Legend of the Year
Annual tributes celebrating the greatest tennis legends
The Year of Robert Falkenburg
Wimbledon champion, war veteran, fast-food pioneer
On January 29, 2026, Robert "Bob" Falkenburg would have turned one hundred years old. In an era when tennis champions often faded quietly into retirement, Falkenburg did the opposite — he won Wimbledon, turned down a fortune in professional tennis, moved to Brazil, and built one of the country's most beloved fast-food
The Year of Doris Hart
The Woman Who Could Do Everything Except Run
World No. 1, thirty-five Grand Slam titles, three triple crowns, and a childhood doctors said should have ended on the operating table — celebrating 100 years of the greatest all-round player in tennis history.
The Year of Budge Patty
The Glamour Boy Who Conquered Europe
World No. 1, Channel Slam champion, Parisian sophisticate, and the most elegant American ever to grace a European tennis court — celebrating 100 years of a singular original.
The Year of Louise Brough
Brough is Tough
Four-time Wimbledon champion, half of the greatest doubles partnership in tennis history, and the quiet killer whose American twist serve terrified a generation — celebrating 100 years of a forgotten great.
The Year of Patricia Canning
The Woman Who Called Them Doddering Old Men
French champion, young mother, fearless rebel, and the only player who beat every member of the Big Four
The Year of Jack Kramer
Celebrating 100 Years
This page is dedicated to Jack Kramer who was born 100 years ago. Here we remember the tennis player, the promoter, the analyst who has had one of the most impacts on tennis.
The Year of Charlotte Cooper
Celebrating 150 Years
This page is dedicated to Charlotte Cooper; one of the greatest players of tennis history, who was born 150 years ago. She won five Wimbledon titles and became the first female Olympic tennis champion.
The Year of Pauline Betz
Celebrating 100 Years
This page is dedicated to Pauline Betz Addie; one of the greatest US players of tennis history, who was born 100 years ago. She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the world's top-ranked woman.
The Year of Jean Borotra
Celebrating 120 Years
Jean Borotra was a French tennis champion, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Known as "the Bounding Basque", he won four Grand Slam singles titles.
The Year of Jozsef Asboth
The Railway Worker's Son Who Conquered Roland Garros
He beat Don Budge, won the French Championships, charmed a King, defied a Communist regime — and died in exile, waiting for the day he could go home.
The Year of Bessie Moore
Celebrating 140 Years
This page is dedicated to Elisabeth "Bessie" Holmes Moore; one of the greatest US players of tennis history, who was born 140 years ago. She was the first woman to win the U.S. Championships four times.
The Year of Don Budge
Celebrating 100 Years
This page is dedicated to Great Don Budge; one of the greatest players of all time who was born 100 years ago. He was the first player to win the four Slams within a calendar year!
The Year of René Lacoste
Celebrating 110 Years
This page is dedicated to René Lacoste, one of the most prolific tennis players in tennis history who was born 110 years ago. Here we remember the tennis player, the inventor, the innovator and brand-founder.