2026 Anniversaries
What happened in tennis this year… ?
2021 – 5 years ago
★ Daniil Medvedev defeats Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, preventing the first men’s Calendar Grand Slam since 1969.
★ Emma Raducanu wins the US Open as a qualifier without dropping a set.
★ Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open after declining mandatory press conferences.
2016 – 10 years ago
★ Novak Djokovic wins Roland Garros and completes the Career Grand Slam.
★ Andy Murray becomes World No. 1 for the first time on 7 November 2016.
★ Angelique Kerber wins the Australian Open and the US Open and finishes the year as World No. 1.
2006 – 20 years ago
★ Roger Federer wins the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open and reaches the Roland Garros final.
★ Andre Agassi ends his career at the US Open after losing to Benjamin Becker in the third round.
1996 – 30 years ago
★ Richard Krajicek defeats Pete Sampras in the Wimbledon quarterfinals and goes on to win the title.
★ Andre Agassi wins the Olympic gold medal in singles at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
★ Steffi Graf wins the US Open, defeating Monica Seles in the final.
1986 – 40 years ago
★ Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mečíř to win the US Open.
★ Stefan Edberg is defaulted from the Australian Open after his serve strikes line umpire Dick Wertheim.
1976 – 50 years ago
★ Björn Borg wins Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final.
★ Adriano Panatta wins the French Open, defeating Harold Solomon in the final.
1966 – 60 years ago
★ Roy Emerson wins Wimbledon and the US Championships in the same season.
★ Billie Jean King wins Wimbledon and becomes the dominant women’s player of the mid-1960s.
1956 – 70 years ago
★ Lew Hoad wins Wimbledon, defeating Ken Rosewall in the final.
★ Shirley Fry wins the Wimbledon women’s singles title.
1946 – 80 years ago
★ Wimbledon is held again for the first time after World War II.
★ Yvon Petra wins the Wimbledon men’s singles title.
1936 – 90 years ago
★ Fred Perry wins his third consecutive Wimbledon title.
★ Don Budge wins the US Championships for the first time.
1926 – 100 years ago
★ Suzanne Lenglen turns professional and signs a contract to tour the United States with promoter C. C. Pyle.
★ René Lacoste wins Wimbledon, defeating Jean Borotra in the final.
1916 - 110 years ago
★ Wimbledon remained suspended during World War I. The Championships were not held between 1915 and 1918.
1906 - 120 years ago
★ Laurence Doherty wins Wimbledon for the fifth and final time, defeating Frank Riseley in the Challenge Round.
★ Norman Brookes wins the Wimbledon Challenge Round in 1907, becoming the first overseas champion, after finishing runner-up in 1906.
1896 - 130 years ago
★ Tennis was included in the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, where John Pius Boland won the men’s singles gold medal.
1886 - 140 years ago
★ William Renshaw wins Wimbledon for the sixth consecutive time, defeating Herbert Lawford in the Challenge Round.
1876 – 150 years ago
★ The All England Croquet Club decides to introduce lawn tennis and begins preparing rules for a championship tournament in the following year.
