Top Ten Tennis Players
Tennis star Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss father Robert Federer and South African mother Lynette Du Rand. Federer's parents met while on a business trip for a pharmaceutical company, where they both worked.
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Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Novak Đoković / Новак Ђоковић, pronounced [nôʋaːk dʑôːkoʋitɕ] ( listen); born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 22 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Andy Murray was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Judy Murray (née Erskine) and William Murray. His maternal grandfather, Roy Erskine, was a professional footballer in the late 1950s. Murray is a supporter of Hibernian Football Club, one of the teams his grandfather represented.
by Tennis.com Serena Williams' catsuit stole the show in Roland Garros on Tuesday The 23-time Grand Slam champion won in straight sets in her triumphant return to action.
Juan Martin del Potro, who begins his Roland Garros campaign Tuesday against Nicolas Mahut, has reached at least the third round in Paris four times. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Juan Martin del Potro had to retire from his third-round match against David Goffin on Thursday in Rome.
Andre Kirk Agassi (/ ˈ ɑː n d r eɪ ˈ æ ɡ ə s i / AHN-dray AG-ə-see; born April 29, 1970) is an American retired professional tennis player and former world No. 1 who was one of the sport's most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 8 in the WTA singles rankings.
Early life. Alexander Zverev Jr. was born on April 20, 1997, in Hamburg, Germany. He was born to Alexander Zverev Sr. and Irena Zvereva who both are former Russian tennis players.
Sampras's older sister, Stella Sampras Webster, is the women's tennis head coach at UCLA, and his younger sister, Marion, is a teacher in Los Angeles. His older brother, Gus, has been tournament director at the Scottsdale ATP event, but in 2007 he became president of the firm managing Pete's business activities.
Tennis Channel presents: Unstrung, Maria Sharapova Yet Sharapova is associated less with her accomplishments than she is with how she accomplished them. Experts and pundits from John McEnroe on down have called her one of the fiercest fighters the sport has seen.
Stanislas Wawrinka (French: [stanislas vavʁiŋka]; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. Professionally known as Stan, he reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking for the first time on 27 January 2014.
John McEnroe is a former tennis champion who is one of the leading title holders of all time, having also created controversy with his temperamental outbursts. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.
Caroline Wozniacki (Danish: [kɑːoliːnə vʌsniˈɑɡi]; Polish: [vɔʑˈɲatskʲi]; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish professional tennis player. She is currently world No. 2 and a former world No. 1 in singles in the WTA Tour.
Martina Navratilova. Martina Navratilova (Czech: Martina Navrátilová pronounced; born Martina Šubertová pronounced; October 18, 1956) was previously a Czech and later American retired tennis player and coach.
Kei Nishikori (錦織 圭, Nishikori Kei, [ɲiɕikoꜜɾi kei]; born 29 December 1989) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He is the only male Japanese tennis player ever to be ranked inside the top 5 in singles, and first reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in March 2015.
Grigor Dimitrov reached the semi-finals at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for the first time, but lost against World No. 1 Rafael Nadal. Realis/Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Grigor Dimitrov, left, embraces his friend and doubles partner David Goffin following the Bulgarian's win at the Monte-Carlo Open on Friday.
Marin Cilic, Croatian professional tennis player. Current tournament. Roland Garros
Milos Raonic (/ ˈ m iː l oʊ ʃ ˈ r aʊ n ɪ tʃ /; born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on November 21, 2016.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (French pronunciation: [ʒo wilfʁid tsɔŋɡa]; born 17 April 1985) is a French professional tennis player. A member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP), Tsonga's career-high singles ranking is world No. 5, which he achieved in February 2012.
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 9 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers of the ATP World Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in April 2012.
David Ferrer Ern (Valencian pronunciation: [daˈvit feˈreɾ ˈɛɾn]; Spanish: [daˈβið feˈreɾ ˈɛɾn]; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 33 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Tomáš Berdych (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈbɛrdɪx]; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 15 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as of March 5, 2018.
Ivan Lendl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩]; born March 7, 1960) is a retired professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, he became a United States citizen in 1992. He is often considered among the greatest in the sport's history.
Dominic Thiem captures his second title of the season, coming back from a set and a break down to defeat home favourite Gilles Simon in Lyon. Richard Lopez Dominic Thiem will aim to win his 10th ATP World Tour title and record his 200th match win on Saturday in the Lyon final.
2012 - QF at Fès; reached 4r once (first WTA main draw at Miami - by beating No.9 Zvonareva in 2r, was equal-fastest to beat a Top 10 player; Andrea Leand and Julie Coin also beat Top 10 players in their second WTA main draw matches); and 2r once; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on July 23 (rose from No.106 to No.95).
In 2007 Roddick and the Andy Roddick Foundation was awarded by the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. Roddick was the first male tennis player ever to receive the award. Roddick was the first male tennis player ever to receive the award.
David Goffin (French pronunciation: [david ɡɔfɛ̃]; born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player whose career high ranking is world No. 7 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is currently the highest ranked Belgian male and the first to reach the ATP top 10.
Kevin Anderson (born 18 May 1986) is a South African professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as of 14 May 2018.
Petra Kvitová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtra ˈkvɪtovaː]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 24 career singles titles, two of which are Grand Slam titles, the Wimbledon Championships in 2011 and in 2014.
Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios (/ ˈ k ɪər i ɒ s / KEER-ee-oss; Greek: Νικόλαος Χίλμη "Νίκος" Κύργιος; [pronunciation?] born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 20 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Björn Rune Borg (Swedish pronunciation: [bjœːɳ bɔrj] ( listen); born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player widely considered to be one of the greatest in the history of the sport.
Connors won the Junior Orange Bowl in both the 12- and the 14-year categories, and is one of only nine tennis players to win the Junior Orange Bowl championship twice in its 70-year history, which list includes Andy Murray, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles, and Yshai Oliel.
Simona Halep (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈmona haˈlep]; born 27 September 1991) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 on the WTA Tour, having previously held this position for 16 weeks between October 2017 and January 2018.
Boris Franz Becker (German pronunciation:; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the first of his six major singles titles aged 17.
Graf is regarded by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time. Navratilova included Graf on her list of great players. In 1999 Billie Jean King said "Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time".
Karolína Plíšková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkaroliːna ˈpliːʃkovaː], born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 and is currently ranked No. 6 in the world by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
Sam Austin Querrey (/ˈkwɛri/; born October 7, 1987) is an American professional tennis player from San Francisco, California, who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. His career-high singles ranking is world no. 17, achieved in January 2011.
Jack Sock (born September 24, 1992) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 16 in men's singles as of April 9, 2018 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 on November 20, 2017.
Angelique Kerber (German: [andʒɛˈliːk ˈkɛɐ̯bɐ]; born 18 January 1988) is a German professional tennis player and former world No. 1. Having made her professional debut in 2003, Kerber rose to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open as the no. 92 ranked player in the world.
Elina Mykhaylivna Svitolina (Ukrainian: еліна михайлівна світоліна, pronounced; born 12 September 1994) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Having turned professional in 2010, Svitolina is currently ranked at her career-high ranking of world no. 4 as of 14 August 2017.
Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra (Spanish pronunciation:; born 20 September 1981) is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital, Madrid. López achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 12 in March 2015.
Gaël Sébastien Monfils (French pronunciation: [ɡaɛl mɔ̃fis]; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 6 singles ranking on November 7, 2016.
Jeļena Ostapenko (born 8 June 1997), also known as Aļona Ostapenko, is a professional tennis player from Latvia. On 19 March 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 5 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and she peaked at world No. 32 in the WTA doubles rankings on 19 June 2017.
Stefan Bengt Edberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsteːfan ˈeːdˌbærj]; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former world No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles). A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996.
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [ferˈnando βerˈðasko karˈmona]; (born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, achieved in April 2009.
Fabio Fognini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo foɲˈɲiːni]; born 24 May 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 13, achieved in March 2014, and world No. 7 in doubles, achieved in July 2015.
Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a British professional tennis player, and a Davis Cup champion. He is a top 20 player and has been the top-ranked male British tennis player since March 2018.
Ashleigh Barty (born 24 April 1996) is an Australian tennis player and cricketer. Barty first gained media attention by reaching the doubles final of the 2013 Australian Open, partnered with Casey Dellacqua.
In 1989, Bud Collins wrote, "I remain unconvinced that there ever was a better player than Rod Laver". Thirteen years later, however, as editor of the "Total Tennis, The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia", Collins was more guarded.
Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪp ˈkoːlʃʁaɪbɐ]; born 16 October 1983) is a German professional tennis player. The right-hander has won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour.