[CanIGetAWhat]

The first match I ever saw on tv is round of 32 Martina Hingis vs. Anna Kournikova match at the French Open in 1997.

 

[Bероника]

1989 Roland Garros final:Arantxa defeated Graf and won her first slam.

 

[TatiAnnahølic]

Kournikova vs Pierce Chase'99

 

[Come-on-kim]

Kim def. Petra Mandula at Roland Garros 2001

 

[TeNnIsFaN]

The first match I saw was at the 2001 French Open and it was the quarterfinal Jennifer vs. Serena..That's when I became a devoted Capriati fan..

 

[RiskeFan1]

The first match I ever watched bits and pieces was Agassi vs. Chang at the 94 US Open.

The next time I saw a tennis match was at the 95 US Open and this was what got me hooked. We were in the front row at the Grandstand and I swear I didn't move the entire day. I saw Graf vs. Tauziat, Muster vs. Woodroofe, the Jensens vs. Merklein/Woodruff (a rare Jensen win) and Chanda Rubin vs. Gigi Fernandez. I stayed for the night session to watch Arantxa play Maria Jose Gaidano as well

 

[Keith]

I honestly cannot remember... I think it was between Lendl and Becker, I was too young, but I remember I liked Lendl, so it must have been him


but my first match I saw in person was Lleyton Hewitt vs. Greg Rusedski and Greg won.

 

[Devon]

It was Winbledon 2000, Venus playing Lindsay in the finals. And that's when I found out that there was actually a sister, who was watching from the stands.

 

[earthcrystal]

Arg..do I admit this? It surely dates me. Oh well, what the hell.

My first exposure was: BJK vs Bobby Riggs; Battle of the Sexes.
I was hooked from then on.

 

[tinkerbell]

i still remembermy first match like it was yesterday. i walked in halfway
through the the 92 French Open final between Steffi and Monica. i
didn't understand the scoring but i got really caught up in the excitement
of the match & from that day on i've been and ardent Steffi fan

 

[irma]

tinkerbell I didn't understood the rules too when I started to watch tennis. I think it some while before I fully did

 

[fleemke³]

euhm it was a match on the ATP tour .. and it was in Antwerp! Don't now the first one but i saw Kafelnikov, Rosset and Furlan ... all three servers .. it was boring (now 6 years ago i think )

 

[BB]

my first live match was: Leipzig 1996 Habsudova vs Sukova.

 

[Monica_Rules]

That i can remember i'd say Graf Vs Sanchez-Vicario Wimbledon 1995.But i remember as a 7 year old playing like Monica Seles grunt and all so obviously i had watched her.

 

[GoDominique]

Who has been bumping all these old threads recently ?

The first match I saw LIVE was Davis-Cup 1990 Germany vs. Netherlands.

 

[tinkerbell]

Hi Irma
it took me a few matches but once i understood the rules that was it i was away.
ike u Steffi was my favourite player unfortunately since she retired i've found it
hard to find another player in her league.

 

[Gandalf]

I think Capriati vs. Mary Joe Fernandez at the FO'90

 

[Sam L]

Muster vs. Skoff in 89. It was on red clay.

I had seen bits and pieces of matches before like Wimbledon finals involving Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Steffi Graf, but that was the first time I saw a full match on TV.

 

[kfh_9118]

Yevgeny K vs Mark P at Kooyong (Colonial Classic 2000)

I can't remember the women's match

 

[Chance]

Monica vs Graf Aussie Open Final 1993