On this day
December 16, 1984: The day Sweden upended John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on the way to Davis Cup glory
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On December 16, 1984, Sweden upended John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on their way to Davis Cup glory
December 16, 1990: The day Pete Sampras won the first Grand Slam Cup to earn a record prize money of $2 million
Every day Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On December 16, 1990, Pete Sampras beat Brad Gilbert in the final of the newly established Grand Slam Cup, in Munich, to earn no less than $2 million prize money, a record at the time.
December 15, 1990: The day Gilbert and Wheaton had to be separated by an official in the midst of a heated match
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1990, Brad Gilbert and David Wheaton almost came to blows in the semi-final of the inaugural Grand Slam Cup after a heated exchange set off by a line call being overruled
December 12, 1993: Korda edges home favourite Stich to win Grand Slam Cup in Germany
A day after he saved match points to beat then No 1 Pete Sampras, Petr Korda wouldn't be denied in the final of the lucrative, short-lived Grand Slam Cup
December 12, 1981: The day John McEnroe almost had a fight with his own Davis Cup captain
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1981 to witness how, during the doubles of the Davis Cup final, John McEnroe repeatedly lost his temper to the point where he even exchanged heated words with his captain, Arthur Ashe
December 10, 1978: The day 19-year-old John McEnroe single-handedly crushed Great Britain in the Davis Cup final
December 9, 1985: The day Stefan Edberg claimed his first Grand Slam title
December 8, 1985: The day a teenager named Edberg reached his first Grand Slam final beating then world No 1 Lendl
December 7, 1987: The day Lendl won the Masters Grand Prix for the fifth time
December 7, 1985: The day Navratilova defeated her greatest rival Evert in the Australian Open final
December 6, 1984: The day Sukova prevented Navratilova from completing the calendar-year Grand Slam
December 5, 1982: The day Chris Evert won the Australian Open to complete the career Grand Slam
December 5, 1988: The day Boris Becker won his first year-end Masters – on a net cord
December 3, 1995: The day Pete Sampras found his feet on clay and won the Davis Cup
December 3, 2000: The day Gustavo Kuerten upset Agassi to finish the year as world No 1
December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title
December 1, 1991: The day Forget stunned Sampras to give France its first Davis Cup title since 1932
December 1, 1996: The day Arnaud Boetsch saved three match points before clinching Davis Cup for France
November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century
November 28, 1999: The day Pete Sampras won the ATP Finals for the fifth time