Gabriela Sabatini

March 13, 1988: The day Gabriela Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf for the first time

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1988 to witness how Gabriela Sabatini finally the defeated the world No 1, Steffi Graf, after having lost their first 11 encounters

Alexandre Sokolowski

March 13, 2025

November 20, 1988: The day Gabriela Sabatini won her first big title

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to one of the biggest moments in tennis history. On November 20, 1988, Gabriela Sabatini beat Pam Shriver to win the Virginia Slims Championships for her biggest title at that point in her career

Alexandre Sokolowski

November 20, 2024

November 18, 1990: The day Monica Seles & Gabriela Sabatini played the first five-setter in women’s tennis in 89 years

On this day in tennis history, Monica Seles and Gabriela Sabatini played out a monumental match. Look back on this historical moment in women's tennis

Alexandre Sokolowski

November 18, 2024

November 14, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova retired from the Tour

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back to an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1994, Martina Navratilova played her final match on the WTA Tour before making a doubles comeback in 2000

Alexandre Sokolowski

November 14, 2024

October 1, 1988: The day Steffi Graf won the “Golden Grand Slam”

On October 1, 1988, Steffi Graf added an Olympic Gold to her calendar Grand Slam to accomplish something no one had ever done before or has done since

Alexandre Sokolowski

October 1, 2024