Ken Rosewall

June 3, 2017 0

Kenneth Robert Rosewall set the standard for enduring excellence in men’s tennis. Nicknamed “Muscles” by his fellow players because of his lack of them, Rosewall…

Pancho Gonzalez

May 9, 2017 0

Pancho Gonzalez is the best tennis player to have never won Wimbledon. Possessing speed, agility and grace, Pancho may have been the best of them…

Martina Navratilova

November 10, 2016 0

No tennis player in history—male or female-has won more titles or matches than Martina Navratilova. By 25, an age by which many professional tennis players…

Margaret Court

September 12, 2016 0

Margaret Court won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any player—man or woman—in history. Born Margaret Smith in Albury, located in the state of…

Althea Gibson

August 25, 2016 0

Althea Neale Gibson’s contributions to the civil rights movement were done with a tennis racquet. Born in Silver, South Carolina, on this date in 1927,…

Williams Sisters

July 5, 2016 0

The arrival of the Williams sisters launched a new era of power tennis in the women’s game. The daughters of Richard Williams and Oracene Prince…

Rafael Nadal

June 6, 2016 0

Rafael Nadal Parera is the greatest clay court player in tennis history. Born in Manacor—the largest of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain—on…

French Open

May 26, 2016 0

The French Open is the premier clay court tennis championship in the world. Officially named Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros  and sometimes known as Roland-Garros, the tournament…

Monica Seles

March 11, 2016 0

Monica Seles is the greatest teenage tennis player in history. Born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [current-day Serbia] December 2, 1973, she is the younger of…

John McEnroe

February 16, 2016 0

John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. has won more men’s tennis titles than any player in history. Born in Wiesbaden, West Germany–where his father was stationed with…