple Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert met with contrasting fortunes in the Australian Open finals

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to recall an important...

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 30, 1977: The day John Lloyd became the first British-born man to reach a Grand Slam final since 1938

John Lloyd made the Australian Open final by downing grass-court specialist Bob Giltinan...

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On this day 07.12.2020

December 7, 1985: The day Navratilova defeated her greatest rival Evert in the Australian Open final

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to an important moment...

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On this day 06.12.2020

December 6, 1984: The day Sukova prevented Navratilova from completing the calendar-year Grand Slam

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to the biggest moments...

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November 3, 1975: The day the first ever WTA rankings were released

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a landmark...

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Chris Evert 1980

October 19, 1980: The day Chris Evert won her 100th Tour title

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic...

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October 13, 1985: The day Czechoslovakia won the Fed Cup for the third consecutive time

On 13 October 1985, Czechoslovakia, led by Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova, won...

Alexandre Sokolowski

October 9, 1989: The day Chris Evert played her last professional match

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to one of the biggest moments in...

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On this day in 1975 : Chris Evert won the US Open

September 6, 1975: The day Chris Evert won the first of six US Open titles

Chris Evert won her first US Open title in 1975 after losing in...

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August 29, 1978: The day the US Open debuted at Flushing Meadows

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, 2025 French Open

Greatest Tennis Rivalries of All Time: Matches That Defined the Sport

Rivalries in tennis have an element of history, honour, and even romance, which...

Cédric Rouquette

August 27, 1975: The day a very special US Open edition began, with clay and night sessions

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...

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Steffi Graf, On This Day

August 17, 1987 : The day Steffi Graf became world No 1 for the first time

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great...

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Amanda Anisimova, Wimbledon 2025

Humbled Anisimova should take comfort from experience of Natasha Zvereva

Zvereva bounced back well from her double bagel by Steffi Graf at Roland-Garros...