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January 9, 1977: The day Roscoe Tanner won his only Grand Slam title
On this day in tennis history, two top players fought it out for their maiden Grand Slam triumph - here is what happened at the first Australian Open final of 1977
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January 9, 2025
January 8, 1978: The day the Masters Cup final between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg sparked a No 1 debate
On this day in 1978, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg in three sets to win the 1977 Masters Cup and spark a debate about who was the world's best player
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January 8, 2025
January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 7, 1979, Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships in Washington D.C.
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January 7, 2025
January 6, 1992: The day Pescosolido was disqualified in Sydney when his racquet kick left a fan needing stitches
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at a noteworthy moment in tennis history. On this day in 1992, a young Italian kicked a racquet in anger that got him defaulted out of the Sydney Open in the qualifying stage
Alexandre Sokolowski
January 6, 2025
January 5, 1994: The day world No 1 Pete Sampras was shocked by world No 205 Alami in Qatar
On this day in tennis history, then world No 1 fell to a shock defeat at the hands of a qualifier at the Qatar Open
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January 5, 2025
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January 4, 1981: The day unheralded Brian Teacher won his first and only Grand Slam title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in...
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January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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January 2, 1980: The day Guillermo Vilas won his fourth and final Grand Slam title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the most iconic moments in tennis...
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January 1, 1973: The day Margaret Court won a record 11th Australian Open title and became the first mother to win a Major
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January 1, 1998: The day tennis legend Helen Wills passed away at the age of 92
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January 1, 1974: The day engaged couple Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert met with contrasting fortunes in the Australian Open finals
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December 31, 1977: The day Vitas Gerulaitis won his first and only Grand Slam
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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...
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December 29, 1958: The day Peru’s Alex Olmedo played for USA in the Davis Cup
On this day in tennis history, a player from Peru represented the USA...
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December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia
Every day, Tennis Majors remembers the most iconic moments in tennis history. On...
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December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted world No 1 status after a 31-year wait
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December 27, 1985: The day legendary Australian coach Harry Hopman passed away
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December 26, 1947: The day reigning Wimbledon and US Nationals champ Jack Kramer played his first professional match
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December 23, 2003: Zina Garrison makes history as first Black captain of US Fed Cup team
After a stellar playing career, Garrison took over as captain from Billie Jean...
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December 21, 1975: Bjorn Borg leads Sweden to first ever Davis Cup title
Bjorn Borg still cites his Davis Cup triumph in 1975 as one of...
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