The stars of our sport shared stories about their heroes, both in life and on the court, and how these idols shaped who they are today. For more "My Hero" submissions, click here.

This week, we're counting down the Top 5 Indian Wells finals (look for the Top 5 Miami finals soon!) - No. 5: Simona Halep d. Jelena Jankovic, 2015 - No. 4: Dominic Thiem d. Roger Federer, 2019 - No. 3: Novak Djokovic d. Rafael Nadal, 2011 - No. 2: Rafael

The #TennisAtHome series has taken off in the time of the COVID-19 crisis. With that comes a host of tutorials, remote and/or properly socially distanced, on a range of topics. You can learn spin, slice, and other plays on the ball in the privacy of your own backyard, playing against

The second week of Roland Garros is all about the finals—at this stage of the tournament, everyone can see the finish line. With that in mind, we're counting down the five best French Open finals from Wednesday, June 6 through Sunday, June 10. No. 3: Monica Seles d. Steffi Graf,

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and misses on tour. YOU'RE KIDDING Eleven years ago, Connor Hance starred in a Genworth Financial commercial alongside Taylor Dent, with cameo appearances by Andre Agassi and Stefanie (then Steffi) Graf. Now? He's No. 686 on the ITF Junior circuit

As of April 1993, Monica Seles was tearing up the tennis record book. Of the last eleven Grand Slam events she’d entered, the 19-year-old Seles had won eight. Included in this run to the top were three wins in Slam finals versus the great Stefanie Graf—twice at Roland Garros (1990,

Steffi Graf approached her old rival Kimiko Date Krumm during Indian Wells to tell her how amazed she is at her comeback. "She said, 'You're amazing. I never think about the comeback and you're still fit,'"said the 39-year-old Date, who bested Anna Chakvetadze 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round

The first week of a major is all about upsets. With that in mind, we're counting down the five most stunning Wimbledon results, starting on Wednesday, June 27 and ending on Sunday, July 1. No. 3: Lori McNeil (No. 22) d. Steffi Graf (No. 1) First round, 1994; 7-5, 7-6

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) After all the advice that Steffi Graf gave her, Angelique Kerber was able to return a favor to the retired champion on Saturday. Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era is intact - for now - after Kerber staged a stunning upset

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best

Chris Evert calls Serena Williams the favorite to win the U.S. Open and also says the 13-time Grand Slam champion’s career can be placed alongside those of 22-time Grand Slam winner Steffi Graf and 18-time Grand Slam winner Martina Navratilova. "We saw her at Wimbledon, and I think even though

There's nothing like Paris in the springtime, they say. As these 10 epics—the 10 most memorable French Open matches of the Open Era—show, there's also nothing quite as stirring or sensation as tennis in Paris at this time of year. It’s rare to hear a top tennis player admit that,

Fans have been wondering for years what would be the sporting future for Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf's son, Jaden. Well, he forewent the predictable tennis path, and is instead making moves in the world of college baseball. Jaden officially committed to play for USC, signing his National Letter of

Roger Federer became a member of a rather exclusive club with his eighth title in Dubai as he joined Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Steffi Graf as the only players in the Open Era to win 100 singles titles. And like those legends of the sport, it didn’t

Every morning of the French Open, we'll take a look back at a memorable match that occurred on that calendar day at Roland Garros. June 2, 1994: Mary Pierce d. Steffi Graf, 6-2, 6-2

Serena Williams was in vintage form on Rod Laver Arena Tuesday night, ripping 24 winners and winning five games in a row from 3-1 down in the second set to take out Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-3. Despite the showing—a bit of revenge for her 6-2, 6-2 loss in the pair’s

Martina Navratilova tells espnW that had former No. 1 Monica Seles not been stabbed in April 1993 by Guenther Parche, a crazed Steffi Graf fan, she may have become the best player ever. After Seles returned to the tour in August 1995 she only won one more major, the 1996

LONDON (AP)—There's a 42-year-old who played Steffi Graf in the semifinals in the '90s. Name: Kimiko Date-Krumm. There's the reigning Wimbledon champion — in juniors — who was supposed to be playing in a far corner of the All England Club and ended up on Centre Court. Name: Eugenie Bouchard.

Q: Name the first unseeded female player in Open Era history to reach the U.S. Open final. A) Serena Williams B) Jennifer Capriati C) Steffi Graf D) Venus Williams Scroll down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You have to hand it to Ernests Gulbis: The man has a winning smile, even when he sheepishly walks back his comments hurtful to vampires the world over. Here are the latest headlines away from grass-court play: ERNIE THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Gulbis fell to Sergiy Stakhovsky at Wimbledon today in