February 5, 1985: Ivan Lendl wins the strangest match of his career
Tennis - Lendl defeated Larry Stefanki in the first round of Lipton International, playing the last couple of games without the umpire or linesmen!
Blast From The Past News
January 11, 1998: Lleyton Hewitt wins first ATP title at the age of 16
Tennis - Lleyton had become the youngest ATP champion since 1988 and Michael Chang
January 1, 1975: John Newcombe downs Jimmy Connors in the AO final
Tennis - In the battle of the top seeds, the Aussie prevailed in four sets over the last year's champion
December 21, 1975: Bjorn Borg delivers first Davis Cup title for Sweden
Tennis - The youngster had a stellar season, winning 15 out of 17 Davis Cup ties he played
1984 Davis Cup: Sweden downs USA to enter the special list
Tennis - Sweden had become only the fifth country to win multiple Davis Cup trophies
ATP Finals 1986: Ivan Lendl down Boris Becker to finish season in style
Tennis - This was the ninth ATP title for Ivan in his second consecutive dominant year on the Tour
December 17, 1989: Boris Becker secures Davis Cup title defense for Germany
Tennis - World number 2 scored two easy singles wins and helped his country to earn the doubles point as well
December 13, 1992: Michael Stich eases past Chang to win Grand Slam Cup
Tennis - After a mediocre season, Michael claimed the title and $2 million, by far the biggest prize money of his career
December 11, 1983: Mats Wilander downs Ivan Lendl in historic AO final
Tennis - This was the 72nd Australian Open and the first with an all-European final since 1912!
December 7, 1985: Stefan Edberg edges Ivan Lendl in a thriller at Kooyong
Tennis - The semi-final encounter lasted for more than four hours and Edberg prevailed 9-7 in the fifth set
December 3, 1989: Stefan Edberg dethrones Boris Becker at ATP Finals
Tennis - Edberg saved a set point in set number two to prevail 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-1 for his first ATP Finals crown
Lendl leads his team to win $600,000 Europe vs Americas Tennis Challenge
Tennis - The event took place in Barcelona between November 29 - December 1 1982
December 1, 1996: France prevails against Sweden in epic Davis Cup final
Tennis - In the deciding fifth rubber, Arnaud Boetsch saved three match points in 7-6 2-6 4-6 7-6 10-8 win over Nicklas Kulti
Ivan Lendl earns $583,200 in one of the craziest tournaments in history!
Tennis - Lendl, McEnroe, Edberg and Cash played all-or-nothing exho at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club resort in West Palm Beach
November 3, 1985: Ivan Lendl tops John McEnroe in Antwerp to earn $900,000!
Tennis - Lendl had claimed the third title in Antwerp in the last four years to earn the golden racquet
October 22, 1980: Ken Rosewall ends everlasting career in Melbourne at 45
Tennis - Just three years before that, Ken was still capable of winning titles and reaching the semi-final at Majors
October 17, 1975: 23-year-old Jimmy Connors makes Davis Cup debut
Tennis - An eight-time Grand Slam champion played more than 1500 matches in a career but only 13 in the Davis Cup
October 9, 1989: Chris Evert ends illustrious career at the age of 34
Tennis - An 18-time Grand Slam champion had defeated Conchita Martínez in the final of the Fed Cup
October 1, 1988: Steffi Graf wins Olympic gold for an amazing achievement
Tennis - The 19-year-old had won all four Majors and an Olympic Gold that season to achieve the Golden Slam
September 24, 1938: Don Budge completes the first real Grand Slam
Tennis - The 23-year-old American had become the first player who won all four Grand Slam titles in a single season
September 19, 1925: Bill Tilden edges Johnston to win sixth US Open crown
Tennis - Tilden had become only the third player with som many titles at the US Open after Sears and Larned
US Open 1978: Jimmy Connors becomes the first Flushing Meadows winner
Tennis - Jimmy was the first player in history who conquered Major titles on three different surfaces
US Open 1994: Unseeded Andre Agassi writes history
Tennis - Agassi had become the first unseeded US Open champion since Fred Stolle in 1966 and the first who defeated five seeds
US Open 1995: Pete Sampras tops Andre Agassi to secure the title
Tennis - This was the third US Open crown for Pete in the last six editions
US Open 1990: Pete Sampras wins the title to rewrite history books
Tennis - In the youngest Grand Slam final in the Open era, Sampras defeated Andre Agassi to become the youngest US Open champion
Page 1 / 5 Next »