on this day in tennis history
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
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
May 5, 2005 : The day Andy Roddick’s sportsmanship cost him a win
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 5, 2005, Andy Roddick lost a match he had almost won after he overturned a call on match point that would have given him victory over Fernando Verdasco
May 4, 1980: The day Connors beat world No 1 McEnroe in the WCT Finals in Dallas
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 4, 1980, Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe in the now defunct World Championship Tennis Finals in Dallas in four sets
March 10, 2008: The day Roger Federer beat his idol Pete Sampras in an exhibition
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On March 10, 2008, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras went toe-to-toe at the iconic Madison Square Garden
March 5, 2006: The day James Blake finally beat Lleyton Hewitt and won the Las Vegas title
February 27, 2005: The day Wayne Arthurs became the oldest first-time winner on the ATP Tour
February 25, 2002: The day Venus Williams became the first black player to become world No 1 in tennis history
January 19, 1989: The day world No 1 Mats Wilander was stunned in the second round of the Australian Open
January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis
January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, “No one beats Vitus Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”
January 11, 1998: The day 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP title
January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago
January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era
January 2, 1980: The day Guillermo Vilas won his fourth and final Grand Slam title
December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia
December 26, 1947: The day reigning Wimbledon and US Nationals champ Jack Kramer played his first professional match
December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title
November 22, 1992: The day Seles took down Navratilova for her third straight WTA Finals title
November 16, 2001: The day Lleyton Hewitt became world No 1 for the first time