On this day
August 23, 1973: The day Ilie Nastase was crowned the first world No 1 in ATP history
Every day Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1973 to witness how the first-ever ATP rankings list was published
August 23, 1977: The day Bjorn Borg became world No 1 for the first time
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1977, Bjorn Borg became the world's top-ranked player only to lose it to Jimmy Connors the following week
August 22, 2004: The day Nicolas Massu made Olympic history for Chile
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day, August 22, 2004, Nicolas Massu made history by winning a second Olympic gold medal for Chile
August 20, 1995: Andre Agassi’s summer of revenge comes to New Haven
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1995, Andre Agassi continued his self-declared summer of revenge by winning the title in New Haven
August 19, 2007: The day Roger Federer won his 50th ATP title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2007 Roger Federer defeated James Blake in the Cincinnati final to achieve a career milestone
August 17, 1987 : The day Steffi Graf became world No 1 for the first time
August 17, 2004: The day Federer lost two matches at the Olympics
August 16, 1994: The day Andre Agassi tried to stop the music
August 15, 1995: The day Monica Seles returned to the tour 27 months after the tragic stabbing
August 15, 2004: The day 18-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first ATP title
August 14, 2005: The day 19-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first hardcourt title
August 14, 1996: The day a stunned Andre Agassi was defaulted for swearing at an umpire
August 13, 1999: The day Steffi Graf announced her retirement
August 12, 1990: The day Stefan Edberg won Cincinnati to become world No 1
August 11, 2003: The day Kim Clijsters hit the top of the WTA rankings for the first time
August 10, 1986: The day Lendl got his revenge over Becker after a disappointing loss in Wimbledon
August 9, 1938: The day Australian legend Rod ‘Rocket’ Laver was born
August 8, 1992: The day Marc Rosset clinched the gold medal in Barcelona
August 8, 1900: The day the Davis Cup was born
August 7, 1992: The day 16-year-old Jennifer Capriati beat Steffi Graf to win the Olympic Gold in Barcelona