50 Greatest Tennis Players of All Time

Serbian·Tennis

Novak Djokovic

Serbian great who holds the men's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles and the record for most weeks at world No. 1.

24 Grand Slams · 428 weeks at No.1

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RF

Swiss·Tennis

Roger Federer

Swiss great celebrated for his elegant all-court game who won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and spent a record 310 weeks as world No. 1.

20 Grand Slams · 310 weeks at No.1

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RN

Spanish·Tennis

Rafael Nadal

Spanish great who won a record 14 French Open titles among his 22 Grand Slam singles titles, and led Spain to five Davis Cup crowns.

22 Grand Slams · 209 weeks at No.1

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SW

American·Tennis

Serena Williams

American great who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any player in the Open Era, and four Olympic gold medals.

23 Grand Slams · 319 weeks at No.1

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MN

Czech/American·Tennis

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American who won a record 18 Grand Slam singles titles among her 167 career titles, and spent 332 weeks as world No. 1.

18 Grand Slams · 332 weeks at No.1

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SG

German·Tennis

Steffi Graf

German great who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and is the only player, male or female, to complete the Golden Slam by winning all four ma

22 Grand Slams · 377 weeks at No.1

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MC

Australian·Tennis

Margaret Court

Australian who holds the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles and completed the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1970.

24 Grand Slams · 192 titles

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RL

Australian·Tennis

Rod Laver

Australian legend who is the only player in tennis history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam twice, in 1962 as an amateur and 1969 in

11 Grand Slams · 198 titles

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PS

American·Tennis

Pete Sampras

American who won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, a men's record that stood until Roger Federer surpassed it, and finished world No. 1 six cons

14 Grand Slams · 286 weeks at No.1

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BJ

American·Tennis

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King is an American former professional tennis player and pioneering advocate for gender equity in sport who won 12 Grand Slam s

12 Grand Slams · 52 weeks at No.1

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BB

Swedish·Tennis

Björn Borg

Björn Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player who won 11 Grand Slam singles titles and was renowned for his rivalry with John Mc

11 Grand Slams · 109 weeks at No.1

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JC

American·Tennis

Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors is an American former professional tennis player who won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and holds the record for most weeks at wo

8 Grand Slams · 268 weeks at No.1

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JM

American·Tennis

John McEnroe

American serve-and-volley genius who won 7 Grand Slam singles titles and became one of the sport's most iconic and controversial figures.

7 Grand Slams · 170 weeks at No.1

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CE

American·Tennis

Chris Evert

Chris Evert is an American former professional tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and holds one of the highest career win pe

18 Grand Slams · 260 weeks at No.1

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IL

Czech·Tennis

Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl is a Czech-American former professional tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles and spent 270 weeks at world No. 1.

8 Grand Slams · 270 weeks at No.1

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AA

American·Tennis

Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi is an American former world No. 1 who is the only male player to have completed the Career Golden Slam, winning all four majors

8 Grand Slams · 101 weeks at No.1

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CA

Spanish·Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz is a Spanish professional tennis player who became the youngest man in history to complete the career Grand Slam after winnin

7 Grand Slams · 66 weeks at No.1

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JS

Italian·Tennis

Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner is an Italian professional tennis player who has won five Grand Slam singles titles and led Italy to consecutive Davis Cup tit

5 Grand Slams · 72 weeks at No.1

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IŚ

Polish·Tennis

Iga Świątek

Iga Świątek is a Polish professional tennis player who has won six Grand Slam singles titles and spent over two years as world No. 1.

6 Grand Slams · 125 weeks at No.1

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VW

American·Tennis

Venus Williams

American pioneer who won 7 Grand Slam singles titles and, with sister Serena, transformed women's tennis, competing at the top level for ove

7 Grand Slams · 11 weeks at No.1

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MS

Yugoslav/American·Tennis

Monica Seles

Yugoslav-American two-handed pioneer who won 9 Grand Slam singles titles before a 1993 on-court stabbing altered the course of her career.

9 Grand Slams · 178 weeks at No.1

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BB

German·Tennis

Boris Becker

Boris Becker is a German former professional tennis player who became the youngest ever Wimbledon men's singles champion at age 17 in 1985.

6 Grand Slams · 12 weeks at No.1

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SE

Swedish·Tennis

Stefan Edberg

Swedish player admired for his elegant serve-and-volley game and sportsmanship who won 6 Grand Slam singles titles and reached world No. 1.

6 Grand Slams · 72 weeks at No.1

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MW

Swedish·Tennis

Mats Wilander

Swedish all-court player who won 7 Grand Slam singles titles and led Sweden to three Davis Cup titles in the 1980s.

7 Grand Slams · 20 weeks at No.1

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JH

Belgian·Tennis

Justine Henin

Belgian great who won 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Opens, and reached world No. 1 with a career Olympic gold in 2004.

7 Grand Slams · 117 weeks at No.1

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KR

Australian·Tennis

Ken Rosewall

Australian great who won 8 Grand Slam singles titles (never Wimbledon) across three distinct eras of tennis and helped Australia win 4 Davis

8 Grand Slams · 133 titles

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AM

British·Tennis

Andy Murray

Andy Murray is a British former professional tennis player, a three-time Grand Slam champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist who led Grea

3 Grand Slams · 41 weeks at No.1

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MS

Russian·Tennis

Maria Sharapova

Russian who won 5 Grand Slam singles titles, completing a career Grand Slam, and became one of the highest-earning female athletes in the wo

5 Grand Slams · 21 weeks at No.1

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KC

Belgian·Tennis

Kim Clijsters

Belgian former world No. 1 known for her athleticism who won four Grand Slam singles titles, including a comeback title as a mother in 2009.

4 Grand Slams · 20 weeks at No.1

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AM

French·Tennis

Amélie Mauresmo

Amélie Mauresmo is a French former professional tennis player who reached world No. 1 and won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006.

2 Grand Slams · 39 weeks at No.1

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LH

Australian·Tennis

Lleyton Hewitt

Australian fighter who became the youngest year-end world No. 1 in 2001, winning the US Open and Wimbledon and leading Australia to two Davi

2 Grand Slams · 80 weeks at No.1

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AR

American·Tennis

Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick is an American former professional tennis player known for his powerful serve, who won the 2003 US Open and reached world No. 1

1 Grand Slams · 13 weeks at No.1

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JC

American·Tennis

Jim Courier

Jim Courier is an American former professional tennis player who won four Grand Slam singles titles and reached world No. 1 in the early 199

4 Grand Slams · 58 weeks at No.1

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JN

Australian·Tennis

John Newcombe

Australian who won 7 Grand Slam singles titles and 17 men's doubles majors during the transition from amateur to Open era tennis.

7 Grand Slams · 68 titles

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AA

American·Tennis

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player and civil rights activist, the first Black man to win the US Open, Australian Open, a

3 Grand Slams · 33 titles

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PG

American·Tennis

Pancho Gonzales

American who won two US Championships as an amateur and then dominated the professional tennis circuit throughout the 1950s, before the Open

2 Grand Slams

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LD

American·Tennis

Lindsay Davenport

American who won 3 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal, known for her dominant serve and groundstrokes.

3 Grand Slams · 98 weeks at No.1

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CM

Spanish·Tennis

Conchita Martínez

Conchita Martínez is a Spanish former professional tennis player who won the 1994 Wimbledon singles title, defeating Martina Navratilova in

1 Grand Slams · 33 titles

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AS

Spanish·Tennis

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player who won four Grand Slam singles titles and led Spain to multiple Fed

4 Grand Slams · 12 weeks at No.1

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GS

Argentine·Tennis

Gabriela Sabatini

Gabriela Sabatini is an Argentine former professional tennis player who won the 1990 US Open, defeating Steffi Graf in the final.

1 Grand Slams · 27 titles

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PK

Czech·Tennis

Petra Kvitová

Czech left-hander who won two Wimbledon titles and returned to top form after surviving a knife attack at her home in 2016.

2 Grand Slams · 31 titles

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NO

Japanese/American·Tennis

Naomi Osaka

Japanese-American player who won 4 Grand Slam singles titles and became the first Asian player, male or female, to hold the world No. 1 rank

4 Grand Slams · 25 weeks at No.1

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AS

Belarusian·Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who has reached world No. 1 and won four Grand Slam singles titles, two each at t

4 Grand Slams · 100 weeks at No.1

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VA

Belarusian·Tennis

Victoria Azarenka

Belarusian player who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and 2013 and held the world No. 1 ranking.

2 Grand Slams · 51 weeks at No.1

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JM

Argentine·Tennis

Juan Martín del Potro

Argentine power-hitter who beat both Federer and Nadal to win the 2009 US Open and led Argentina to its first Davis Cup title in 2016.

1 Grand Slams · 22 titles

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DF

Spanish·Tennis

David Ferrer

David Ferrer is a Spanish former professional tennis player known for his relentless work ethic, reaching a career-high ranking of world No.

27 titles

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ND

Russian·Tennis

Nikolay Davydenko

Russian player known for his flat, quick groundstrokes who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3 and won the year-end ATP Finals in 2

21 titles

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JC

American·Tennis

Jennifer Capriati

Jennifer Capriati is an American former professional tennis player who won Olympic gold in 1992 and later captured three Grand Slam singles

3 Grand Slams · 17 weeks at No.1

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MS

Russian·Tennis

Marat Safin

Russian who won the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open with immense power, twice reaching world No. 1 and leading Russia to Davis Cup glo

2 Grand Slams · 9 weeks at No.1

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HW

American·Tennis

Helen Wills Moody

Helen Wills Moody was an American tennis player who won 19 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal, dominating women's tennis in

19 Grand Slams

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