Vitas Gerulaitis

December 31, 1977: The day Vitas Gerulaitis won his first and only Grand Slam

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to recall an important moment in tennis history. On this day in tennis history, a flamboyant American player needed five sets to beat a little known Brit to win the Australian Open

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 31, 2025

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 and only narrowly lost the finale to Vitas Gerulaitis

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 30, 2025

December 27, 1985: The day legendary Australian coach Harry Hopman passed away

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to recall an important moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1985 to pay a tribute to one of the most famous tennis coaches of all-time, Harry Hopman, from Australia, who captained his country to 16 Davis Cup titles

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 27, 2025

October 25, 1981: The day Vitas Gerulaitis was disqualified in Melbourne

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1981,Vitas Gerulaitis got into trouble with the umpires and was defaulted in a match against Aussie Peter McNamara

Alexandre Sokolowski

October 25, 2025

September 17, 1994: The day Vitas Gerulaitis tragically died in his sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a significant moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1994, to the day tennis great Vitas Gerulaitis died at the age of 40 from an accidental case of carbon monoxide poisoning

Alexandre Sokolowski

September 17, 2025

12 months ago

January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis

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Alexandre Sokolowski

12 months ago

January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, “No one beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”

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

Alexandre Sokolowski