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 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 14, 1988: The day unheralded Carl Uwe Steeb shocked world No 1 Wilander in the Davis Cup final
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1988, West Germany's Carl-Uwe Steeb, who had never beaten a top 10 player, before, came back from two-sets-to-love down to beat world No 1 Mats Wilander
December 13, 1982: The day Johan Kriek achieved an unprecedented Australian Open double
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate an important moment in tennis history. On this day, Johan Kriek won the Australian Open for the second time in one year.. and he beat the same player, Steve Denton
December 12, 1981: the day John McEnroe almost got into 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 11, 1983: The day clay-court star Wilander won the Australian Open on grass
December 10, 1978: The day a 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, 1985: The day Navratilova defeated her greatest rival Evert in the final of the Australian Open
December 7, 1987: The day Ivan Lendl won the Masters Grand Prix for the fifth time
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 4, 1985: The day John McEnroe was enraged by Zivojinovic’s sandwich break
December 3, 2000: The day Gustavo Kuerten upset Agassi to finish the year as world No 1
December 3, 1995: The day Pete Sampras found his feet on clay and won the Davis Cup
December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title
December 1, 1991: The day Guy Forget stunned Pete 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