Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Johan Kriek
- French Open - Björn Borg
- Wimbledon championships - John McEnroe
- US Open - John McEnroe
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Martina Navratilova
- French Open - Hana Mandlíková
- Wimbledon championships - Chris Evert
- US Open - Tracy Austin
- Davis Cup – United States wins 3-1 over Argentina in world tennis.
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“I know some of my self-worth comes from tennis, and it’s hard to think of doing something else where you know you’ll never be the best. Tennis players are rare creatures: where else in the world can you know that you’re the best? The definitiveness of it is the beauty of it, but it’s not all there is to life and I’m ready to explore the alternatives.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“The boneless quality of English conversation, which, so far as I have heard it, is all form and no content. Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls.”
—Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)