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12 months ago
December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted World No 1 status after a 31-year wait
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12 months ago
December 26, 1947: The day reigning Wimbledon and US Nationals champ Jack Kramer played his first professional match
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12 months ago
December 23, 2003: Zina Garrison makes history as first Black captain of US Fed Cup team
After a stellar and historic playing career, Garrison took over as captain from...
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12 months ago
December 21, 1975: Bjorn Borg leads Sweden to Davis Cup glory
Bjorn Borg still cites his Davis Cup triumph in 1975 as one of...
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12 months ago
December 20, 1994: Lendl bids sad farewell to tennis
Ivan Lendl was 34 years old when a severe back injury forced him...
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1 year ago
December 19, 1987: Sweden triumph over upstarts India in unlikely Davis Cup final
India were pushing for a Davis Cup upset for the ages in 1987,...
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1 year ago
December 18, 1995: Stefan Edberg announces his retirement and farewell tour
Seeing his results dwindle, Stefan Edberg said he would be retiring. The six-time...
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1 year ago
December 18, 1982: The day Chris Evert double-bagelled Tracy Austin
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1 year ago
December 17, 1984: The day McEnroe and Fleming were defeated for the first time in the Davis Cup
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1 year ago
December 17, 1989: The day Becker won Germany its second consecutive Davis Cup
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1 year ago
December 14, 1988: The day unheralded Carl Uwe Steeb shocked world No 1 Wilander in the Davis Cup final
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1 year ago
December 13, 1982: The day Johan Kriek achieved an unprecedented Australian Open double
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1 year ago
December 4, 1985: The day John McEnroe was enraged by Zivojinovic’s sandwich break
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1 year ago
November 30, 2003: The day Philippoussis fought through injury to help Australia triumph in Davis Cup
On this day in tennis history, an Australian gritted his teeth to play...
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1 year ago
November 22, 2015: The day Novak Djokovic won a record fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals in London
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