Rodney George Laver is the only player in tennis history to win two Grand Slams. Born in rural Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, on August 9, 1938,…
Happy 61st birthday to the only tennis player in history—male or female–to reach 34 career Grand Slam singles finals. Christine Marie Evert was born as…
Ivan Lendl reached at least one Grand Slam singles final for 11 consecutive years, a record in men’s tennis. Born into a tennis family in…
Stefanie Maria Graf was the World No.1 ranked tennis player for a total of 377 weeks – the longest any player, male or female, has…
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was the biggest groundbreaker in the history of tennis. Born in Richmond, Virginia on July 10, 1943, he was reading by…
Petros Sampras held the No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis for six straight years, more than any other player in the history of the sport.…
Roger Federer may be the greatest tennis player of all time. Born in Basil, Switzerland on August 8, 1981, he took up tennis at the…