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This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Players who have won at least one Grand Slam singles title or have been ranked world no. 1 in singles are in bold.
NameBirthDeathNationality19202006France1982–Argentina19212010Hungary1970–United StatesI’ll cover some of the most famous active and retired tennis players ever to step onto the court, including some of their most significant accomplishments and why they made this list. I’ll also provide a complete list of former No. 1s in singles, doubles, and former Grand Slam champions.
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- Roger Federer. (One of the Most Successful Male Tennis Players of All Time) 228. 100. Birthdate: August 8, 1981. Sun Sign: Leo. Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland. Widely regarded as the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer has won the most number of men's Grand Slam singles titles.
- Serena Williams. (One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All-Time) 249 73 Birthdate: September 26, 1981. Sun Sign: Libra. Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
- Novak Djokovic. (One of the Greatest Tennis Player of All Time) 157 87 Birthdate: May 22, 1987. Sun Sign: Gemini. Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia. Widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic is currently third in the list of number of Grand Slam singles titles won by male players.
- Rafael Nadal. (One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time) 183 53 Birthdate: June 3, 1986. Sun Sign: Gemini. Birthplace: Manacor, Spain. Rafael Nadal is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players ever and is called the king of clay.
Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been 13 years in which one player held the top spot for the entire year: Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978; Lendl in 1986 and 1987; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997; Hewitt in 2002; Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007; and Djokovic in 2015 and 2021.
No.PlayerStart Date [29]End Date28Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)Sep 12, 2022Jan 29, 202327Feb 28, 2022Mar 20, 202226Andy Murray (GBR)Nov 7, 2016Aug 20, 201725Novak Djokovic (SRB)Jul 4, 2011Jul 8, 2012- Chris Evert
- Martina Navratilova
- Billie Jean King
- Tracy Austin
- Monica Seles
- Lindsay Davenport
- Jennifer Capriati
- Doris Hart
- Althea Gibson
- Helen Wills Moody
Photo Credit: @TennisHalloFame One of the game’s most successful players, Chris Evert, turned pro in 1972 and dominated the game for much of the seventies and eighties. In total, she claimed 18 Grand Slam singles titles, winning every Grand Slam at least twice. She also won three Grand Slams in doubles. Her career record is thoroughly impressive at...
Photo Credit: @TennisHalloFame Although Martina Navratilova started as a professional from Czechoslovakia in 1974, she eventually became a US citizen in 1981, so much of her success came as an American tennis player. Like Chris Evert, she holds 18 Grand Slam singles titles and at least two at every Grand Slam tournament. Her most successful event b...
Photo Credit: @TennisHalloFame American, Billie Jean King, is one of the best-known female tennis players in history who had a successful career and helped shape women’s tennis as we know it today. In 1959, King turned pro, and during her career, she won 12 singles and 16 doubles Grand Slam titles. In 1966 she was ranked No. 1 in the world in singl...
Photo Credit: @tracyaustin_ Although her results aren’t entirely on par with the players previously mentioned, Tracy Austin goes down as one of the best American female tennis players. Most notably, Tracy won the US Open twice in singles. Her first came in 1979 at the age of 16 as the youngest champion ever at the tournament, while her second came ...
Photo Credit: @TennisHalloFame Monica Seles started her career representing Yugoslavia in 1989 but eventually became a US Citizen in 1994, playing under the American flag. With an emphasis on singles, Monica won nine Grand Slam tournaments and claimed 53 titles overall. In 1991 she became the No. 1 ranked player, which she held for 178 weeks, 64 co...
Photo Credit: @Tennis Born in California, Lindsay Davenport is another highly successful American tennis player who claimed three singles and women’s doubles Grand Slam victories during her career. Her highest ranking as world No. 1 came in 1998, a position she kept for 98 weeks, 44 consecutive. Lindsay accomplished the same feat in doubles, which ...
Photo Credit: @Tennis From early in her career, Jennifer Capriati was a success. After turning pro in 1990, she quickly climbed the ranks, reaching the top 10 at 14 years old. Her first Grand Slam title came in 2001, which she followed up with another at the French Open. Although she’d make deep runs several times at Wimbledon and the US Open, her ...
Photo Credit: @Wimbledon American, Doris Hart, was a successful tennis player in the 1950s who became the fourth player to win a Career Grand Slam in singles, doing so from 1949 to 1954 and accumulating 6 Grand Slam singles titles overall. However, her success went far beyond singles, accumulating 14 women’s doubles titles and 15 mixed doubles. Not...
Photo Credit: @usopen Althena Gibson is a black American tennis player whose road to success was challenging in the 1950s. Notably, she was the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam at the French Open in 1956. Althena narrowly missed claiming a Career Grand Slam by winning the Australian Open in 1957, where she reached the finals. That same...
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Easily one of the greatest tennis players of her time, American Helen Wills Moody’s success was unmatched in the 1920s, and her success continued well into the 1930s. In total, Helen won 31 Grand Slam titles, 19 in singles. The only Grand Slam she didn’t win was the Australian Open, which didn’t start until 1922 and few Amer...
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