Events in Sports History in July 2023

  • Jul 4 Australian rules player Heather Anderson first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after landmark diagnosis at Australian Sports Brain Bank [1]
  • Jul 9 US Open Women's Golf, Pebble Beach CC: Hawaiian Allisen Corpuz scores her first major title with a 3 stroke win over Charley Hull of England and South Korean Jiyai Shin
  • Jul 11 93rd MLB All Star Game, T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington: NL beats AL, 3-2 to earn first win since 2012; MVP: Elías Díaz (Colorado Rockies catcher)

Sports History

Jul 15 Argentine footballer Lionel Messi officially signs for Inter Miami for 2 1/2 years, with salary between $50 million and $60 million a year [1]

  • Jul 15 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Czech left-hander Markéta Vondroušová beats Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6–4, 6–4 to become first unseeded player to win the women's singles title in the pro era

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Jul 16 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In a classic final, 20-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz ends Novak Đoković's 34-match win streak at the All England Club with a 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory

  • Jul 23 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: American Brian Harman wins his first major title by 6 shots over Jason Day, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, and Sepp Straka
  • Jul 23 Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York
  • Jul 30 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Porthcawl GC: Alex Čejka of Germany wins his third seniors major title in a playoff against Irishman Pádraig Harrington
  • Jul 30 Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Céline Boutier of France wins her first major title by 6 strokes from Canada's defending champion Brooke Henderson