Patrick Rafter

August 31, 1999: The day Pat Rafter was forced to give up his crown in the opening round of the US Open

Hampered by a painful shoulder and an in-form Cedric Pioline, Pat Rafter retired in the deciding set in the first round of the US Open on this day in 1999, leaving the court to a flurry of boos from the crowd

Alexandre Sokolowski

August 31, 2024

July 26, 1999: The day Pat Rafter began the shortest stint as world No 1

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened. On this day, July 26, 1999, Pat Rafter became the first Australian to reach the world No 1 ranking since John Newcombe, in 1974

Alexandre Sokolowski

July 26, 2024

July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On July 18, 1999, the US Davis Cup captain wanted to replace Todd Martin with Pete Sampras but the neutral doctor denied the Americans request

Alexandre Sokolowski

July 18, 2024

July 9, 2001: The day Goran Ivanisevic finally won Wimbledon

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2001, rain caused the Wimbledon final to be moved to Monday and a wild card entrant created history at the All England Club

Alexandre Sokolowski

July 9, 2024

May 16, 1999: The day Gustavo Kuerten prevented Pat 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 16, 1999, Pat Rafter was denied the chance to become world No 1 by Gustavo Kuerten

Alexandre Sokolowski

May 16, 2024