On this day
October 30, 1996: The day Cedric Pioline showed the Paris public the finger, 26 years before being named tournament director
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an iconic moment in tennis. Today, we go back to 1996 to witness how Frenchman Cedric Pioline, defeated by Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the Paris-Bercy Masters, showed his own crowd the finger as he left the court
October 30, 1994: The day Boris Becker became the first man in the Open Era to beat the world’s top three at the same event
After a disappointing US Open in 1994,, the German beat Michael Stich, Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic back-to-back
October 29, 2006: The day Roger Federer won the first of his 10 Basel titles
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the special moments in tennis history. On this day in 2006, Roger Federer achieved a lifelong dream of winning his hometown event and started a unique tradition with the ball boys in Basel
October, 28, 1995: The day tennis legend Serena Williams made her professional debut
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1995 to witness how 14-year-old Serena Williams made her debut on the WTA Tour with a first-round loss in qualifying at a low-key WTA Tier III event
October 28, 1990: The day 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati won her first WTA singles title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in 1990, American Jennifer Capriati beat Zina Garrison to become the fourth youngest player to win a WTA singles title
October 26, 2006: The day Mary Pierce’s career was brought to an end by a horrifying injury
October 25, 1981: The day Vitas Gerulaitis was disqualified in Melbourne
October 24, 1999: The day Amelie Mauresmo claimed her first WTA singles title
October 23, 2005: The day Nadal came back from two sets down to triumph in Madrid
October 22, 1985: The day Arthur Ashe resigned as the US Davis Cup captain
October 21, 2007: The day David Nalbandian achieved Madrid glory after dismissing Big Three
October 21, 1989: The day Jimmy Connors claimed the last of his 109 ATP titles
October 20, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Henri Leconte had their match interrupted by a religious fanatic
October 20, 2006: The day Tomas Berdych shocked Rafael Nadal, and an entire nation
October 20, 2003: The day Justine Henin became world No 1 for the first time
October 19, 1980: The day Chris Evert won her 100th Tour title
October 18, 1993: The day Ivan Lendl won his 94th and last ATP title
October 17, 1982: The day Jimmy Connors had the chair umpire removed
October 17, 1975: The day Jimmy Connors finally made his Davis Cup debut
October 16, 1833: The day the man who invented lawn tennis – Walter Clopton Wingfield – was born